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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, […]
State of The Built World: Weekly Venture Update & 3 Highlighted Deals
The markets have been rumbling back to life on Wall Street & Sand Hill alike as annual reports of corporate behemoths and VC-backed deals begin flooding the 2023 news wire. Investors are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief with new data pointing to hints of economic optimism – record […]
AROUND THE NETWORK: Housing Startup Gropyus Secures €100 Million for Expansion Plan
An Austrian-based BuiltWorlds member startup that aims to streamline housing construction raised about €100 million ($109 million) in fresh cash from a group of investors led by Vonovia SE, Germany’s largest landlord. Gropyus AG will use part of the Series B funding to expand its factory in southwest Germany, according […]
AI as a Tool, Not a Miracle: 4 Leading AI Solutions for Preconstruction Problems
In light of the recent publicity around advancements in artificial intelligence, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it feels important to start by saying this article was written by a human (not that that necessarily means the article will be better for it). Considering the circumstances and present technological advancements, making that […]
Weekly Venture Highlight: 1/31
BuiltWorlds tracked 50 venture deals completed across 16 countries driving more than $960M in early-stage capital inflows across our three venture categories in the first 30 days of 2023, surpassing the booming fundraising environment this paper-trailing startup ecosystem saw in 2022. International innovation in the built environment is providing a […]
Construction Tech: Not Sexy…Yet
With less than 2 months until BuiltWorlds’ Venture West Conference kicks off in downtown San Francisco, make sure you claim your tickets before they run out! Di-Ann Eisnor, an emerging voice of innovation in the historically tech-resistant AEC space, will set this premier AEC-focused Venture event in motion, with a […]
AROUND THE NETWORK: Hensel Phelps Launches Diverge – A Construction Innovation and Technology Investment Company
BuiltWorlds member Hensel Phelps recently announced the launch of Diverge, an investment company specializing in construction innovation and technology. Diverge is a new company within Hensel Phelps that works directly with innovation partners and technology startups to source, evaluate, invest and deploy new construction innovations. Emerging construction building methods and […]
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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 […]