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AI & Design Automation

19 companies

Augmenta

AI-powered autonomous building design, automating MEP (electrical, mechanical, plumbing) systems. Reduces design time from weeks to hours using "Spatial AI." ACP 2.0 launched June 2026.

MEP Automation$25.8M TotalSeed

Websiteaugmenta.ai

Founded2018 · Toronto, Canada

FoundersFrancesco Iorio (CEO) — ex-Autodesk Generative Design Director LinkedIn · Aaron Szymanski (CPO) · Davide Panelli · Massimiliano Moruzzi

Funding$25.8M total · Latest: $10M seed (Mar 2025) led by Prelude Ventures + Montage Ventures · Earlier: Hazelview Ventures, Eclipse Capital, BDC Deep Tech

B&BPodcast: "BREAKING: a16z Bets Big on Electrical Design" · CEO featured in multiple episodes · Newsletter: "Augmenta CEO Automates Electrical Design"

Higharc

Connected Homebuilding Cloud — AI-powered design-to-construction platform for residential builders. Sketch-to-buildable-home pipeline automates architecture's most repetitive job. 20,000+ users across 30+ countries.

Generative Design$83M TotalSeries B

Websitehigharc.com

Founded2018 · Durham, NC

FoundersMarc Minor (CEO) — ex-Carbon3D, Desktop Metal LinkedIn · Peter Boyer (CTO) — ex-Autodesk, created Dynamo LinkedIn · Michael Bergin (VP Product) — ex-Autodesk AI research · Thomas Holt (VP Visualization) — ex-game industry

Funding$83M total · $53M Series B (Feb 2024) from 18+ industry leaders · Suffolk Technologies investor · 6 rounds from 29 investors

B&BArticle: "Higharc Just Automated Architecture's Most Repetitive Job"

Endra

Generative AI platform specifically tailored for MEP design — automating and optimizing building mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. Raised $50M Series A.

Generative AI$50M Series AMEP

Websiteendra.com

B&BFeatured: "ConTech startup raised $50M Series A" · AI design automation coverage

Structured AI

Agentic AI for QA/QC on construction drawings and specs. Tackles the $31B annual rework problem. Y Combinator alumnus.

AI Checking$5M TotalSeed

Websitestru.ai

FoundedY Combinator (W24)

FoundersRaymond Zhao (CEO) · Issy Greenslade (COO)

Funding$5M total · $4.2M seed (Jun 2026) led by FCVC

B&BNewsletter: "Can AI Review Construction Drawings Better Than Humans?" · Referenced in AI agents landscape

TestFit

AI building configurator doing 1000+ iterations/ms for site feasibility. "Figma for building design." Celebrating 10th anniversary in 2026. Used by top US multifamily developers.

Generative Design$22M TotalSeries A

Websitetestfit.io

Founded2016 · Dallas, TX

FoundersClifton Harness (CEO) — architect turned tech founder LinkedIn · Ryan Griege (CTO) — ex-game developer

Funding$22M total · $20M Series A (Jul 2022) led by Parkway Venture Capital + Prologis · $2M Seed (2020)

B&BPodcast: "TestFit's War on 3D" · Laura Paciano & Jack Joers on go-to-market playbook · "Continuous Improvisation" strategy deep-dive

Snaptrude

Browser-based collaborative 3D BIM tool challenging Autodesk Revit. "Figma for building design." 20,000+ users across 30+ countries. Backed by Foundamental & Accel.

Cloud Architecture$21.5M TotalSeries A

Websitesnaptrude.com

Founded2017 · New York / Bengaluru

FoundersAltaf Ganihar (CEO) — computer graphics researcher, digitized UNESCO heritage sites LinkedIn

Funding$21.5M total · $14M Series A (Nov 2023) led by Foundamental & Accel · $6.6M Seed (Jan 2023) · 7 rounds total

B&BPodcast: "8 Rejections to Architectural Revolution" · Foundamental portfolio company

Hypar

Advanced computational design algorithms that could potentially automate architectural workflows. Anthony Hauck featured discussing design automation.

Computational Design

Websitehypar.io

Featured: "Can Hypar's Advanced Algorithm Take Over Architects?"

Rayon

Multiplayer space design software — 200,000 users across 120 countries. Teams draw, annotate, and share floor plans collaboratively in real-time.

Collaborative Design200K Users

Websiterayon.design

Featured: "200,000 Users, 120 Countries"

DataGrid

Agentic AI system transforming construction document management. Acquired by Procore — a key strategic deal covered extensively by Bricks & Bytes.

