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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisFeeling grateful to be on this journey with the Neuron Factory team as they reach this major funding milestone and welcome an exceptional group of new investors, including Zacua Ventures, Trimble Ventures, and Imad Ventures. The past few weeks have been an intense, heads down push across product, finance, and customer conversations alongside Zaid Kahn, Salil Pandit, and William Wilson, and it has been especially rewarding to see that work translate into real momentum for the next stage of growth. Huge credit to the entire team behind the scenes who made this happen! 👏 👏 👏 Onwards and upwards with this team! 🚀 🚀 🚀 #NeuronFactory #ConstructionTech #ConTech #ArtificialIntelligence #EnterpriseSoftware #StartupGowth #VentureCapitalYina Mersy, MBA shared this🚀 Big News: Strategic Investment Announced We're thrilled to share Zacua Ventures, Trimble Ventures, Suffolk Technologies, Imad Ventures, and Colle Capital have invested in Neuron Factory. The opportunity: Construction is a $14 trillion industry where projects succeed or fail long before breaking ground. Pre-construction—where risk is priced and contracts are signed—remains fragmented: thousands of documents reviewed manually, under pressure, by siloed teams. Our solution: The world's first construction-focused enterprise knowledge graph. Not just another workflow tool, but the foundational intelligence substrate for AI agents across the construction lifecycle. We're already in production with some of the world's largest construction companies, and they’re using us for: ➡️ At-scale risk assessment ➡️ Discrepancy analysis of drawings across disciplines ➡️ Conflict identification from first project meeting to production handoff ➡️ Seamless integration with existing tools — no digital overhaul or extensive data preparation required This investment accelerates our mission to transform how the industry evaluates, selects, and wins projects. Want to see it in action? Request a demo: https://lnkd.in/eVAw9j57 #Construction #AI #Preconstruction #AEC #ConstructionTech https://lnkd.in/e9EJ24mANeuron Factory Announces Strategic Investment Round from Leading Technology and AEC Investors | Neuron FactoryNeuron Factory Announces Strategic Investment Round from Leading Technology and AEC Investors | Neuron Factory
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisBeing part of this from day one has been such a ride, watching an empty office turn into a truly global team and a real product in market. 🌍✨ I’ve seen up close how fast this crew learns, ships, and supports each other, and it genuinely feels like we’re only scratching the surface of what’s possible. 🚀 Can’t wait to see what we build in year two and beyond! 💪 Neuron Factory Zaid Kahn, Salil Pandit, Tom De Raedt, Greg Hibbin, Jayson Parish, Amirhossein Bayat, Rohini Batchu, Ian Harris, Craig Colenso, Felix Terpstra, Miguel de Dios, Varun Rajpurohit, William K.,Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisHow it started ➡️ How it's going One year ago on Valentine's Day, we founded Neuron Factory. We set out with a clear vision, a lot of excitement and limited office furniture. To everyone who believed in Neuron Factory from day one — our team, clients, collaborators, advisors and supporters — thank you. It’s been an incredible first year and we’re so excited to bring you along for what’s next on our journey! ❤️
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisWhat an unforgettable evening! It was my first time at Inspiring Connectivity and it exceeded every expectation. Thank you Darryl Grant and the Quinn team for hosting such a warm and welcoming gathering. The cocktails, the food, the makeup party, and the photo moments were so much fun, and the conversations were even better. I loved meeting so many remarkable women, learning about each person’s journey, and feeling the strength of a community built on real connections. I am grateful to be part of it and look forward to staying in touch! Mary M. Liu, Deema Jubran Scullin, CTP, Lang Liu, Nicole Houts and many more...
