Autodesk, Arkema and Farsoon are taking a collaborative step forward in advanced additive manufacturing (3D Printing). Working together, the companies are developing an optimized software, hardware, and advanced materials ecosystem with the goal of accelerating industrial production with polymer laser sintering.

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Additive manufacturing makes objects by systematically adding material via a CAD program

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Companies that develop only the materials used for additive manufacturing operations. These are typically compatible with 3D printers offered by other/partner companies.

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Autodesk is developing a new generative design software that works directly with HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printers. The design-to-print workflow for additive manufacturing was designed specifically for HP’s 3D printers, with the goal of streamlining the conversion of digital design to physical part.

Companies that develop 3D printers for manufacturers. These companies typically develop their own software and materials which is provided along with the 3D printers (hardware).

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Formlabs sells 3D printers with related material and software as well as post-processing solutions for rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, manufacturing aids, models and props, and end-use parts production. The company targets engineering and product design, manufacturing, research and education (for on-demand experimentation), model making and entertainment, jewelry, dental, and medical applications.Formlabs’ 3D printers include a range of off-the-shelf desktop printers and industrial printers (Form 3 range and Fuse range). The company also provides tailored AM solutions depending on the factory setting for scaled operations. Its software PreForm functions through automatic algorithms that allow any employee to print without being specially trained and includes a dashboard to manage printers, material movement, and teams in one place. The company’s post-processing solutions automate the rinsing and post-curing processes, which are capable of handling large parts and high-volume production. In January 2023, Formlabs launched the <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/15507?industryIds=71">“Automation Ecosystem”</a> comprising three new products, 1) Form Auto, 2) High Volume Resin hardware packages, and 3) fleet control software. In September 2023, Formlabs launched an <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/21893">open material platform</a> allowing access to third-party materials, customizable print settings, and open material printing.Formlabs uses technologies like low-force stereolithography (LFS) and selective laser sintering (SLS), which leverage various types of resins and nylon powder. In January 2024, the company <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/25337">launched a new Resin Pumping System and two new materials</a>, Polypropylene Powder and Premium Teeth Resin to enhance the efficiency, versatility, and scalability of its 3D printing solutions.In February 2024,<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/26962"> the company released the beta version of “Formlabs Texture Engine,"</a> a tool that enables users to apply textures and patterns to 3D models in preparation for printing. Users can import their CAD models into the engine, apply a displacement map to the model to define and apply the required texture, and import the model back into the CAD tool for a final review or immediate 3D printing.In April 2024, the company<a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/28615"> released a new 3D printer named Form 4</a> to handle rapid and large-scale 3D printing projects. The system leverages low force display (LFD) technology to cure the parts at higher speeds (up to 100 mm per hour). Additionally, the company also launched the biocompatible version of Form 4, Form 4B, that leverages stereolithography (SLA) 3D printing technology.In July 2024, <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/31457">Formlabs acquired Micronics</a>, a 3D printer startup, for an undisclosed amount to integrate the latter’s team into its own to leverage its expertise in developing SLS 3D printers.In August 2024, its premium teeth resin received <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/32667">FDA 510(k) Medical Device Clearance </a>for 3D printing of temporary dental appliances.Key customers and partnershipsFormlabs’ customers, including Google, Ford, New Balance, Dame, TaylorMade, Gillette, and the US Naval Academy, have printed over 40 million parts as of May 2022. The company also operates through a network of over 50 ambassadors from 13 countries (as of May 2022) that use Formlabs products.In October 2022, Formlabs partnered with <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/13850?industryIds=71">3DPrinterOS</a> to bring 3D printer fleet management and cloud support capabilities to Formlabs’ printers. In May 2023, Formlabs partnered with Hawk Ridge Systems to expand access to its 3D printing solutions in North America and MLC CAD Systems to further expand its presence in the US market.

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 Carbon sells 3D printers along with related software and material for additive manufacturing to allow mass customization and on-demand inventory management. With a range of patented engineering and dental resins, Carbon targets automotive, consumer goods, dental (healthcare), and other industrial use cases. Carbon&rsquo;s product portfolio includes several types of 3D printers named M1, M2, and M3 (an advanced end-to-end idea-to-production platform introduced in January 2022) as well as L1 and a parts washer. Carbon&rsquo;s materials portfolio includes rigid, elastomeric, and dental materials. Carbon&rsquo;s design software platform was launched targeting product designers globally in 2022. It offers regular software updates to its printers to continuously improve the processes and the outcome. With the acquisition of design software company 
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 in August 2022, Carbon expanded its software capabilities to include topology optimization capabilities, allowing users to speed up the design iteration process and create complex, high-performance part designs.
 
 
 The company also offers print analytics solutions, allowing real-time review of production data and part traceability from design to print stage. Adding to its proprietary pool of materials, in February 2022, Carbon introduced a flame retardant photopolymer resin that ensures durability and the long-term stability of printed parts.
 
 
 Carbon uses patented Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology that uses digital light projection and engineering-grade materials to develop parts with mechanical properties and a surface finish. DLS is driven by Carbon&rsquo;s Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP) technology, which uses ultraviolet (UV) light to cure liquid plastic resin into solid parts. Unlike traditional resin-based 3D printing (which reportedly makes weak parts), Carbon&rsquo;s printed parts are baked in an oven, exposing the parts to a second heat-activated programmable procedure for improved strength.&nbsp;
 
 
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 Carbon had a presence in 17 countries as of January 2024, with plans to expand to other international markets in the future. The company also operates through a network of design firms and contract manufacturers that specialize in Carbon&rsquo;s technologies. Carbon connects customers with these partners if they have a prototype that needs to be made.
 
