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", "body": "**The problem:** Technology in the damage repair space (think 🌪 🔥 💦 🏠 😢 ) is very limited (FileMaker pro apps and Microsoft Access databases 🙄). This is hindering damage repair contractors’ ability to scale their businesses.\n\n**The solution:** An all-in-one CRM, project management, field documentation, scheduling, BI, marketing automation, communication, HR management, and communication, designed specifically for damage repair contractors. This helps empower contractors with tools to better document their jobs (no more digital cameras, paper napkin sketches, redundant data entry), impress their customers (automated texts, emails, and surveys), reduce claims friction (arguments between contractor and insurance company), and allows them to scale faster!\n\n![Restoration Software](https://albiware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Albi_Homepage-1-2048x1536-1.png)\n\n**How we came up with this:** One of our founders (Alex) grew a restoration company from his dad’s garage to over 8 figures. He painfully attempted to do so utilizing the clunky technology on the market, and was convinced there had to be a better way. He partnered with Shamoil, a long-time friend and senior software engineer at a Med Tech startup, and together they built Albi!\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=64211&key=user_uploads/828687/0b77665b-8613-4a4a-8b1f-399b96a869ac)\n\n\\\n\\\n**Asks:**\n\nIf you know anyone we could synergize with, we’d love to talk! Any other company in the Prop Tech and Insurtech areas would be a great fit! Also, any feedback on how we explained our niche from an outsider’s point of view would also be amazing! 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They can then play with those designs and see how that home fits their needs and tastes.\\\n\\\nWe entered the market with a product that allows anyone to create virtual realistic interior designs for empty property images automatically.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=64479&key=user_uploads/1014282/0c4976d5-00b5-45dd-85c0-decb4111d476)\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nAn excellent online property listing can help you sell your property faster and for a higher price.\n\nBut property listing websites haven’t changed for the last 20 years and are very one-dimensional, although prospective buyers have different needs and tastes.\n\nBy using computer graphics and ML, Apply Design created a way to automatically create realistic virtual interior designs that enable the homeowner to easily create a website that showcases the home's potential in a way that is personalized to the buyer. A way that sells better than Zillow.\n\n### **About Us**\n\nYaniv Knoll and I are based in Tel Aviv and met in the IDF in a small intelligence unit specializing in 3D solutions for special operations. Our work was recognized with the highest intelligence award for 2015.\\\nFor the last 10 years, we’ve built 3D and computer vision-based solutions in military, HR, construction, and real estate.\n\nThe idea was born last year when my parents tried to sell the apartment that I grew up in. A month went by with no offers after the empty pictures sat on Zillow waiting for anyone to show interest, so I created a dedicated website showing how the home fits different family structures and purposes, using editable interior realistic designs for each room of the house. Within days of prospective buyers using our product, we went from no offers to three, and a 10% higher asking price than expected.\n\n### **I want it! 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Instead of using four different apps for Banking, Payments, Expense Management & Bill Splitting, users can keep and manage their money on Shelf, and pay anywhere effortlessly.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=65508&key=user_uploads/365732/54d561c6-d375-498a-90c0-66bbd9fba12c)\n\n### **🚨The Problem:**\n\n**70% of the expenses made by Young Professionals are Shared!**\n\nPeople in the early stages of their career usually shift to the tier 1 & 2 cities of India where their companies are based. In these cities, they live with their friends in shared apartments and have a lot of common expenses such as → Rent, House-Help, Cook, Groceries, Online Food Ordering, Entertainment, Travel, and Utilities just to name a few. 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After years of manually hunting down utility data, sifting through static 100-page reports and building one-off financial models for every building in the portfolio, real estate managers are desperate for a better way.    \n\n**Enter Cambio**\n\nWe’ve lived this painful user journey. That’s why we built Cambio - to disrupt and automate this process. We use LLMs and agentic workflows to reason across thousands of pages of building documents and help commercial real estate funds identify high-impact retrofits that drive cost savings, compliance and decarbonization. Our AI-based models empower cheaper, faster, and more intelligent data-driven decisions across hundreds or thousands of buildings at scale.\n\n**Backstory**\n\nWe met as roommates at Stanford while pursuing our Masters degrees. On move-in day, we discovered we both worked in commercial real estate and joked over a glass of wine that we should team up to start a company together. 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As digital as the owners want us to be, we take care of everything and you can rest assured that things will happen smoothly.\n\n* **⚡Speed:** Our centralized customer support has SLAs of hours instead of days (working to make it become seconds), and thanks to our structured data, anyone in the team can solve incidents.\n* **🗣️Communication:** We update owners about everything through their favorite contact methods: email, WhatsApp, and even postal card (also automated). The elevator was broken and we just fixed it? We will keep you updated in real-time about the status. \n* **🔎 Transparency:** We operate as a neobank for the HOA, which allows us to automate accounting and show balances and expenses in real-time instead of once a year.\n* **💰Savings:** HOAs spend a lot of money. Thanks to our integrations with curated providers, we can save HOAs money on recurrent expenses while providing a better service.