TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

With the pandemic affecting every aspect of life and industry, it’s no surprise that digitization is coming to construction fast. Construction suppliers are increasingly under the same pressure as other sectors to perform at a higher level. This is the argument of Brokrete , which bills itself as the “Shopify of construction.”.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The challenges her father faced as a business owner in the construction industry always stayed in the back of her mind, so when Lin got the entrepreneurial itch, it was a natural move to help start a company that helped trade contractors better control their finances. Poloney previously worked at Google, Zynga and Toro. “I

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TechCrunch

JULY 7, 2022

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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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

8VC, Tishman Speyer, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, Michael Ovitz, DST, LeFrak and Kevin Hartz also participated in the financing, which brings the startup’s total raised since its 2018 inception to about $45 million. But construction fuels the commercial and real estate industries, which in turn impacts all of us in one way or another.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures and Real Estate Technology (RET) Ventures co-led the financing, which brings the company’s total raised to $32 million since its 2019 inception. There is also North Carolina-based Prescient , which is also constructing multifamily housing and hotels through prefabrication. Scherr told TechCrunch.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 29, 2024

Update of Article dated July 7, 2019 Entrepreneurs too often work alone, missing opportunities to accelerate their pathway to success When starting or growing a new business the small business owner or entrepreneur should keep in mind that they are entering a lifelong pursuit of professional and personal growth.

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TechCrunch

JULY 14, 2022

Black founders raised 1.3% So far this year, Black founders have raised a smaller 1.2% The past few months have seen private market investors reduce their investment pace as a possible recession looms, but that 1% figure has barely budged, meaning economic rain or shine, it’s always a challenging time to be a Black founder.

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TechCrunch

JULY 16, 2021

She left NEA to start her own fund, Construct Capital, that focuses exclusively on early-stage startups, with a portfolio that includes Copia, ChargeLab, Tradeswell and Hadrian. That’s where Construct Capital came in. Onshape, another NEA-era investment, was acquired by PTC in 2019 for a whopping $525 million.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2023

Tomas is a business speaker and the founder of InCorp Vietnam (formerly Cekindo) , a market entry consulting firm that also provides business process outsourcing. In addition, the country is home to some of the world’s biggest names in finance, risk management, insurance brokering, offshore insurance, and captive insurance.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2022

Roofstock co-founder and chairman Gregor Watson and real estate investor Rob Bloemker started the venture firm in 2021, and had their first close last year. So far, the firm has made five investments, backing startups such as construction tech startups Cottage and FlockHome s , and a Brazilian fintech company still in stealth.

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Y Combinator

AUGUST 15, 2022

Last week, Gusto announced they have dozens of new partners across verticals like laundromats, health & beauty, and construction building with Gusto Embedded. Founder Firesides: Gusto's Tomer London on building for new verticals 0:00 / 118:07 1× You can also listen on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Twitter.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based Hope is not a strategy.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 1, 2022

Large construction projects often take a long time to finish, and subcontractors can get caught up in the flow of money, waiting, in certain circumstances, up to 80 days to be paid by general contractors. Both of Ghauche’s parents were in construction, so he grew up listening to stories about the industry. on average,” Ghauche added.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

This means focusing on hiring across our design, engineering and finance teams to lay the foundations for our first facility break-ground and accelerate our outreach for strategic partnerships across the value chain.”. On the investor side, the company said it is building an underwriting model to provide ESG investment opportunities.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

They enable governments to finance critical infrastructure, corporations to fund growth, and individuals to make life’s most important purchases. We’ve been incredibly impressed by Moment’s founders—Dylan, Dean, and Ammer—and the amazing team of quants and engineers they’ve assembled.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 7, 2022

You want people who will offer you constructive feedback to help push your idea along. Family and friends are often the first network we’ll vocalise an idea with, knowing we’ll receive honest, yet, (hopefully!) .” - Stanley Henry, Founder and Managing Director of Attention Seeker. Stanley Henry, Founder of Attention Seeker.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2022

million financing round. David Akinin (Co-founder and CEO, JABU). Akinin launched a startup to offer digital mortgages but pivoted to a construction company with a presence in Namibia, Zambia and Cameroon. Due to the pandemic, Akinin’s construction company embarked on a COVID relief program to donate food supplies in Namibia.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

To keep things flowing (couldn’t resist), the startup has just raised $40 million in a funding round led by Mayfield – just seven months after announcing a $10 million financing. In May, co-founder Bunim Laskin had told TechCrunch that Swimply was seeing “seven digits a month in revenue” and 15,000 to 20,000 reservations a month.

