Vizcab is a technology company.
Vizcab has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round.
Vizcab has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Vizcab is a Lyon, France-based SaaS technology company founded in 2015 that provides a digital platform for Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) in construction, enabling stakeholders to measure, analyze, and reduce the carbon footprint of building projects from early design through handover.[1][2][3][4] It serves real estate developers, architects, engineers, construction companies, and manufacturers by offering AI-powered tools for carbon emissions calculation, regulatory compliance (e.g., RE 2020, CSRD), collaborative workflows, and cost optimization, addressing the construction industry's slow, opaque processes amid tightening environmental regulations.[1][2][3][5] With over 50 employees, a proprietary 11-million-data-point lake, and $9.8 million in funding, Vizcab has gained traction through investments like Cemex Ventures and initiatives such as the free Vizcab Campus launched at SIBCA 2024, positioning it as a leader in decarbonizing the sector.[1][4][7]
Vizcab was co-founded in 2015 in Lyon, France, by Guillaume Lafont (CSO, with a background in environmental engineering from Lyon 1 University and EM Lyon Business School, plus prior ventures like exndo architectures and Milieu Studio) and Dr. Thomas Jusselme (LCA expert), alongside Michel Forgue.[3][4][5] The idea emerged from Lafont's experience in low-carbon building design and the need for digital tools to streamline carbon management, replacing manual, time-intensive processes in construction.[1][5] Early traction came from specializing in French regulations like RE 2020, evolving from Combo Solutions to Vizcab, with pivotal growth via investments (totaling $9.8M) and partnerships, including Cemex Ventures, while expanding its team to over 50 multidisciplinary experts in LCA, web development, and SaaS.[1][2][4][7]
Vizcab rides the global wave of construction decarbonization, fueled by EU regulations (RE 2020, CSRD) and net-zero mandates, where the sector—responsible for ~40% of emissions—faces pressure to shift from high-carbon materials early in design.[1][3][4] Timing is ideal amid rising ESG demands and AI adoption in proptech, with market forces like material shortages and carbon taxes favoring scalable LCA tools that cut costs by 20-50% via optimization.[2][3] It influences the ecosystem by digitizing supply chains (e.g., Cemex's sustainable catalog), fostering collaboration via platforms like Solar Impulse, and enabling "sustainability that sells" for developers, accelerating industry-wide transition to low-carbon building.[1][4][6]
Vizcab is poised for international expansion, building on its French stronghold to target EU and global markets with carbon budgeting from planning phases, bolstered by recent funding and AI enhancements.[4][7] Trends like AI-driven proptech, stricter global regs (e.g., post-2025 updates), and corporate net-zero pledges will propel growth, potentially scaling its datalake and partnerships with majors like Cemex. Its influence may evolve from compliance enabler to industry standard-setter, empowering low-carbon decisions that profit the entire value chain—reinforcing its mission to catalyze construction's energy-carbon transition.[1][4]
Vizcab has raised $5.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Vizcab's investors include btov Partners, Kompas VC.
Vizcab has raised $5.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Series A in November 2023.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2023 | $5.0M Series A | btov Partners, Kompas VC |