Nodes & Links, a scheduling platform that allows large-scale infrastructure projects to plan when and where they should be delivered. This is not surprising as complex infrastructure projects are often mismanaged. With participation from Seedcamp, Entrepreneur First, ADV, and Seedcamp, the company now has a $11 million Series A round of funding.Balfour Beatty and Costain used the Aegis platform of the company in 2018. It claims to have saved millions on infrastructure projects due to the organization of building materials and assembly. Scheduling correctly is important as major projects tend to run much longer than expected and cost more.According to the company, an Oxford University survey found that only 8% infrastructure projects are delivered on-time and within budget.Complex projects make up over 4% of the world's GDP. Yet, only 8% of these projects are completed on-time and within budget, Greg Lawton, CEO of Nodes and Links, said. This is due to humans being responsible for all tasks in projects, even those that are repetitive or complex. Instead of the creative, high-value activities they are uniquely qualified for, We will make better decisions and deliver better projects if we expand our workforce to include machines. We believe the work we do will have the same impact in the workplace as the automation that was used in manufacturing. This new investment will allow us to accelerate the adoption of this technology for the common good.Nodes & Links competes against large infrastructure software like Oracle Primavera and plain old Excel spreadsheets for obvious reasons.According to Christian Hernandez, Partner at 2150, the world is investing more in linear infrastructure. Much of this investment will be focused on sustainability and resilience. The greatest lever to ensure that billions of dollars worth of projects start delivering benefits for our planet is time. Nodes & Links has shown that they are capable of assisting large, complex engineering projects to achieve that.
