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Research Reports
State of the Built World: Annual Venture Report
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
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
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. […]
2023 Annual Tools, Equipment, & Robotics Benchmarking Report
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
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 […]
2023 Annual Field Solutions Benchmarking Report
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 […]
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Top Lists
2026 Mavericks 50 List
The 2023 BuiltWorlds Maverick Awards winners highlights 50 individuals who have acted as trendsetters and innovators in the built world, from architects and engineers to contractors, technologists, influencers, entrepreneurs, and urban designers.
2025 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals
Welcome to the 2025 Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals List! This list spotlights the most significant publicly announced venture capital deals accelerating technology adoption across the built environment. It […]
2025 Offsite Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Offsite Top 50 List! The Offsite 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Offsite Construction Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & […]
2025 Venture Investors Top 50
Welcome to the 2025 Top 50 Investors-a showcase of the venture capital (VC) and corporate venture capital (CVC) firms actively shaping technology in construction and real estate. BuiltWorlds has spent […]
2025 Infrastructure Tech Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Infrastructure Tech Top 50! The Infrastructure Tech Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Infrastructure Benchmarking Survey data, direct industry research, member […]
2025 Tools & Equipment Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2025 Tools & Equipment Top 50! The Tools & Equipment Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2025 Field Solutions and Equipment & Robotics […]
Industry at a Glance: Data Center Momentum Set to Cool in 2026
As far as data goes, we now have a pretty good sense of the U.S. construction industry’s performance in 2025, with mostly finalized numbers having been published. Employment was down slightly year over year (as was unemployment), the number of job openings has raised drastically, and momentum is experiencing a […]
AI Transforms Visual Construction Data into Meaningful Jobsite Intelligence
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of BuiltWorlds. Contractors face many headwinds in pursuit of opportunity, from economic volatility, supply chain challenges, and evolving customer and workforce expectations. Succeeding in this constantly shifting […]
5 Key Takeaways From the 2026 AI/ML Conference
Artificial intelligence has been described as the “most transformational technology in human history.” It’s also been called a “societal-scale risk,” one that potentially endangers humanity’s very existence. Whether revolutionary or existentially threatening, there is no debate about one thing: AI has awesome potential. At the 2026 AI/ML Conference, we challenged […]
Getting AI to Work for You: A Q&A With Document Crunch VP of Product Chris Bruner
Chris Bruner has had an extraordinary career over the last two decades. From his role as an analyst at the widely respected McKinsey & Company to co-founding the educational startup Academic Earth to a host of senior project management roles for companies like Zuora, Vivun and now Document Crunch, where […]
Investing in AI: Q&A With Building Ventures Principal Mayra Arntz
Growing up in Peru, Building Ventures Principal Mayra Arntz got her first taste of the industry watching her father operate his construction business building bridges and roads. “I not only learned about the work in the field,” Arntz recalled, “but also how the company is managed—bids, bonds, how to work […]
Formwork Labs Announces Its 5th Cohort
Formwork Labs is an accelerator program for early stage AEC industry startups. Since 2022 they’ve been helping to build the foundation for the next generation of construction innovation and over the course of the three-month program, startups participate in expert-led educational sessions, connect with industry mentors, attend BuiltWorlds Venture West, […]
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Tokyo Global Summit 2025 – How Are Global Leaders Fostering Collaboration and Open Innovation in the Built World?
Collaboration and open innovation are becoming essential drivers of progress in the built world, breaking down silos to accelerate problem-solving and technological adoption. In this session, representatives from the BuiltWorlds Global Innovators List shared how they are forging cross-industry partnerships, building open ecosystems, and co-developing solutions that address shared challenges. […]
Infrastructure Conference 2025 – Optimizing the Total Cost of Ownership of Roads, Bridges and Transportation Assets
This session examinee how improving data flow and interoperability across stakeholders can drive greater efficiency, security, and value in heavy civil and capital-intensive projects. Learn how leveraging field and equipment data, along with initiatives like Every Day Counts, is transforming roles, enhancing quality, and enabling incremental improvements throughout project lifecycles.
Betting on Climate Tech: Examining the Evolution of Venture Activity in the Climate Tech Space – BuiltWorlds Conversations
In this installment of BuiltWorlds Conversations, we sit down with VoLo Earth Venture Partner & COO Elaine Hsieh, who’s had an absolutely storied career that has included roles at the US Department of Energy’s loan program office, the US under secretary for infrastructure, the US Green Building Council, RMI, Generate […]
Investing in the AI Era: A VC Perspective – AI/ML Conference 2026
As AI matures from a “frontier experiment” to a foundational layer, this panel of all-women investors met at the recent BuiltWorlds AI/ML Conference to discuss the potential of vertical AI within the construction sector. Covering the full spectrum from seed to growth, these experts explored the shifting VC dynamics of […]
Demo Drop: CALMFLOOR
Engineered Vibration Solutions CEO Paul Reynolds pitched the company’s CALMFLOOR solution, a patented active mass dampner solution for floor vibration control. CALMFLOOR reduces floor vibration to lab-level sensitivity standards, transforming any floor vibration performance and its building’s value and embodied carbon. CALMFLOOR aims to be the low-cost, low-carbon solution that […]
Construction Tech Conference 2025 – From Firefights to Foresight: Using Schedule Data to Mitigate Risk
Construction projects generate massive amounts of schedule data—most of which has gone unused until it’s too late to make a difference. Advances in automation are changing that by helping teams spot patterns, risks, and gaps early enough to respond. This panel, sponsored by SmartPM, explored how automated schedule analysis supports […]