Startup Tracker
The broader building-industry company universe -- 269 AEC, proptech, and
contech startups, grouped by emergent business-model category and tagged with
building typology, lifecycle, funding stage, and investors.
This is a distinct dataset from the software catalog -- an ingest, not a
scored review. Categories are emergent, derived from each company's own description; ~
2 companies with no source description are
marked unknown pending a later enrichment pass.
269 companies
Design & BIM Software (57)
Cloud based BIM collaboration tools. Acquired by Asite (April 2023, deal terms undisclosed)
Python library for AEC data processing on PyPI
API normalizer and aggregator for AEC platforms
Data validation for BIM
Digital floorplan and data management system
Digital Archive for BIM projects
Generative project feasibility
Spatial AR for Construction
Generative design for electrical systems
BIM content management
Precast concrete BIM detailing, structural modeling, and shop drawing services
IFC Plugin for Blender
AI-powered construction submittal review software that automates compliance checking against specs
Collaborative site planning platform
BIM analysis toolset
Foundation model AI for the built world -- structural cognition generating buildable 3D layouts (San Francisco)
Text to model interface for schematic design
Generative schematic design
AI for architecture
Cloud based building performance analysis software. Autodesk Product
Generative design for single family homes
Generative design platform
AI drawing automation for Revit -- automate dimensions, tags, views and sheets via natural language
Modern architecture design software
Master plan and building performance analysis suite
VR visualization for BIM
Knowledge management platform (Synthesis) for AEC firms including intranet, AI search, and LMS
Revit integrated data collaboration platform
AI-powered construction drawing audit for callout, door schedule, and sheet index error detection (backed by Mark Cuban)
3D Model hosting and visualization
3D product configurators
Real-time Collaborative 3D BIM Design software
BIM/AEC design-review and AI-visualization platform founded by ex-Autodesk execs; operated in stealth as 'AmBr' (ambr.net) before publicly launching as Motif (Jan 2025) -- not stealth
Reviewed tool: /tools/motif →
AI platform for automated code compliance checking of drawings against 380+ building codes and standards
Revit plugin (NonicaTab) with AI Connector for automating BIM tasks via natural language
a16z-backed AEC AI platform applying generative AI to architecture and construction workflows (founded 2023)
Generative form and layout design and consulting
Construction administration platform for architects automating submittals, RFIs, field reports, and drawing management
The BIM management platform
Environmental simulation and analysis plug-ins
Connects CAD models to fab shops process and operations
Cloud XR streaming platform for streaming large 3D models from Revit, Unity, and other sources to VR/AR devices
Cloud based CAD software for design
Floor plans visualization
Sketch up building performance analysis
Schematic generative design automation sourced from existing Revit models
3D spatial workspace for VR and desktop collaboration; pivoted to AI agent collaboration (collaborator.bot).
AI architectural documentation and BIM automation platform (SWAPP) operating inside Revit and ArchiCAD (founded 2019)
Reviewed tool: /tools/swapp →
Generative project feasibility
Open source platform for IFC based applications using web technolgies
Visualization studio specializing in game engines
SDK for topological representation of spaces and entities
Python apps for engineering
BIM based facilities management software
Generative design optioneering for multi-family developers
Prefab & Offsite Construction (34)
Prefab ADUs
3D print
Offsite manufactured single family
Prefabricated wood buildings for urban environments through fixed-price turnkey service (formerly R-Hauz)
Kit of parts and prefab manufacturing
High-performance prefab panel systems for healthy, energy-efficient homes (public benefit corporation, Santa Fe NM)
Modular design and development for Multi-family
Prefab homebuilder. Acquired by Dvele (May 27, 2020, deal terms undisclosed)
Prefab ADU company
Prefab panelized homes
Modular multi-family
Prefab modular homes
Prefab ADUs
Micromanufacturing for offset construction
Prefab Homes
Prefab/Offsite Construction for multi-family
Modular design build single family homes
3D printed homes using onsite printing robots
Modular design and development for Multi-family
Mass timber kit of parts multifamily
Just add land
Prefab micro-housing and ADU
Offsite construction specification
Prefab homes
Custom prefab and modular home builder serving Western US and Canada since 2007 (400+ projects completed)
3d printed kit of parts for buildings
Take-off and marketplace for modular/prefab manufacturers and contractors
Generative design platform and manufactured kit of parts for multi-family
Prefab Manufacturer for single and multi-family homes
