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5 construction tech investors analyze 2022 trends and opportunities

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Even so, investors are backing startups bringing robotics, data management, automation and augmented reality into the construction process. GDP, the market opportunity is huge, especially as spending climbs — the U.S. What’s the most exciting development in construction tech right now? With the industry representing about 6.3%

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I’ve worked with hundreds of unicorns: Here’s what founders and executives need to focus on

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Facing a sea of challenges, leaders have clear opportunities to implement critical changes and prepare for better times ahead. If becoming cash-flow positive and developing deeper client relationships are important goals, then focusing on technology and digital transformation is vital.

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Environmental, social and governance tracking gets easier with ESGgo

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. “The target customers are corporations — or basically any company that already is public or is considering becoming public,” explains Orly Glick, CEO and co-founder at ESGgo. The product itself is focused on data collection; from the first 50 companies ESGgo spoke to, they learned that there were no tools available.

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InstaDeep’s acquisition is a classic case of an African startup gone global 

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The investment was AfricInvest’s first involvement in an AI startup, a decision based on InstaDeep’s founders selling a global vision to the Pan-African private equity firm. They were developing specific technology that could impact many sectors,” noted Jilani on InstaDeep’s pioneering tech.

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China’s work automation startup Laiye raises $160M, acquires France’s Mindsay

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Guanchun Wang, Laiye’s founder and CEO, saw the “value of artificial intelligence” in the years he worked at Baidu’s smart speaker department after his film discovery startup was sold to the Chinese search engine giant. Laiye CEO Guanchun Wang. Image Credits: Laiye. Laiye has aggressive goals for global expansion.

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Pareto thinks it shouldn’t be so hard to collect lead-generation data

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She ended up being attracted to computer science, especially how the design of systems creates opportunities for people to access skill sets. She decided to start a bootcamp to train women to be virtual assistants, to analyze data and essentially be the right-hand person for an entrepreneur. The new round gives Pareto $5.1

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Sydney-based startup Upflowy raises $4M to optimize web experiences with its no-code solution

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The latest funding was led by Counterpart Ventures, in addition to returning investors Tidal, Global Founders Capital, Black Nova and Antler. To help entrepreneurs and marketers, especially startups, boost conversion rates and user flows, Ang and two other founders, Matthew Browne and Alexandre Girard , founded Upflowy in 2020.

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