 
 Carbon has entered several partnerships with other AM companies including Desktop Metal to bring its Flexcera resins to the Carbon Digital Manufacturing Platform (July 2023), Henkel to combine materials and printing expertise (October 2020), and Shapeways to offer access to Carbon&rsquo;s 3D printing technology and materials (March 2019).
 
 
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 In June 2019, Carbon raised USD 260 million co-led by Madrone Capital Partners and Baillie Gifford, bringing the company&rsquo;s total funding to USD 683.4 million. Carbon planned to use this capital to expand R&amp;D, establish its first advanced development facility (ADF), and support international growth in Europe and Asia. 
 
 
 
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Based in Israel, XJet provides a range of additive manufacturing solutions, specializing in metal and ceramic 3D-printing technologies. Its flagship product, NanoParticle Jetting, is a patented technique that involves printing separate nanoparticle inks or fluids for building and supporting materials. It enables the production of complex geometries in ceramic or metal parts across a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical, dental, and tooling.&nbsp;Moreover, the company also offers zirconia, alumina, and stainless steel materials for ceramic and metal systems, as well as related printer management software and a parts planner.&nbsp;In June 2024, XJet announced the addition of a new <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/30869">17-4PH stainless steel material</a> to its portfolio of AM material for its NanoParticle Jetting (NPJ) technology. The material reportedly offers high hardness and tensile strength, allowing it to create complex structures for medical devices and surgical instruments, aerospace and defense, oil and gas filtration, and high-precision tooling and manufacturing.Key customers and partnershipsIn January 2024, <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/25593">XJet partnered with XOLUTIONS,</a> an Italian electroplating solutions provider, to offer its XJet's Carmel 1400M AM solution for R&amp;D in the luxury fashion industry.

Technologies bringing about a new reality

Extended Reality

Arcturus is a volumetric technology company focusing on multiple industries including entertainment and media. It is the developer of “HoloSuite,” a platform for volumetric video editing and distribution that allows the creation of immersive live-action performances. Holosuite contains tools including HoloEdit, HoloCompute, and HoloStream to edit, compress, and stream volumetric videos. The tools include features such as non-linear editing, flexible workflows, and web-based viewing. Also, notably, the group of founders including Ewan Johnson and Andy Stack were previously part of companies such as Pixar, YouTube, Dreamworks, and Google.&nbsp;Notable platform updates include the introduction of Accelerated Volumetric Video (AVV) (November 2023), which the company claims is the world's first high-performance, volumetric compression codec.&nbsp; In December 2022, the company announced the release of multiple updates to its HoloSuite platform including ‘Blend’ developed to blend volumetric video clips. Further, Arcturus claims to be the only capture-agnostic post-production platform for volumetric videos.&nbsp;The company offers the Holosuite platform on a subscription basis starting from USD 3,750 per user per year.Key customers and partnershipsArcturus’s client base includes companies such as Warner Media, VIVE, and NTT Docomo.&nbsp;In December 2023, Arcturus became the go-to-market partner for Microsoft’s Mixed Reality Capture Studios tech, integrating with Arcturus HoloSuite tools.Funding and financialsIn <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/14709">November 2022</a>, the company raised USD 11 million in a Series A funding round led by Cloudtree Ventures. The funds were utilized to further develop its flagship platform “Holosuite” and to expand its research in new AI tools and technologies.&nbsp;

The Norway-based Sloyd platform uses AI to create assets for video games, including those in the VR and AR space. The company offers a library of generators that allows users to design, customize, and implement 3D assets. To do this, the platform leverages a combination of AI-driven prompting, parametric models, and real-time world generation to produce game-ready models with clean topology.Sloyd's AI technology, “SloydNet,” is designed to understand and implement geometric details, light reflections, and textural data, resulting in dimensionally accurate and tangible models. The AI continually improves its accuracy through machine learning, refining the models based on feedback and data input. The platform also provides an SDK for real-time generation within game engines such as Unity.The company offers freemium plans for access to its software, with its paid “Plus” plan charging USD 20 per month, per user, alongside custom pricing options for larger studios. Users are allocated a set number of “credits” for each plan. These are used when users download assets from the platform.Key customers and partnershipsSloyd's user base spans over 250,000 signups, including game developers, professionals in TV/movie production, and architectural visualization firms.&nbsp;

Technologies and processes that revolutionize the traditional construction industry

Construction Tech

Rhumbix is a mobile-first platform that provides construction management technology for General Contractors, Trade Contractors, and Owners. The company offers an industry-leading suite of products including Timekeeping, Production Tracking, Time & Materials Tracking, and Field Analytix. These tools are designed to support and empower better decision-making in the field by bringing together critical data across projects in real-time. Rhumbix's platform helps digitize field data collection, which can lead to improved project execution in terms of schedule and budget. It serves as a single source of truth that enhances the collection and analysis of field data across various operational regions. In 2021, Rhumbix experienced significant growth, with customers processing over USD 1.5 billion in construction payroll using Rhumbix's data, and more than 34 million total work hours documented through the platform. The company nearly doubled the number of construction projects utilizing its platform during that year.
Key customers and partnerships
Rhumbix has expanded its Partner Network to include trusted partners such as Autodesk and Oracle. The company has also integrated with Briq, Aedo, Pixis, SelectView, Agave, and Morpheus Technology Group to provide expanded value to customers seeking highly personalized configurability for unique analytics and reporting needs. DPR Construction is a customer that made a strategic decision to switch to Rhumbix for digitizing their field data collection. Additionally, Rhumbix is listed as an integration partner for Foundation Software, indicating a partnership between the two companies in the construction software industry.

