American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 30, 2025

The companys collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Agency is a boost to the states program to attract AI companies for its innovation economy. Despite the IPOs scale, investor enthusiasm was tempered by concerns over CoreWeaves financial sustainability. The company reported $1.92 The company recently announced a $1.2

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TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2021

Mighty Building’s self-proclaimed mission is to create “beautiful, sustainable and affordable” homes. The company claims to be able to 3D print structures “two times as quickly with 95% less labor hours and 10-times less waste” than conventional construction.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The firm has an Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Tel Aviv presence, and now has a $160 million sack of funds to deploy across its focus areas: sustainability and technological innovation in the construction, real estate and manufacturing industries. Sebastian Peck and Talia Rafaeli are heading up the new sustainability fund for Kompas.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Patrick Chopson and Sandeep Ahuja started cove.tool , an Atlanta-based company developing software to optimize building design for sustainability and cost, because of problems they’d faced in their careers as architects. Now the company is $5.7

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Juno , a proptech startup which aims to build more sustainable and affordable apartment buildings, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Juno co-founder and CEO Jonathan Scherr said the San Francisco-based startup plans to build all electric properties by assembling “the first OEM ecosystem for ground-up development.” (For

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TechCrunch

MARCH 1, 2022

Veev, a real estate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” Interestingly, Veev Group started its life as a traditional real estate developer and asset manager.

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Ecosystem Builder Hub

AUGUST 14, 2020

As with any movement, there comes a day when grand visions need to either remain that, or be executed on so that they may evolve to the next stage of development and maturation. Someone who could understand the current landscape, help envision where we want to be and collaboratively develop a plan to get there.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

ICON , a construction tech company that’s raised more than $400 million in funding, has landed a new contract from NASA to develop new systems to build on the moon and Mars. Habitats aren’t the only thing on the company’s radar: it’s also eyeing up landing pads and other infrastructure to support sustained lunar exploration.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Developing construction systems to create infrastructure and habitats on the moon, and eventually Mars, with NASA. These are just some of the things that Austin, Texas-based construction tech startup ICON has been working on. for developer 3Strands in Austin, Texas. Two of the four homes are under contract.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Brazilian construction tech startup Ambar announced it has raised a large Series C round: R$204 million, approximately $36 million at today’s mid-market rate. Ambar was created in 2013 with the ambition to leverage technology to make the civil construction process more efficient. Ambar is not a general contractor, though.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

startup that makes it easier for housing developers, architects and construction firms to configure and design modular homes to address the ongoing housing crisis , has raised £10 million ($11.7 Modulous , a U.K. million) in a series A round of funding. billion people by 2025 , as house-price growth continues to outpace income growth.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

One of those companies, Oakland-based Mighty Buildings , just raised $40 million in Series B funding for its quest to create homes that it says are “beautiful, sustainable and affordable” using 3D printing, robotics and automation. In fact, the company already has secured contracts with developers for its single family housing product line.

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Revolution

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Real estate developers love to build high-rise offices and condos for that tech worker, but are less excited (and often less incentivized) to build housing for the additional five, lower paid, employees. So why don’t developers just build more rental housing? What is the solution? Many intuitively appealing solutions?—?such

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TechCrunch

JULY 8, 2022

A large part of this problem is that concrete and steel are just not sustainable materials, unlike (say) timber. Previous investors also joined the round, including Giuseppe Zocco, Foundamental and A/O Proptech, which accelerates 011h’s ambition to create a sustainably built world.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Constructions such as inflatable plastic lounges (photos here and here ), giant see-saws, and art projects involving flame throwers provided entertainment for the 800 to 1500 partygoers that showed up each weekend night. 55 Washington Street. If you're going to have a real startup community, the pundits say you need a billion dollar exit.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

More construction projects are being started, but payments to contractors and their subcontractors continue to cause a bottleneck in the normal course of completing a project. Constrafor grabs $106M in equity, credit to finance construction subcontractors The company raised $106.3

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 11, 2019

For anybody who doesn’t recognize his name, he co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and is known as the developer of the 1976 Apple I—the computer that launched the now-ubiquitous brand. It means being constructive, not frustrated, when things don’t go your way. Creating humor, he says, is an important part of his life’s work.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Based in Bali, Indonesia , Stilt Studios specializes in creating sustainable and modular homes. Their products are constructed on a modular platform that affords diverse design and customization possibilities. The Family Village Canggu, a residential development housing 25 family villas, is one of their most significant undertakings.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Emerging entrepreneurs and small business owners who are developing a new, product, process, or software application – and need startup funding, need to know about the Ben Franklin program. Impulse Technology, located in Centre County, has developed a patented, self-aligning prosthetic ankle that enhances mobility and comfort.