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=77957&key=user_uploads/209666/3ec399e3-be57-4390-84b5-62cd6db28bdf)\n\n**🚀 Futuristic Vision: Harnessing AI to Revolutionize Real Estate Services**\n\nAt Aldara, we're not just about managing homeowners' associations today; we're shaping the future of real estate services by solving complex human interactions within a specific context. Our core strength lies in our exceptional tech talent and our commitment to leveraging the power of AI, which is already transforming how we operate and interact with our communities.\n\n### **👋 How you can help**\n\n* Are you part of an HOA and would like to share your experience? [Let us know.](https://demo.aldara.com/?lang=en)\n* Try our demo [here](https://demo.aldara.com) and let us know what you think.\n* Do you know a property owner in Spain? 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Rather than having policies spread out between multiple agents/brokers, real estate managers can use Homeflow to view their policies, change coverages, and get quotes for upcoming acquisitions.\n\nHi everyone, we’re Perry and Christian, co-founders of Homeflow.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=70501&key=user_uploads/437987/6f1b3243-2701-4977-80af-bd2a8ae8254b)\n\n### **🤔 Why are we the right ones to work on this?**\n\n[Perry](https://www.linkedin.com/in/perryha95/) was the 5th business hire at Hippo Insurance and was there through the IPO, building and leading the sales operations team. \n\n[Christian](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmgreen/) was the youngest staff engineer at Mosaic, a unicorn proptech company, where he led engineering for a new business line that grew to $10M ARR in 6 months. \n\n### **❌ What’s the problem?**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=70501&key=user_uploads/437987/48a1f68f-5a21-48cc-9fb3-01549b851641)\n\nLarger real estate investors deal with inefficiencies when managing their insurance. 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Clad does this by streamlining everything from bidding through payments, all in one system._ \n\n> _Know anyone who works at a telco or data center?_ [_Reach out_](mailto:jason@withclad.com)_!_\n\n### The Problem\n\nDemand for high speed internet is accelerating, driven by the rise of remote work alongside new public and private investment. As a result, ISPs, data centers, and other operators are rapidly expanding their networks. \n\nTelcos rely on contractors to get this construction done. And with the rapid growth in deployments, there’s more need for them than ever before. As a result, telcos are struggling to find and retain enough high quality contractors, putting budgets and timelines at risk.\n\nIt’s no surprise telcos are having a tough time - the way they work with their subcontractors is broken at every step of construction:\n\n![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/T6CNj3VYdBdETF7lwV9IKA95DtBujw8pMwGmLEi3qpbrgmZidTyIJwn-NEh1WiEjORDd6hCEmT7L6cKdGhuDOjE7EcBcb_WOQciZj0f9Fwbc2j6Y-8Abh8TomWsj7ScYzKpt7qyqKi8BZbo_Va3cByQ)\n\n### Enter: Clad\n\nClad is a subcontractor management platform tailor-made for telecom construction. We streamline how telecom companies bid out and qualify subcontractors, track construction progress, and create, approve, and pay invoices too.\n\nOur entire goal is to eliminate the time consuming back-office functions that come from working with subcontractors. \n\nCurious how? 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[Helios](https://www.heliosclimate.io/?utm_source=Y+Combinator&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=launch_YC) installs high quality residential heat pump systems at an affordable price with a painless buying process. \n\nHey everyone, it’s Jeremy and Shreyas and we’re building [Helios](https://www.heliosclimate.io/?utm_source=Y+Combinator&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=launch_YC)!\n\n![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Krmgi7AuLnqz1qafZo7MXpOzirhC_U7RftB6VAVKFXTdOPERsM39ULsH2KTh2DI1p8RFQIN3nPSxUBENVx_mRqUg_sCv86uaWCwQk7yW1nvr7f-rQ-VbYvTdDMfvbRORdpDyPKM33k5C4Pk3_-ni_A)\n\n**What are heat pumps and why do we need them?**\n\nUS Residential space heating alone represents roughly 1% of total global emissions. This is because the vast majority of homes in the US are still heated by burning dinosaurs in a gas furnace. Fortunately, heat pumps are a proven and mature technology to transition buildings to clean, renewable electricity.\n\nA heat pump is like an air conditioner that can run in reverse, both heating and cooling your home. Traditional air conditioners take heat from inside your home, transfer it into refrigerant, and exhaust it outside. Heat pumps have a special valve that allows them to do the opposite, transferring heat from outside your home to inside. They’re able to comfortably heat your home even when it’s incredibly cold outside. Because heat pumps move heat rather than generating it, they are mind bogglingly efficient - with efficiencies up to 400%! Not only are they better for the planet, but they can save you money on your energy bills.\n\nMost homeowners can replace their existing furnace with an efficient heat pump system today. They’re also a great way to add air conditioning to homes that previously didn’t have it.\n\n**Why don’t more homes have them?**\n\nCost is the largest barrier to heat pump adoption. Installing a heat pump system in a typical American home can cost $15-30k! At these prices, gas furnaces (which typically cost dramatically less) sadly remain the default choice.\n\nHowever, heat pumps are extremely common in the rest of the world. In Australia, a homeowner would pay around half the price for a similar system!\n\nMore than half of the cost for a heat pump in the US comes from installation. Fortunately, this is something that we are uniquely positioned to tackle. Helios is installing heat pumps in the US for a fraction of the cost.\n\n![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/6v-jet006MWaOi_8RCCUMCvrHgP4cVUol7e9z2qKPGg8Rd2RD3rDo5Ta2r7wAW_NCXZQD7BUcW4781cwNrXn2S6VrHCy_YZRVnQ9nWWSzLCbBM5SsAwtH-8P6lpoCrrWOFu65ClNoYATorVxLTHc2g)\n\n**Who are we?**\n\nJeremy is a repeat Y Combinator founder and spent 10 years designing and building heat pump systems. Shreyas is a former rocket propulsion engineer from Blue Origin and SpaceX, with experience dramatically decreasing the build time of complex rocket engine assemblies. \n\nWe’re applying these skills to the large-scale deployment of low cost heat pumps. We’re simplifying the installation process to enable non-specialized labor (think car mechanics or plumbers) to install these systems.  