Acquired by ProcoreAgentic AI

Featured: Exclusive CEO interview on acquisition

Trunk Tools

AI "intelligent teammate" for construction teams. Deploys autonomous agents to structure unstructured project data (drawings, specs, RFIs). Launched Cortex in June 2026 for drawing interpretation.

AI Agents$70M TotalSeries B

Websitetrunktools.com

Founded2015 (AI platform launch 2024)

FoundersDr. Sarah Buchner (CEO) — started as carpenter at age 12 in Austria, PhD in Civil Engineering & Data Science LinkedIn

Funding$70M total · $40M Series B (Jul 2025) led by Insight Partners · $20M Series A (Aug 2024) led by Redpoint Ventures · Also: Innovation Endeavors, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures

B&BPodcast: "Preemptive Funding: How Trunk Tools Secured $30 Million" · Referenced in AI agents for construction episodes

Document Crunch

AI-powered construction contract risk analysis. Democratizes legal expertise for project teams. Launched agentic AI platform in June 2026. Acquired by Trimble April 2026.

Acquired by Trimble$35.1M RaisedSeries B → Exit

Websitedocumentcrunch.com

Founded2019 · Atlanta, GA

FoundersJosh Levy (CEO) — former construction attorney, 10+ yrs construction law LinkedIn · Trent Miskelly (COO)

Funding$35.1M total · $21.5M Series B (Oct 2024) · $9M Series A (Feb 2024) · $4.6M Seed (Apr 2022) · Investors: Titanium Ventures, Nemetschek, Navitas Capital, Zacua Ventures, Fifth Wall

B&BPodcast: "Document Crunch Founder Responds to One-Shotted Claims" · "BREAKING: Trimble Acquires Document Crunch"

Clearstory

Change order management platform processing ~$1B in change orders monthly. Adopted across 350+ Turner Construction projects. 50+ employees, multiple office expansions.

Change Orders$35M TotalSeries B

Websiteclearstory.build

Founded2018

FoundersCameron Page (CEO & Founder)

Funding$35M total · $16M Series B (Jun 2024) led by Prudence · Also: Jackson Square Ventures, Building Ventures, Industry Ventures, GS Futures, Cloud Apps Capital

B&BArticle: "Clearstory's Real Asset Isn't the Software — It's 1.3 Million Change Orders"

BuildOps

All-in-one SaaS platform for commercial MEP trade contractors. $1B unicorn (2025). Over 1,000 contractor customers managing field service, dispatch, and project workflows.

MEP Software$226M Total$1B UnicornSeries C

Websitebuildops.com

Founded2018 · Los Angeles, CA

FoundersAlok Chanani (CEO) · Steve Chew · Neeraj Mittal

Funding$226M total · $127M Series C (Mar 2025) led by Meritech + Bond Capital — unicorn at $1B valuation

B&BFeatured discussing AI adoption for MEP trade contractors

Lupa Technology

AI document analysis with an unconventional approach to construction documentation. Taking a differentiated path in the document intelligence space.

Document AI

Primepoint

Raised $10M to solve construction drawings — founded after selling previous company to Apple. Exclusive coverage by Bricks & Bytes.

Drawing Intelligence$10M Raised

Featured: "EXCLUSIVE: $10m to Solve Construction Drawings after Selling to Apple"

nPlan

AI-powered construction scheduling and planning using machine learning on project data. Raised $11.9M for predictive project analytics.

AI Scheduling$11.9M Raised

Websitenplan.io

FoundedLondon, UK

Nodes and Links

AI-driven construction scheduling platform. Raised $12M in funding to transform how projects are planned and tracked.

AI Scheduling$12M Raised

Websitenodesandlinks.com

HVAKR

SaaS disrupting HVAC design — founded from a "garage band" by Davis Muxlow & Andrew Krippner. Achieving 3-to-1 engineer efficiency improvements.

HVAC Software

Featured: "From Garage Band to SaaS: Disrupting HVAC Design"

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Construction Robotics

15 companies

Monumental

AI-powered autonomous bricklaying robots. Small, agile electric AGVs deploying on rough terrain. Active on housing, office, warehouse, and canal wall projects across Netherlands. 25 contractor partnerships.

Bricklaying$25M SeedSuper Series

Websitemonumental.co

Founded2021 · Netherlands

FoundersSalar al Khafaji (CEO) — previously founded Silk (acquired by Palantir 2016) · Sebastiaan Visser (CTO)

Funding$25M seed (Feb 2024) co-led by Plural & Hummingbird · Also: Northzone, Foundamental, NP-Hard, Material Ventures

B&B5-part Super Series: robotics strategy, development, factory tour · Salar featured in 5+ episodes

Bedrock Robotics

Retrofit kit converting excavators, bulldozers, loaders into autonomous machines via LiDAR, GPS, motion sensors. Enables 24/7 operation. Fastest growing construction robotics company.

