Foldcast secures €160K to reduce concrete use with recyclable paper moulds

Swiss construction technology startup Foldcast has secured €160,000 (CHF 150,000) from Venture Kick to advance its recyclable paper mould technology for concrete construction and move towards commercial deployment. A spin-off from Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Foldcast was founded by Fabio Amicarelli and Ena Lloret-Fritschi to develop a construction method combining recyclable paper-based moulds with design software and digital manufacturing to produce material-efficient concrete ele