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Our library of thoughts about everything AECS-Tech, spanning design, construction, renovation, blue-collar and robotics, B2B marketplaces, supply chains and logistics. Plus the occasional sneak peeks into the Foundamental family life.

Practical Nerds

The latest in venture and technology in the real world, from construction-tech to design-tech. Two early-stage investors shooting the breeze about startups, founders and venture funding. We talk about design, construction, renovation, blue-collar, robotics and supply chains. Hosted by Patric Hellermann and Shub Bhattacharya, General Partners at Foundamental

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AEC_VC

Reflections of a VC in AEC technology (architecture, engineering and construction-tech). What fascinated me last week.

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The Foundamentary

In what might be a world premiere - a VC firm allowing an external documentary team inside - Foundamental’s General Partners sit down with the Bricks & Bytes Documentary team for an unfiltered view into our ‘kitchen’.

From Foundamental’s unique origin story, over controversial takes on the future of AECS and venture, to the philosophies powering Foundamental’s decisions and portfolio success, this documentary series offers a first-of-its-kind behind the scenes access to the people, strategies, and hard-earned learnings of Foundamental.

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Covering a spectrum of verticals on construction, 3D and design, including renovation, blue-collar workforce and robotics, supply chains and logistics.

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If you ever get exhausted by our takes on the real world, here’s what the real world says about itself.

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Profitability, fundraising mistakes, M&A do's and don'ts
009 | Profitability in Constru-Tech | Unfortunate fundraising mistakes | What buy-side M&A professionals hate in Constru-Tech acquisition processes
Practical Nerds
Frameworks | Models
Urban Heat Islands
Hands-up: Who nerded out about urban heat islands (UHIs) before? My hand stayed down until recently, when a founder I work closely with asked me: 'Have you looked deeper into UHIs?'
AEC_VC
Decarb the Real World
Auba raises $3.5 Million to revolutionize supply chains with AI
For globally-minded companies, having robust and resilient supply chains is critical. Achieving this rests on having comprehensive communication systems – a constant flow of back and forth between different players at different points of the chain.
Press
Supply | Marketplaces
InsurTech x Constru-Tech, African venture ecosystem
008 | InsurTech x Constru-Tech | Al for Africa | How India influences the African venture ecosystem | with Yvonne Bajela, Partner @ Localglobe
Practical Nerds
Africa
The Financial Stack
Trailblazer 3D-Printed Homes Take Shape In California’s Coachella Valley
Eighty percent of the home’s production is automated. The one-ton panels arrive at the site ready to install, affixed to steel frames, and filled with polyurethane foam insulation. The extrusion material itself has four times the tensile and flexural strength as concrete and is 30% lighter.
Press
North America
Robotics | Hard-Tech
Neural radiance fields and billion-dollar opportunities they create in the 3D tool stack
Since the beginning of 2023, my Foundamental colleagues and I have seen a huge inflection of tech founders and startups applying Neural Radiance Fields (NeRFs) to built-world objects.
AEC_VC
Design | CAD | 2D | 3D
Stylib Raises £1.5M In Pre-Seed Funding
Stylib provides a platform for design professionals to search, review and specify architectural materials. Working with product suppliers and their designer customers, the startup is developing tools that leverage AI to promote efficient specification journeys.
Press
Europe
Design | CAD | 2D | 3D
Bricklaying robots
My concern for and fascination with the magnitude of the skilled workforce crisis in Western markets is increasing every week. You can find some of my other research and thoughts I am having here, here and here.
AEC_VC
Europe
Robotics | Hard-Tech
Truck driver shortage, and freight rates
007 | The truck driver shortage opportunity | Freight rates | Bricklaying robotics and what can be learnt from it for construction robotics
Practical Nerds
Workforce | Blue-Collar
Surety bonds in construction (and especially India), pay to play
006 | Surety bonds in construction (and especially India) | Cross-border manufacturing | Pay-to-play
Practical Nerds
The Financial Stack
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