Prefabrication and kitting mean that the right tools and parts are staged for each part of the installation, and our technicians spend less time at the job site. 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I'm Chris, founder of Electric Air.\n\nElectric Air is building the Tesla of home heating and cooling, with a complete solution of modern heat pump technology and direct-to-homeowner purchase and install experience.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=69884&key=user_uploads/1004734/c74e4d4a-7304-4605-ac4c-aff2621f3b71)\n\nI’ve spent my whole career building and designing thermal systems - first in aerospace, then at Tesla working on Model 3 and Semi Truck, and most recently in vertical farming. I got really excited about residential heat pumps when I realized that we’re about to go through a huge transition where the 80M single family homes in the US replace their furnaces with heat pumps. \n\n**Interested? Check out the Electric Air launch site** [**electricair.io**](https://electricair.io?utm_source=yc&utm_medium=web&utm_id=launch_yc) **and pre-order a system for your home. I’d also love to hear from homeowners about your pain points around heating, cooling and ventilation. You can email me at **[**chris@electricair.io**](mailto:chris@electricair.io)** .**\n\n### **What’s a Heat Pump? 🌎**\n\nA heat pump is a really efficient, all electric replacement for your home’s furnace and air conditioner. It uses refrigerant and a compressor to move energy to and from your living spaces. Residential heating makes up 10% of US energy use, and heat pumps are the best option for shifting this segment from fossil fuels. Heat pumps can also save homeowners on their monthly utility bills vs heating with natural gas, propane, fuel oil, and electric resistance. And thanks to the popularity of vapor injection systems, heat pumps now work well even in the cold climates of the Northeast.\n\n### **The Problem**\n\n* The homeowner experience sucks because the integration of thermostat, heat pump equipment and air quality systems is terrible. 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We then deploy trained, full-time employees to paint our customers’ homes.\n\n**The Problem**\\\nToday, it’s hard for homeowners to locate and hire home service providers, because contractors don’t use technology and rely on outdated employment models to operate their businesses.\n\nAs a result, the process for homeowners to complete any home project is riddled with challenges - from tediously searching for a reputable contractor, to coordinating multiple walkthroughs of their home, reviewing quotes, selecting a provider, agreeing to terms, scheduling the work, and enduring price and timeline changes before the work is finally completed - each step is frustratingly manual, unpredictable, and outdated.\n\n**The Solution**\\\nAt Craftwork, our coupling of a vertically integrated business model with best-in-class software allows us to deliver an unparalleled experience to homeowners.\n\nOur unique approach puts homeowners in control - from getting an estimate online with transparent pricing, to scheduling their projects and exploring our color selection tools, to meeting the team that will paint their homes and understanding what to expect when we arrive - we’re establishing a standard of transparency, accountability, and trust that simply can’t be matched.\n\nAs homeowners we’ve experienced first-hand just how difficult it can be to hire quality contractors. 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We’re offering $100 off when homeowners book a project with us by August 31st - they can go to [craftwork.com/summer](http://craftwork.com/summer) to get an estimate for their projects!\n\n**Read more on** [**Axios**](https://charlotte.axios.com/334157/charlotte-tech-startup-at-y-combinator-raises-4-million/?fbclid=IwAR0Y850wsC9Weyxi1vKuQ4P3No9Wutt0bHxvZ8CiN9jct_ir9rs72o59144_aem_AVkl16No6389ZDQC1Dxg81tOtEZknW5_9D3uqrNuctS7ZyWOxUVX0Hic-xuW1qk3l2I&mibextid=Zxz2cZ)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/J1U-craftwork-the-easy-way-to-paint-your-home", "votes": 68, "created_at": "2023-07-17T12:01:29.342Z" } ] }, { "id": 28959, "name": "sizeless", "slug": "sizeless", "former_names": [ "sizeless GmbH" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/90ad40c9214ea17e0132605fba1e092c86e8b9a0.png", "website": "https://www.sizeless.co", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "sizeless is the spatial AI to plan, build, and maintain the world's infrastructure by automating the 3D documentation and planning of the world’s underground infrastructure. 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Our documentation and planning platform is currently in production: we have signed 7 paid pilots in 3 months with a potential ACV of $1.4M. \r\n\r\nsizeless (https://sizeless.co) spun out of research in robotics and spatial AI: co-founders Cornelius von Einem (PhD, ETH Zürich) and Roger de Belsunce (Physics & AI postdoc at MIT) lead the technology, while Julius Schilling (insurance, Aon) leads the commercial side. sizeless is building the proprietary training-data layer that all construction robots will run on.", "one_liner": "The spatial AI to plan, build and maintain the world's infrastructure", "team_size": 4, "industry": "Real Estate and Construction", "subindustry": "Real Estate and Construction", "launched_at": 1691128419, "tags": [ "Computer Vision", "Real Estate", "Construction", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2023", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Real Estate and Construction" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada", "Remote", "Partly Remote" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/sizeless", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2023/sizeless.json", "year_founded": 2023, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/sizeless-ai", "x_url": "", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/90ad40c9214ea17e0132605fba1e092c86e8b9a0.