Strategic Ventures Impact Insights: July 2026 (Volume 4, Number 6)

From Canadian Innovation to North American Scale: ZS2 Technologies Advances Commercial Growth

ZS2 Technologies has reached a significant milestone: they have completed and are now operating the first commercial-scale factory making fire-resistant MgO cement building products in North America.

In addition, ZS2 has recently secured a combined $4MM CAD investment from two prominent Canadian First Nations, and $2.7MM CAD in non-dilutive funding from Prairies Economic Development Canada (Canadian Federal Government). Collectively, these milestones reflect the company's focus on scaling its proprietary magnesium oxide cement technology for broader market adoption. To read more, click here.

Please contact Mitchell Hauser or Tony Coretto for further information or to arrange a meeting with Scott Jenkins, ZS2's CEO.

Our Newest Portfolio Company

Strategic Ventures welcomes Linebird, a Richmond, VA company using drone robotics to inspect, measure, and maintain energized power lines, cutting hazardous work for linemen while giving utilities better data for grid maintenance. To read more, click here.

Please contact Tony Coretto or Mitchell Hauser for more information or to arrange a meeting with Michael Beiro, Founder and President of Linebird. 

Copperstone Technologies Continues Expansion into the Dust Suppression Market

Copperstone Technologies continues to gain traction with its HELIX amphibious autonomous robots: new dust pilots planned across multiple provinces and states, a search-and-rescue inquiry from Edmonton police, an anticipated Chile purchase order, and progressing bridge financing talks. To read more, click here.

Please contact Mitchell Hauser or Tony Coretto for more information or to arrange a meeting with Jamie Yuen, Copperstone's Founder.

Gold Coated Glass Substrate Products Now Being Sold

Nanocrine is advancing on multiple fronts: a new lab hire, its first paying customers for gold-coated substrate products, two active NIH-funded projects, $550K of its $750K bridge round raised, a joint $750K NCI grant application, and a new research partnership with Advanced In Vitro. To read more, click here.

Please contact Tony Coretto for more information or to arrange a meeting with Dr. Patrick Calhoun, Nanocrine's President and Chief Science Officer. 

New Master Franchise in Vietnam, Hydrocycle's Romanian Order Ships 

Splash is entering its most commercially active stretch yet, with a new Vietnam franchise partner, advisory talks with automotive giant Tasco, and fresh momentum at its Hydrocycle subsidiary, including a completed Romania order, a growing Anett contract in France, and the takeover of Zhongke's wastewater business. To read more, click here.

Please contact Tony Coretto for more information or to arrange a meeting with Rob Shesol, Splash's CEO.

Strategic Investors Can Outperform Financial Investors

For many founders, fundraising is often measured by one number: valuation. But the right investor can create far more value than the size of their check. To read more, please click here.