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Q4 2025 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets

February 2, 2026

Table of Contents Introduction Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Macro Landscape U.S. Construction Spending European Construction Volume Interest Rates Investment Trends by Stage Geographic Segmentation Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by City Investment Trends Segmented by BuiltWorlds’ Technology Subcategory Tech Classification System  Construction Tech Building Tech Infrastructure Tech AI/ML […]

2025 Annual Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report

December 8, 2025

Overview BuiltWorlds Benchmarking Program is a premier industry tool, designed to help built world innovation teams and professionals learn, measure, and inform decision making as it relates to technology solutions, research, development, and strategy across nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This annual report examines how offsite construction continues […]

Q3 2025 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets

November 3, 2025

Table of Contents Introduction Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Macro Landscape U.S. Construction Spending European Construction Volume Interest Rates Investment Trends by Stage Geographic Segmentation Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by City Investment Trends Segmented by BuiltWorlds’ Technology Subcategory Tech Classification System  Construction Tech Building Tech Infrastructure Tech AI/ML […]

2025 Annual AI Benchmarking Report

October 7, 2025

Overview BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking Program is a premier industry tool, purpose-built to help built world innovators learn, measure, and make decisions related to technology solutions, research & development, and innovation strategies across nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This report provides a holistic overview of the current state of AI […]

Q2 2025 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets

August 5, 2025

Table of Contents Introduction Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Macro Landscape U.S. Construction Spending European Construction Volume Interest Rates Investment Trends by Stage Geographic Segmentation Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by City Investment Trends Segmented by BuiltWorlds’ Technology Subcategory Tech Classification System  Construction Tech Building Tech Infrastructure Tech AI/ML […]

2025 Annual Equipment & Robotics Benchmarking Report

July 24, 2025

Overview BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking Program is a premier industry tool, purpose-built to help built world innovators learn, measure, and make decisions related to technology solutions, research & development, and innovation strategies across nearly 40 technology solution and topic areas. This annual report explores how developments in equipment, machinery, and related technologies […]

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2022 Global Innovators 50 – List Released

November 3, 2022

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2022 Infrastructure Tech 50 List – List out now!

October 5, 2022

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Smart Jobsites 50 – List Released!

August 11, 2022

The 2022 BuiltWorlds Smart Jobsites Top 50 List was derived from a combination of direct industry feedback, case studies and the results of JULY 2021 – JULY 2022 Benchmarking Survey […]

2022 Project Software Top 50 List – List Released!

July 21, 2022

The 2022 BuiltWorlds Project Software 50 List was derived from a combination of direct industry feedback, case studies and the results of 2021-2022 Benchmarking Survey data which inquired about solutions […]

2022 Pre-Construction Top 50 – List Released!

June 29, 2022

The 2022 BuiltWorlds Preconstruction 50 List was derived from a combination of direct industry feedback, case studies and the results of 2021-2022 Benchmarking Survey data which inquired about solutions being […]

Robotics Top 50 List

June 9, 2022

The 2022 Robotics TopList creates a holistic look at the impressive advances in the robotics sector of the Construction Technology space. BuiltWorlds is thrilled to continue to highlight some of […]

News & Analysis

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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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Keynote Fireside Chat With Brick & Mortar Ventures – Venture West 2026

BuiltWorlds’ 2026 Venture West kicked off with an engaging keynote fireside chat between Brick & Mortar Ventures Founder & Managing Director Darren Bechtel and General Partner Kaustubh Pandya, moderated by BuiltWorlds CEO Rosemarie Lipman. Nearly ten years on from Brick & Mortar’s founding, Bechtel reflected on how venture in AEC […]

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. […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]