Autonomous Equipment$1.75B Unicorn$350M+ TotalSeries B

Websitebedrockrobotics.com

Founded2024 · San Francisco, CA

FoundersBoris Sofman (CEO) — ex-Waymo, co-founded Anki LinkedIn · Kevin Peterson (CTO) — ex-Waymo LinkedIn · Ajay Gummalla (VP Eng) — ex-Waymo · Tom Eliaz (VP Eng) — ex-Segment

Funding$350M+ total · $270M Series B (Feb 2026) co-led by CapitalG & Valor Atreides AI Fund · Also: 8VC, NVIDIA NVentures, Tishman Speyer, Eclipse, Emergence Capital

B&BPodcast: "Bedrock Hits $1.75B Valuation" · "SaaSpocalypse: Bedrock Hits $1B" · CTO Kevin Peterson on "Robotics Mega Show"

Dusty Robotics

FieldPrinter automates construction layout by printing digital BIM plans directly onto job site floors. Eliminates manual layout with sub-millimeter accuracy.

Layout Printing$69M Total$250M Val.Series B

Websitedustyrobotics.com

Founded2018 · Mountain View, CA

FoundersTessa Lau (CEO & Founder) LinkedIn · Philipp Herget (CTO) LinkedIn

Funding$69M total · $45.5M Series B (May 2022) led by Scale Venture Partners · Also: Canaan, Baseline, Root, NextGen

B&BPodcast: "Building The Most Wanted Robot in Construction" · "Robotics Mega Show" with Bedrock

Canvas

Construction robotics focused on drywall finishing. Acquired by JLG Industries (Oshkosh) in Jan 2026. CEO Kevin Albert featured on balancing innovation and reliability.

Acquired by JLG/OshkoshDrywall Robotics$43M+ Raised

Websitecanvas.build

Founded2017 · San Francisco, CA

FoundersKevin Albert (CEO) LinkedIn · Maria Telleria (CTO) LinkedIn · Henrik Bennetsen (CBO)

Funding$43M+ · $24M Series B (2021) led by Brick & Mortar Ventures · Sequoia, Innovation Endeavors, Menlo Ventures

B&BPodcast: "Balancing Innovation and Reliability in Construction Robotics: Lessons from Canvas CEO"

SafeAI

Retrofitting heavy equipment with autonomous solutions — self-driving capabilities for construction and mining. Saving $250K+ in labor costs per machine. Acquired by Pronto.

Autonomous Equipment$64M+ RaisedAcquired by Pronto

Founded2017 · Milpitas, CA

FoundersBibhrajit Halder (CEO) — ex-Apple, Caterpillar, Ford LinkedIn

Funding$64M+ · $21M Series A (2021) led by Builders VC · Also: Autotech, Brick & Mortar, Obayashi Corp

Featured: "Retrofitting Yellow Machines"

Raise Robotics

Developing robots to transform high-rise construction, tackling one of the most complex segments in building. Ex-Waymo founder.

High-Rise$20.1M TotalSeed

Websiteraiserobotics.ai

Founded2021 · San Francisco, CA

FoundersGary Chen (CEO) — ex-Waymo LinkedIn · Conley Oster (COO) LinkedIn

Funding$20.1M total · $7.75M seed (Mar 2025) led by MaC Venture Capital · Cybernetix, Zacua, Union Labs

B&BBitBuilders podcast: CEO & COO featured on construction robotics episode

Gecko Robotics

Revolutionizing infrastructure inspections with wall-climbing robots. ~$1.25B unicorn valuation (Jun 2025). Covered in the BitBuilders series.

Inspection Robotics$1.25B Unicorn$354M Total

Websitegeckorobotics.com

Founded2013 · Pittsburgh, PA

FoundersJake Loosararian (CEO) LinkedIn · Troy Demmer (CPO) LinkedIn

Funding$354M total · $125M (Jun 2025) led by Cox Enterprises · Also: Founders Fund, Y Combinator, XN

B&BBitBuilders debut episode with co-founder Troy Demmer

ANYbotics

Robot dogs for industrial site inspection — oil refineries and construction sites hiring them for autonomous monitoring and gas detection.

Quadruped Robots$150M+ TotalSeries B

Websiteanybotics.com

Founded2016 · Zurich, Switzerland

FoundersPéter Fankhauser (CEO) LinkedIn · Marco Hutter (Vice-Chairman, ETH prof) LinkedIn

Funding$150M+ · $60M Series B extension (Dec 2024) led by Qualcomm Ventures · Also: Bessemer, NGP Capital, Aramco Ventures, TDK Ventures

Featured: "Why Oil Refineries Are Hiring Robot Dogs"

Reframe Systems

Bringing Amazon robotics concepts to homebuilding — autonomous systems for residential construction assembly lines.