Prefab kit of parts homes
Design Catalog Mass Timber buildings
Robotic microfactory modular construction
Prefab modular home builder (tomuhaus.com)
Prefab housing company building attainably priced, sustainable homes with 100% electric solar-powered systems
Construction Management & Field Ops (19)
Before you dig ticket tracker
Generative scheduling for capital projects
Custom home-building and project management
Company and people network for AEC
Digital platform for HVAC distributors, technicians, and contractors
AI-powered construction management software with project management, field ops, and financial tools
OS for construction; completed IPO on Nasdaq (EQPT) Jan 23, 2026 at $24.50/share, raising ~$747.3M
Whatsapp contractor recruiting
Construction machinery fleet management platform
Construction schedule and resource optimization
Jobsite file sharing and collaboration platform for home builders (now operating as corabuild.ai)
Project management and collaboration platform
Construction project scheduling
Construction logistics management software for delivery coordination, procurement scheduling, and site logistics
Cloud based construction time tracking and project management software
Construction management platform
IoT fleet management, safety, and operations platform with video AI, telematics, and equipment monitoring
All-in-one software platform for commercial and residential trade contractors (HVAC, plumbing, electrical)
Homebuilding & Renovation Services (18)
Multi-family design build operator
Renovation and homebuilding services
Design builder
Pre-sale renovation
House plan platform and custom homebuilding services with design, permitting, and construction guidance
Home improvement contractor marketplace and cost guide connecting homeowners with local pros
Interior design platform
Pre-sales renovation
Design build single and multi family homes; Dec 2025 raise of $400M blends operating-company equity and real-estate/land capital, not a formally priced 'Series D'
Subscription handyman services
Renovation, turns, and repairs
Made Renovation
Bathroom/home renovation startup. Shut down Oct 2023 amid customer complaints and cost overruns; filed for bankruptcy Oct 2024 ($146K assets vs $19.2M liabilities)
ADU match/marketplace that matches a owner to a designer and builder
Tech-powered home services company acquiring and growing plumbing and HVAC businesses
Multifamily renovation organization software.
ADU designer
Property search and design build for SFR
Custom luxury homebuilder (Yodezeen x Argo Construction collaboration) delivering high-design single-family residences
RE Transactions & Finance (17)
AI-native pre-construction feasibility platform for real estate developers (site feasibility, zoning, pro forma); not stealth -- publicly launched
Earn rewards for rent
Commercial RE proforma and underwriting analysis
AI-first title insurance and mortgage closing technology platform
Rental listings aggregator
Equity to liquidity conversion. Sell your home and lease back.
Broker CMS
Real estate sales management platform
Sell active rental for passive income
Lender and brokerage that enables buy before you sell
Upfront lumpsum for equity in your home
SFR investment management platform
Assumable mortgage marketplace
Listing marketing and management software for brokers
Fractional Home Bro-nership.
AI based lead conversation management
Lease to own plans for established small businesses
RE Operations & Property Management (16)
Property management system. Acquired by Entrata (June 20, 2024, deal terms undisclosed)
Meetings, Events, and Flexible Office
Property management platform for co-op boards
Workplace occupancy and planning
CRE asset management
Integrated property management ERP system for professional property management companies
Surveillance video analytics
Workplace insights and management platform
Office amenities provider
Services disassociation and address change for moving
Property Management
PMS integration and aggregate api
Residential leasing back office and agent platform
Workplace/workspace analytics
Airbnb design and management
Multifamily property management operating system with leasing, onboarding, living, concierge, and renewal modules
Estimating & Bidding (15)
Construction material pricing api and estimation service
Bid tracking and management
Owner Contractor bidding marketplace
Cost management for developers
Project bidding marketplace
Construction Sales & Estimating Software
Construction feasibility and cost estimation platform with real-time data and simulations
Mobile measurement, visualization, and quantity takeoff for exterior renovation
Collaborative estimation
bid management app for general contractors and subcontractors
Construction bidding and worksite management
Estimation, proposal, and contracts
AI-powered takeoff platform extracting materials quantities, cost, and carbon data from drawings and BIM models
Estimation software for take off and bidding
Pre-construction platform for contractors. Take-offs, estimation, bid management, and bid qualification.