Bridgit is a leading provider of construction workforce intelligence technology. The company's flagship product, Bridgit Bench, is a workforce planning software designed for medium to large construction businesses. Bridgit Bench offers features such as employee allocation tracking, skills and certification management, custom reporting, and integration capabilities with other construction management platforms like Autodesk Construction Cloud and Procore. The software helps contractors optimize workforce management by providing a unified platform that combines workforce and project data from various existing technologies. Key functionalities include smart role assignment, future workforce forecasting up to five years in advance, flexible user permissions, scenario planning, and real-time dashboards for project and workforce insights.
Bridgit Bench streamlines workforce planning processes by enabling single sign-on with Microsoft and creating custom views. The platform also includes a Bench Cost module, which helps general contractors track financial workforce metrics and tie dollar values to underutilized staff. In August 2023, Bridgit introduced a Preconstruction Module for Bridgit Bench, designed to provide better support and visibility for preconstruction teams in planning their workforce across the entire project pipeline. This module allows preconstruction managers to track estimating, budgeting, and bidding tasks, while providing company leaders with an overview of team utilization rates and task progress.
Key customers and partnerships
Bridgit has partnered with several prominent construction companies and software providers. In March 2021, Dimeo Construction Company, ranked #182 on the ENR list, chose Bridgit Bench to drive its organization-wide resource planning. Power Construction, based in Chicago, was one of the first adopters of Bridgit's Preconstruction Module. The company has also established partnerships with software providers such as Unanet CRM by Cosential, announcing an integration in March 2022 that allows customers to overlay their project pursuits and workforce planning. Bridgit's client base includes industry leaders like Skanska, Balfour Beatty, and Ryan Companies. The company's implementation team provides white-glove service to get customers up and running quickly, resulting in improved workforce visibility, better employee retention, and higher profits for Bridgit customers.

Using data and automation to achieve 24/7 production.

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 Seebo offers a Predictive Quality and Yield Solution that enables manufacturers to identify process-driven inefficiencies in their production processes, resulting in predictive recommendations and the prevention of production losses. Having infused its AI algorithms with deep process manufacturing expertise, the solution is able to understand each individual production process. The company&rsquo;s customer base includes manufacturers in various industries, such as Nestl&eacute;, PepsiCo, Barilla, General Mills, Mondelez, &Scaron;koda, and Lindt. The company reported a 400% YoY growth over 2020, with a spike in demand by manufacturers amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
 
 In March 2021, the company raised USD 24 million in an extended Series B funding round to continue improving its process-based AI solution, &ldquo;Predictive Quality and Yield Solution,&rdquo; and for further global expansion. Vertex Ventures, which invested in the Series B round in July 2020, reported that it observed its initial investment tripling in nine months.
 
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Moving industry forward with next-gen advancements in energy storage and transmission

Alternative Energy

Avalanche Energy is a US-based company that was launched out of stealth in January 2022. As of February 2024, the company was designing, building, and testing micro-fusion reactors. The company’s 5 kWe power pack, called the “Orbitron,” is small enough to hold in your hand. The Orbitron design is based on specialized electrostatic ion traps operated at hundreds of kilovolts to confine fusion fuel ions in precessing elliptical orbits at extremely high velocities. The company envisions that its applications will include personal transportation and microgrid power.Since June 2021, Avalanche has operated two high-voltage reactor prototypes and, in May 2022, was awarded a prototype contract by the US Defense Innovation Unit to demonstrate the next generation of nuclear propulsion and power generation for spacecraft.In April 2023, Avalanche achieved a record of 200 kilovolts in its second prototype micro-fusion reactor, which made it the highest known operating voltage of any fusion device following the 190 kilovolts produced by the University of Wisconsin at Madison in a 2006 experiment.Key customers and partnershipsIn <a href="https://avalanchefusion.com/blog/fusion-powered-space-travel/">January 2024</a>, Avalanche reported that the company is developing Gen-3 and Gen-4 of its integrated fusion reactor, the Orbitron, under contract with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) for in-space applications.Funding and financialsAvalanche’s most recent funding was in <a href="https://avalanchefusion.com/blog/avalanche-fusion-nsf-grant/">October 2023</a>, when the company received a USD 275,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The company intended to use the funds to improve the efficiency of its Orbitron fusion device. Prior to this, in <a href="https://sp-edge.com/updates/17966">April 2023</a>, the company raised USD 40 million in a Series A funding round led by Lowercarbon Capital. The company intended to use the funding to continue its work to test, develop, and optimize its high-voltage Orbitron prototypes as well as miniaturize critical components for delivering a stand-alone micro-fusion reactor.

Revolutionizing construction with sustainable practices to build faster

Prefab Tech

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 Factory_OS is a developer of multifamily residential units which are manufactured off-site and installed on-site. The company, based in Vallejo, California, has two manufacturing facilities in Mare Island, California, and operates throughout the west coast. The company reports its houses can be built 40&ndash;50% faster than a traditionally built home, developing a 100-unit apartment building in less than 10 days, at a 20&ndash;40% lower cost. According to the company, these houses generate around 40% less waste through advanced material cutting and storage while reducing carbon emissions due to fewer transportation requirements.&nbsp;
 
 
 The company&rsquo;s houses comprise smart home features such as security and temperature control. The company has its own &ldquo;Housing Innovation Lab&rdquo; (HIL) in partnership with UC Berkeley&rsquo;s Terner Center for Housing Innovation. This identifies ways in which the efficiency of the manufacturing process can be continuously improved. The lab gathers ideas from architects, engineers, developers, corporations, public officials, and academics, to identify how environmental and community benefits can be maximized and delivered at prices that are affordable to middle-class families. The company uses technologies such as building information modeling (BIM), digital prototyping, and precision manufacturing for construction.
 
 
 In November 2020, the company raised USD 55 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to USD 77.7 million. The round was led by Lafayette Square Holdings with participation from Google, Facebook, Morgan Stanley, Autodesk, and Citi. The funds were used to expand to Los Angeles and open the HIL. By April 2021, the company developed more than 1,000 apartment units.
 
