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Speckle snags $5.5M seed to build open source platform for 3D drawings

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It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble. Stefanescu said the goal is to provide a platform to open up the process and make it easier for companies to exchange information in 3D formats.

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Prefabs sprout: How Modulous helps housing developers build modular homes without factories

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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 For the construction phase, the kit of parts enables developers to produce large multi-tenant apartment blocks with minimal up-front investment.

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Building-code compliance startup UpCodes gets $3.36M in pre-Series A funding

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The company’s paid customers include construction firms like Stantec and ARCO National Construction, architecture firms SOM and Ennead, and Airbnb, Cornell University and the State University of New York. Construction tech startups are poised to shake up a $1.3-trillion-dollar trillion-dollar industry.

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5 measures to gauge your digital portfolio maturity

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When WGI and Columbia Universities’ Global Leaders in Construction Management polled over 570 end users about strategic technology trends they saw having the most business impact on the infrastructure industry in 2023, they cited AI and ML at 32%, augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) at 13%, and 3D printing at 12%.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

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Investors include CCB Trust, a subsidiary of China Construction Bank, GGV Capital and real-time communication solution provider Agora, a long-time partner of Cocos. Cocos is best known for its cross-platform, open source engine for 2D mobile games, but many have argued it has fallen behind in the 3D era. and Russia. New arenas.

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6 strategic imperatives for your next data strategy

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By placing these platforms at the core of your data architecture, your organization can get a springboard into automation, analytics and AI/ML projects while rounding it out with additional partners and investments to complete your ecosystem.

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Australian lidar maker Baraja collects $31M B round to illuminate the future of autonomy

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Creating accurate 3D images of mines is a task that’s incredibly difficult for humans or ordinary cameras, but practically purpose-built for lidar. The partnership with Hitachi Construction Machinery was successful enough that the company decided to invest. Not a claim many lidar makers can make!

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