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RElab announces innovative participants for its 2022 cohort
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th January 2022
RElab selects 9 startups in the areas of industrialised construction, sustainability, supply chain management and digitisation to participate in its latest cohort.
It’s a great start to the year for 9 innovative startups which have just been selected for the 2022 cohort of RElab, the international scale-up programme curated by Goldacre, the venture capital arm of the Noé Grou...
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Why is PPE Important in the Construction Industry?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd December 2021
An overview of why using PPE and adhering to proper health and safety protocols is an absolute must for the construction sector.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) has become increasingly important over the past 18 months across many different industries, with more businesses looking to improve their health and safety standards.
But industries such as manuf...
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Material Evolution secures investment to help transform the foundation industries
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd November 2021
Material Evolution raises $3.4m to support further development of its innovative and sustainable alternative to concrete
Way back at the end of last year, we highlighted some Northern Irish startups that we thought would be ones to watch during 2021. So we were delighted with the news this week that one of those startups, namely Material Evolution has just announced that it has raised $3....
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Buildots - AI and data-driven construction
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd September 2021
Buildots - the startup that's using AI to change how construction projects are delivered, by offering a more efficient and accurate way of working.
If you have been reading our articles for a while - and why wouldn’t you - you may have noticed the sharp increase in the number of times the startups we write about heavily feature AI.
You may have noticed that we no longer feel the n...
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Innovative smart built environment tech companies sought for RElab 2021
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th June 2021
RElab 2021 opens for applications from tech startups and scaleups with innovative solutions on the core themes of sustainability and construction technology
Tech businesses with solutions to help shape our future smart built environment, take note!
London-based VC firm Goldacre Ventures have just announced that RElab, their annual industry-focused scale-up programme is once again open for appl...
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Construction tech innovation wanted for Wincanton Innovation Lab Sprint 3
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd February 2021
From supply chain solutions and health and safety solutions for construction sites, through to waste management ideas, construction tech innovation and startups wanted for Wincanton Innovation Lab Sprint 3.
As one of the UK’s leading third-party logistics providers, Wincanton plays a huge role in construction projects all across the UK. Now, with the launch of Sprint 3 of W2 Labs - an in...
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Nine startups showcase their solutions at virtual RElab Demo Day
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th October 2020
A virtual demo day took place to mark the end of RELab's second scale-up programme featuring 9 international startups showcasing their innovative solutions...
This year’s RElab Demo Day was a virtual affair with 9 international startups from the UK, US, Israel, Turkey, Finland and Spain showcasing their innovative solutions in the areas of smart spaces, construction tech, sustaina...
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Construction Projects - why hiring equipment might be a better option
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2020Planning a construction project for your business? Here are a few reasons why it might be better to hire equipment rather than purchase...
If you’re planning a construction project for your business, perhaps a new office building or an extension to your factory, there are lots of factors to consider. Here, we take a look at why hiring equipment for your project might be the best option and,...
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Skrap - the startup that's disrupting construction hire
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th September 2020Skrap is an innovative PropTech startup that offers all kinds of construction hire services on-demand to construction companies
Skip hire is something that most of us don’t think about ever needing, and yet whether it’s work being done to the house or a big clearout of the garage, a skip is likely to come in handy for more people than would expect it. This one-off use means that we&rs...
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Construction tech startup ShapeDo secures investment from VC firm Goldacre
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th November 2019Investment announced for ShapeDo, the tech startup which is innovating in the construction sector
As regular readers may know, we recently did a feature on Goldacre’s RELab programme and its current call out for tech startups that could shape the future smart built environment.And it is quite timely since, ShapeDo, one of the RELab cohort from 2018/2019 has just secured a Late Seed inv...
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- Voicy lands €1.2 million pre-Seed from Global Founders Capital to build the GIPHY for sound 20th May 2022 Voicy, the online content platform for discovering, creating and sharing sound-clips and sound-effects secures investment to support team expansion and global growth.
- Zolar Lands €100 Million Series C On The Back Of Surging Demand For Affordable Green Energy 19th May 2022 Germany's leading digital solar platform, Zolar secures major investment to support roll out of new digital energy products.
- Metro Bank opens call for participants for second Magic Makers programme 17th May 2022 Metro Bank seeks startups and scaleups with a focus on customer experience, community banking, optimisation of systems & data and sustainability for its second innovation lab.
- Storyblok Raises $47M Series B to Make Headless Content Management the New Standard 17th May 2022 Storyblok secures major investment to further accelerate product innovation and growth into the US and Europe.