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Technologies that automate and optimize building operations using data-driven insights.

Smart Building Technology

Robin is a hybrid workplace experience platform that helps companies effectively manage and optimize their office spaces in the era of hybrid work. The company offers a comprehensive software solution that enables employees to book desks, reserve meeting rooms, and check in guests, among other features. Robin's platform utilizes interactive office maps and wayfinding tools, making it easier for employees to navigate and find available resources within the office.
One of the key differentiators of Robin's platform is its ability to provide valuable insights and analytics. Employers can leverage the company's workplace analytics to gain a detailed understanding of office and space utilization, identify usage patterns, and make data-driven decisions to optimize their real estate portfolio. Additionally, Robin offers employee experience analytics, which measures daily employee sentiment, allowing companies to gather live insights and feedback on the office experience.
In recent years, Robin has introduced innovative features to enhance the hybrid work experience further. The Global Hybrid Trends Dashboard, launched in May 2022, combines real-time data from thousands of companies globally, enabling customers to benchmark their workplace data against global trends and similar organizations. Robin has also incorporated AI-powered capabilities, such as automated desk booking, space booking, and workplace insights, to streamline the office experience and optimize space utilization.
Key customers and partnerships
Robin's hybrid workplace solutions have been adopted by thousands of teams across various industries, including well-known brands such as Toyota, Twitter, Mailchimp, and Peloton. The company has established integrations with Microsoft Teams, allowing users to access Robin's features directly within the Teams platform, further enhancing the hybrid work experience.

Taking commercial activities to new heights

Commercial Drone Tech

Skycatch is a technology company that provides aerial data capture automation, processing, visualization, and analysis tools. Its primary focus is on the mining sector, where it offers an all-in-one solution for drone survey and highwall mapping. This solution includes a kit for UAV mapping, data processing, and drone analytics, which can be operational within 30 minutes.
Skycatch's technology is designed to provide the fastest time to data in the market, eliminating the need for ground control points (GCPs) for safer data capture. It enables offline processing in the field or in the cloud, with proven accuracy of 5cm on all axes. The company's solution offers precise, high-fidelity 3D models of vertical surfaces, automatic creation of point clouds, automatic reprojection into site coordinate systems, and automatic removal of objects. Additionally, Skycatch provides advanced accuracy training and certification, as well as 24/7 enterprise support.

Sloyd is enabling creators to make 3D assets really fast and really easy.  Our core differentiation is optimized, usable 3D objects that are instantly customizable. We are the only infrastructure that can do in-game creation, enabling User Generated Content on a new scale. Our webapp allows quick customization of 3D assets using AI prompting, sliders and toggles. Users can access hundreds of templates to customize 3D assets.  Our SDK handles generation of huge worlds in realtime, at runtime. It enables 99% storage space saving, in-game creation tools, procedural worlds, and liveops asset changes.  We combine parametric models with AI, which ensures that assets are always game-ready. We generate UV maps and LODs instantly, with optimized meshes, but still allow prompting for 3D models with immediate results.

VAPAR is a developer of an engineering software intended for pipe asset management. The company's software speeds up the repair and maintenance of water pipes by automating pipe fault detection and infrastructure mapping using AI and GIS integration, saving clients time and money in repair and maintenance work.

Our software platform KOPE, is a connected offsite construction platform with embedded, standardized processes and algorithms that bridges the gap between design, manufacturing and construction.

Trancend’s mission is to transform the way engineering firms, utilities, and technology suppliers assess and design critical infrastructure. Transcend was started to help transform the culture of these firms by providing software that automates the preliminary engineering of any kind of vertical asset.  As these firms implement Transcend’s software it lowers costs, increases revenue (bid on more projects, faster, with more detail in less time), and frees up engineers to evaluate innovative technologies and sustainable design approaches, transcending the standard and sub-optimal solutions of years past.

Avalanche Energy is a fusion energy startup that develops micro-fusion reactors for distributed energy and mobility. The company's modular reactor architecture can be stacked for limitless power applications and energy density, allowing it to offer clean energy while also decarbonizing the planet. It provides quick iterations of design, build, test, and fix cycles, allowing for speedier development and the rapid scaling required by the world.

Arcturus is a software company that specializes in the post-production and streaming of volumetric videos. The company's platform, Holosuite, enables creatives to finesse and amplify volumetric captures to fit artistic and production goals. HoloSuite is designed to author, edit, and stream volumetrically captured performers so that producers can create immersive virtual and augmented reality experiences using live-action performances.

CloudNC develops advanced software that enables factories to autonomously manufacture precision parts.  Precision manufacturing is fundamental to every aspect of modern life - without it, there are no cars, aircraft, or ships. No mobile phones or computers. No houses or hospitals, no factories or power plants. No food.  In the modern world, virtually nothing can be made without precision parts.  And yet, the manufacturing industry has been slow to modernize and adopt the innovations that are shaping the future.  CloudNC's mission is to automate manufacturing and create a clean and sustainable industrial revolution that accelerates humanity. They’re building the autonomous factories of the future to make manufacturing 10x more efficient, sustainable and faster than anything today. They’re reimagining manufacturing, making it more efficient and productive than ever before, and opening a unique opportunity for investors to transform a $150bn industry. CloudNC elevates an entire industry and put manufacturing back at the cutting edge.

Eyrus, a workforce visibility platform for construction, automates the collection of workforce data, and allows project teams to accurately enhance attendance, timekeeping, safety, and security data in real time. Simply implement Eyrus at the time of workforce registration, capturing OSHA, health and safety, and equipment training information through an easy to set-up worker profile. Then, through the use of IoT and mobile devices, understand the interaction of the workforce throughout the worksite during the course of construction, or jobsite management, with access control, real-time alert systems for evacuation, and metrics for compliance reporting. All in an easy to use cloud-based platform. The data collected can then help with schedule forecast analytics, understanding delays before they occur, and creates jobsite intelligence enhancing decision making, and project planning.

