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Research Reports
Q4 2025 Venture Report: State of Built World Venture Markets
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
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
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
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
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
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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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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Offsite Construction Conference 2025 Demo Winner: Supersede
Sean Petterson, CEO of Supersede, returns to the BuiltWorlds Demo Day Competition and once again gave the winning pitch! Judges at the 2025 Offsite Construction Conference were impressed with the company’s lightweight, environmentally-friendly alternative to plywood. Updates since Sean’s last pitch at the 2025 Innovating Building Materials & Supply Chain […]
Infrastructure Conference 2025 – The Next Generation of Digital Infrastructure: Scaling Reliable and Sustainable Data Centers
This session explored the critical role of the construction industry in delivering the next generation of digital infrastructure through scalable, reliable, and sustainable data centers. Attendees gained insights into emerging design and construction practices, materials, and technologies that meet growing demand while optimizing energy use and environmental performance. Panelists shared […]
Munich AI Conference 2025 – AI Evolution in Project Software
As AI continues to evolve, its integration into project management processes is gradually reshaping the way projects are planned, monitored, and delivered. This panel focused on how AI tools are being used to improve project efficiency, from automating routine tasks and optimizing scheduling to enhancing risk management and data-driven decision-making. […]
Venture East 2025 Demo Winner: Ulama
Ulama CEO Tyce Herrman impressed the judges at the 2025 Venture East Demo Day with the company’s AI-powered compliance check solution that aims to approve designs in record time with permits issued 3 months faster on average. With a one-button sync from Revit, Archichad, SketchUp, Rhino, and IFC file upload, […]
The Trillion-Dollar Question: Making AI Work for Corporate Innovation & Core Business Modernization – Venture East 2025
AI has promised to transform construction and heavy industry — but an alarming 90%+ of corporate pilots fail to scale or deliver any real business value. The issue isn’t the technology; it’s the lack of connection between AI efforts and corporate growth goals paired with fundamental implementation malpractice. This panel […]
Exploring AI With Experts – BuiltWorlds Conversations January 2026
This installment of the BuiltWorlds Conversations webinar series brings together two experts on artificial intelligence, Nvidia’s AECO Industry Developer Relations AI Lead Alfonso Oliva and Keeley Construction’s Head of Data, Analytics & AI Robin Patra. In a conversation led by BuiltWorlds Director of Communications and Marketing James McClister, these speakers […]