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Yina Mersy, MBA reposted thisYina Mersy, MBA reposted thisHello Nasdaq! 👋🏽 What a delight to be featured in Times Square in recognition of Moloco’s latest investors – Fidelity, Neuberger Berman, EDBI and GPI Capital – and Moloco’s latest valuation at more than $2 billion. Our commitment to helping companies grow through the power of machine learning is stronger than ever. 🚀
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisExciting news! We're thrilled to be part of this incredible journey! Our company is experiencing rapid growth, and we have exciting opportunities available in all areas! Join our dynamic team and be a part of our success story!Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisMoloco welcomes investors, including Fidelity Management & Research Company and Singapore-based global investor EDBI, who have become Moloco shareholders via secondary stock transactions. These recent transactions value Moloco at more than $2B, an increase of more than 40% since its Series C valuation of $1.5B in 2021. Learn more about this milestone: https://ow.ly/vail50P0GsO
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisCome to Moloco's Open House! #innovationculture #innovation #openhouse #careerjourney #career #job #recruiting #culturematters #cultures
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisYina Mersy, MBA shared thisAlways exciting to be on the big tower again. Learn more about how Moloco ranked 95 on the Inc. 5000 annual list of fastest-growing private companies in America '22 📈 http://ow.ly/n08J50Krx1w #performancemarketing #machinelearning
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisWhat a great milestone #seriesC #funding achieved! Congratulations to team #moloco and thanks to everyone who contributed to this! https://lnkd.in/gGtHiyaYMOLOCO raises $150M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.5B valuation | TechCrunchMOLOCO raises $150M Series C led by Tiger Global at a $1.5B valuation | TechCrunch
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Yina Mersy, MBA shared thisI am hiring! Come join our great company and awesome team! #adtech #taxes #preipo #fastgrowing https://lnkd.in/gk2eqUud
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Yina Mersy, MBA liked thisYina Mersy, MBA liked thisOkay… tonight was FUN ✨ A room full of women founders, investors, creatives, and leaders all dressed up at SFMOMA celebrating each other, sharing stories, and talking about the amazing things being built right now. Honestly just really inspiring to be around so many smart, ambitious women supporting other women. I made some amazing connections- thanks to Nicole Auyang for the hook up, made solid Punjabi connection with Navroop K. Sahdev. Ran into so many familiar faces- my friend Paul Ratner, Julie Castro Abrams, Aury M. Cifuentes, Stephanie Byford (you were amazing on the panel!), Erika Bahr (wow - what an accomplishment), Nandi Gunning, CFA, CEPA® And I was the klutz who asked Malia Cohen to take our picture not knowing she’s the Key note speaker as well as the Controller for the State of California!! Last picture credit goes to her :)
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Yina Mersy, MBA liked thisYina Mersy, MBA liked thisOver the years, I have seen how consistently my Huntington colleagues show up for Pelotonia — riding, volunteering and fundraising in support of advancing cancer research. That shared commitment is what makes milestones like reaching $50 million raised and becoming Pelotonia’s largest all‑time supporter so meaningful, and what gives this work real impact for patients and families. As Huntington co‑executive sponsor, it has been rewarding to be part of this journey and to work alongside colleagues who continue to turn purpose into action year after year. Grateful to our vendors for their support and partnership, and I hope many of you will join me and my Huntington colleagues on ride weekend this year! #TeamHuntington #Pelotonia #InvestInPotential
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Yina Mersy, MBA reacted on thisYina Mersy, MBA reacted on thisWe’re proud to share that Document Crunch is being acquired by Trimble Inc.. 🚀 🚀 🚀 Document Crunch was Zacua Ventures’ very first investment back in March 2022. At the time, the company was just getting started, and we were fortunate that Josh Levy chose to partner with us among multiple term sheets. From day one, the relationship was grounded in trust, close collaboration, and a shared ambition to build something meaningful for the construction industry. Over the past four years, the team has executed exceptionally, building a category-defining platform in AI-driven contract risk analysis, helping construction companies better understand obligations, reduce disputes, and operate with greater confidence. Today marks an important milestone in that journey. We’re excited to see Document Crunch join the Trimble family, where it will continue scaling its impact across the U.S. and internationally. This moment is especially meaningful for us, as it comes just as Zacua Ventures celebrates its fourth anniversary. Seeing our very first investment reach this milestone at the same time is a strong signal of the path we’re on. It reinforces our core belief that physical industries, long overlooked by technology, are now at an inflection point. Companies like Document Crunch are not just improving workflows; they are redefining how entire industries operate: reducing risk, lowering claims, and enabling a more efficient and transparent way of doing business. This is exactly why we exist. We’re grateful to Josh and the entire Document Crunch team for the partnership, and excited to see what comes next. Vivin Hegde Mauricio Tessi Weiss Juan N. Margarita de la Peña Virgós Pedro Garcia Caecilia M.N. Kemper Varad Mohod Dr. Anas Bataw Philip Sondhu Jun S H. Cem Mimaroglu
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Yina Mersy, MBA liked thisYina Mersy, MBA liked thisA terrific opportunity to join a dynamic team and an innovative company!