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": null, "founders": [ { "user_id": 1260496, "full_name": "Roger de Belsunce", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "PhD in astrophysics from University of Cambridge", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/rogerdb", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/1721d9c98133ce985f909f4100bac939d563d2a2.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1260577, "full_name": "Cornelius von Einem", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Cofounder of sizeless (S23). 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We do it in hours, from a video the crew films themselves.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114663&key=user_uploads/1260577/02c85a25-fa1a-43a2-ad56-6e571b257b37)\n\n### **Problem ❌**\n\nEverything under a street — gas, water, power, heat, fiber — must be documented when it is built or repaired. That documentation is still done by hand: schedule a surveyor, drive out, measure with a tape or a GPS rover, write it on paper, go back to the office and draw it. Then the next contractor does the same thing again, for their own pipe, in the same trench.\n\nOur average customer **waits 6 months** for documentation and spends around **$4M a year per German city** on it.\n\nAnd once the trench is backfilled, nobody can check whether the numbers were right. One person's reading, one moment, unrepeatable. That is why crews keep hitting lines that \"aren't there\".\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114663&key=user_uploads/1260577/f446f4ae-943d-4c83-ba7e-c48b9220eca7)\n\n### **Solution ✅**\n\nThe crew films the open trench with a phone for about 10 minutes. Then:\n\n**Our SLAM engine** builds a metric 3D model from that video — no surveyor, no scanner, and it works without GPS in basements and house connections\n\n**Our vision engine** recognises the components — pipe types, diameters, fittings, couplings — and attributes them\n\n**Our agent** produces what the customer actually files: CAD/BIM, GIS, quantities, and invoice-ready numbers\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114663&key=user_uploads/1260577/bbaddb8c-abbf-43ad-8866-025cde7bb93b)\n\nThe crew also talks while filming, and that goes into the record:\n\n> _\"There was a gas pipe crossing, so we had to lay this pipe approximately\\\n> 50 cm below it.\"_\n\nNo point cloud and no plan ever captures the _reason_ for a deviation — and once the trench is closed, it is gone for good. That sentence, anchored to the exact position in 3D, is the part nobody else has.\n\n**Where we are:** seven paid pilots in three months, the first converted to an annual contract, working with utilities and contractors on district heating in Germany.\n\n**Why now:** phones do metric 3D capture, reconstruction got cheap, and vision-language models read attributes rather than just detecting boxes. And the long game: construction robots are coming, and nobody holds the training data for what is underground. That is the layer we are building.\n\n### **Ask 💬**\n\n**Intros to utilities, municipal works, or civil and pipeline contractors** - Europe or the US\n\n**Anyone who has sold into municipalities or utilities:** how did you shorten those cycles?\n\n**Founders in construction tech, geospatial or robotics** — would love to compare notes\n\nIf you know someone running a **family construction business**, that is often our fastest door in\n\nYou can reach us at [julius@sizeless.co](mailto:julius@sizeless.co) (commercial) or [cornelius@sizeless.co](mailto:cornelius@sizeless.co) (technical).\n\n### **Team**\n\n**Julius** (CEO) — ex-Chief of Staff to the CEO at Aon.\n\n**Cornelius** (CTO) — PhD in robotics and computer vision at ETH Zürich's Autonomous Systems Lab. Built perception systems for railways, and a wearable navigation system for blind users.\n\n**Roger** (Science lead) — professor of physics & AI. Spent a decade recovering 3D structure from sparse, noisy measurements; in his case, mapping the universe.\n\n_Fun fact: the hardest part of our capture pipeline is not the maths, it is that trenches are wet, muddy, and full of moving excavators — which breaks every off-the-shelf 3D reconstruction method we tried._", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/TpP-sizeless-spatial-ai-for-underground-infrastructure", "votes": 29, "created_at": "2026-09-10T18:00:52.630Z" } ] }, { "id": 29112, "name": "Foundation", "slug": "foundation-2", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9dd20033ab143f980f73115add9045604e7e9b6b.png", "website": "https://buildwithfoundation.com/", "all_locations": "Boulder, CO, USA; Remote", "long_description": "Foundation is the buyer experience platform for homebuilders. 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Our buyer experience platform brings homebuilders online to help them sell more homes, at higher margins, to happier home buyers. One way to think about this is to ask a question: why do you have a better app for tracking your pizza delivery than you do for the biggest purchase of your life? Almost nobody in Silicon Valley understands homebuilding in the U.S. Just the Top 300 U.S. homebuilders — what some folks call “production builders” — build and sell >$250 BILLION (with a B) worth of homes a year, and spend $10B+ on technology, customer acquisition, and commissions. These builders don’t build homes on Sand Hill Road. But once you get outside of the Silicon Valley bubble, you learn how important homebuilding is in the U.S. Yes, it’s economically important — this is a massive corner of the American economy — but homebuilding also has huge cultural significance. Go talk to someone from Texas, or Florida, or a normal midwestern city: either they’ve thought about buying a new construction home, or their friends & family have, or they know someone who works in homebuilding." }, { "question": "What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?", "answer": "The U.S. is underbuilt by anywhere from 2M-6M+ homes. By helping bring homebuilding online, we help builders run better businesses — and do our small part to help get more homes built for American families. Beyond the new construction industry, we believe more broadly that the entire economy is still coming online. Parts of residential real estate have resisted this, but it’s happening. 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In most American cities, most homeowners have either considered buying a new construction home, have already bought one, or know someone who works in or around the new construction industry.