A $60 million investment fund backing construction tech to tackle housing development in Australia has been launched by Boman Group. The fund, in partnership with JPCX, the investment arm of logistics and building supplies company JPC, has already completed its first investment in an Australian modular housing company to help it scale. Boman Group founder… Read more »
A Melbourne construction supply chains startup has raised $2.9 million in a Series A as it looks to expand into China. The round for Matrak was led by Singapore-based G&M Capital alongside Sydney VC Our Innovation Fund, former Aconex chairman Simon Yencken and others. Matrak was cofounded by Shane and Brett Hodgkins in 2018 with… Read more »
Construction is complex and fragmented. Not only that, but 12% of construction work is spent on rework, costing the Australian construction industry $28 billion a year. Sync Technologies, which just received funding from global early-stage VC Antler, enables construction businesses to turn data from existing and emerging technologies into action, empowering site managers, project… Read more »
Google announced today its withdrawal from negotiations with the NSW government around basing its new headquarters at the planned White Bay tech precinct.
Cribber is an app facilitating communication and compliance between tradies and site manager through a daily content “bulletin board”.
One of Australia’s largest clean energy projects to date, a 300 megawatt solar farm is set to be developed in Queensland Western Downs region.
Melbourne coworking space York Butter Factory and developer Mirvac in July announced a new partnership and platform called Hoist designed to help lift the Australian innovation ecosystem.
Daily startup news and insights, delivered to your inbox.
