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Iron Sheepdog is fixing short-haul trucking from the bottom up
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BRKZ, a construction-tech startup eyeing MENA, emerges from stealth with $8M
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Zacua Ventures has launched a new $56 million fund dedicated to construction tech
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5 ways construction tech founders can win in 2024
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Bulk Exchange raises $4.5M to help construction companies source bulk materials
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Prefab home builder Veev reportedly shutting down after reaching unicorn status last year
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Interplay secures $45M for third fund focused on B2B marketplaces, vertical software
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We may live to see NASA building houses on the moon
A NASA-funded project by construction tech company ICON is developing a project which aims to build 3-D-printed moon habitats.
In our lifetimes, we may see people living on the moon.
Olympus is a NASA-funded project by the construction tech company ICON, which seeks to create human-supporting infrastructure on the moon, including roads, landing pads, blast shields and, eventually, habitats.
Still at its research and development stage, Olympus is going to first test lunar surface samples brought to Earth from Apollo missions in order to observe their mechanical behavior in simulated moon gravity. This will help develop prototypes for a future full-scale 3D printing system that might one day, perhaps in the coming decades, build infrastructure on the moon.
The Davis-Bacon Act changes present a chance for startups to disrupt construction tech
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