He sold his last company to Palantir. Now he’s betting $32 million that robots can fix construction’s labor crisis

Salar al Khafaji, founder of construction robotics company Monumental, raised a $32 million Series B led by Khosla Ventures to scale robot fleets for addressing construction labor shortages. His approach involves compact, electric, self-driving bricklaying robots that operate as subcontractors, using existing materials to bypass regulatory hurdles.