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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

Dream It

Via TechCrunch by Arman Tabatabai: Venture capital has been flooding the various subverticals under the robotics umbrella in recent years, and the construction space is one of the largest beneficiaries. One of the most common areas of attention respondents highlighted were startups focused on construction and manufacturing.

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Investors discuss how labor shortage is shaking up the construction tech stack

TechCrunch

Construction as an industry has evolved with civilization through the ages. Construction’s digital transformation journey is only just beginning, and the sector offers a ton of space for innovation. To get a clear picture of where construction tech stands today, we spoke with five active investors in the space.

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Navigating Supply Chain Disruption: 7 Strategies for Small Businesses

StartupNation

According to the weekly pulse data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey , domestic supplier delays were reported by 46% of small businesses at the end of November, up from 27% reported a year ago. Further, those reporting the challenge to find alternate domestic suppliers more than doubled from 11% to 23%.

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Mapping drone startup Wingtra is charting a new future after landing $22M

TechCrunch

“Our product roadmap is high confidential, but let’s say our high-level vision looking a decade or so forth is to take people out of the loop and have a completely automated data collection, processing and analysis,” co-founder and CEO Maximillion Boosfeld told TechCrunch.

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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

TechCrunch

While legacy sectors like transportation and energy have embraced new tech, innovation in the construction industry has been slow to take hold. Even though many large construction firms manage internal R&D units, more than a third of employees say they’re reluctant to adopt new technology. of the U.S. Its recently enacted $1.2

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Affirm and Klarna ramp up competing efforts to attract US consumers

TechCrunch

Fintech startups are taking the downturn harder than most other sectors, data indicates. Data collected by Andreessen Horowitz shows that public fintech companies are suffering from greater valuation declines than other technology categories. Constrafor grabs $106M in equity, credit to finance construction subcontractors.

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AIMMO Raises 14.4 Billion Won in Pre-IPO Investment, Bolstering Its Global AI Data Solutions Presence

AsiaTechDaily

.” With the funds in tow, AIMMO is set to refine its AD-DaaS technology, pioneer edge devices tailored for data collection, and finalize full-cycle AI data solutions. Apart from its stronghold in autonomous driving, AIMMO is broadening its horizons by exploring collaborations in the smart city construction sector.