\n\nThe U.S. is also significantly underbuilt from a housing perspective — estimates suggest that we’re anywhere from 2M-6M homes short of the inventory needed to house American families. To bridge this gap, it’s going to be the big “production” builders who do much of the heavy lifting.\n\n### The opportunity: bring a massive industry online\n\nDespite how central homebuilding is to the U.S. economy & culture, large parts of the industry run almost entirely offline. After working closely with homebuilder partners for years at Opendoor, Foundation’s [founding team](https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundation-tech/) realized how big of an opportunity this is.\n\nA simple question we ask: “Why do you have an app for tracking your pizza delivery, but not one for the biggest purchase of your life?” With [the launch of Foundation’s buyer experience platform](https://buildwithfoundation.com/), this finally changes.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=78242&key=user_uploads/17250/224f88b6-3d32-435a-b9c9-90fd77e1ef64)\n\nBy bringing the home purchase and ownership experience online, Foundation’s buyer experience platform helps homebuilders sell more homes, at higher margins, to happier buyers.\n\nOur first customers go live in Q1 2024, and the early response we’ve gotten — everyone from leading national builders who sell tens of thousands of homes a year, to forward-thinking, fast-growing regional and local builders — shows the tide is finally turning.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/KLy-foundation-the-buyer-experience-platform-for-new-homes", "votes": 16, "created_at": "2024-02-07T19:21:11.036Z" } ] }, { "id": 29121, "name": "Constructable", "slug": "constructable", "former_names": [ "No-Idea", "Jem", "Superset OS" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/9d0ff3f692bfb08031dfe4107b5c7695d63a7d30.png", "website": "https://www.constructable.ai/", "all_locations": "Santa Barbara, CA, USA", "long_description": "Constructable is the modern alternative to Procore, Autodesk, and Fieldwire. 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Previously I was a VP of Product at Appfolio and led the product team for Appfolio Investment Manager from 0 to 1500 customers. I love working with customers and building vertical software, but outside of that, you can find me making mugs and bowls where no two ever look the same.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/emmamedjuck", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/4574159362e7a87c20a3b181e6d7fd5bef5aac43.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1401911, "full_name": "Molly Abbott", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "I am a co-founder and CPO at Constructable. Since 2010, I have had the privilege to work along side amazing leaders in Product, Operations and Partnerships at both Mindbody and AppFolio. Growing up in a construction family, and then marrying into one, I'm excited to be in both tech and construction. 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I am most satisfied when my team can hear the joy in a customer's voice because of something we accomplished together.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/john-yoder-92595985", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/052caf905a556bf74bf97c2691c9778df2d8894f.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 94471, "title": "Constructable - Modern Construction Management Software", "tagline": "Constructable is an all-in-one construction management software for mid-size general contractors who are tired of outdated, clunky, and overpriced solutions.", "body": "**TLDR:** [Constructable](https://constructable.ai/) is a field, project, and financial management software for mid-size GCs whose projects are too complex to manage over email and shared drives, but who are frustrated with the complexity and pricing of Procore and Autodesk. Constructable supports every stage of a commercial project, from bidding to close out, with powerful tools and intuitive workflows.\n\n# \n\n# **The Problem**\n\nCommercial general contractors spend too much time on administrative work in legacy platforms, using only a fraction of the features they pay for, and still relying on point solutions to handle everyday tasks.\n\n# \n\n# **The Solution**\n\n[Constructable](https://constructable.ai/) brings field, project, and financial management together in one fast, intuitive platform. Teams can manage bidding, active construction, and financial closeout in a single system. \n\nWe’ve already helped top construction companies across the US and Canada migrate off of incumbent solutions they found slow, hard to use, and not worth the price tag. To date, Constructable has powered over 500 construction projects. Over the past year we’ve expanded Constructable so it’s robust enough to support $60M+ projects, while still being intuitive and easy to use in the field and the office.\n\n# \n\n# **How We’re Different**\n\n**Collaborate right on the plans** - Share markup and comments with specific people or  publish to the full team, so you can keep coordination documented right on the drawings instead of buried across email threads.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94471&key=user_uploads/1393936/cc5fd0c7-4302-461c-aa61-50f88ba01fbf)\n\n\\\n\\\n**Quickly review drawings all in one place** - Overlay any two sheets, compare sheets side by side, get measurements and takeoffs without exporting to other tools, and flip through hundreds of sheets without waiting for them to load.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94471&key=user_uploads/1393936/d50e11ec-c723-4a84-ba0b-9d440845f774)\n\n\\\n\\\n**Built-in search and Q&A** - Find answers instantly across all your data. We make everything searchable including your photos and scanned documents.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94471&key=user_uploads/1393936/dd20ff09-afa9-4294-b47b-bca3bce7d86d)\n\n\\\n\\\n**AI and automations that save real time** - Copy a door schedule from the drawings to a spreadsheet with one click, fill in punch list items as you narrate, automatically organize bids sent to your email, and so much more.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94471&key=user_uploads/1393936/b7b37a44-77ec-4108-b524-1a06b613fe1f)\n\n\\\n\\\n**Built on modern software practices** - No more loading spinners, waiting for an email to get your PDF download, or refreshing the page to see what’s changed. Everything updates in realtime.