Home Assembly$20M TotalSeries A

Websitereframe.systems

Founded2022 · Andover (Boston), MA

FoundersVikas Enti (CEO) — ex-Amazon Robotics LinkedIn · Felipe Polido (CTO) LinkedIn · Aaron Small (COO) LinkedIn

Funding$20M total · $20M Series A (Aug 2025) co-led by Eclipse & VoLo Earth · MassMutual Catalyst, Cubit Capital

B&BPodcast: "Bringing Amazon Robotics to Homebuilding — Reframe Systems"

Dexory

Subscription-model robotics for warehouse and logistics scanning — 24/7 autonomous inventory management with zero infrastructure changes.

Warehouse RoboticsSubscription Model

Websitedexory.com

Formant

Advanced industrial robot management system by Jeff Linnell — cloud platform for managing fleets of construction and industrial robots.

Robot Fleet Mgmt

Websiteformant.io

DroneDeploy

Scaling reality capture from cloud to construction — drone-based site mapping and inspection platform used across major construction projects.

Drone Capture

Websitedronedeploy.com

SuperDroid Robots

Construction robots for dirty, dull, dangerous, and distant tasks. CMO Perryn Olson featured on Bricks & Bytes discussing how robots excel at the 4D's of construction.

Industrial Robots

Websitesuperdroidrobots.com

B&BPodcast: CMO Perryn Olson featured on construction robotics episode

Reekon Tools

The bootstrapped smart tape measure that went viral — digitizing physical measurement on construction sites. Hardware startup success story.

Smart ToolsBootstrapped

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Project Management & Collaboration

9 companies

Fieldwire

Field management platform — $300M exit to Hilti. Founder story on building and scaling the product to acquisition.

$300M ExitAcquired by Hilti

Websitefieldwire.com

PlanGrid

Construction productivity software acquired by Autodesk for $875M. CTO Ralph Gootee featured. Co-founder Tracy Young returned to found TigerEye.

Acquired by Autodesk ($875M)

FoundersTracy Young (CEO) — now founder of TigerEye · Ralph Gootee (CTO)

Featured: "He Built a $875 Million Company to Impress a Girl"

BuildingConnected

Pre-construction platform — $275M acquisition by Autodesk. Mike Pettinella's sales motion featured in deep-dive interview.

Acquired by Autodesk ($275M)

FoundersDustin DeVan (CEO & Founder)

OpenSpace

360° reality capture and AI visual intelligence. 1,000+ data center projects. Acquired Disperse (Oct 2025). Near-unicorn at $902M valuation. Building the Visual Intelligence Platform for AI agents.

$199M Total$902M Val.Series D

Websiteopenspace.ai

Founded2017 · San Francisco, CA

FoundersJeevan Kalanithi (CEO) — ex-Sifteo/3D Robotics LinkedIn · Michael Fleischman (Chief Scientist) · Philip DeCamp (CTO)

Funding$199M total · $102M Series D (Mar 2022) led by PSP Growth · $9M Series D extension (Aug 2022)

B&BPodcast: "Building a $902M Construction Tech Giant" · CEO Jeevan Kalanithi featured · Disperse acquisition covered

Aconex

Record-breaking $1.2B exit — "the exit that shouldn't have happened." Founder broke down crying during the story. Acquired by Oracle.

Acquired by Oracle ($1.2B)

FoundersLeigh Jasper (CEO) · Rob Phillpot (CTO)

Featured: "I Broke Down Crying" — Aconex $1.2bn Exit Story

Honest Buildings

Project management and procurement platform for commercial real estate owners. Acquired by Procore as part of their expansion strategy.

Acquired by Procore

FoundersRiggs Kubiak (CEO)

OnsiteIQ

Construction site intelligence from 360° imagery. CEO featured discussing why contractors intentionally hide data and the need for transparency.

Site Intelligence

Websiteonsiteiq.io

Featured: "Contractors Intentionally Hide Data"

Disperse

AI-powered construction progress tracking through 360° site imagery. Acquired by OpenSpace (Oct 2025) in a consolidation play.

Acquired by OpenSpace

Rhumbix

Construction workforce productivity tracking. Acquired by Autodesk — exclusive founder interview covering why Autodesk bought them.

Acquired by Autodesk

Featured: "EXCLUSIVE: Rhumbix Founder on Autodesk Acquisition"

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Pre-Construction & Estimating

6 companies

Ediphi

Revolutionizing pre-construction estimating — featured in an entire Super Series covering vision, journey, team, technology future, and leadership. Sales director featured.

