Just days after celebrating its 1 millionth user, Procore ended 2015 on an
even higher note. On Dec. 30, it announced new VC investment of another $50
million. That is only the latest good news in a wild flurry of AEC tech
investment.
Jobsite tech promises huge improvements… but lately, is it getting a little
too creepy? As more science fiction becomes fact every day, odds are that
live streaming data displays are coming, writes FieldLens’ Daryl Lang.
As we approach the end of 2017 and look back on the last 12 months, it’s clear that it’s been a standout year for the AEC industry. From emerging technology […]
They came. They saw. They contemplated a deceptively brighter future for
our industry and our planet. That decidedly optimistic tone defined BW’s
first CEO Tech Forum last week, which featured icon Peter Diamandis and
dozens more constructive disruptors.
The national phenomenon that is the AEC Hackathon is making its Chicago
debut in just 15 days and BuiltWorlds is thrilled to be its host. Check
out the event agenda and our stellar lineup of speakers…
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 comes in many forms, and in this industry, investments are
accelerating all of them. Here, Lendlease’s Burcin Kaplanoglu offers an
exclusive snapshot of the last two years in AEC tech funding and how that
has fueled a continuing tech revolution.
As if we hadn’t heard, ASCE has issued yet another report chronicling how
deficient U.S. infrastructure is. But this national Infrastructure Week,
just back from NYC, our own Rob McManamy fears some big public spending may
be sending the wrong message.
After four hard-fought rounds of head-to-head voting, Construction Robotics , GRIT Virtual Construction, PlanGrid, and Zlien have emerged as the four construction startups who will get the chance to pitch their ideas to investors.
President and CEO Tony Ragucci and Vice President of Product Development
Victor Palmer talk about creating a tool, BIMtrace, that could
revolutionize project workflow by allowing workers on job sites to link
photos of the sites to BIM models to make direct comparisons and note
issues.
Got your attention? Good. If you weren’t able to make it to our first CEO
Tech Forum April 20-22, you missed a heck of a lot. So here is the most
comprehensive written summary to date. But stay tuned for much more CTF
video to come this spring.
Updated 5/14: As we approach our first ever BuiltWorlds Venture Conference, we wanted to bring back our report highlighting 27 Venture Players in the Built World. If you have already […]
