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Every burn, perfectly made.

Seed · Mar 2025 Cement autonomy Active

The autonomous operations layer for cement and concrete production — a stable burning zone, low free lime, on-spec strength, and less energy and CO₂, with the operator's craft encoded.

Illustrative profile. Clinkum is presented to show how AWSM VC lists a portfolio company. Concept and funding date are indicative; founders, team size, and roles are illustrative until publicly announced.

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Markus Vogel

Markus Vogel

Co-founder & CEO

Ran a rotary-kiln line for a decade and watched fuel and clinker quality drift shift-to-shift.

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Sara Bianchi

Sara Bianchi

Co-founder & CTO

Thermal-process modeller who turned kiln stability into a controllable target.

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Founding Process Engineer

Cologne / Hybrid · 4+ years

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Cement Solutions Lead

Remote (EU) · €90K – €120K

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Data Engineer

Cologne · 3+ years

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