Interview

December 15, 2023

Startup Inception: 011h is building a startup within a startup to clean up construction

Two Spanish founders have resorted to creating a startup within a startup in a bid to show the world how to decarbonise the construction industry


Lucas Carné, cofounder of 011h

The construction industry has been somewhat of a last bastion of non-digital life for years — but startups in Europe are beginning to make a dent in that.

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One of the buildings built by 011h, in San Juan de Alicante.
One of the buildings built by 011h, in San Juan de Alicante.
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Cristina Gallardo

Cristina Gallardo was a senior reporter at Sifted based in Madrid and Barcelona. She covered Europe's tech sovereignty, deeptech and Iberia. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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