SpaceIQ is an innovative technology driven software company that provides cloud-based workplace management platform. SpaceIQ is a Silicon Valley, VC backed technology company founded by seasoned business and technology leaders to transform every workplace from a cost center into a competitive advantage. The SpaceIQ workplace management platform is a smart IWMS and CAFM solution with a suite of powerful and easy-to-use workplace optimization features such as space planning, move management, real estate forecasting, and more, helping companies of any size to increase engagement, fuel productivity and reduce costs through operational efficiency, and centralized visibility. SpaceIQ is headquartered in Mountain View, California with offices in Sandy, Utah.  The company was founded on 2016.

Factory_OS takes an integrated, industrialized and tech-enabled approach to removing barriers throughout the housing development process. The company has an active research and development program and incorporates design, technology, construction and workforce innovations.

Bridgit is workforce intelligence for the construction industry. Bridgit’s mission is simple — to help the construction industry maximize profits by taking a people-first approach. Workforce Intelligence from Bridgit transforms workforce data into actionable insights that inform an organization's strategic and tactical business decisions.  Bridgit works with construction industry leaders like Skanska, Balfour Beatty, and Ryan Companies, among others. Bridgit is a privately held company, having raised over $35 million USD in equity financing, with capital from investors such as Autodesk, BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund, Camber Creek, Export Development Canada, IAF, Nine Four Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Sands Capital, StandUp Ventures, Storm Ventures, and Vanedge Capital.

Shine designs, manufactures, and installs solar systems for people transitioning out of homelessness. Across three product lines, Shine has gathered investments from private sources and the U.S. Department of Energy.

EAIGLE is an end-to-end AI platform that enables enterprises in the supply chain and retail sectors leverage vision data to address security, transportation, and operational challenges. Our flagship solution, AVAC™, automates vehicle access control using vision data from existing security cameras to deliver comprehensive vehicle data collection, registration, and validation. The AI automatically identifies vehicles, analyzing up to 25 data elements, such as: • Truck number • Trailer number • Container and chassis number • USDOT number • License plate Connect with us on LinkedIn to learn how EAIGLE can drive significant improvement to your yard operations.

Aurigo builds software that helps build the world. Aurigo provides modern, cloud-based solutions for capital infrastructure and private owners to help them plan with confidence, build with quality, and maintain their assets efficiently. With more than $300b of capital programs under management, Aurigo’s solutions are trusted by over 300 customers in transportation, water and utilities, healthcare, higher education, and government on over 40,000 projects across North America. Founded in 2003, Aurigo is a privately held U.S. corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas, with global offices in Canada and India. Our award-winning Aurigo Masterworks Cloud platform offers owners full lifecycle capital program management capabilities from planning, through construction, to business operations.  Aurigo helps capital program executives make better decisions based on proprietary artificial intelligence and machine learning technology. We are proud to have been named a Great Place To Work™, and have been recognized by industry leading groups, including Government Technology’s GovTech100, BuiltWorlds’ Infrastructure Tech 50, and Inc. Magazine, as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation.

aPriori is a provider of digital manufacturing simulation software. By leveraging the digital twin with our digital factories, they automatically generate design for manufacturability (DFM) and design to cost (DTC) insights, helping manufacturers collaborate across the product development process to make better design, sourcing and manufacturing decisions, drive product costs lower, and create higher value products in less time. aPriori also provides discrete manufacturers and product innovation companies with the most technologically advanced and comprehensive product cost management software and service solutions available on the market today.  These solutions fundamentally change the way companies calculate and manage product costs, enabling more informed design, manufacturing, and sourcing decisions that drive significant cost out of products, both pre- and post-production.

Rhumbix develops a mobile platform designed for the construction craft workforce. It modernizes construction field operations, helping builders go paperless in the field, and improving how they measure and manage labor productivity to be more profitable. Rhumbix was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Simprints is a nonprofit tech company committed to transforming the way the world fights poverty. We build technology to radically increase transparency and effectiveness in global development, making sure that every vaccine, every dollar, every public good reaches the people who need them most.

eSUB provides cloud-based project management, timecard management and corporate management for commercial subcontractors of all trades.  eSUB creates paperless projects to manage from any device; desktop, laptop, iPad, Tablet or Smartphone. It stores all documents; photos, drawings, PDFs, status reports, and any other documents, in one central location, available for all users to access any time, from any location.

Newmetrix develops a cloud-based video management platform to reduce jobsite risk with the power of human and artificial intelligence.

3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis. It helps users in land mapping and site scanning services in collecting accurate aerial data of the Jobsite, turning urns the drone photos into maps, models, point clouds, and providing comprehensive onboarding and ongoing support, enabling clients to take the batter and informed decisions related to construction sites. It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Conductor Technologies provides a cloud rendering platform for the media and entertainment industry to accommodate complex, custom, multi-site workflows of small to large sized studios. It is on a mission to lead the transition from on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based, infinitely scalable, and on-demand resources for rendering, simulation, and beyond. Conductor enables entire workflows of VFX and Animation facilities, whether they are using custom tools or off the shelf software to extend seamlessly into the cloud. The company was established in 2014 and is based in Oakland, California.

