Tag: StartUp
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Asphalt Plant Seasonal Start-Up Best Practices
Before he passed away, my grandfather used to say, “Machines are meant to run.” He spent his life working as a mechanic for several factories and metal shops in Northeast Ohio, and, eventually, he ended his career working at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. He basically had a full machine shop in his garage,…
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Construction Startup Competition 2023 Launched
Cemex Ventures, Cemex’s corporate venture capital and open innovation unit, kicks off its Construction Startup Competition 2023, which is the biggest competition in the construction industry for startups. The application phase for the competition will be open until July 2, 2023. Cemex Ventures is joined in its 7th Competition edition by prominent leaders such as…
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Introducing the Gold Medalists of the Construction Startup Competition
The 2022 Construction Startup Competition winners presented their solutions at the Pitchday during Procore´s Groundbreak conference in New Orleans. Of the eight winners, Automatic Construction, Carbon Limit, Exodigo, and Soil Connect took home the gold medals in their category. I had a chance to chat with their teams after the results were announced. Automatic Construction The startup has devised…
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The Construction Startup Competition – An Interview with Ibon Iribar
The Construction Startup Competition 2022 allowed innovative teams from around the globe to showcase their solutions to leading industry developers and investors. I sat down with Ibon Iribar of CEMEX Ventures to discuss the competition and its value to the industry. Ibon Iribar is an investment and open innovation advisor at CEMEX Ventures. The company organized the…
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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…