Spain's 011h lands up to €12M from state-backed Axis for industrialised housing
What's the deal? Axis, the venture capital arm of Spain's Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)Dealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, will invest up to €12 million in 011h Sustainable ConstructionDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, a Barcelona startup building industrialised, sustainable residential buildings. The deal runs through Fond-ICO CrecimientoDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, with Axis as lead public investor alongside private funds.
What's the endgame? Founded in 2020, 011h designs and builds residential projects through a digital, industrialised model backed by its own technology. Its Platform 011h coordinates design, construction planning, supply chain, and cost control from the early stages, using Building Information Modeling (BIM) throughout.
Why now? The funding will help 011h develop its platform, scale operations, and grow project volume, with a longer-term aim of opening the platform to third parties. It also follows a separate round of roughly €20 million backed by CDTIDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Ship2B VenturesDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, BreegaDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom →, Seaya, and RedAlpine.
What they're saying: Co-founder Lucas Carné said solving the housing crisis requires homes that are available, affordable, and sustainable at once. Public money backing private capital "helps us accelerate and scale that contribution," he said (translated from Spanish).
The signal: The €12 million commitment sits in the middle of the pack for growth-equity deals, near the 46th percentile by size. But the involvement of a state-backed investor signals public capital lining up behind construction technology as a lever against Spain's housing shortage.
Read more: forbes.es
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