EstimatingSuper Series

Featured: 5-part Super Series on pre-construction technology

BuildVision

Procurement platform — "From Seed to $10M Series A" growth journey covered. Notably dropped "AI" from their branding to focus on real value delivery.

ProcurementSeries A

Building Radar

AI approach to modern specification selling — winning construction projects earlier by identifying opportunities from building permits and planning data.

Lead Intelligence

Mercator

From 90 investor pitches in 3 weeks to changing how contractors find projects. Marketplace connecting contractors with construction opportunities.

Project Discovery

Genda

Acquired by Buildots — "It's Like Selling Your Baby" raw take on the acquisition. The deal was "obvious in 7 seconds."

Acquired by Buildots

Joist

Building AI tools for construction proposals and estimating — helping contractors generate professional proposals faster.

AI Proposals

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Reality Capture & Digital Twins

5 companies

Cintoo

$37M Series B for reality capture market growth. Partech invested. Cloud-based reality data management bridging scan data and BIM.

Reality Capture$37M Series B

Websitecintoo.com

XYZ Reality

£37M engineering-grade AR helmet for construction — holographic BIM overlay on live sites. CEO David Mitchell featured.

Augmented Reality

Websitexyzreality.com

Featured: "Construction's £37 Million Augmented Reality"

HoloBuilder

360° reality capture platform — $8M exit. Mo Akbari's surprising journey building the platform. Acquired for site documentation.

$8M Exit360° Capture

Buildots

AI-powered construction monitoring using hardhat cameras. $121M raised. Made headlines with acquisition of Genda and aggressive market expansion. 5 key product management strategies covered.

AI Monitoring$121M RaisedAcquirer

Websitebuildots.com

FoundersRoy Danon (CEO)

Novorender

3D visualization technology acquired by Procore. The acquisition was driven by customer obsession and technical innovation.

Acquired by Procore

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BIM & Data Platforms

6 companies

Speckle

Open-source AEC data hub for interoperability, version control, and automation. Breaking down proprietary data silos. Nemetschek and Suffolk Technologies invested. SpeckleCon 2025 extensively covered.

Open Source$20M TotalSeries ASuper Series

Websitespeckle.systems

Founded2020

FoundersDimitrie Stefanescu (CEO) — architect & programmer, PhD at UCL, ex-Arup LinkedIn · Matteo Cominetti (co-founder)

Funding$20M total · $12.5M Series A (Oct 2024) led by Addition · Foundamental, Frontline Ventures, Matrix Partners · Suffolk Technologies (Apr 2026)

B&B4-part Super Series: origin story, growth journey, community, future · SpeckleCon 2025 full stream · Multiple conference talks · "Speckle $12.5M to Break AEC Data Silos"

Stratus

Revolutionizing MEP workflows with modern data infrastructure. Helping mechanical, electrical, and plumbing teams work more efficiently.

MEP Workflows

ForgeSight

Implements Palantir Foundry for the construction industry — building data operating systems connecting every phase of a project.

Data OSPalantir

4M Analytics

Building the "Google Maps of underground infrastructure" — mapping subsurface utilities to prevent the $42M daily problem of utility strikes.

Underground Mapping

Website4m-analytics.com

Featured: "Building the Google Maps of Underground America"

Breadcrumb

Tracks construction incidents and project profitability through advanced data analytics, giving operators deep insights into site performance and safety metrics. CEO Simon Elliott featured.

AnalyticsSafety

Websitebreadcrumb.co

B&BArticle: "One Poorly Managed Incident, and the Profit's Gone. AI Won't Save You."

Archdesk

Cloud-based construction management software for growing companies. 300% YoY growth. Connects teams to real-time project information on any device.

Construction MgmtSeries A

Websitearchdesk.com

Founded2016 · Leicester, UK

FoundersMichal Mojzesz (CEO)

FundingSeries A · Investors: Credo, Manta Ray Ventures, Sebastian Kulczyk

B&BBricks & Bytes sponsor / featured partner

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Procurement & Supply Chain

9 companies

Kojo

AI-powered materials procurement for electrical/mechanical contractors. Strategic partnership with Wesco. Managing purchase orders for data center construction at scale.

Materials Procurement$94M TotalSeries C

Websiteusekojo.com

Founded2018

FoundersMaria Davidson (CEO) — Oxford PPE, ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-8VC, Forbes 30 Under 30

Funding$94M total · $10M Series C extension (Oct 2025) led by Wesco · $39M Series C led by Battery Ventures · Earlier: Initialized Capital, Y Combinator

B&BPodcast: "Kojo's $275M Journey" · CEO Maria Davidson featured on building exciting businesses · "Why Wesco Bet $10M on Kojo"

ProcurePro

Just raised $11M to fix construction procurement — exclusive coverage by Bricks & Bytes on their funding round.

