Patric HellermanninFoundamentalPre-construction and CO2 / What the NFL Draft teaches us about decisions for CO2 reductionI am a die-hard NFL and college football fan. When I am in Europe, I do get up Friday mornings at 1.45am to watch Thursday Night Football…6 min read·May 22, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalCovid-19 vs. ConstructionYou won’t believe these 10 stunning facts. Or maybe you actually totally will.7 min read·Mar 19, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamental10 Steps to Discover Patterns in ConstructionTechOur global view allows us to recognize early indicators in construction ventures.10 min read·Feb 25, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalSingle family homes / Baking 1000 cookies with 1000 cookie-cuttersMarc Andreessen publicly claimed that “fully loaded construction costs [for end consumers] have doubled” since the year 2000. While the…5 min read·Feb 4, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalPre-construction automation / Taming the code with codeWith Foundamental we are investing under a clear thesis for the construction sector: we believe in autonomous supply chains in AEC. But…4 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalAutomating construction / Why function follows formIn almost all discussions we had at Foundamental in 2019 with corporate partners and our newest LPs (we recently closed Foundamental Fund…5 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamental3D construction printing to date / Chasing product-segment fitUp until very recently, ConstructionTech has remained a new and surging space in the eyes of many horizontal VCs. At Foundamental we are…5 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalCommunication on construction sites / Supervisors are super-heroesSince 1990, the real value added per construction labor hour has dropped by 23%. One fundamental reason is the opacity and fragmentation…5 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalDrivers in ready-mix concrete / Over utilized but under-valuedWithin Foundamental we saw early that deep insights into construction workflows are critical for founders and co-investors. Hence, we…5 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
Patric HellermanninFoundamentalDisputes in construction / No matter how thick you slice it, there will always be two sidesIn Foundamental we look at more than 70 deals of early-stage tech companies in the construction sector per month across Asia, North…4 min read·Feb 3, 2020----