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Yina Mersy, MBA liked thisYina Mersy, MBA liked thisNeuron Factory has announced a strategic investment round from construction technology and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) investors Zacua Ventures, Trimble Ventures, Suffolk Technologies, Imad Ventures, and existing investors, including Colle Capital. The investment will be used to accelerate the delivery of the world’s first construction-focused knowledge graph and AI-native platform for the construction industry. Pre-construction is where construction projects are interpreted, risk is priced, and contracts are signed. Yet today the process remains deeply fragmented: thousands of documents reviewed manually under time pressure, by siloed teams with limited shared context. The company’s AI-powered preconstruction platform, designed to streamline workflows, augment teams, and boost productivity across complex, large-scale construction projects, has already been deployed in production by some construction and building technology companies. Unlike point solutions, Neuron Factory’s knowledge graph architecture models relationships and dependencies among documents, teams, and decisions, enabling a level of reasoning that keyword or semantic search alone cannot achieve. Zaid Kahn, CEO and co-founder of Neuron Factory, said, "We’re excited to be building an AI-native platform that provides intelligence that is not just tuned to the needs of each company, but is able to work within their organisation seamlessly. With the first-ever enterprise knowledge graph for construction, we are able to provide meaningful context to support project managers in making better decisions, increasing efficiency, and enabling productivity.” Chris Stern, Parker Mundt, Tatiana I. Gholmie, Salil Pandit, Sean Bondar, Vivin Hegde), Yina Mersy, MBA, Bogdan Arsintescu, Greg Hibbin, Jayson Parish, Amirhossein Bayat, Varun Rajpurohit, Rohini Batchu, Vidya Mallik 💡 200,000+ construction and proptech leaders stay ahead with weekly insights on AI, investment, and innovation. 👉 Sign up via the form at the bottom of the page linked above
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Yina Mersy, MBA liked thisYina Mersy, MBA liked thisThree years ago we published our first #Construction #Robotics report. Back then, it was mostly pilots, prototypes, and promise. A lot has changed. And honestly, this is the area of construction tech I get most excited about. Today, robots are repeat tools on real jobsites — in layout, solar piling, rebar tying, and reality capture. Not on every project, but enough that we can now measure actual ROI, document what works, and learn from what doesn't. Having spent years on jobsites and in construction technology, seeing these machines go from conference demos to actual production tools has been something else. We just published our 2026 Construction Robotics Report together with Hilti Ventures and Nine Four Ventures. It covers: → A bottom-up market sizing ($3-5B today, growing at ~20% CAGR) → $1.36B in venture funding in the first three quarters of 2025 alone — up 125% YoY → Four workflows where robots are genuinely in production today → What's actually inside these machines and where the real technical edge comes from → Deployment patterns that work vs. the ones that don't → A practical playbook for GCs, trades, OEMs, and founders The big takeaway: the winners focus on bounded, high-utilization tasks. They do a narrow job extremely well, run often, and plug into existing workflows. The next frontier isn't locomotion — it's manipulation. Precise drilling, fastening, and assembling in messy, real-world conditions. Humanoids are hype. Task robots are real. Full report here: https://lnkd.in/gukCtAUb Huge thanks to the team — Varad Mohod, Margarita de la Peña Virgós — and our co-authors Subham Kedia at Hilti Ventures and Kurt Ramirez and Avi Pradhan at Nine four Ventures for making this happen. #constructionrobotics #contech #robotics #AI #construction #venturecapital #infrastructure
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