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TechCrunch: Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics

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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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Affirm and Klarna ramp up competing efforts to attract US consumers

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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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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

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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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Ashby lands $21.5M to automate key aspects of recruiting

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million in equity financing. Ashby was founded in 2018 by Benjamin Encz and Abhik Pramanik, who met while working together at PlanGrid, a construction productivity software startup. . “Existing recruiting data and analytics are limited and unreliable, making it difficult for finance to do … planning.

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Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar industry

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In the wake of COVID-19 this spring, construction sites across the nation emptied out alongside neighboring restaurants, retail stores, offices and other commercial establishments. Amidst the chaos, construction firms faced an existential question: How will they survive? Construction is a massive, $1.3