\n\n**Pricing that’s straightforward** - Get unlimited projects, users, and construction volume for one flat monthly subscription.\n\n# **Our Customers**\n\nWe’ve seamlessly migrated companies to Constructable from Procore, Autodesk, Fieldwire, and Buildertrend. Here’s a quote from a customer on how it’s gone:\n\n> The transition to Constructable was very smooth. The tools are so user friendly that our team and our trade partners were up and running in no time.\n\n_- Jordyn Nelson Fox, Holladay Construction Group_\n\n# **Ask**\n\nKnow any general contractors? Send them the link to our launch or [website](http://constructable.ai). Thanks for the support!", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OZj-constructable-modern-construction-management-software", "votes": 40, "created_at": "2025-10-08T14:29:13.711Z" }, { "id": 73724, "title": "🏗️ Constructable - The AI copilot for construction teams", "tagline": "We integrate construction management tools, email, chat, and documents to create an AI powered knowledge-base for construction projects", "body": "**_Tl;dr:_** _Constructable aggregates documents and communication from multiple sources so construction teams can answer questions quickly and accurately about their projects, saving them critical time and preventing costly mistakes._\n\nHi everyone,\n\nWe are [John](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-yoder-92595985/), [Molly](https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-abbott-41b03037/), and [Emma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmamedjuck/), former proptech product and engineering leaders and the team behind [Constructable](https://www.constructable.app/). We’re on a mission to give everyone on a construction project the information they need at their fingertips to deliver a project safely, accurately, and efficiently.\n\n## **🧨 The Problem**\n\n**Construction teams are spending too much time digging through data spread out in many places**\n\nConstruction projects are complex and constant change means a single project will have a huge amount of documentation. Take the San Francisco team we’re working with that just finished a major 3-year project. By the end of the project, they had a 2000-page plan that had changed hundreds of times, 2300 change orders, and thousands of bids, RFIs, and submittals going back and forth between the general contractor, developer, architect, engineers, and 93 specialty contractors. The team spent hours each week trying to find information across email, Procore, chat conversations, and document management systems.\n\nLook at all the folders one of our customers has for just 1 project!\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73724&key=user_uploads/1393936/d805b330-519c-4775-a2c5-c6699a58a99c)\n\n**Not finding accurate information quickly can be detrimental to a project**\n\nMany teams waste time and hire additional people to sort through data and search for the answers they need, yet still mistakenly use outdated or incorrect information. A [**study**](https://www.constructiondive.com/news/contractors-lost-18-trillion-globally-in-2020-due-to-bad-data-new-report/606939/) by FMI found that “bad data” – including data that is inaccessible, inconsistent, or untimely  – **cost the global construction industry $1.85 trillion** in 2020. Operating off of outdated plans or missing information can lead to costly delays, expensive re-work, and in the worst cases can cause dangerous conditions for the crews on the ground.\n\n## **✨ Our Solution**\n\nConstructable is the central place to find any information and get questions answered about a construction project. We aggregate documents and communication from file management systems like OneDrive and Dropbox, construction management software like Procore and Autodesk, email, and chat apps and make it quick for teams to answer any question and find the relevant documentation.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73724&key=user_uploads/1393936/9318d182-f037-4d41-a7cd-f6f4a7a90581)\n\nConstructable makes it easy to:\n\n* Compare bids from multiple specialty contractors and see if they are missing key components in their bid\n* Find the most recent steel plan and highlight what has changed since the last revision\n* See RFIs that have been outstanding for more than 2 weeks and the contact information of the requestee\n* Find the change order that involved adding an additional wall to the lobby, link to the before and after plans, and list the difference in takeoffs because of the change\n* Get the schedule of all specialty contractors working the following week and which supplies are still on backorder for each contractor\n* Get data from the appliance manuals needed for maintenance teams once the project is delivered\n\n## **The Team**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73724&key=user_uploads/1393936/05c0d913-f492-43de-babd-97f415d5c860)\n\nWe spent the past 10 years working together at Appfolio (Nasdaq: APPF), where Emma was a VP of Product, John was a VP of Engineering, and Molly was a product growth leader. We loved supporting the businesses that provide millions of people with exceptional living and workplace experiences and we’re excited to bring our experience to empower today’s builders to construct tomorrow’s communities.\n\nMolly has first-hand experience in the world of construction. Her dad, husband, and brother-in-law are general contractors and specialty contractors and she previously worked for a large specialty contractor. She’s experienced the chaotic highs and lows that go into completing a large project, which has fueled her passion to bring new technology to the industry.\n\n## **👋 Ask:**\n\nConnect us to general contractors, owner’s reps, large specialty contractors, or developers. We’d love to get their feedback! Pass along our [website](https://www.constructable.ai) or send us an email, [founders@constructable.app](https://mailto:founders@constructable.ai). 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We already have thousands of units on board and just signed a strategic partnership deal with a company that puts us in front of 8M units in 2026.