Procurement$11M Raised

Featured: "EXCLUSIVE: ProcurePro Just Raised $11M"

StructShare

8-year construction materials procurement platform acquired by Trimble. The journey from zero to Trimble Materials covered in depth.

Acquired by Trimble

Infra.Market

Massive B2B platform transforming construction materials supply chain in India. Preparing for IPOs alongside other Indian construction tech companies.

Materials B2BIndia

Alrik

Simplifying construction logistics. Nici's journey from first employee to €130M exit covered in depth.

Logistics€130M Exit

Levelset

$500M exit to Procore — Scott Wolfe's epic founder journey. CRO Martin Roth's sales mastery behind the exit covered in GTM deep-dive.

$500M Exit to ProcorePayment Management

Parspec

AI-native procurement platform for MEP distribution. Multimodal AI matches design specs with real-time product availability. Used by 4 of top 5 US electrical distributors ($70B annual revenue).

MEP Procurement AI$31.5M TotalSeries A

Websiteparspec.io

Founded2021 · San Mateo, CA

FoundersForest Flager (CEO) · Pratyush Havelia

Funding$31.5M total · $20M Series A (Jul 2025) led by Threshold Ventures · Also: Innovation Endeavors, Building Ventures, Heartland, Hometeam

B&BBricks, Buck$ & Bytes podcast: CEO featured discussing AI transforming construction supply chains

Voyage Control

Digital platform for construction logistics and on-site coordination — managing deliveries, inventory control, and compliance requirements.

Construction Logistics

Websitevoyagecontrol.com

Founded2009 · London, UK

FoundersJames Swanston (CEO & Founder)

FundingBacked by Seedcamp, CEMEX Ventures, Taronga Ventures

B&BPodcast: CEO James Swanston featured on Bricks & Bytes

Aphex

Multiplayer construction planning platform — fastest way for delivery teams to plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster. Clients include Skanska, BAM, KIER, Ferrovial.

Planning SoftwareSeed

Websiteaphex.co

Founded2018 · London, UK

FoundersCarlos Carvalho (CEO)

Funding£1.5M Seed (Sep 2024) · $2.1M total

B&BBricks & Bytes sponsor / featured partner

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Modular, Offsite & 3D Printing

8 companies

ICON

Large-scale 3D printing robotics, software, and advanced materials. Launched Titan program (Mar 2026) allowing outside builders to acquire printers. ICON Prime division for military/space/government.

3D Printing$500M+ Total~$2B Val.Series C

Websiteiconbuild.com

Founded2017 · Austin, TX

FoundersJason Ballard (CEO) — ex-TreeHouse, TIME100 Next LinkedIn · Evan Loomis · Alexander Le Roux

Funding$500M+ total · $56M Series C (Feb 2025) led by Norwest & Tiger Global · ~$2B valuation (2022) · $62M US Army contract

B&BPodcast: "The Truth About 3D Printed Homes" · Newsletter: "3D Printing Enters US Building Code" · "ICON's $450M Journey"

Mighty Buildings

3D-printing technology with proprietary advanced materials for sustainable modular homes. Stephan Mansour featured: "The 3D Printing Skeptics Were Wrong."

3D Printing

Cuby Technologies

Mobile Micro-Factory (MMF) deploys to sites producing "kit of parts." 5x faster, 30-50% cheaper than traditional. First US MMF launching in Pahrump, NV (Q3-Q4 2026) with 3,300 home pipeline.

Micro-Factories$17M Raised

Websitecubytechnologies.com

Founded2018

FoundersAleksandr Gampel (Co-founder) · Oleg Kandrashou (CEO/CTO) — PhD economist & physicist, 20+ yrs industrial R&D

Funding$17M (Aug 2025) · Goal: deploy 275 micro-factories over next decade

B&BPodcast: "The $12M Factory That Could Fix America's Housing Crisis" · "55,000 Homes/Year" strategy deep-dive

Facit Homes

Factories in shipping containers to build houses — bringing the production facility directly to the building site for on-demand manufacturing.

Container Factories

011h

Tech-enabled general contractor from $500M e-commerce exit to transforming construction — building high-rise residential with industrialized methods. Philip Schröder featured.

Industrial Construction

The €7BN LEGO Company

The massive European company that builds like LEGO — modular construction at unprecedented scale. Referenced in market analysis episodes.

Modular at Scale€7B Revenue

Reneo

€600M to transform real estate through modular and technology-driven approaches. Major European construction innovation play.

