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Dusty
Robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Robotics
- Construction
- Automation
- Mountain View, CA
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Company mission
To develop robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce.
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
33% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
The US construction sector is at a crisis point. Costs are rising, as is demand for buildings, but this is combined with major sector short staffing, and the persistent issues of budget bloat and delayed completion dates that plague the majority of projects.
Dusty has designed a hyper-specific, high-demand robot for the construction industry. It’s an automated printing machine that lays down full-scale floor markings for construction projects, to 1mm accuracy, with rich floor lines and labelling capabilities (now including QR codes). This is a task normally carried out manually, with chalk, so Dusty’s solution offers substantial benefits in terms of accuracy, saved time, and ultimately saved costs.
Because the construction sector has resisted automation for so long, Dusty is an early entrant to a pretty uncluttered market. Firstly, it’s meant the company has been able to rapidly whip up lucrative contracts with dozens of national construction companies like DPR and Swinerton. Secondly, it means the highly pedigreed development team has comfortable scope to bring new robots to what’s expected to be an especially cash-flush, international market over the years to come.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 401k with employer match
- Flexible schedules
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Reasonable work hours
Company values
- Professionalism - Dusty’s contractor-grade solutions are the tool of choice for professionals. On the job site, Dusty looks and acts professional. In the office, we treat each other with respect
- Trust - Our tools are used for mission-critical work on the most demanding jobs. Contractors trust Dusty to deliver. Within our team, we create a safe environment and trust each person to do their part to make us successful
- Simplicity - Our products are easy to use by anyone in the construction industry. We value simple engineering designs that are easy to understand, build, and maintain. We communicate with each other using plain, clear language
- Playfulness - Our products are fun to use and full of personality. We approach our work with a sense of lighthearted humor, without taking ourselves too seriously. We believe that creative, out-of-the-box thinking leads to better outcomes
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2024
$70m
LATE VC
Jun 2023
$13m
LATE VC
Total funding: $260m
Leadership
Tessa Lau
(CEO)Spent over a decade in research at IBM, then Willow Garage. Subsequently moved into a CTO and Chief Robot Whisperer role at Savioke, which she co-founded.
Philipp Herget
(CTO)Spent nearly a decade as an Advanced Scientist/Engineer at IBM, before moving into a Robotics Lead role at Savioke.