The built industry continues attempts at innovating under the same procedures that act as roadblocks to progress during construction. Incremental changes aren’t enough and the U.S. is playing catchup to the rest of the world making it prime for investing.
Shadow Ventures is joined by industry experts as co-investors giving this portfolio an unfair advantage.
This industry is primed for technology companies with defensible strategies. COVID in many cases has expedited tech adoption signaling this industry being primed for large-scale disruption.
Thinning Margins: There is a crisis to innovate in the building industry as it becomes more crowded, less profitable, and races to keep up with population growth.
Labor Shortage: As one generation retires, the built environment is finding fewer skilled workers, increasing the urgency for automated services, robotics, and improve efficiencies
Abysmal Productivity: Productivity in construction has not only slowed but also decreased to levels unseen since 1968, making the decline the worst for most industries.
Environmental Crisis: Countries and private organizations are facing a crisis concerning the climate, evolving sustainability standards, and infrastructure needs of growing urban populations.
Ubiquity & Lower Price of Tech: Unlike a decade ago, owners, lenders, appraisers, builders, designers, and subcontractors carry smart devices. New companies can grow more affordably.
Proven Adjacent Market Adoption: Advancements in compatible verticals like 3D printing, IoT, robotics, autonomous equipment, cybersecurity, envirotech, AI, ML are primed for the built environment.
Learn more about the construction industry by downloading our Disrupt a Broken Industry – The Industrial Construction Sandbox white paper for free. Industrialized construction is the future of the built environment. It possesses the capability to transform, the way we construct and fabricate.
We are currently recruiting co-investors that have tremendous experience and influence in the construction industry
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Technology that is disrupting and advancing multifamily construction, management, and tenant experience.
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Technology to disrupt how we design and build the next generation of sustainable buildings.
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Startups focused on building and construction in order to change the built environment.
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