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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.

Articles

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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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
Startup recycles plastic water bottles into remarkable 3D-printed homes — and it could help address the nation's housing crisis
A California-based company is revolutionizing home construction by 3D printing houses using recycled plastic waste, potentially addressing housing shortages and environmental concerns simultaneously.
Press
North America
Robotics | Hard-Tech
Render Revolution⎟How Enscape Disrupted 3D Visualization In Architecture
From startup to $200M+ exit, Enscape's journey revolutionized architectural rendering. Discover how they built a thriving business without sales teams and navigated two successful exits.
Podcast
Europe
Design | CAD | 2D | 3D
India’s blue-collar workers paradox pt 1 (and is it a business opportunity?)
This crucial sector is facing a challenge: an alarming shortage of skilled labor threatens to derail India's ambitious economic goals.
Articles
Asia-Pacific
Markets Observatory
Space Construction | Building Infrastructure and Real Estate In Space (For Manufacturing)
Explore how space construction startups are pioneering building infrastructure and real estate off-earth, eg. moon water mining for rocket fuel, paving the way for off-world colonies and revolutionizing space supply chains.
Podcast
Foundamental's AEC Robotics Cheat Sheet (2024 version)
Dive into my framework for evaluating robotics in AEC. How I codify buy readiness, success readiness and recombination readiness into what I consider the ideal founder and business profile in construction and AEC.
AEC_VC
Robotics | Hard-Tech
The Foundamental Documentary: Origins (Ep. 1)
Watch Foundamental's GPs unveil the origins of their contrarian approach to VC in AECS tech and construction tech: globally focused, vertically specialized, and relentlessly committed to driving exceptional returns through unearthing hidden signals.
The Foundamentary
Inside Foundamental
Top Capital Allocators' Viewpoint | Why Construction Tech is the Next Big Thing
See how the best capital allocators view construction tech poised for explosive growth, mirroring patterns seen in fintech and mobility tech, backed by compelling market data and industry trends.
Practical Nerds
Markets Observatory
The Foundamental Documentary: Patterns (Ep. 2)
Foundamental's GPs reveal their contrarian approach to AECS tech: Backing real-world builders globally, focusing on vertical singularities others overlook, and relishing in the adversity that category-creating firms face during their first few years.
The Foundamentary
Inside Foundamental
The Foundamental Documentary: Fallacies (Ep. 3)
The Foundamental GPs reveal how specialist VCs tend to outperform generalists in AECS and construction tech, debunking common fallacies by generalists, and emphasizing the value of sector-specific routine to uncover category-creators early.
The Foundamentary
Inside Foundamental
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