monumental

The U.S. firm specializes in building structures out of large concrete masonry blocks. Amsterdam-based Monumental, meanwhile, specializes in the more familiar red clay variety. Monumental has already been doing limited pilots in its native Netherlands, including the 15-meter exterior of an office building. “At Monumental, we’re working to help the industry meet these challenges,” says co-founder and CEO Salar al Khafaji. Funding will go toward hiring, scaling manufacturing and diversifying the manner of bricks/blocks its robots are capable of handling.