Real Estate Tech€600M

Enter

Digital platform streamlining energy assessments and home renovation management — accelerating green retrofitting of buildings across Europe.

Renovation Tech

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FinTech, Payments & Insurance

6 companies

Trayd

$10M in 3 weeks — transforming back office software for contractors. Construction payroll and workforce management solution.

Payroll$10M Raised

Built Technologies

Construction lending platform connecting lenders, builders, borrowers. $200B+ annual construction spend managed across its network. AI-driven tools for construction finance.

$1.5B UnicornSeries D

Websitegetbuilt.com

Founded2014 · Nashville, TN

FoundersChase Gilbert (CEO) LinkedIn · Andrew Sohr · Scott Sohr

Funding$1.5B valuation · $125M Series D (Sep 2021) led by TCV · Also: Brookfield Tech Partners, 9Yards Capital, XYZ Ventures, HighSage, Addition, Citi

B&BPodcast: "Building a $1.5B Construction Tech Unicorn" · Referenced in unicorn landscape analysis

Graneet

Financial management and construction accounting software built specifically to help SME contractors protect their margins.

Accounting

Shepherd

AI-native commercial insurance for construction & infrastructure. 12-hour quotes vs weeks. 7x revenue growth in 24 months. 1,500+ policies, $400B+ project value insured, 600+ customers.

$67M TotalSeries B

Websitewithshepherd.com

Founded2021 · San Francisco, CA

FoundersJustin Levine (CEO) — founded TradeTapp (acquired by BuildingConnected/Autodesk), Georgia Tech Civil Eng LinkedIn · Mohamed El Mahallawy (CTO) — ex-Airbnb · Stephen Buonpane — ex-Chubb EVP

Funding$67M total · $42M Series B (Mar 2026) led by Intact Private Capital · $13.5M Series A (2024) · $6.15M Seed (2021) · Also: Spark Capital, Costanoa Ventures

B&BPodcast: "12 Hour Quotes — Shepherd's Industry Leading Insurance" · Referenced in insurtech landscape

Provision

Reshaping construction risk management with AI — automated risk identification and mitigation for construction projects.

Risk Management

Coast

$40M raise for fleet fuel card and expense management for construction companies. Part of the unicorn discussion in AEC tech.

Fleet Finance$40M Raised

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Workforce, Training & HR

5 companies

Bridgit

Workforce planning story — Lauren Lake & Kevin Ferguson featured. Smart staffing solutions from a Top 20 GC perspective. Addressing the 71% spreadsheet problem.

Workforce Planning

Websitebridgit.com

FoundersMallorie Brodie (CEO) · Lauren Lake

Global eTraining

Why 72% of construction leaders are in trouble — digital training platform tackling the industry's massive skills gap and digital literacy crisis.

Digital Training

Featured: "Why 72% of Leaders Are In Trouble"

Checkatrade

Connects millions of UK homeowners with vetted trade professionals — the marketplace for finding trusted contractors and tradespeople.

Trade MarketplaceUK

EquipmentShare

$6B IPO trajectory — equipment rental and fleet management platform. One of the largest construction tech companies heading for public markets.

Equipment Rental$6B IPO

Websiteequipmentshare.com

FoundersWilly Schlacks · Jabbok Schlacks

Permitflow

The "TurboTax for construction permitting." Software simplifying and accelerating the complex process of securing building permits.

GovTech

Websitepermitflow.com

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Sustainability & Energy

4 companies

VARM

Mission to insulate 1 million homes by 2033 — claims 3-4X better ROI than heat pumps. Targeting Europe's massive building retrofit opportunity.

Insulation Tech3-4X ROI

Last Energy

$40M bet on small modular nuclear reactors — can they solve big energy problems? Micro nuclear power for industrial decarbonization.

Nuclear Energy$40M

Enscape

Real-time 3D rendering and visualization for architecture — from idea to successful exit. Co-founder Moritz Luck's journey covered in-depth.

VisualizationExited

Spacemaker

AI for urban planning — sold to Autodesk. Founder explains "the industry is fundamentally incapable of change." 5 hard-won exit lessons covered.

Acquired by AutodeskAI Urban Planning

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Heavy Equipment & Autonomous Vehicles

4 companies

BitBuilders / Arduino

Massimo democratized hardware prototyping — from Arduino to innovation. $32M Series B. Featured in the BitBuilders series on construction hardware innovation.

Hardware Platform$32M Series B

Caterpillar (CAT) Alumni Startups

33 years at Caterpillar shaped a solution to save 20% on excavator fuel costs. Former CAT leaders founding autonomous equipment startups.