Materials & Products (15)
Sustainability data platform for building materials with embodied carbon data API
Amazon prime for construction amterials
Fullstack logistics, management, ecommerce
Circular Construction Lab (CCL) -- university research program at Cornell AAP advancing circular economy in industrialized construction
Construction material procuremnet platform
Specifications, product library, and procurement management
Low carbon cement production
MEP Procurement, Manufacturing, and Logistics Platform
Online platform for sourcing material samples
Construction materials recycling with fungi
Product selection and submittals tool
Marketplace for sustainable materials
Product sourcing and procurement
Wood fiber insulation product, formerly GO Lab, Inc.; emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring in July 2025 with majority equity now held by former bondholders led by BlackRock affiliates
Blown-in Insulation
Proptech Data & Analytics (12)
Location Data Analytics
Commercial Real Estate data aggregator
Site selection and project analysis for developers
Commercial real estate data integration and management platform
Property data normalization and aggregator
Location data aggregator
Advanced Retail Site Selection & Market Analysis AI Tool
Location data aggregator
Property info for off market properties
Consumer foot traffic data
LLM-powered zoning intelligence platform acquired by Shovels in January 2026
Urban location and demographics for site selection and revenue prediction
Contractor Fintech (10)
Blockchain based contractor payments
ADU contractor marketplace connecting homeowners with architects and contractors; acquired by RenoFi.
Payments and lien management for contractors and suppliers
Certificate of Insurance Tracking Software
Construction lein, wavier, and credit management
Payapps
Payments and compliance application for contractors
Contractor business management platform. For Payments, financing, tracking, planning, and reporting
Construction finance managemnet
All-in-one spend management platform with corporate cards, expense management, AP, and procurement
Plug-in sensor that detects and mitigates electrical hazards to prevent fires
Energy & Sustainability (10)
Digital waste management platform
Carbon credits
API for Carbon evaluation
Home geothermal systems
All-round service for energy renovation
Application to sell rooftop solar to residents
Grey water recycling systems
Solar infrastructure for SFH
Passive building standards and certification
End-to-end solar project development platform for site selection, PV design, and yield optimization (Vilnius, Lithuania)
RE Development (9)
Eco-systemic design company focused on master-planned conscious communities
Silicon Valley billionaires backed city
RE developer and property manager building ground up midrise neighborhoods
AI orchestration platform for real estate development feasibility, site analysis, and generative design
Reviewed tool: /tools/giraffe →
Vertically integrated mixed-use developer
Boutique hotel developer and brand creating landscape-integrated hospitality properties (Catskill NY, Hudson NY)
Landscape architecture and urban design professional services firm serving public and private development clients across the US
Masterplanned city
Cooperative housing development platform (Frolic) creating permanently affordable co-op communities
Construction Robotics (8)
Humanoid robots for warehouse tasks
Botbuilt
Robotic construction systems for residential housing using flexible robotic arms (YC W21, Durham NC)
Robotic grading and pile driving for solar
Robotic drywall-finishing system for interior construction, acquired by JLG Industries in January 2026
Vehicle vision and intelligence kit for mining
BIM to field construction robot site printing
Onsite construction robotics
Construction waste soring robots
Reality Capture & Site Documentation (8)
Traditional and Interactive Visiualization and Digital Twins
Site documentation and analytics
Mobile scan to floor plan
Photogrammetry based reality capture; went public via SPAC merger (Gores Holdings VI) in July 2021 (NASDAQ: MTTR); acquired by CoStar Group Feb 28, 2025 for $1.6B
Photogrammetry site documentation
New-age photogrammetry
Drone based site mapping
Site documentation reality capture and analysis
Permitting & Compliance (6)
BuildCasa
SB9 Lot Splitting in California
Permitting and Licensing for government agencies. Acquired by Clariti (May 31, 2023, deal terms undisclosed)
Permitting and Licensing for Government Agencies
Permitting
Permit Expediters
Permit prep, tracking, and expediting platform
Furniture & Interiors (5)
AI-powered home and interior design generation
Architectural model building kits and STEAM educational toys (founded 2012, Ireland)
On demand wood manufacturing
Furniture rental
Furniture rental
Workforce & Safety (5)
Video analytics for worksite safety and management
Contractor marketing, training, and talent retention platform
Skilled trades career platform providing information and tools for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical careers
Workforce management and safety platform for construction
Team analysis and optimization
Building Hardware & IoT (3)
Plugin sensors for building analytics
Smartphone based digital access management
Bedbug detection and warning system
Uncategorized (pending enrichment) (2)
Unverifiable entity -- 404 URL, no independent sources found
Masaya homes
Unverifiable entity -- no URL or independent sources found
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