\n\nWe’re [Alvin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvinsalehi/) & [Greg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregrami/) and we’re the founders of [Goldbridge](https://www.goldbridgebanking.com/). Alvin’s first YC company, Shef (W19), is a homemade food marketplace that helped change state laws across the country so that people could legally cook and sell food from home. They raised over $100M, scaled Shef nationally, and built it into a Series B company that continues to grow rapidly across the country.\n\nNow we’re building Goldbridge, the financial operating system for real estate – and we built it from the ground up based on our personal experience owning and operating residential properties.\n\n**THE PROBLEM**\n\nOver **$1 trillion** **of rent** flows through landlords’ bank accounts every year, and nearly 25% of it sits idle in reserves and deposits. In other words, **real estate banking is fundamentally broken**:\n\n* Traditional banks don’t understand real estate cashflows\n* Property management systems don’t handle money movement, treasury, or yield\n* Operators juggle multiple bank accounts, spreadsheets, and manual reconciliations\n* Billions are lost every year in missed yield, overpayments, and operational inefficiencies\n\nThis is one of the largest underserved financial categories in the country.\n\n**WHY WE BUILT GOLDBRIDGE**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95598&key=user_uploads/95578/286eb9a4-254e-43a5-b09c-1e451fbb85ce)\n\nAs the son of immigrants, Alvin grew up in a motel and helped his parents manage properties growing up. Now he owns 81 units in the Bay Area, and he’s personally experienced how painful it is to manage property finances once you hit mid-market scale (50+ units).\n\nBy modernizing his banking stack, renegotiating contracts, appealing his property tax bills, applying for government rebates, optimizing maintenance spend, and restructuring rent collections, Alvin took his 81-unit portfolio from **–2% burn → +36% cashflow in just a few months.**\n\nWe’ve now replicated this for other property owners, and the patterns are universal.\n\n**OUR SOLUTION**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95598&key=user_uploads/95578/de43ac4b-4268-4af9-8522-7410002f340c)\n\n**1. Banking Built for Real Estate**\n\nHigh yield operating accounts, reserve accounts, and automated reconciliations across your entire portfolio of properties -- all under one FDIC-backed infrastructure.\n\n**2. Automated Savings & Earnings Optimization**\n\nGoldbridge automatically surfaces:\n\n* Property-tax reassessment opportunities\n* Vendor contract renegotiation opportunities\n* Government rebate and incentive programs\n* Utility bill errors\n* Idle cash yield optimization\n* Reserve allocation improvements\n\nBecause Goldbridge sits at the **banking + transaction layer**, we have access to data that is cleaner, richer, and more accurate than generic financial platforms. On top of that, we can actually move money for owners intelligently and safely rather than just highlighting the issues that need to be resolved and throwing the manual work back onto their plates.\n\n**WHY NOW**\n\n**1. A $2.5T Refi Wall Is Coming (2027–2028)**\n\nAn estimated $2.5 trillion in real estate loans will mature soon, which is making owners desperate to improve their property finances. They will need pristine financials, liquidity discipline, and real-time visibility into how their money moves.\n\n**2. 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Drop us a line anytime if you’d like to chat – [**founders@goldbridgebanking.com**](mailto:founders@goldbridgebanking.com).", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Oru-goldbridge-ramp-for-real-estate", "votes": 22, "created_at": "2025-11-18T14:39:13.062Z" } ] }, { "id": 29284, "name": "AveryIQ", "slug": "averyiq", "former_names": [ "Starlight Charging", "Avery HQ", "Avery" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/e9858815bbd831276cdcb1d662f0a88316f786e6.png", "website": "https://averyiq.com", "all_locations": "Austin, TX, USA", "long_description": "Avery helps property managers fill vacancies faster and resolve maintenance requests automatically. 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We [built tools](https://partner.starlightcharging.com) to help you launch and scale your EV charging business – everything from site analysis and installation management (through our national network of certified electrical contractors) to payment collection.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=87003&key=user_uploads/157923/54fdff9a-ce05-4576-aa6f-2e7f72d01086)\n\n\n\n### **Problem:**\n\nThe US needs 100x more EV charging stations to be installed in the next 10 years if gasoline cars will be replaced by EVs. Rather than leaving this work up to the oil companies, who will drag their feet, we think blitzscaling charging needs to be done right, and done soon. \n\nAs with most real estate, not all locations are created equal. It’s hard to predict which potential installation sites will see high utilization and profitability. What’s more, running an installation process in commercial environments (like multifamily apartment buildings or condos) is complicated and overwhelming.\n\n### **Our Solution:**\n\n We are empowering the hard-working electricians of the world to not only solve the charging gap, but also be financially rewarded for doing so. We built magical software that can help analyze millions of candidate charging station locations for profitability, and manage the installation process – everything from permitting and contracts to material and labor management. We built integrations with over 30 different EVSE manufacturers, so that you can operate different charging station models all from one dashboard.  \n\nAfter installation, operating a charging station business does require some ongoing work – stations need to be regularly inspected, updated, and retail prices need to be adjusted for fluctuations in energy prices.  Starlight’s all-in-one platform streamlines this part of the business for you.  Just like a vending machine, as people use your charging stations, you’ll collect small amounts of revenue day-after-day.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=87003&key=user_uploads/157923/0f3aa3f4-742c-4b3c-ba9c-92a4882d5d23)\n\n**How did we get here?**\\\nWe have spent several years honing our own EV charging station operation through [Starlight Charging](http://www.starlightcharging.com/) – we have installed and operate ports all across the country. 