UAE concrete producer Transgulf Readymix has made a strategic investment in AC3D, a UAE-based construction 3D printing company, as part of its late-seed round.
AC3D is raising $3 million in the round and plans a final close by the end of 2026. Transgulf joins Oraseya Capital, the venture capital fund of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ). Oraseya invested earlier in the same round.
Transgulf comes in as a strategic partner rather than a purely financial backer. The two companies plan to work together on optimized printable concrete, project development and commercial deployment across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Founded in 1997, Transgulf supplies ready-mix concrete from operations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It developed TG TABS, a 3D printing concrete mix, and is licensed to manufacture it. Its network, production capacity and regulatory readiness are expected to help the sector move from individual pilots to repeatable project delivery.
“Transgulf brings far more than capital. Its materials expertise, production capabilities and GCC relationships create a practical route to scale construction 3D printing,” said Boris Kozlov, founder and CEO of AC3D.
Printers, Materials and Contracting
AC3D runs as a United States holding company with a UAE operating company. It builds its own construction-scale printers in the UAE, along with software, printable material systems and building systems. It also delivers projects as a specialist contractor. Clients and project partners include DAMAC, Aldar, DP World and Dubai Municipality.
Its current focus is a patented mobile precast approach. Components are printed close to the project and then assembled, which keeps logistics flexible. AC3D is using this model for a series of commercial and infrastructure buildings for DP World. The company holds four patents on its core technology.
AC3D says it is the only local manufacturer of construction-scale 3D printing equipment in the UAE that pairs in-house technology with hands-on contracting experience. It is now also launching in the United States.
Dubai Sets a 2030 Target
The deal lands in one of the most developed markets for construction printing. Dubai’s Decree No. 24 of 2021 set a formal framework for the technology. Dubai Municipality has since published dedicated design and construction guidelines. The city aims for 25 percent of new buildings to use 3D printing by 2030.
Those rules give contractors, consultants, equipment makers and concrete plants defined routes for qualification, permitting and compliance.
AC3D is inviting developers, contractors, infrastructure operators, material producers and technology partners to back its next stage of growth in the GCC and the US.
Source: zawya.com
