Constrafor 籌集 2.64 億美元以擴展其建築行業技術平台

週三（11 月 27 日）宣布的這輪融資將有助於該公司擴大其技術平台，旨在改善分包商和總承包商 (GC) 之間的關係。

Construction industry software firm Constrafor has raised $264 million in a Series A funding round to expand its technology platform for improving the relationships between subcontractors and general contractors (GCs).

建築業軟體公司 Constrafor 在 A 輪融資中籌集了 2.64 億美元，用於擴展其技術平台，以改善分包商和總承包商 (GC) 之間的關係。

“Constrafor is dedicated to tackling the construction industry’s most pressing challenges — tight margins, cash flow constraints, supply chain disruptions, and labor shortages,” the company said in a news release Wednesday (Nov. 27).

「Constrafor 致力於解決建築業最緊迫的挑戰——利潤緊張、現金流限制、供應鏈中斷和勞動力短缺，」該公司在周三（11 月 27 日）的新聞稿中表示。

“The Constrafor technology platform modernizes how GCs manage subcontractor relationships, transforming inefficient processes into a streamlined digital command center.”

“Constrafor 技術平台實現了 GC 管理分包商關係的現代化，將低效流程轉變為精簡的數位指揮中心。”

The platform includes procurement tools, simplified invoicing and a connection to a wide roster of subcontractors to ensure efficient and organized subcontractor procurement and payment, the release said.

新聞稿稱，該平台包括採購工具、簡化的發票以及與廣泛的分包商名冊的連接，以確保高效且有組織的分包​​商採購和付款。

The company also has an early pay program for contractors to accelerate payments at “competitive rates, easing cash flow pressures and eliminating lengthy payment cycles,” Constrafor added.

Constrafor 補充道，該公司還為承包商制定了提前付款計劃，以「有競爭力的費率加速付款，緩解現金流壓力並消除漫長的付款週期」。

As PYMNTS wrote earlier this year, late payments are a critical problem for the construction sector.

正如 PYMNTS 今年稍早所寫，逾期付款是建築業的關鍵問題。

“In a sector where cash flow couldn’t be more important to firms’ survival, slow and delayed payments in the construction space cost businesses $273 billion in 2023 — representing nearly 14% of total construction costs, up from 12% in 2022,” that report said.

「在現金流對企業生存至關重要的行業中，建築空間的緩慢和延遲付款在2023 年給企業造成了2,730 億美元的損失，佔建築總成本的近14%，而2022 年為12%。 」該報告稱。

Some of the blame lies with the industry’s ongoing reliance on legacy payment processes that hinder the tracking and collection of business-to-business (B2B) payments. But to undo the downstream and upstream impact of late payments across the industry, something is going to have to change fast, PYMNTS wrote.

部分原因在於該行業對傳統支付流程的持續依賴，阻礙了企業對企業 (B2B) 付款的追蹤和收取。但 PYMNTS 寫道，為了消除整個產業逾期付款對下游和上游的影響，必須迅速做出改變。

“Late payments negatively impact working capital and, by extension, cash flow,” Chris Lolli, vice president and general manager of B2B product, partnership and client management at American Express, told PYMNTS. “But beyond the negative impact on cash flow, it really damages relationships between buyers and suppliers.”

美國運通 B2B 產品、合作夥伴關係和客戶管理副總裁兼總經理 Chris Lolli 告訴 PYMNTS：“逾期付款會對營運資金產生負面影響，進而影響現金流。” “但除了對現金流產生負面影響之外，它還確實損害了買家和供應商之間的關係。”

The conversation centered on findings from the latest B2B and Digital Payments Tracker® Series, which was produced by PYMNTS Intelligence in collaboration with American Express.

對話重點是 PYMNTS Intelligence 與美國運通合作製作的最新 B2B 和數位支付追蹤器® 系列的調查結果。

Manual processes and a lack of automation can cause unnecessary disputes and reconciliation challenges, thus undermining trust and eroding collaboration in the construction space, where large suppliers, contractors, subcontractors and others interact and transact within projects.

手動流程和缺乏自動化可能會導致不必要的爭議和和解挑戰，從而破壞建築領域的信任並侵蝕協作，大型供應商、承包商、分包商和其他人在專案內進行互動和交易。

But as Lolli explained, there are effective ways to automate payments for both sides, improving days payable outstanding (DPO) for the buyer and days sales outstanding (DSO) for the supplier, while helping B2B working relationships survive and thrive.

但正如Lolli 所解釋的那樣，有一些有效的方法可以實現雙方付款的自動化，改善買方的應付帳款週轉天數(DPO) 和供應商的應付款項週轉天數(DSO)，同時幫助B2B 工作關係生存和發展。