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2024 Building Tech Annual Benchmarking Report

February 20, 2024

Summary The Benchmarking program offers BuiltWorld’s Engineering, Construction, and Real Estate Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers so they can identify and prioritize the gaps in their technology stack they need to address to be a leading firm in terms of digitization. Since its […]

State of the Built World: Annual Venture Report

January 23, 2024

Executive Summary Setting the Stage If the defining colloquialism of last year’s State of the Built World Annual Report was “follow the leader,” then this year’s would be “flight to quality.” Bank runs, inflation, quantitative tightening, strained trade relations with China, conflict in the Middle East, approaching two years since […]

BuiltWorlds Q3 2023 Venture & Investment Report

October 17, 2023

Table of Contents Quarterly VC activity Average Check Sizes by Round The Three Billion Dollar Deals of Q3 International Interest Balancing The Global Cap-Tables Climate Tech VC’s Take on Built World Tech Built-World Funds Launched In Q3 The Macro Narrative Interest Rate Trajectory The Ten Million Dollar ConTech Revenue Hurdle […]

2023 Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report

October 11, 2023

SUMMARY The Benchmarking program offers BuiltWorld’s Engineering and Construction Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers. In doing so, respondents can identify and prioritize gaps in their technology stack that can be addressed to emerge as a leading firm in terms of digitization and innovation. […]

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2023 Annual Tools, Equipment, & Robotics Benchmarking Report

August 16, 2023

Summary The Benchmarking program offers BuiltWorld’s Engineering and Construction Company members an opportunity to gauge their technology adoption against their peers so they can identify and prioritize the gaps in their technology stack they need to address to be a leading firm in terms of digitization. Since its inception, the […]

State Of The Built Worlds: Q2 2023 Venture Report

July 18, 2023

Table of Contents VC Inflows by Category US Construction Spending The Macroeconomic Story Decelerating Inflationary Pressures Understanding The Deal Flow Average Deal Size by Stage Top VCs of H1 2023 Infrastructure Tech Sub-Categories Average Check Size M&A Activity The Outliers Construction Tech M&A Activity The Outliers   Building Tech Average […]

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Top Lists

2024 Building Tech 50 List

February 28, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Building Tech 50! The Building Tech 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 Building Tech Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, and case studies. The Building Tech Survey inquired about solutions being leveraged in the following categories: High-Performance Materials, Planning & Design, Energy Systems / HVAC […]

2023 BuiltWorlds’ Top 50 Deals List

January 30, 2024

The BuiltWorlds 2023 Top Deals 50 is a list of the largest venture deals, VC funds raised, and acquisitions in the built world over the course of the year. Since 2017, BuiltWorlds has tracked venture deals, VC funding, and M&A activity in the construction and broader real estate ecosystem with a global purview. This year’s […]

2023 Global Innovators 50 List

December 12, 2023

BuiltWorlds 4th annual list of 50 Global Innovators Welcome to the 4th annual Global Innovators List. BuiltWorlds recognition of a Global Innovator is a tribute to the industry-advancing role that leading global AECO organizations play in preparing the built environment for the future. The technology that these world-building giants are fully embracing is at the […]

2023 Top 50 Adoption Leaders List

November 30, 2023

  The BuiltWorlds Adoption Leaders Top 50 List recognizes members who actively engage in the BuiltWorlds member network. These individuals exhibit a high level of interest in learning and participating in our offerings to expand their knowledge base and contribute to the BuiltWorlds community. BY THE NUMBERS Our adoption leaders list features individuals from 47 […]

2023 Infrastructure Top 50

November 2, 2023

2023 Venture Investors 50

October 2, 2023

Introduction The BuiltWorlds 2023 Venture Investors 50 is a list of the most active venture capital firms and strategic corporate funds investing in the built world today. Since 2017, BuiltWorlds has tracked venture deals in the construction and broader real estate ecosystem with a global purview. This year’s list includes inventors that you may recognize […]

News & Analysis

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Cradling the AEC Digital Revolution: Stanford University’s CIFE with Blackhorn’s Ray Levitt

Venture West Preview If you spend any time in the AEC emerging tech sector in the Bay Area, you will undoubtedly hear about Stanford University and its central role in sparking all manner of innovation in the design and construction industry, particularly in the industry’s digital revolution. As tempting as […]

