AAA Roca cleans up with fund

Roca cleans up with fund

Roca Group, a Spain-based bathroom maker, has launched a corporate venturing fund to invest €25m ($27m) in startups.

Roca Group Ventures will invest between €500,000 and €2m per project over the next five years as advised by Alantra, a financial services and asset management firm.

Roca Group has defined four business areas of interest: wellness and smart bathrooms; new businesses and materials; energy efficiency and rationalisation of water consumption; and operational excellence in its industrial processes.

An undisclosed executive will be appointed from the organisation to act as ventures head.

 

By James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.