We're excited to share that ORIS Materials Intelligence has secured €3 million in Series A funding, led by strategic investor LIBERSET.
This marks a new chapter in our journey, from an intrapreneurial initiative to an independent, mission-driven company.
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This is a new milestone in our entrepreneurial journey.
Initially incubated within the world-leading construction materials company, ORIS's historic shareholder, and subsequently registered as a commercial company in 2021, we are entering a new phase of our development with the investment of LIBERSET as a strategic investor, as part of a Series A funding round of €3 million.
This operation is accompanied by the establishment of a renewed governance structure, led by our co-founders, Nicolas Miravalls and Renaud de Montaignac, and a management team closely aligned with the company's operational leadership.
Through this corporate carve-out process, ORIS gains its capital and strategic independence, with an agile governance model and solid financing to support its growth and international deployment.
"This step is both an achievement and a new beginning. With Liberset alongside us and a committed team, we have the means to deploy our mission to transform linear transport infrastructures, to be better adapted to the challenges of our time on a large scale," explains Nicolas Miravalls, co-founder and CEO of ORIS Materials Intelligence.
Technology serving more sustainable and resilient infrastructure
The global linear infrastructure sector represents several hundred billion euros in yearly spending, and faces increasing regulatory pressures (CSRD, EU Taxonomy, Green Public Procurement) and climate urgency.
With its unprecedented platform dedicated to minimising environmental impact and maximising the social impact of road and rail infrastructure, ORIS positions itself as a partner to help linear infrastructure stakeholders achieve their carbon neutrality goals (Paris Agreement), sustainable development ambitions (PAS 2080), and digital transformation.
The ORIS Materials Intelligence platform, based on artificial intelligence, data science, and engineering, enables project owners, engineers, and local authorities to:
- Measure the environmental footprint of projects from the design phase
- Optimise technical choices and the use of local resources
- Reduce CO₂ emissions and construction costs
- Anticipate the climate resilience of projects
In 2024, ORIS identified solutions that enabled its clients to avoid 3.1 million tons of CO₂, save 4.4 million tons of primary resources, and reduce costs by €20 million across more than 18,500 km of analysed road projects.
"This transition to an independent structure gives us the agility necessary to innovate more rapidly, while remaining faithful to our founding mission: putting science and technology at the service of sustainable and resilient linear transport infrastructure," adds Renaud de Montaignac, co-founder and COO of ORIS Materials Intelligence.
A mission-driven company led by sector experts
ORIS has been a Mission-driven Company since 2024. Its purpose: to accelerate the ecological transition of the construction sector by using digital technologies to integrate environmental and social data from the earliest design phases.
About the co-founders
Nicolas Miravalls, co-founder and CEO of ORIS, benefits from solid expertise in developing and managing complex projects in the infrastructure universe. After 20 years in the industry in contracting, consulting, and construction materials, he dedicates himself with ORIS to the digital transitions of the sector.
Renaud de Montaignac, co-founder and COO of ORIS, holds a PhD in civil engineering with an international background in transport infrastructure, engineering, and sustainable innovation. He has led numerous projects combining engineering, new technologies, and environmental performance.
Together, they carry a shared vision: digitalisation is a key lever for transforming linear infrastructure construction toward greater sustainability, efficiency, and resilience.
LIBERSET, strategic partner to scale up ORIS
With this funding round, ORIS notably plans to accelerate its product roadmap, strengthen its international presence, and scale up its impact with major project owners and engineering firms.
"The digitisation of the infrastructure sector is ushering in a new era, where performance, traceability, and sustainability are becoming key drivers of competitiveness. ORIS Materials Intelligence is a pioneer in offering holistic solutions that transform materials management and optimisation, delivering more resilient, cost-competitive, and low-carbon infrastructure. Its platform, combining artificial intelligence, data, cutting-edge sector expertise, and ease of adoption, is redefining the way projects are designed and managed for all major market players. Alongside its founders and teams, we are mobilising our international network of investor family offices to accelerate its development and amplify its global impact. We are convinced that ORIS is set to become a key player in the sustainable and competitive digitalisation of tomorrow's infrastructure," concludes Damien Bourel, Co-founder & Managing Partner of LIBERSET.