Moon Express is a privately financed commercial space company blazing a trail to the Moon. Their prime directive is to open up the Moon’s vast resources for humanity and establish new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit. They begin with profitable on-ramps by disrupting space transportation with innovative, flexible, and scalable new spacecraft that will radically reduce the cost of commercial robotic space activities.  In doing so they will extend the economic sphere of Earth and make the resources of the Moon and asteroids accessible. They have a team of driven, visionary people merging the best practices of traditional aerospace know-how with the innovation and entrepreneurial culture of Silicon Valley. They have partnerships with NASA as both collaborators and customers. They have signed a contract with NASA for lunar cargo delivery, and NASA has selected Moon Express as a partner in developing lunar landers to put the U.S. back on the surface of the Moon. The company was founded by Dr. Bob Richards, Naveen Jain, and Dr. Barney Pell in August 2010 and was quickly selected by NASA for its $30M Innovative Lunar Demonstrations Data (ILDD) program. Moon Express entered and became the recognized leader in the $30M Google Lunar XPRIZE competition in October of that same year, and in 2014 was selected by NASA for its Lunar CATALYST program focused on a U.S. return to the Moon. Moon Express is headquartered at the NASA Ames Research Park in Mountain View, California, with facilities and operations in Huntsville, Alberta, and at the Kenneday Space Center and Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Modbot brings industrial precision and power to consumer assembled robots. Imagine automated manufacturing and consumer robots within reach of everybody, assembled like Lego.  Modbot is a system of affordable and re-usable modules that snap together, filling the gap between $100 hobby and $20,000 industrial motion equipment.

Formlabs is developing an affordable high-resolution 3D printer to enable designers, engineers, and makers to realize their dreams in beautiful physical form easily. It manufactures 3D printing systems for various industries such as education, dentistry, health care, jewelry, and research. Formlabs is the preferred professional 3D printer for engineers, designers, manufacturers, and decision-makers worldwide. Their product lineup includes the Form 3, Form 3B, and Form 3L, all powered by Low Force Stereolithography (LFS)™ technology, and the Form 2 SLA 3D printer. They also offer Form Wash and Form Cure post-processing solutions, the Fuse 1 SLS 3D printer, and the Form Cell manufacturing solution. Formlabs develops its high-performance materials, continuously pushing the boundaries of 3D printing, and provides  3D printing software.

MegaBots, Inc., uses cutting-edge robotics technology to create the giant piloted fighting robots of science fiction, videogames and movies. These robots fight in epic-scale arena combat the likes of which the world has never seen before.  MegaBots are 15-foot-tall, internally piloted humanoid robots that fire cannonball-sized paintballs at each other at speeds of over 120 miles per hour. As the robots battle, armor panels chear off and litter the field, smoke and sparks pour out of the chassis, massive robotic limbs tear off, and robots crumple to the ground until only one is left standing.

MakeTime is an online platform that enables companies to produce machined components quickly and more efficiently than ever before. MakeTime does this by collecting unused CNC machine time from qualified machine shops across the United States and placing each order with the right shop for the job. MakeTime’s software helps customers streamline time-wasting processes, gives insight and transparency to a confusing process, overcomes capacity shortages, and takes the mystery out of pricing. Its goal is to make CNC machining production straightforward and simple.  MakeTime is located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of American manufacturing.

Established in Rehovot, the hub of the Israeli “Silicon Valley”, XJet boasts 50 multidisciplinary R&D specialists and has filed more than 50 registered and pending patents. Originally it developed a solution for the solar industry, and expanded into the additive manufacturing world in 2013. With a decade’s-worth of research behind it, XJet pioneered NanoParticle Jetting™   technology to transform the metal additive manufacturing industry. Bringing a new level of quality to metal manufacturing, XJet’s NanoParticle Jetting™   technology uses solid metal nanoparticles suspended in liquid “ink” in sealed cartridges. An ultra-fine layer of liquid droplets containing stochastic metal and support nanoparticles is deposited onto the system build-tray. This produces metal parts with the same ease and versatility of inkjet printing without compromising throughput.

UrbanSim builds smart city SaaS platforms to help developers, planners, and citizens address hard problems like affordability, access, and resilience. The company employs AI, data science, 3D visualization, and cloud-based simulation. They provide behavioral realism, cost-effectiveness, and policy sensitivity.

Seebo helps customers unlock the full potential of their production lines. Seebo Process-Based Artificial Intelligence empowers manufacturing teams to achieve global process optimization across multiple, conflicting objectives – from improving quality, throughput, and yield, to reducing waste and scrap, cutting energy costs, and lowering emissions.

Source3 is the world’s first platform for end-to-end management of intellectual property in user-generated content (UGC).  We provide IP recognition, licensing and rights administration services to connect creators, marketplaces and brands and enable monetization of user content across physical and digital products.  Our team has built successful licensing platforms powering digital music, user-generated videos and 3D printing.  Source3 offers scalable,  turn-key solutions for today’s global licensing challenges.

Skycatch builds technology to autonomously capture, process, and analyze 3D drone data to provide companies with an accurate visualization of the physical world. It is the leading industrial data collection and analytics company, focused on indexing and extracting critical information from the physical world. They use a combination of hardware, software, and artificial intelligence to deliver high precision data at unprecedented speed and ease of use. It was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California.

Voxel8 has developed a unique digital 3D printing technology that can zonally tune the mechanical properties of textiles, add 3D embellishments and aesthetic features.  The technology is broadly applicable in textile applications from footwear uppers, apparel  (bras, gloves, leggings), medical (orthotic braces, wearables), wall coverings, seat covers, branded goods and fashion articles.     Key benefits of the technology are the ability to customize each individual print, tailoring the performance and aesthetic of the textile to the individual or application. Voxel8 uses an additive process (less waste) and have developed a 65 % bio-based material set to further reduce the carbon footprint.  They can impact the functional performance of textiles making them more abrasion resistant, adding support or impact resistance, cushioning elements  or grip features. At the same time they can digitally add 3D embellishments and color. The technology was developed in Professor Jennifer Lewis' Lab at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard  University.

