TLDR:
- Antonia Elisa Soler Blasco has been promoted to head Hilti Venture, the corporate venture capital arm of Hilti Group.
- Hilti Venture focuses on investing in construction technology developers in areas such as field digitalization, robotics, and smart tools.
Antonia Elisa Soler Blasco has been appointed as the head of Hilti Venture, the corporate venture capital arm of Liechtenstein-based construction materials provider Hilti Group. Soler Blasco, who previously served as a director at the CVC unit, will lead the team operating across San Francisco, Boston, and Tel Aviv. The primary focus of Hilti Venture is to invest in construction technology developers, with target areas including field digitalization, modularization, contractor software, circularity, and smart tools.
Soler Blasco, who joined Hilti Venture in 2021, has spent over eight years in various roles at the parent company, including sales manager, product manager, and supply manager. In a LinkedIn post, she expressed her gratitude to her mentors, colleagues at Hilti Group, and other stakeholders in the construction tech ecosystem for their support and collaboration. She emphasized the collective efforts to redefine the built environment and expressed excitement about deepening their work together in her new role.
Hilti Venture’s team also includes Johannes Paefgen in Boston and Ofir Malka in Tel Aviv, serving as directors in their respective regions. The promotion of Soler Blasco highlights the company’s commitment to driving innovation in the construction industry and leveraging venture capital to support technology development in the sector.
