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The Philippines Government Collaborates with Marikina City to Foster Innovation and Startups

AsiaTechDaily

Register The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in collaboration with key officials from Marikina City’s 2nd District, has introduced the pilot programs and services of the Marikina Creative and Innovation Hub at the Center for Innovation and Technology for Enterprises (CITE) in Marikina City, the Philippines.

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4 Ways to Promote Team Collaboration and Inspire Innovation Within Your Startup

StartupNation

Team collaboration. Startups that embrace inventiveness and creativity rise, and such innovation happens when leadership and teams unify in pursuit of a shared vision within a culture that highly values collaboration. Promote a culture that encourages collaboration, creativity and innovation. Market competition is thick.

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Going Beyond Good Intentions: Wissam Akra’s Trailblazing Journey in Transforming the Construction…

Jason Malki

Going Beyond Good Intentions: Wissam Akra’s Trailblazing Journey in Transforming the Construction Industry It’s a strange, wonderful, and sometimes scary time for industries that are impacted by the adoption of AI into their day-to-day work. Construction is no different. I’ve dedicated my life to the construction industry.

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Drone-focused construction startup TraceAir raises $3.5M

TechCrunch

Bay Area-based construction startup TraceAir today announced a $3.5 We first noted the company back in 2016 , when it pitched a method for using drones to spot construction errors before they become too expense. The pandemic has thrown the construction industry for a loop (along with countless others). million Series A.

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Prefabs sprout: How Modulous helps housing developers build modular homes without factories

TechCrunch

startup that makes it easier for housing developers, architects and construction firms to configure and design modular homes to address the ongoing housing crisis , has raised £10 million ($11.7 Modulous , a U.K. million) in a series A round of funding. billion people by 2025 , as house-price growth continues to outpace income growth.

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a16z leads $6.5M seed round for Adaptive, a construction software and fintech play

TechCrunch

In the construction business, time is money. But with so many moving parts, it can be extremely challenging for construction companies to manage the administrative aspects of their finances. Adaptive , an 11-month-old startup that has set out to give construction teams better tools to manage their back offices, has raised $6.5

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Bridgit secures $24M CAD in funding to provide construction companies with ‘workforce intelligence’

TechCrunch

Bridgit , a “workforce intelligence” technology company that is focused on the construction industry, announced today that it has raised CAD$24 million, or about US$19.4 CEO Mallorie Brodie and COO Lauren Lake founded Bridgit in late 2012 with the mission of helping construction companies maximize profits “by taking a people-first approach.