Tag: construction
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Pillar secures €12M to build an AI-powered operating system for construction
Italian construction technology startup Pillar has raised €12 million in a seed funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Base10 Partners, with participation from Italian Founders Fund. The round brings Pillar’s total funding to €15.2 million, less than eight months after its public launch. Existing investors, including Emblem, also participated in earlier financing rounds. read more
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US Border Wall Construction Damages 1,000-Year-Old Indigenous Land Art in Arizona
Construction crews building a barrier between the United States and Mexico damaged a 200-foot-long etching of a fish embedded in the land that is thought to be 1,000 years old, according to a report in the Washington Post. As part of President Donald Trump’s contentious $46.5 billion border-wall project, workers destroyed a 60-to-70-foot portion of read more
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All3 raises $25M to boost construction productivity with robotics and AI
All3, a company developing a robotic platform for construction, has raised $25 million in a seed funding round led by RTP Global, with significant participation from SuperSeed and additional backing from Begin Capital, s16vc and VNV Global. The company is developing an integrated construction model that combines autonomous robotics, AI-powered design software, and robotic manufacturing. read more
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Judge Halts Construction of Trump Ballroom, Maurizio Cattelan Wants You to Confess… to Him: Morning Links for April 1, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines THE LAST DANCE. Yesterday, Judge Richard Leon halted construction of President Trump’s contentious White House ballroom, ruling that Congress must approve the major building project first, reports the New York Times. It is the first time a federal judge has put the brakes read more
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Nebius announces construction of one of Europe's largest data centres
European AI infrastructure companyNebiustoday said it was constructingone of Europe’s largest data centres, as the demand for AI compute shows no signs of slowing down. The data centre, located in theFinnish city ofLappeenranta, has a capacity of up to 310 megawatts and is expected to be up and running by 2027, Nebius said. The Amsterdam-based read more
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Sitegeist secures €4M pre-seed for AI modular robots in construction
Munich-based construction robotics startup Sitegeist has raised €4 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by b2venture and OpenOcean, with participation from UnternehmerTUM Funding for Innovators and several angel investors, including Verena Pausder, Lea-Sophie Cramer, Alexander Schwörer, and additional strategic backers from the construction and robotics sectors. Across Europe, ageing bridges, tunnels, parking facilities, and read more
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Brickanta closes $8M round to expand AI use in construction planning
Stockholm-based Brickanta, an agentic AI platform for the construction industry, has closed an $8 million seed funding round led by Northzone. The round includes participation from global sports figures, founders of Lovable and Tandem Health, angel investors affiliated with OpenAI, Google, and Meta, as well as continued backing from Y Combinator and SSE Business Lab. read more
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$1M+ raise for construction startup Arctis AI led by former fencing champion Dila Ekrem
The construction and real estate sector is Europe’s largest industry, yet it remains largely dependent on manual and disconnected processes. This inefficiency is becoming critical as the sector faces a massive wave of activity, driven by a €584 billion requirement for power grid upgrades and an estimated €500 billion in transport infrastructure modernisations across Europe read more
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Endra closes $20M seed round amid surging demand in construction supercycle
Stockholm-based Endra, an AI-powered mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) platform, has closed a $20 million seed round led by Notion Capital, with participation from existing investor Norrsken VC. The built-environment sector is under pressure to increase delivery capacity substantially. Some estimates suggest global construction output would need to grow by more than 40 per cent read more
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