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The AEC-Tech Internet Index
The largest web traffic and trends analysis for ventures in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) technology ever done worldwide. Contains hundreds of the most-funded AEC-Tech startups and scale-ups. Published monthly.
Articles
Markets Observatory
Build Supply ⎟ Vertical Integration Is Back In The Techno-Industrial Era
We explore the shift from demand-driven aggregators to supply-focused vertical integration in real-world industries, and its impact on construction materials and the role emerging markets play in it.
Podcast
Markets Observatory
Metrics that Matter | Decoding Success Metrics We Look For in Construction Tech and AECS Startups
This week we are sharing some of our favorite metrics we use for SaaS, OaaS, marketplaces and fintech models across Seed and Series-A rounds in AEC-Tech and Construction-Tech ventures.
Practical Nerds
Frameworks | Models
Demand > Supply⎟Mankind Enters Its Most Ambitious Era of Construction Activity
The demand for construction of buildings and infrastructure will stand at $22 Trillion in 2040. How robotics and supply-side technology will help deliver against the highest construction demand in mankind's history. Also: "Best-of" lists are useless.
Podcast
Markets Observatory
Eight Rejections to Architectural Revolution: Snaptrude's Journey Over The Years
The operator meets the early investor: Altaf Ganihar's journey to building Snaptrude, and Foundamental's journey to partner with Snaptrude.
Podcast
North America
Design | CAD | 2D | 3D
Building the Future: Can a Digital GC Tap Into India's Growing Data Center Demand?
As India's digital landscape undergoes rapid transformation, the country's data center industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, reshaping the technological infrastructure and positioning India as a major player in the global digital economy.
Articles
Asia-Pacific
Markets Observatory
Beyond TAM | The (Untapped) Power of Branding in Construction Tech
In this episode, we uncover a fascinating phenomenon in the construction materials industry. We've discovered examples of companies valued far beyond their total addressable market (TAM). Here's the playbook for founders in AECS technology.
Practical Nerds
Frameworks | Models
Niche Domination First ⎟ ERP Software for (Solar) SMB Installers in US and EU
How to win with ERP software for (solar) SMB installers in US and EU, why new-age ERPs for small installers can battle the qualified-labor shortage, and why a modular tech stack to build a flexible ERP suite for SMBs is the key.
Podcast
Europe
Workforce | Blue-Collar
Where construction firms are counter-intuitively INCREASING their software spend
We observe that construction firms are increasing software budgets, bucking the trend seen in other B2B sectors over the last 2-3 years. Lower utilization and margins are driving the need - and the capacity - for process improvements and new software
Practical Nerds
Markets Observatory
Design Automation ⎟ Why 2D Will Always Remain in AEC (And Not Just 3D)
Is the future of automating architecture and design in 2D, not 3D? Testfit's founder Clifton Harness has a unique take and elaborates with us why.
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Design | CAD | 2D | 3D
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