Top Construction Venture Investors Share Their Outlook For 2021 At BuiltWorlds Venture
With more than 50 construction tech investments between them, few investors have been as active in the sector over the past several years as Darren Bechtel of Brick & Mortar Ventures and Jesse Devitte of Building Ventures. Not only have they been among the most prolific investors, but they have […]
2020 In Review: Major Construction Startup Competition Brings the Global Top 50 ConTech Startups
In an unprecedented sign of the breadth and depth of strategic interest in startups in the construction sector, five of the industry’s major players teamed up to host a global startup competition this year. Led by Cemex Ventures, the global building materials giant, the effort was joined by Ferrovial, […]
Outlook 2021: Toward a $100 Billion AECO Technology Company
Image Credit: Ahmed AbdulMoniem Despite a year of exceptional challenges, the industry generally performed well in 2020, and the industry’s tech sector produced a fresh bumper crop of billion and multi-billion dollar exits across a variety of solution areas from robotics and smart glass to project collaboration to facilities management […]
$10.2 Billion Acquisition of Rental Real Estate Management Platform RealPage Speaks to Built Tech’s Growing Value
News of the $10.2 billion acquisition of rental property management platform, RealPage by leading private equity firm, Thoma Bravo, offers the latest evidence that the wave of growth and investment in Built World tech is entering a new phase of bigger, broader solutions fueled by investment from more large acquirers. […]
RedTeam Acquires Fieldlens, As M&A Activity in Construction Tech Steams On
Maturing Sector Brings More M&A Activity As Well As Investor Activity The latest evidence of the wave of Mergers and Acquisitions in Construction Tech comes with the announcement today of the acquisition of Fieldlens by RedTeam. Both RedTeam and Fieldlens are among mobile solutions developed predominantly over the past decade. […]
Hyundai’s Boston Dynamics Acquisition Caps a Break Out Year for Construction Robots
2020 has turned out to be a breakout year for construction robots. From early pioneers like Construction Robotics and Branch Technologies that presented at our Summit in 2016, the industry has seen an explosion of emerging solutions across a broad spectrum of arenas, including 3D printing on and off site, […]
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