Construction Startup Competition 2024

Construction Startup Competition 2024 searches for the brightest startups from around the world to build a more sustainable, efficient, on time, and disruptive construction industry. Leonard and its partners join forces to host the 8th edition of the construction sector’s biggest startup competition.

Award Categories

Green Construction
  • Carbon Capture, Utilization & Storage (CCUS)
  • Carbon tools & calculators
  • Circular construction & waste management
  • New raw material streams & composites
  • Sustainable materials
  • Machinery electrification
  • Alternative fuels & new energy resources
  • Sustainable products libraries & Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs)
  • Water efficiency
  • Environment conservation
Construction Supply Chain
  • Procurement platforms
  • Marketplaces
  • Materials & orders tracking
  • Fleet management
  • Delivery & last-mile platforms
  • Inventory management & onsite handling
  • Workforce management
Enhanced Productivity
  • Geotechnical analysis
  • Project tendering
  • Project design & budgeting
  • Planning & schedule optimization
  • BIM & digital twins
  • Project monitoring & control
  • Document management
  • Health & safety tools
  • Insurance & risk management
  • Payments & finance tools
  • Project quality
  • Asset maintenance
Future of Construction
  • 3D printing & additive manufacturing
  • Industrialized & automatized construction
  • Robotics
  • Connected and autonomous plants & equipment
  • Optimization of materials manufacturing
  • Smart buildings & cities

Competition benefits

01
Networking

Find potential clients and users by joining the biggest ecosystem in the construction industry, made up of 5000+ startups and 300+ investors and corporate partners.

02
Capital + cash prize

Selected winners will receive cash prizes (equity-free) and competition applicants are eligible to receive strategic investment to help grow their businesses exponentially.

03
Piloting

Because of the global coverage of the nine corporate leaders, gain visibility and start conversations to pilot and test your solution in real markets anywhere in the world.

04
Pitch Day

Pitch your solution to executive representatives of the competition partners on the biggest stage for construction investors.

Milestones

  • Open call: 5/7/2024
  • San Diego Side Event: 4/6/2024
  • London Side Event: 5/6/2024
  • Meet us at Builtworlds 2024 Paris Summit: 6/27/2024
  • Closing of application phase: 6/30/2024
  • Winners announcement: Late October
  • Pitchday @Trimble: 11/11/2024-11/13/2024

Pitch Day 2024

Pitch Day 2024 will take place at the Trimble Dimensions User Conference where you could have the chance to pitch your startups’ solution to the top corporations and legends in the industry while forging synergies with only the most promising startups.

LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, ON NOVEMBER 11-13, 2024

The chance to receive capital and network with construction industry corporations.