The startup Waste Marketplace raises 2 million euros to finance its commercial development and its digital solution

Founded in 2018 as part of VINCI's intrapreneurship program, Waste Marketplace offers an application that simplifies the management of construction and industrial waste. Waste Marketplace pools research and audits among service providers and selects, for its customers, the best ratio of recovery rate/price and location, for each type of waste.

Waste Marketplace takes care of everything for its customers: administrative procedures, quotes from service providers, precise reporting on the carbon emissions generated, traceability of containers. Everything is accessible in 1 click on the application.

SMABTP has chosen to join the Waste Marketplace round table to participate in the development of a useful service offer for its customers, construction industry players. VINCI Construction remains an active support in the development of the start-up.

The objective of this fundraising by capital increase is to continue the commercial development of Waste Marketplace throughout the national territory and to continue the functional and technological development of its digital platform.

For Jérôme de Tomasi, CEO of Waste Marketplace: "This fundraising will allow us to further develop our sales force to mesh even more finely the national territory in order to offer the most suitable service provider for each need. The funds will also be used to improve the digital tool, in particular on the traceability of accepted waste."

For Hervé Leblanc, Deputy General Manager, Key Accounts and International, SMA Group: "The exchanges we had with Waste Marketplace allowed us to see that this company is of undeniable interest for construction professionals. It allows them to simplify the management of their waste, a real challenge for the sector which must integrate the reinforcement regulations in this area. This is why we have chosen to support this startup in order to support a useful solution for the protection of the environment and for our members."

For Thierry Mirville, Chairman of VINCI Construction Invest: "VINCI Construction has made the circular economy a strong focus of its development and its technical know-how. We are particularly proud of the ambitious development of Waste Marketplace, which demonstrates that to promote the reuse and recycling of materials from and on our worksites , we need simple, economical, local solutions that integrate traceability from their origin to their implementation."

For Julien Villalongue, director, Leonard: "Among the new subsidiaries and activities of the VINCI group born from the Intrapreneurs course led by Leonard, Waste Marketplace quickly found its market thanks to its excellent match with the needs of construction and industry players, for whom the environmental challenge is ' now asserts as a priority."

Key figures:

• 400 active construction sites and industrial sites
• 500 providers
• Nearly 3.000 movements per month
• More than 5.000 tonnes of waste processed each month
• 87% recovery on average
• +263%: revenue growth between 2020 and 2021