Tag: StartUp
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Boosting the Israeli ConTech Startup Ecosystem
I sat down with Zachi Flatto, CEO of ConTech. In this episode of the AEC Business Podcast, we discuss how ConTech is advancing the Israeli construction technology startups ecosystem. Our topics include Zachi’s path from a licensed civil engineer to becoming the CEO of ConTech What ConTech does The contech startup scene in Israel Why…
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Document Crunch Won the Biggest Construction Industry Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, together with Dysruptek, Ferrovial, GS Futures, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard and NOVA by Saint-Gobain, have announced the ten winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2021. Document Crunch, an AI-powered software to identify and explain critical issues in construction contracts, was chosen as the gold medalist of the 2021 edition. The Pitchday took place…
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Contech Startup Profile – Plannerly, with Clive Jordan
In Episode 24 of AECTechTV, Clive Jordan, CEO of Plannerly, talks about the startup’s technology. Its core strengths were in managing BIM content and supporting BIM workflows. “However, it all starts with having a plan, ideally as early as possible” – hence the name Plannerly, and a mission to counteract #EvilBIM. The post Contech Startup…
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Contech Startup Profile – Plannerly, with Clive Jordan
In Episode 24 of AECTechTV, Clive Jordan, CEO of Plannerly, talks about the startup’s technology. Its core strengths were in managing BIM content and supporting BIM workflows. “However, it all starts with having a plan, ideally as early as possible” – hence the name Plannerly, and a mission to counteract #EvilBIM. The post Contech Startup…
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Construction AR Start-Up XYZ Reality Secures £20M Series A Funding
XYZ Reality today announced a £20m investment round led by Octopus Ventures. Founded in 2017, XYZ Reality develops HoloSite, an Augmented Reality (AR) solution for construction sites. The company is on a mission to eliminate 2D in its entirety. I’ve seen a live demo of HoloSite. Using its safety certified AR hardhat, it places accurately a real-time,…
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CEMEX Ventures on Their Bet on Startups and the Fourth Edition of Construction Startup Competition
With Construction Startup Competition 2020, CEMEX Ventures exposes the need to find solutions to the industry’s most pressing challenges, promoting startups and the integration of new business models. CEMEX Ventures, CEMEX´s open innovation arm and Corporate Venture Capital has one goal: to foster the construction revolution. This implies promoting innovation, the use of new technologies…
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Five Industry Leaders Launch 2020 Construction Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard, and NOVA by Saint-Gobain launch the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry. The call will be open to participants from around the world from May 19 through July 26. CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit, announced today the launch of…
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Five Industry Leaders Launch 2020 Construction Startup Competition
CEMEX Ventures, Ferrovial, Hilti, VINCI Group’s Leonard, and NOVA by Saint-Gobain launch the 2020 Construction Startup Competition, seeking entrepreneurs and startups to drive innovation in the construction industry. The call will be open to participants from around the world from May 19 through July 26. CEMEX’s Corporate Venture Capital Unit, announced today the launch of…
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Maria 01 Aims to Be Europe’s Largest Startup Campus
Mikko Kuusakoski, Head of Data and Analytics at YIT, talks about Maria 01, a development project in Helsinki that will boost the European startup ecosystem. Maria is an old hospital block that in 2016 was turned into a startup campus. Today, it houses over 100 startups and has 1,100 members. In 2018, the members raised…
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The 10 Winners of CEMEX Ventures’ Construction Startup Competition 2019
CEMEX Ventures celebrated its Pitch Day, an event at which the 10 winners of the Construction Startup Competition 2019 presented their solutions to a jury of experts in construction, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The global challenge doubled its participation compared to the 2018 competition. It seeks new business models that work in the six priority opportunity…