Investing in a built environment that is great for the planet and people
Founders
Buildings are the challenge of our generation
Our homes, offices and cities provide us shelter and belonging, but these human-made environments are responsible for 37% of global CO2 emissions.
Where we live, and how we construct and use buildings will define the future of about 6.5 billion people living in urban areas by 2050.
That’s why our relationship with land, water, and energy resources, and the waste and carbon produced within the built environment can no longer be ignored.
Construction is among the least digitized sectors in the world despite a market size of almost $13 trillion.
Annual labor-productivity growth has only averaged 1% over the past two decades, compared to 3.6% in manufacturing and 2.8% of the total world economy.
Improved efficiency, coordination, safety, compliance and profitability cannot be achieved without industry-wide adoption of digital construction technologies.
Our buildings affect our health and wellbeing more than ever.
Today, we spend 90% of our time indoors. But 8 out 10 people are unaware that indoor air is up to 5x more polluted than what we breathe outside.
Living with indoor climate hazards like inadequate ventilation, excess temperatures, damp and mold, traffic noise and poor lighting doesn’t have to be the new normal.
Half of the raw materials we extract go into the world’s built environment.
We need get inspired by natural systems to implement circularity economy solutions at all scales – product, building, infrastructure and region.
Contributing to your startup success
We’re the early-stage VC of Kiilto.
⏩ Help with current and future capital needs
⏩ Support and tools for early-stage idea development
⏩ Access to knowledge and contacts within the built environment
⏩ Cooperation on Research and Development, and Go-To-Market
⏩ Ability to turn brutal facts into new opportunities
Helping you tackle problems that matter
Good for the planet, good for business
Founders and missions we believe in
Making emission-free, geothermal heating and cooling cost-effective for residential buildings.
Refining harmful algae into functional bio-based goods and materials for everyday use.
Providing insights on optimal routes to achieve Net Zero for both residential and commercial buildings.
Optimising the management of construction organisations and projects with AI and digital products.
Lowering CO2 emissions and the use of virgin raw materials in construction and mining.
Bringing compact, automatic bio-decontamination equipment to Health, Pharma, Industry 4.0, Biodefense and Space.
Improving safety and sustainability within the hospitality industry with AI vision analytics.
Born to be a wild child
STORY OF KIILTO
Generations of courage, growth and innovation, starting in Finland in 1919.
Early employees named us Kiilto – Finnish for gloss – inspired by our first products of paints, polishes and waxes.
Today we operate in 9 countries delivering chemical solutions for construction, adhesives and fireproofing, professional hygiene and consumer products.
STORY OF KIILTO VENTURES
100 years later, Kiilto Ventures was born to define the future of Kiilto and the built environment.
Investing in and building early-stage startups ensures we reach our 2080 vision and keep Our Promise to the Environment.
By discovering and validating new concepts, we can renew how we construct and use buildings, and ultimately live and do business sustainably.
Let’s scale your impact together
