Nova by Saint-Gobain
Corporate venture-capital arm of Saint-Gobain SA (Paris-headquartered EUR 50bn+ revenue world leader in building materials and construction solutions); founded 2006 as the external innovation and venturing division with around EUR 100M deployed across 54 portfolio companies cumulatively, focused on building-materials deep-tech, construction-tech, sustainability, circular economy and mobility, with team offices in France / US / Europe / Asia / South America.
Key facts
Recent exits
No exits recorded yet.
Coverage notes
1 fund tracked, 33 portfolio companies (33 active · 0 realized). Verified weekly from public filings and deal announcements.
Sector breakdown
33 companiesFunds & portfolio
Every fund Nova by Saint-Gobain has raised, with its portfolio companies. Hand-checked from public filings.
Nova by Saint-GobainVC2006 · 20yr€100M33 active
Unrealized
33 held| Company | Sector | Geo | Entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| Industrials |  France | 2020 | |
| Industrials | France | 2021 | |
| ClimateTech | Canada | 2022 | |
| Aerospace & Defence |  US | 2021 | |
| Construction | France | 2022 | |
| SaaS | US | 2020 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2023 | |
| Mobility |  Germany | 2021 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2024 | |
| PropTech | US | 2025 | |
| Construction | US | 2019 | |
| Construction | France | 2022 | |
| Industrials | US | 2021 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2021 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2023 | |
| Industrials | France | 2023 | |
| Industrials | France | 2024 | |
| Construction | Israel | 2025 | |
| Consumer | India | 2021 | |
| Industrials | US | 2024 | |
| Cloud Infrastructure | France | 2022 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2024 | |
| Construction | Israel | 2021 | |
| Deep Tech | US | 2020 | |
| SaaS |  Switzerland | 2023 | |
| ClimateTech |  Netherlands | 2024 | |
| Construction | US | 2024 | |
| ClimateTech | Germany | 2026 | |
| SaaS | US | 2024 | |
| Construction | US | 2024 | |
| ClimateTech | US | 2022 | |
| SaaS | Iceland | 2023 | |
| Construction | France | 2022 |
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About Nova by Saint-Gobain
Nova by Saint-Gobain is the corporate venture capital arm of Saint-Gobain SA (Paris-headquartered €50 billion-plus revenue world leader in building materials and construction solutions), founded in 2006 with approximately €100 million deployed across the external innovation and venturing division. The platform operates from Courbevoie near Paris aligned with Saint-Gobain's headquarter location.
Investment thesis
Nova by Saint-Gobain targets European and global startups aligned with Saint-Gobain's strategic priorities in construction materials innovation, energy efficiency in buildings, smart construction technology, sustainable building materials and selective adjacent industrial technology verticals. The corporate VC structure provides strategic relationships with one of the world's largest building materials groups supporting portfolio company commercial development across global construction markets.
Recent activity
The platform tracks a single dedicated fund vehicle and 12 active portfolio companies across the Saint-Gobain corporate VC programme. The strategic alignment with Saint-Gobain's industrial heritage supports patient capital deployment aligned with construction industry innovation cycles. Detailed buyer names and multiple data available on Pro at €29/month.
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