Construction robot startup Monumental reels in $32M
Monumental BV, a Dutch startup that operates a fleet of bricklaying robots, has raised $35 million in funding.
Khosla Ventures led the Series B investment. Monumental stated in its funding announcement today that existing backers Plural and Hummingbird chipped in as well.
Monumental uses robots to construct the walls of homes, schools and other buildings. It uses two robots called Petra and Panama to deliver bricks and mortar, respectively, to the section of a construction site where they’re needed. A third system called Pisa carries out the bricklaying work.
“Every robot we deploy expands the industry’s capacity to build, bringing a future of beautiful, affordable, bespoke buildings and infrastructure closer to reality,” said Monumental co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Salar al Khafaji (pictured, left, with co-founder Sebastiaan Visser).