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American Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

These predevelopment costs are necessary for the developer to incur before they can seek short-term construction financing. The creation of this program will address various difficulties that continue to be a constant burden to emerging developers, which limit opportunities to expand their portfolios. “As

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 7, 2024

Female-founded venture firms have shown strong support for female-founded startups accounting for 28% of their deal counts from 2016 to October 2021 in startups with at least one female founder. Construct Capital , co-founded by Dayna Grayson previously at NEA and Rachel Holt, a past Uber executive. In contrast, male-only founded U.S.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

Public investors in 2020 also seem to have a deeper appreciation for the current revenue numbers and future growth opportunities for tech companies. The VC and founder winners in Airbnb’s IPO (EC). The future of construction tech. Companies have more options from their founding for how they might grow and exit one day.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2023

For founders and investors, there’s no platform like TechCrunch Disrupt. Just as the industry is always evolving and innovating — especially in recent months — we’re doing the same to keep Disrupt on the cutting edge for first-time founders, seasoned investors, visionaries and everybody in between.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 5, 2021

All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. based founders, 35 were white* American; four were white immigrant/first generation, from France, Ukraine, Russia and Iran; and four were Indian immigrant/first generation. Of the 19 Western Europe/Israel-based founders, all were white. Of the 43 U.S.-based Hope is not a strategy.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

From there, it can help with everything from architectural plans to design to actual construction via its platform. The construction industry has long been plagued by inefficiencies and productivity challenges. Homebound offers a set of plans for people to choose from, with varying levels of customization.

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AsiaTechDaily

JUNE 8, 2023

Magnus Grimeland, Founder and CEO of Antler, said, “Our mission at Antler is to invest in and empower the next generation of exceptional founders, propelling progress and shaping a better future.” These investments highlight the fund’s commitment to supporting innovative solutions across diverse industries.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

An easing of laws around the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) around the U.S. has opened up opportunities for companies that build such structures. Alex Czarnecki, founder and CEO of Cottage, was inspired to start the company after growing up in the Bay Area, where housing prices are among the highest in the country.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2023

Categories like construction, agriculture and health care, among others, were very much looking to automate. But with the growth of multi-modal AI models, we see a huge opportunity for robotics to become multipurpose because these models enable common sense and require little training. It’s just a financing question.

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TechCrunch

MAY 10, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) has quickly established itself as the go-to method of financing for a variety of purchases, particularly online. This financing model has primarily been available to customers shopping online, but customers outside the U.S. Melissa Guzy , co-founder and managing partner, Arbor Ventures.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 26, 2021

Israeli Energy-Tech All Stars Insight and opportunities for new OurCrowd investors. They will be joined by Krishna Motukuri, Co-Founder of Zippin. A rare opportunity to hear from three leaders of the digital retail revolution. Startup of the Week: Ripple’s plant-based alternative. How to grow a hectocorn. Register Now.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

In a column for TC+ , Ben Tigner, co-founder and CEO of electric aerial mobility company Overair, identified four trends that are changing how investors, entrepreneurs and the market are responding to expanding opportunities in eVTOL: An expanding competitive landscape. Mainstream attention is increasing. Walter Thompson.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. We’re going to have a much bigger opportunity by focusing on some not-so-sexy stuff.”.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The financial opportunity of doing so is massive: an estimated $3-10 trillion in EBITDA will be up for grabs. Electrifying these vehicles is a big carbon opportunity: while buses and trucks only represent 10% of the vehicles on the road, they generate 30 percent of the sector’s global greenhouse gas emissions.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2021

Abodu , one of a slew of startup companies pitching backyard homes and office spaces to Californians in an effort to help address the state’s housing shortage, has instituted a new “Quickship” program that can take an order from contract to construction and installation in about 30 days. trillion-dollar industry.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2022

Branch , which aims to power faster payments to contract workers with its technology, has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round that has closed just six months after it announced its last financing round. Lee Fixel’s Addition doubled down on its investment in Branch, leading both its Series B and C rounds. Image Credits: Branch.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It laid bare its weaknesses, and conversely, uncovered potential opportunities. Here’s who we interviewed: Clara Brenner , co-founder and managing partner, Urban Innovation Fund. Rachel Holt , co-founder and general partner, Construct Capital. David Lawee , founder and general partner, CapitalG.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2022

The round was led by European VC btov Partners, with participation from FJ Labs, Enterprise Fund (a syndicate of former Atlassian & Docker executives) and Dr. Stefan Heitmann (founder & CEO of MoneyPark and PriceHubble) among others. in pre-seed financing from a number of angels — bringing its total raised to date to $5.5M.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

There have even been other incredibly successful startups, like Marqeta , that have been built on the premise of democratizing that opportunity. “Marqeta is doing a great job illuminating the opportunities, but the platforms was built 10 years ago and it was designed for a certain use case.

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