Genome Compiler is a computer aided design and collaboration platforms for the synthetic biology industry. Genome Compiler Corporation provides an integrated intuitive software platform for rapid engineering of biology with its genomic manipulation tools and its optimal design experience. The Genome Compiler CAD tool allows scientists in the biotechnology, agriculture and pharmaceutical industries to design, debug and compile biological code, to develop better bio-based products faster. We strive to make the programming of living things easy and accessible.

Lucid provides a platform to centralize commercial building data and make data-driven decisions to improve building efficiency and portfolio performance. Lucid's SaaS-based BuildingOS platform has over 500 customers, 13,000 buildings, and nearly 1.5 billion square feet under management and empowers teams across finance, operations, and sustainability to collaborate to get the best from their buildings.  Lucid’s software is used by the world’s leading companies and institutions to manage thousands of buildings with $500 million in annual energy bills. Based in Oakland, California, Lucid is a privately held software company.

MatterFab offers a production 3D metal printer solution that removes the limitations of industrial fabrication. Final part production is the fastest growing segment of 3D printing built on equipment designed for prototyping that is not designed to scale. MatterFab provides a scalable production additive manufacturing solution with printers, material supply, traceable powder cartridges, training, education, maintenance services, and application engineering support to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing in our client's organizations. Manufacturing has the power to shape the world and MatterFab has the power to reshape manufacturing.

Building Conversation offers a unique and innovative augmented reality solution to help real estate developers and architecture firms communicate their ideas more clearly with each other and the general public.  Their mobile app offers a variety of highly customizable capabilities directed at streamlining and improving the building proposal process specific to your unique challenges. Small neighborhood store, high end residential or billion-dollar waterfront development and everything in between, arc will make the outcome faster and easier and the process saving you time and money.

Panoramic Power, the leading provider of energy management solutions, enables businesses to optimize their energy consumption, improve operational efficiency and generate income through load response programs.   Using its innovative and affordable circuit-level cloud-base analytics solution, companies across a wide range of retail and commercial industries gain insight into their energy usage and are able to optimize operations, processes and maintenance resources.

Robin develops a hybrid workplace platform designed for connecting people with rooms, desks, and each other. It is used by businesses of all sizes to successfully manage hybrid work. Robin empowers people to choose how and where they work while providing organizations with the tools and insights needed to succeed.

[OTOY](http://www.otoy.com) is developing technology for delivering real-time ''cinematic quality'' 3D rendering through the browser.  The technology has the potential to be used for online games, 3D virtual communities, instant messaging and social networking applets among other things.   OTOY has partnered with AMD to work on several of their promotional events.

Jitterbit is an API transformation company that helps businesses to exploit data from any source. The company provides a platform that enables companies to rapidly connect SaaS on-premise and cloud applications and instantly infuse artificial intelligence into any business process. Its intuitive API creation technology allows companies to reuse business-critical applications and data to bring new offerings to market in days, not months.

Carbon provides printing solutions for products that outperform. The company helps businesses develop better products and bring them to market in less time. Carbon is a venture-backed company. They serve industries including automotive, consumer, industrial, life sciences, and dental.

Plethora provides CNC machining services. They create manufacturing systems that turn customer designs into custom parts using robotics and in-house software. They analyze CAD models to provide design feedback for manufacturing from within the client's CAD software.

DeviantArt is an online art gallery and community creating the cultural context for how art is created, discovered, and shared. It is a social network for artists and art enthusiasts, and a platform for emerging and established artists to exhibit, promote, and share their works with an enthusiastic, art-centric community. It has over 32 million registered members and attracts over 65 million unique visitors per month. The community’s members, knowns as deviants, upload over 160,000 original artworks every day, everything from painting and sculpture to digital art, pixel art, films, and anime. The company provides the tools, resources, and exposure to enable its users to become better artists. It creates a supportive environment for the online artist community. DeviantArt was launched in 2000 by John Edgar, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira, and Scott Jarkoff. It is based in West Hollywood, California.

Bolt is a pre-seed venture firm investing where the digital and physical world intersect. Bolt invests early and with conviction, leading or co-leading the first round of financing in over 90% of our portfolio companies.  Bolt has invested in over 70 companies and is currently investing from our $70M Fund.

M-SIX developed the VEO platform to organize all the information necessary to design, construct, and operate buildings and infrastructure.  VEO is in use on the most complex projects in the world, such as airports, hospitals, and semiconductor fabs.

Gehry Technologies is an AEC technology company, providing web-based 3D project collaboration, building information modeling, and advanced project delivery services. Its client base consists of international architects, engineers, contractors, and owners working across the globe.  Gehry Technologies supports the adoption of BIM technology and processes through project based services, allowing teams to advance their use of critical systems while meeting project schedules. It provides training and knowledge transfer as part of every engagement. Its team includes architects, engineers, builders, computer scientists, and management consultants.  Gehry Technologies was founded in 2002 ans is headquartered in Los Angeles, C.A.

Vela Systems software automates the execution and oversight of field activities on construction and capital projects for contractors, architects, engineers and owners.   Instead of carrying a field notebook and paper plans or specs, jobsite users work with Vela software on mobile computers to electronically access documents and to complete QA/QC inspections, worklists, punchlists, field reports, update the Building Information Model, and carry out many other critical field activities. Customers routinely save 5-10 hours per week per user, accelerate project delivery by two days per month, capture the true Cost of QualityÂ® and reduce litigation risk through standardized documentation.

