At Sika, we partner with start-ups, scale-ups, investors, research leaders, and industry partners to address critical challenges across the construction value chain.
We bring together entrepreneurial speed and Sika’s global expertise in materials, construction, manufacturing, and market development. Together, we validate new technologies, build strategic partnerships, and scale solutions that create measurable impact for Sika, our customers, and the wider industry.
Driving Entrepreneurial Innovation in Construction
Sika Ventures turns external innovation into practical business impact.
We identify high-potential technologies, connect them with real needs across Sika and the market, and support their development through pilots, partnerships, investments, and selected growth opportunities.
Our focus is clear: solutions that make construction smarter, more sustainable, more efficient, and more resilient.
How We Create Impact
Sika Ventures works through three complementary collaboration models. Each model gives partners a clear way to engage with Sika and turn promising technologies into business impact.
Venture Clienting
Solving business challenges with start-up solutions
Sika acts as an early customer for selected start-up technologies. We test solutions in real-world business environments to validate performance and scale what works.
This model gives start-ups a valuable industrial reference customer while helping Sika solve operational, technical, and customer challenges faster.
Corporate Venture Capital & Acquisitions
Strategic investments in emerging technologies
Sika Ventures invests in start-ups and scale-ups that align with Sika’s long-term strategic priorities.
We focus on technologies and business models that strengthen Sika’s core activities, support sustainable growth, or open new opportunities across the construction ecosystem.
Venture Partnerships
Building solutions through collaboration
Sika works with start-ups, scale-ups, customers, research partners, and industry leaders to co-create and scale new solutions.
We combine Sika’s technical expertise, global manufacturing capabilities, market access, and customer insight with our partners’ specialist technologies and entrepreneurial drive.
Why Partner with Sika Ventures
Working with Sika Ventures means more than funding or pilot projects. It means partnering with a global leader in construction chemicals and materials with the technical expertise, manufacturing capabilities, and market reach to help innovations scale in the real world.
We offer partners:
- Access to real industry challenges: We connect promising technologies with real operational, technical, and customer challenges across Sika, our customers, and the wider construction value chain.
- Deep technical and market expertise: We combine technical knowledge, industry experience, customer insight and global market development to help refine, validate, and accelerate new solutions.
- A pathway from pilot to scale: We help validate solutions in real-world environments and support broader adoption where the value and performance are proven.
- Financing: Given a strong strategic fit with our objectives and vision, we provide tailored financing to startups through equity investments, partnerships, open innovation projects or other structures.
What We are Looking For
Advanced
materials and sustainable solutions
High-performance, functional, bio-based, circular, and low-impact materials that improve durability, efficiency, and sustainability.
Digital
construction and industrial intelligence
AI, data-driven tools, construction intelligence, quality analytics, connected products, and digital solutions that create measurable value for customers and operations.
Automation,
robotics, and operational excellence
Technologies that improve productivity, safety, precision, reliability, and efficiency across construction, manufacturing, logistics, quality control, and business processes.
Portfolio Companies & Venture Partners
Testimonials
Partnering with Sika has been transformative for our robotic construction startup MESH. With Sika's support, we have achieved the integration of our cutting-edge technology into the construction landscape. Their collaboration has been instrumental in supporting us with construction experiments, market access and also IP related matters. We are excited about the future possibilities this partnership holds." Mesh
Sika continuously proves to be the perfect partner for us: while their contribution in significantly expanding our sales force is undeniable, they have provided equal value in increasing our visibility and recognition thanks to their strong marketing strategy. In addition, they help us with their years of expertise in every field they can." DuraMon
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Let’s build what comes next.
Are you developing a technology, business model, or partnership opportunity that can create measurable impact across the construction industry?
Sika Ventures is looking to connect with start-ups, scale-ups, investors, customers, research organizations, and innovators shaping the future of construction.
