Constrafor 筹集 2.64 亿美元以扩展其建筑行业技术平台

周三（11 月 27 日）宣布的这轮融资将帮助该公司扩大其技术平台，旨在改善分包商和总承包商 (GC) 之间的关系。

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).

建筑行业软件公司 Constrafor 在 A 轮融资中筹集了 2.64 亿美元，用于扩展其技术平台，以改善分包商和总承包商 (GC) 之间的关系。

“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 致力于解决建筑行业最紧迫的挑战——利润紧张、现金流限制、供应链中断和劳动力短缺，”该公司在周三（11 月 27 日）的新闻稿中表示。

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

“Constrafor 技术平台实现了 GC 管理分包商关系的现代化，将低效流程转变为精简的数字指挥中心。”

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.

该新闻稿称，该平台包括采购工具、简化的发票以及与广泛的分包商名册的连接，以确保高效且有组织的分包商采购和付款。

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 补充道，该公司还为承包商制定了提前付款计划，以“有竞争力的费率加速付款，缓解现金流压力并消除漫长的付款周期”。

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

正如 PYMNTS 今年早些时候所写，逾期付款是建筑行业的一个关键问题。

“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.

“在现金流对企业生存至关重要的行业中，建筑空间的缓慢和延迟付款在 2023 年给企业造成了 2730 亿美元的损失，占建筑总成本的近 14%，而 2022 年为 12%。”该报告称。

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.

部分原因在于该行业对传统支付流程的持续依赖，阻碍了企业对企业 (B2B) 付款的跟踪和收取。但 PYMNTS 写道，为了消除整个行业逾期付款对下游和上游的影响，必须迅速做出改变。

“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.”

美国运通 B2B 产品、合作伙伴关系和客户管理副总裁兼总经理 Chris Lolli 告诉 PYMNTS：“逾期付款会对营运资金产生负面影响，进而影响现金流。” “但除了对现金流产生负面影响之外，它还确实损害了买家和供应商之间的关系。”

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.

对话重点是 PYMNTS Intelligence 与美国运通合作制作的最新 B2B 和数字支付跟踪器® 系列的调查结果。

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.

手动流程和缺乏自动化可能会导致不必要的争议和和解挑战，从而破坏建筑领域的信任并侵蚀协作，大型供应商、承包商、分包商和其他人在项目内进行互动和交易。

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 所解释的那样，有一些有效的方法可以实现双方付款的自动化，改善买方的应付账款周转天数 (DPO) 和供应商的应付款周转天数 (DSO)，同时帮助 B2B 工作关系生存和发展。