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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 Global Innovators List (New)
Welcome to the fifth annual 2024 Global Innovators 75! A lot has changed in five years… Initiatives to unlock innovation within large companies, such as Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arms, […]
2024 Top 50 Adoption Leaders List
The BuiltWorlds Adoption Leaders Top 50 List recognizes members who actively engage in the BuiltWorlds member network. These individuals exhibit a high level of interest in learning and participating in […]
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 Venture West Conference Playlist
Unable to attend Venture West last April? We’ve got you covered with the playlist of panel recordings below. Click on the thumbnails to discover who spoke on which panel. Be sure to register for the 2025 Venture West Conference coming up April 8-10 in San Francisco, CA. Click here to […]
Offsite Innovators Share Lessons on Incorporating Modular
When an onsite plumber alerts management that there’s a problem with the piping, odds are they’re right. Yet, in the case of Assembly OSM, a modular construction company, when one of their onsite plumbers alerted management to ‘non-compliant’ plumbing inside a pre-made building component, CEO Andrew Staniforth was quick to […]
Building Tech and Offsite Construction: BuiltWorlds Senior Analyst’s Year in Review
BuiltWorlds Senior Analyst Sean Wrenn presents Building Tech research at ‘The Gherkin’ in London’s primary financial district as part of the 2024 Europe meeting series. As the 2024 calendar year comes to a close, it is important to reflect on the conversations had, lessons learned, and connections made to effectively […]
Trimble Ventures SketchUp 0-60 Global Innovation Challenge Winners Spotlight
Trimble Ventures, in conjunction with Trimble’s industry-leading design software SketchUp, launched a worldwide initiative to discover the next big idea in design technology. With this initiative, the aim was to transform how architects, designers, and construction (AEC) professionals work. This year’s cash prize winners included: First Place: ScaffPlan developed an […]
Talking Innovation with Amr Raafat
Amr Raafat is the Chief Innovation Officer at Windover Construction, a leading full-service construction management firm based in Beverly, Massachusetts, and a pioneer of innovation in the industry, with over 20 years of experience across architecture, engineering, and construction. His work and leadership has garnered recognition throughout the industry, including […]
Startup Finance 101: Optimizing Capital Structures, Part 1
Economics 101 dictates that the objective of every free-market enterprise is to make money for its stakeholders. However, the old adage “You’ve got to spend money to make money” is true for a reason. Business owners must spend money to hire employees, build a product or execute a service, acquire […]
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Analyst Call – Transforming Construction Project Management in the Age of Big Data
November’s first analyst call discussed how properly harnessed data has the potential to make construction projects safer, simpler, and more efficient through — while wrongly interpreted project management data can have serious negative implications for organizations. The call was facilitated by BuiltWorlds Research Analyst, Alexis Adams, and featured industry experts […]
BuiltWorlds Session: Adam Cisler, Senior Solutions Engineer, Avvir
Adam Cisler, Senior Solutions Engineer at Avvir, took the time to join us at our prestigious 2023 Construction Tech Conference, where we engaged in an enlightening conversation about his past 18 years in the construction field and his new start at Avvir – a construction risk analysis platform that focuses […]
BuiltWorlds Analyst Call: Future Workforce
The recording of this Analyst Call, which has hosted to address the pressing issue of the labor shortage in the construction industry, provided valuable insights into the challenges faced by the sector and potential solutions to revitalize its workforce. During the event, guest speakers Rich Camacho, CEO of Blue Recruit, […]
Siavash Mohseni, Dir. of Innovation, DIVERGE – Calls for Focus on AI/ML in the Industry
Siavash Mohseni, Dir. of Innovation, DIVERGE – Calls for Focus on AI/ML in the Industry – Strengthens BuiltWorlds Conviction in new AI/ML Research Track Siavash Mohseni, Director of Innovation for Diverge sat down to speak with us at this year’s Buildings Conference that took place in Chicago this past May […]
Demo Drop: BeeInventor
Harry Chan, CEO, BeeInventor delivers the IoT company’s demo at the first ever BuiltWorlds Tokyo Summit Demo Night Competition on 10/17,2023 at Kajima’s Annex building in Tokyo Japan. For those not able to attend the Tokyo Summit in person and hear the announcement in-person, BeeInventor was this year’s popular vote […]
BuiltWorlds Analyst Call: Generative Risk Mitigation
Today’s Analyst Call featured Georgia Stillwell, Head of Professional Services EMEA, for ALICE Technologies to talk through Generative Risk Mitigation; what it is and why it’s important. Before Stillwell began her presentation, BuiltWorlds Research Analyst, Alexis Adams, set the stage for this discussion by giving the group a preview of […]