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Q3 2024 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets
Table of Contents Introduction Macro Narrative: U.S. Construction Data Overarching Built Environment Venture Trends Investment Trends by Stage Average Round Size Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by Technology Category Infrastructure Tech Building Tech Construction Tech AI/ML Institutional Activity Fund Launches M&A/Exits Summary Introduction Venture activity across the built environment […]
2024 AI/ML Preparedness Introductory Research Report
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Preparedness INTRODUCTION Innovations surrounding artificial intelligence and machine learning can propel the construction industry forward. But all too often, stakeholders are overwhelmed with options and don’t know where to begin on their AI journey. The BuiltWorlds’ AI/ML research track aims to provide an industry overview […]
2024 Annual Offsite Construction Benchmarking Report
Summary BuiltWorlds’ Benchmarking program offers 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 and innovation. Since […]
Annual Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Benchmarking Report
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 […]
Q2 2024 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets
Table of Contents Introduction Investment Trends by Stage Average Round Size Investment Trends by Country Investment Trends by Technology Category Infrastructure Tech Building Tech Construction Tech AI/ML Institutional Activity Fund Launches M&A/Exits Summary Introduction If built world venture capital markets proved one thing in Q2 2024, it’s that we are […]
Annual Field Solutions Benchmarking Report
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 […]
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Top Lists
2024 BuiltWorlds’ Top 50 Venture Investors
Welcome to the 2024 Venture Investors 50! Since 2017, BuiltWorlds has tracked venture deals in the global construction and broader real estate ecosystem, annually spotlighting the 50 most active venture […]
2024 Offsite Construction Top 50
Welcome to the 2024 Offsite Construction Top 50! This list was derived from a combination of the 2024 Offsite Construction Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, and […]
2024 Infrastructure Top 50
Welcome to the 2024 Infrastructure Top 50! The Infrastructure 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 benchmarking survey data, direct industry research, member conversations & feedback, and […]
2024 Tools & Equipment Top 50
Welcome to the 2024 Tools and Equipment Top 50! This list was derived from a combination of the 2024 Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Survey data, direct industry research, member conversations […]
2024 Robotics Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2024 Robotics Top 50! The Robotics Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 Tools, Equipment, and Robotics Survey data, direct industry research, member […]
2024 Reality Capture Top 50 List
Welcome to the 2024 Reality Capture Top 50 List! The Reality Capture Top 50 List was derived from a combination of the 2024 Field Solutions survey data, direct industry research, […]
AROUND THE NETWORK: The Nemetschek Group Invests in Construction Project Analytics Provider SmartPM
Longtime BuiltWorlds member Nemetschek Group, a leading global software provider for the AEC/O and media & entertainment industries, recently announced their investment in fellow BuiltWorlds member SmartPM, a project controls automation platform based in Atlanta, GA. This investment further expands the Nemetschek Group’s venture strategy of driving innovation in construction. […]
The Implications of SVB’s Collapse on Built World Startups
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the go-to financial institution for startups, VCs, and industry innovators (16th largest US bank), closed its doors on Friday as the overzealous VC funding environment of 2021 and early-2022 begins to backfire on overleveraged tech-focused financiers. 50% of US venture-backed tech & healthcare startups, and 88% […]
A Look Back at Last Year’s SVB Venture Talk For Signs of the Impact of the Bank’s Collapse on Construction Tech
Although depositors will get their money, it still seem clear that this past week’s run on Silicon Valley Bank will have a major near-term impact on the startup tech sector, including the construction tech and prop tech sectors. Beyond the impact on the startups that borrowed from the bank, one […]
Looking Back at BuiltWorlds’ 2018 Mavericks List: Beyond Katerra, Sidewalk Labs and WeWork, One Proptech Startup Stands Out
Our Inaugural BuiltWorlds Mavericks List, published in April of 2018, trumpeted a host of audacious, multi-billion dollar ventures in proptech and construction tech, backed by big names and promising major disruption to industry incumbents. The ventures included Sidewalk Labs, a digitally enabled real estate developer backed by Sidewalk Labs, Katerra, […]
AROUND THE NETWORK: Saint-Gobain Partners with AGC for the Decarbonization of Flat Glass Manufacturing
BuiltWorlds member Saint-Gobain and glass manufacturer AGC recently announced that they are collaborating on the design of a pilot breakthrough flat glass line that is expected to significantly reduce its direct CO2 emissions. As part of this R&D project, AGC’s patterned glass production line in Barevka, Czech Republic, will be […]
BuiltWorlds Research Initiatives Expanded: Introduction to the Building Tech Survey
Building Tech Research Track In conjunction with the reintroduction of the Building Tech Forum, BuiltWorlds has formulated a Building Tech Survey! The survey is intended to inform the Building Tech Research Track and, ultimately, the Buildings Conference. “Building Tech” encompasses many things, sustainability being a major topic. Ultimately, this initial […]
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2024 Infrastructure Conference: Materials: Sustainable Alternatives in Infrastructure
This panel focused on the role of sustainable materials in shaping the future of infrastructure, exploring the latest advancements in eco-friendly construction practices. Experts discussed the challenges and benefits of incorporating sustainable materials into large-scale projects, including their impact on cost, durability, and environmental footprint. Watch to discover how these […]
Demo Drop: Built-World Risk AI Firm Enlaye Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Financing
Built-World Risk AI Firm Enlaye Raises $1.7M in Pre-Seed Financing Boston-based Enlaye, a new startup which provides an AI-native Risk Lifecycle Management™ platform for the Built-World, announced last month that it raised $1.7M in pre-seed funding led by Glasswing Ventures and co-led by Hannah Grey VC, with participation from Link […]
10.16.2024 Analyst Call – Offsite Construction IV – Volumetric Modular
Offsite Construction, is quickly gaining popularity in the industry through a wide variety of use cases, especially in residential applications, but that is not to say it doesn’t have transformative potential in commercial construction as well. Building off of the Panelized Prefabrication webinar in September, this Analyst Call highlighted well-known […]
2024 Tokyo Summit Keynote: George Pfeffer, CEO, DPR Construction
What is at the core of every project? People. At their core, projects are about teamwork, connection, a shared vision. Watch as George Pfeffer delivers the keynote address at the 2024 Tokyo Summit
Contech Talks: Jeff Danley, Director of Innovation, Burns & McDonnell
At this year’s Construction Tech Conference we were fortunate enough to sit with Jeff Danley, Director of Innovation at Burns & McDonnell to talk about how Burns & McDonnell is pushing the envelope on innovation with their new CEO, Leslie Duke.
2024 Toronto Summit: Hard-Tech: Offsite Fabrication Techniques
Pulling insight from a general contractor, academia, and solution provider, this session provided a wide range of perspectives on the ins and outs of offsite construction. For a building process with considerable potential, we have yet to see widespread adoption in its current state. The group discussed opportunities and challenges […]