OnLive is a cloud gaming company offering a cloud gaming platform and a cloud desktop system that develops server-based video game processing. Its games run on high-end gaming PCs in its data centers and are streamed via the cloud to its users’ Mac, PC, or Android device. The company’s game client automatically patches, updates, and pre-installs all of its users’ games automatically so they can start playing.   OnLive develops server-based video game processing, allowing games to run without game consoles or high-end computers, moving away from a system in which games are purchased and downloaded. OnLive Desktop, named the No.1 app of 2012 by Time Magazine, demonstrates that a remote desktop experience on a mobile device can feel local.   OnLive was founded in 2007 by Steve Perlman, noted entrepreneur and inventor who spent years in developing the technology before launching the OnLive Game Service. It is headquartered in Mountain View, C.A.

Alchemedia Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of image protection and content-to-commerce solutions on the Web. Every day Clever Content protects millions of images and promotes image-based commerce while preventing unauthorized use. By transforming images into valuable ecommerce assets, Alchemedia enables Content Commercialization(SM). Founded in 1998, Alchemedia is a privately held, VC-backed company.

Pulse Entertainment, Inc. is a leading provider of avatar messaging services for mobile phones and web sites based in San Francisco, California. The Company's patented Veepers Media System (VMS) platform is used by major wireless carriers, web-based greeting card providers and consumer brands to create animated messages, 3-D personalized wallpaper, visual voicemail and other rich media applications.   Pulse is focused on providing engaging web and mobile video services that are easy for other companies to deploy and simple for consumers to use and interact with. Major customers include American Greetings, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and KDDI.

Epicentric develops software solutions and websites that personalize portals and integrate information and applications. It enables users to provide combined web services including applications, content, and commerce to customers and employees across intranets, extranets, and internet.   Epicentric was established in 1998, based in San Francisco, California. Currently it operates under Vignette Corporation.

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Buzzsaw provides online collaboration applications for the building industry in the United States. The company’s applications help keep building projects on schedule and within budget. Buzzsaw is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Motiva, Inc. is the technology leader for global enterprise incentive management (EIM) software and services, enabling companies to create and manage flexible, highly targeted incentive programs that drive top-line and bottom-line results across the extended enterprise. The Motiva software solution allows businesses to rapidly align performance with strategic objectives for sales, services, channels, customers and suppliers. Founded in 1996, Motiva is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.

Autodesk develops 3D design software for use in the architecture, engineering, construction, and media industries. It offers AutoCAD software, a computer-aided design application for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a professional drafting and detailing software; Autodesk Building Design Suites to manage various phases of design and construction; Autodesk Revit products that provide model-based design and documentation systems; Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suites; AutoCAD Civil 3D products for surveying, designing, analysis, and documentation; AutoCAD Map 3D software, which offers direct access to data needed for infrastructure planning, design, and management; Autodesk Product Design Suites for digital prototyping; Autodesk Inventor that allows manufacturers to go beyond 3D design to digital prototyping; AutoCAD Mechanical software to accelerate the mechanical design process; and Autodesk Moldflow family of injection molding simulation software; Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max software products for 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, and compositing solutions as well as Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Smoke, and Autodesk Lustre software applications that offer editing, finishing, and visual effects design and color grading solutions. Autodesk, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

<div> Autodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) is a 3D design, entertainment, and engineering technology company headquartered in California, US. It serves a range of sectors, including construction, architecture, engineering, product design, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. The company relies on a mix of direct and indirect channels to sell its software products globally. Autodesk generated a revenue of USD 5.0 billion in FY2023 (January 31) Autodesk&rsquo;s product offerings include 1) Architecture, Engineering, and Construction , which offers solutions such as survey design and analysis, preconstruction solutions, and project management tools; 2). AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT , which offers AutoCAD software for professional drafting and detailing, among others; 3) Manufacturing , which offers Computer-Aid manufacturing solutions, digital prototyping, as well as data management software; and 4) Media and Entertainment , which offers tools for entertainment creation, including digital worlds, 3D characters, and special effects. The American region is Autodesk&rsquo;s largest market (~42% of net revenue in FY2023), followed by the EMEA (~38%). Autodesk aims to reduce Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 50% by FY2031 (from an FY2020 baseline). </div>

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Platforms that provide virtual workspaces using spatial technology to combine a variety of productivity and collaboration tools in a single space.

Platforms that provide standalone presentation software, prototyping and web development software, templates, and design workspaces.

Platforms that facilitate task delegation and tracking with board, timeline, and kanban style views.

Platforms that provide standalone video communication tools and complementary products such as interactive interfaces, presentation features, and transcription software.

Platforms that offer chat and email-based collaborative tools.

Companies that develop only the software to be used in additive manufacturing operations. This includes simulation software, material testing, process optimization, etc.

Companies that develop hardware and software for post-printing operations like cleaning, surfacing, and coloring.

Companies that use additive manufacturing technology to manufacture components, parts, products, on-demand. This includes contract manufacturers and companies that operate their own manufacturing plants.

Platforms that assist construction companies and employers with the management of various on-site jobs and functions, along with features for task allocation, collaboration, document management, and job-site management.

Companies that use AI, machine learning, and technologies such as drones to collect and process data that can be used to monitor aspects such as construction progress, material consumption, and equipment utilization and predict site safety risks.

Platforms that allow companies to purchase and rent equipment needed for construction activities.

Platforms that match construction companies with contractors and on-site workers.

Platforms that allow construction companies to procure raw materials and monitor/manage inventory utilization.

Companies that develop robots and autonomous solutions for construction machinery.

Using real-time data to create dynamic virtual representations of the real world

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Companies that facilitate the creation of digital twins to monitor and maintain assets, including buildings and network infrastructure.

Platforms that facilitate digital twin modeling by either collectively or individually offering any combination of data capture and analytics solutions.

Companies offering digital twins to gain insights for use in commercial planning, logistics and distribution, and other supply chain processes.

Companies that offer digital twins to assess risks and recommend solutions in areas such as disaster management, DNA testing, clinical trials (to simulate effects of treatments), etc.

Used to design and build components contributing to smart cities, roads, airports, public transportation systems, etc.

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