Monumental, a startup based in Amsterdam, has secured $32 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures. The company plans to expand its autonomous bricklaying robots throughout Europe, the UK, and, for the first time, the US.
The UK needs at least 20,000 more bricklayers to meet its housebuilding goals, but only about 1,990 qualified in 2024. Monumental’s fleet of 150 robots is already helping to fill this gap on construction sites.
Founders Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser, who previously built Silk, which Palantir acquired in 2016, say Monumental is the first to use Palantir’s forward-deployed engineering model in robotics.
Britain is short about 20,000 bricklayers, with only 1,990 finishing apprenticeships in 2024. This ongoing shortage slows down construction. Monumental hopes to solve this problem with its business model.
The Amsterdam startup raised $32 million in Series B funding led by Khosla Ventures, with Plural and Hummingbird also investing. This funding will help Monumental expand in Europe and the UK, and launch its first pilot projects in the US.