Meeting at Obayashi's Silcon Valley Ventures & Laboratory

Smart Building As a Service: The Latest Innovation from Obayashi’s Silicon Valley Ventures & Lab

Venture West Preview In an unassuming building in an unassuming area of Silicon Valley, sits Silicon Valley Ventures and Lab – the somewhat unbranded innovation outpost of $15 billion revenue, $8.6 billion market cap Japanese real estate, design, construction and facilities maintenance giant Obayashi. One of the earliest construction companies […]

Teleo co-Founder and CEO, Vinay Shet at Teleo’s Palo Alto headquarters.

Silicon Valley Heavy Equipment Robotics Startup Teleo Plays Short & Long Game with Autonomous Construction

Venture West Preview Palo Alto-based Teleo is converting existing fleets of heavy equipment into semi-autonomous robots, allowing operators to control multiple machines from a remote station, where they can switch between machines and also between jobsites. Rather than pursuing a fully autonomous strategy or a fully remotely operated strategy, Teleo […]

Building Technology’s Newest Wave of Innovation

Exploring Five of the Most Recent Venture Investments in Building Tech Solutions On the heels of BuiltWorlds’ recently released Building Tech Research, including four Technology Specialty Reports (which dive deep into High-Performance Materials, Planning & Design Solutions, Energy Systems/HVAC Technologies and Tenant Services/User Experience Solutions), the 2024 Annual Building Tech […]

KPMG Global Construction Survey Finds Familiar Challenges, New Approaches

This is a sponsored message from KPMG. The KPMG 2023 Global Construction Survey finds the industry in a cautiously optimistic mood, as the combination of widespread government infrastructure stimuli, the renewable energy revolution, increasing capital investment in strategically important sectors, and a post-COVID-19 pipeline create excellent opportunities. In KPMG’s 14th survey, they […]

Dusty Robotics Positioned for Success with Next Generation Printer and Early Adopters

Venture West Preview Once dubbed Roomba for construction, Dusty Robotics automates the process of multi-trade interior layouts based on revit drawings and selected marks in an interior space. Similar to the way layout is completed manually, Dusty promises greater accuracy, streamlined communication, and better coordination by doing all layout for all the […]

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Analyst Calls & Videos

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BuiltWorlds Demo Drop: Aro Homes

Simon Boarg, Co,Founder of Aro Homes presented the company’s vision for a more sustainable means to build residential homes to the BuiltWorlds Venture Forum group during their monthly meeting and Demo Day pitch in February. Aro Homes is a new company on a mission to redefine residential construction by building […]

Analyst Call: Field Management I: Workforce Management

In the dynamic world of construction, efficiency and productivity are paramount to success. In such a fast-paced industry, where projects are often complex and timelines tight, managing the workforce effectively is crucial. This is where workforce management solutions step in, playing a pivotal role in optimizing operations and driving project […]

BuiltWorlds Demo Drop: Branch

Branch is an AI-automated CAD plugin for solar engineering that is attempting to make the process of engineering modeling with Solar Panels much more efficient while also reducing the risk of human error commonly found in these projects. Branch is helping engineers to reclaim about a third of their time […]

Analyst Call: Preconstruction I: Bid Management

In the bustling world of construction, where projects are won or lost on the basis of competitive bids, efficiency is key. Bid management software emerges as a crucial tool in streamlining the intricate process of tendering for construction projects. In an industry where time is money and accuracy is paramount, […]

BuiltWorlds Demo Drop: Entropy

In an industry where margins are small and risk is extremely high, the need to experienced and hard working professionals to assist companies in their building projects is at an all time high. Entropy is a Documentation-as-a-ServiceTM platform wherein experienced construction professionals will work with you and your team on […]

Analyst Call: Tools, Equipment, and Robotics – Equipment Safety

Our Feb. 28 analyst call (members can watch the full recording here) was the first of seven Tools, Equipment, and Robotics-focused sessions scheduled for 2024, and covered a critical topic within the AEC industry: equipment safety. On the call, BuiltWorlds members learned from three companies leading the charge with innovative […]