Built environment
Built environment
The construction industry makes up half of all raw materials extracted from earth and half of all waste generated. We invest in solutions that accelerate sustainable construction and living to enable a decarbonisation of the built environment.
We invest in solutions that accelerate sustainable construction and living
The built environment is responsible for a disproportionate share of global emissions, resource use, and waste – yet change has been slow.
Our investment thesis
We back solutions that reduce operational and embodied emissions in buildings, focusing on technologies that are price-competitive, scalable, and ready for adoption in a conservative industry.
What we are looking for
- PropTech and HVAC solutions with measurable impact
- Building retrofitting and on-site renewables
- Upcycled and recycled materials that reduce embodied carbon
Our investments within built environment
We back founders tackling one of the world’s most urgent and overlooked climate frontiers by introducing low-carbon materials and circular construction.
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A:gain
Circular building products at scale
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Søuld
Acoustic products made from eelgrass
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“We invest in solutions that make sustainable buildings the default – not the premium option.”
Explore all our investment verticals
- Circular economy
- Built environment
- Biosolutions
- Climate tech
- Energy
- Food & agriculture
Explore all our investment verticals
Our current linear ‘take-make-waste’ system use 60% more resources than the earth can generate every year. We invest in solutions that enable reuse, upcycling and recycling of waste streams to enable a circular economy.
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Come venture with us
Pitch us
Have a venture where impact and growth scale together? We invest early and work side-by-side powered by the whole Footprint Firm team.
A:gain
Circular building products at scale
Investment vertical
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Stage
- Seed
Website
www.madeagain.dk/ about http://www.madeagain.dk/The challenge
The conventional construction industry heavily relies on virgin materials, generating vast amounts of waste and carbon emissions. Many useful materials end up incinerated or landfilled, despite being perfectly reusable. The built environment is resource‑intensive, and there is a lack of scalable, climate‑conscious alternatives to traditional building materials.
The solution
A:gain transforms waste streams such as industrial by‑products, demolition waste, and post‑consumer materials into certified, circular building materials and interior products. Their portfolio includes upcycled flooring, facades, acoustic panels, partition walls and more — all designed for professional construction projects.
By sourcing from waste and secondary materials rather than virgin resources, A:gain reduces raw material consumption, waste, and CO₂ emissions, while offering products that meet the technical and aesthetic standards of the industry.
Footprint team
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ioj@thefootprintfirm.com about mailto:ioj@thefootprintfirm.comIsabella Oline Jensen
Associate