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Startup Blogpost

MARCH 4, 2024

17 Metrics to Measure the Success of New Business Development When it comes to gauging the success of new business development, CEOs and founders are key voices to listen to. This ensures new business development isn’t just about revenue, but actively building the future we envision for our company. And growth will follow.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

publicly listed software and services company that targets engineering and design industries, has acquired Norway’s Spacemaker , a startup that has developed AI-supported software for urban development. Other investors on the cap table include Nordic real estate innovator NREP, Nordic property developer OBOS, U.K.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While a portion of that is from the energy and materials required to construct buildings, the lion’s share — nearly 90% on an annual basis — comes from their use. There’s a lot of overlap between construction tech and proptech. We hear people make this distinction between proptech and construction tech all the time.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Luxembourg-based Leko Labs , a construction startup that’s developing sustainable wood-based building materials as an alternative to steel and concrete and applying automation to construction methods, has closed a $21 million Series A round of funding. Construction is of course an extremely dirty business.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I had to do all of this in order to get comfortable that the company had a scalable & sustainable advantage and to think through the threats I thought they would encounter. From left to right I wrote in boxes: talent discovery, content development, production, post-production, distribution, & marketing.

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AsiaTechDaily

DECEMBER 11, 2023

During the launch event on December 4, 2023, the DTI revealed the Incubation, Development, and Entrepreneurial Assistance (IDEA) Program and the Accelerating Development, Valuation, and Corporate Entrepreneurship (ADVanCE) Program. Both initiatives are specifically tailored to push the creative sector.

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Register Singapore is emerging as a hotspot for cleantech innovation, with a growing number of startups focusing on sustainability and environmental impact. These companies are developing solutions to address critical issues such as renewable energy, waste management, water conservation, and more.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 24, 2021

Neighbor has developed a unique peer-to-peer model, c onnecting “renters” in need of storage space with “hosts” in their neighborhood who are willing to lease storage space in their home, garage or even driveway. Interestingly, before leading the round for Neighbor, Fifth Wall approached the company about business development opportunities.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Not only do they work in business development, market placement, and research to help develop solutions for the food service industry, but they also run their own startup incubator! Their high-end products and storefront come from a hand-cultivated culture, state of the art facilities and a sustainable growing practice.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Kunal Lunawat Contributor Share on Twitter Kunal Lunawat is co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on real estate tech, blockchain, AI and sustainability. AI’s emergence will cut through material use cases in real estate tech, from search and listings to mortgages, construction and sustainability.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JANUARY 2, 2024

The sturdy construction also allows hunters to have a safe hold when they are climbing in and out of a stand. Hikes and Hose uses highly sustainable and durable outdoor gear products from recycled fabrics and firehose. Hikes and Hoses (Lisa Hansen) Hikes and Hose provides an ecofriendly option for outdoor travel and sport enthusiasts.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 18, 2022

Sustainable travel at the forefront. “I’ve been working in the aircraft development space for decades, but 2021 was different,” Tigner writes. We have three full-time contractors doing business development and sales in the U.S., Infrastructure bill could promote lean construction via data capture.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 6, 2023

Airhive develops geochemical direct air capture (DAC) technology to expedite carbon removal efforts. Hong Kong -based startup Formwork IO aims to reduce carbon emissions within the architectural and construction sectors. One of the startups participating in the program is Airhive, hailing from the United Kingdom.

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TechCrunch

MAY 14, 2021

Before Twilio had a market cap approaching $56 billion and more than 200,000 customers, the cloud-communications platform developed a secret sauce to fuel its growth: a developer-focused model that dispensed with traditional marketing rules. SaaS companies can grow to $20M+ ARR by selling exclusively to developers.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 9, 2021

So what do we do about it, and how do we allocate our money, time and brainpower to develop solutions? The next Jack Dorsey needs to create a new cement or other building material to create sustainable buildings. The next Steve Jobs needs to figure out how to consume, produce and transport water sustainably.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2023

It makes mapping drones, develops software for fully autonomous flights and the WingtraPilot app, which collects and processes aerial survey data. Wingtra drones are used by surveyors in a wide range of industries, including construction, mining, environmental monitoring, agriculture, urban planning and land management.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The company announced today it has raised a $100 million Series A that will be used to expand quickly in the United States and on its Singapore research and development center, which is currently under construction. Next Gen Foods says this is the largest Series A ever raised by a plant-based meat company, based on data from Pitchbook.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 26, 2015

Make sure you and your employees create good, sustainable work habits. Encourage, praise and criticize constructively. Invest in professional development. In the face of a new calendar year, here are 26 ways to improve and/or maintain office productivity: 1. Encourage a healthy work ethic. Sit teams members close to one another.

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