Autonomous Equipment

Volvo Construction

Volvo's secret weapon in construction startups — David Hanngren featured on corporate innovation and startup ecosystem engagement.

Corporate Innovation

Flux

$29M failure — what AEC can learn and avoid. A cautionary tale about overambition in construction technology product development.

Failed — $29M Lost

Featured: "Flux's $29M Failure — What AEC Can Learn"

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Space & Infrastructure

3 companies

Starpath Robotics

Plans to mine water from the Moon — is it even possible? Space construction and in-situ resource utilization for off-world building.

Space Construction

Phantom Space

Jim Cantrell's journey from SpaceX to founding Phantom Space. Rockets, risks, and resilience in the $1 trillion space infrastructure race.

Space Launch

Canary Wharf Group

Behind the £4.9B strategic tech transformation — Roman Bana featured discussing how major real estate developers are embracing construction technology.

Real Estate Tech£4.9B

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Investors & VCs in AEC Tech

8 firms

Foundamental

The leading VC in AEC & construction tech — owners of Bricks & Bytes media. 7-part Super Series covering origin story, investment philosophy, market predictions, and principles. Patric Hellermann featured extensively.

Lead VCSuper Series

Websitefoundamental.com

Featured: 7-part Super Series + "How To Build A Unicorn In Construction Tech"

a16z (Andreessen Horowitz)

Betting big on construction — backed Augmenta's electrical design play, invested in multiple contech startups. Featured in landscape analysis episodes.

Mega VC

SoftBank

$5.4B bet on physical AI and $100B pledge — betting on fictional robots that build data centers. Major force in construction tech investing.

Physical AI

Navitas Capital

How AI will change construction and investing — Jenny Song from McKinsey featured discussing Navitas's thesis on construction tech transformation.

ConTech VC

Hummingbird VC

Wouter & Salar on construction tech investment — backing companies like Monumental. European-focused construction technology investor.

European VC

Hilti Ventures

Strategic bets in construction innovation — Antonia Soler featured on Hilti's corporate venture approach to backing construction technology startups.

Corporate VC

Partech

Led Cintoo's $37M Series B in reality capture. Active in European construction technology investments alongside Foundamental.

European VC

BlackRock & Palantir

Both buying into construction — Palantir's $100M nuclear gamble and construction plays extensively covered. "Why Big Money Is Suddenly Obsessed With Construction."

Strategic Investors

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Incumbents & Major Corporates

18 organizations

Company	Role in AEC	Key Coverage
Procore	Construction management platform	AI strategy, BIM play, acquisitions (DataGrid, Novorender, Honest Buildings), new CEO, VP Kris Lengieza featured
Autodesk	BIM & design software giant	Acquired PlanGrid ($875M), Spacemaker, Rhumbix, BuildingConnected ($275M). 1,300 job cuts. Lee Mullin's storytelling playbook
Trimble	Technology for construction	Acquired Document Crunch, StructShare. Soaring stock performance vs Procore slowdown
Oracle	Enterprise software & cloud	$1.2B Aconex acquisition, $523B construction signal, $300B deal analysis
Nemetschek	AEC software group	$5B company invested in Speckle's open-source platform. Acquired HCSS
Bluebeam	Document management (Nemetschek)	"How Bluebeam Became Construction's Most Legendary Product" — founder journey to $6B IPO breakdown
Hexagon	Sensor & software conglomerate	160+ acquisitions behind $32B valuation. Strategy deep-dive covered
Skanska	$18B+ global contractor	300+ software tools problem, 200 tools managed, 85% client retention secret, 27,000 employees
Turner Construction	$29B revenue contractor	$13.4B revenue milestone, $29B scale referenced in market analysis
Suffolk Construction	Innovation-forward GC	BOOST Demo Day, Murat Melek & David Morgan at SpeckleCon, live podcast episodes
DPR Construction	$7B+ innovative GC	$1M materials management investment, $90M tech budget, 12,000 employees, innovation director featured
Balfour Beatty	UK infrastructure giant	AI gamble analysis and digital transformation coverage
Buro Happold	Engineering consultancy	Tripled profits with automation. CTO Alain Waha: "Silicon is the new steel." Marc Barone COO featured
Goldbeck	German construction giant	570 software tools powering Europe's most innovative construction company
Implenia	Swiss construction leader	Innovation playbook revealed. Karel Van Eechoud on navigating innovation in a traditional industry
CRH	Building materials leader	Systematic innovation process — lessons from VP of industry innovation
AtkinsRéalis	Engineering consultancy	Digital transformation deep-dive — how they drive digital ROI across projects
Microsoft	Technology platform	Betting big on construction. Ajoy Bhattacharya featured on Microsoft's construction tech vision. AI report collaboration