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It automatically scans drawings, specs and building codes to catch issues _before_ they turn into rework, delays, lawsuits, and margin erosion.\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nEvery construction project is slowed down by drawings mistakes:\n\n* Building code violations\n* Dimensions that don’t match between structural, architectural, civil, MEP drawings\n* Materials mismatch for doors, windows, cabinets etc.\n* Ownership/responsibility confusion\n\nThese inconsistencies cause rework, schedule delays, and frustrated clients. They happen on **every project**, and can cost **6-7 figures per job**. \n\nHumans aren’t the best to check hundreds or thousands of pages.\n\n### **Our Solution**\n\nAn AI agent analyzes all project documents, architectural / structural / civil / MEP drawings, project specifications, and building codes, and flag issues like dimension mismatches, materials mismatches, ownership/responsibility confusion, missing info, ADA/code red flags, and uncoordinated addenda.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95694&key=user_uploads/1753502/f4847fca-af87-4839-91bf-d3059e73674d)\n\nIt’s simple: you upload your project documents in PDF. DONE. AI will prepare the issues list that is easy to review in our web app.\n\nNo workflow change. No training. Just fewer errors and better margins.\n\nWe’re already running our agent on Tenant Improvement, K-12, civic, industrial, healthcare, affordable housing, and residential projects.\n\nIt recently saved a GC $2M in rework for a $100M project due to a material mismatch.\n\n### **Demo Video**\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mm24TApb8bg\n\n### **Call to Action**\n\n**General Contractors, developers, architects, engineers, and owners:** Want us to run Checker on your next project? Email me directly: [**aakash@inspectmind.ai**](mailto:aakash@inspectmind.ai)\n\nAakash & Shuangling\\\nInspectMind AI (YC W24)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OtS-inspectmind-ai-the-ai-checker-agent-for-construction", "votes": 12, "created_at": "2025-11-27T01:56:23.566Z" }, { "id": 88545, "title": "InspectMind: AI-Powered Field Inspections", "tagline": "AI-powered site inspections and automated field reports", "body": "Demo video \n\nHello YC Community! **We’re InspectMind,** and we’re revolutionizing field inspections and report generation with AI. Over the past six months, we’ve engaged with engineers, contractors, and field technicians to understand their reporting challenges. As a result, we’re excited to introduce our expanding library of templates—built with direct customer feedback—to help users streamline their reporting and reduce manual work.\n\n## **The Problem**\n\nField professionals—whether in **construction, engineering, insurance, real estate, or utilities**—spend too much time on **manual report writing**, slowing down projects and increasing costs. Traditional reporting is tedious, error-prone, and inefficient.\n\n## **Our Solution**\n\nInspectMind is an **AI-first** inspection tool that **automates report writing**, saving you **up to 80% of your time**. Our platform enables professionals to **quickly generate accurate, high-quality Word file reports** using pre-built templates tailored for various industries all in one app.\n\n### **Key Features:**\n\n* **AI-Generated Reports** – Automated field reporting, reducing manual work.\n* **Industry-Specific Templates** – Pre-built formats for field inspections, job site observations, structural evaluations, forensic assessments, home inspections, and more.\n* **Real-Time Collaboration** – Teams can work together seamlessly.\n* **Custom Report Formatting** – Tailored outputs for your specific workflow.\n* **Simple, Transparent Pricing** – Plans starting at $100/month.\n\n## **Why Now?**\n\nWith increased demand for **faster project delivery** and **more efficient inspections**, AI-driven solutions are becoming a necessity. InspectMind is here to **modernize field reporting**, making it **faster, smarter, and more accurate**.\n\n## **Join Us**\n\n* **Try InspectMind Today** → [InspectMind.ai](http://InspectMind.ai)\n* **Book a Demo** → [Schedule Here](https://calendly.com/aakash-prasad91/inspectmind-ai-demo)\n* **We’d love to hear from you**. If you’re an inspector, engineer, or contractor, drop us a comment or DM us.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=88545&key=user_uploads/1753502/2eb9175b-0724-42be-aa11-085d00eb1fd4)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/N29-inspectmind-ai-powered-field-inspections", "votes": 17, "created_at": "2025-03-13T23:53:50.085Z" }, { "id": 77502, "title": "InspectMind AI: Your AI Copilot for Inspections", "tagline": "Future of construction inspections", "body": "**tl;dr**: [InspectMind AI](https://www.inspectmind.ai/) is revolutionizing construction inspections by transforming on-site voice and visual data into detailed, accurate reports 10x faster. For inspectors, we’re cutting down tedious report-writing time, boosting accuracy, and enhancing overall workflow efficiency. Check out our [iOS app](https://apps.apple.com/app/inspectmind-ai/id6475725008) or [web app](https://app.inspectmind.ai) and step into the future of construction inspections!\\\n\\\nHi everyone, we're [Aakash](https://linkedin.com/in/aakashprasad) and [Shuangling](https://linkedin.com/in/shuangly), the founders of InspectMind AI!\n\nAakash (CEO), who founded a tech-enabled architecture and engineering firm as a teenager and scaled it to a $15M annual run rate, has teamed up with Shuangling (CTO), previously a software engineer at Airbnb and Google. 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The core inspection workflow remains consistent across these fields, offering a vast opportunity for expansion, with an AI-first B2B SaaS business model.\n\n**Our Solution**\n\nInspectMind AI’s app efficiently processes voice and visual data from site visits to produce detailed and user-friendly inspection reports, cutting down report writing time by 10x and significantly enhancing accuracy.\n\nBelow is an example of a structural observation:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=77502&key=user_uploads/325995/0332c3cc-baf1-4f65-a486-6a26f2257b56)\n\n**Our ask 🙏**\n\nIf you know inspectors or professionals who deal with site visits regularly, download our [iOS app](https://apps.apple.com/app/inspectmind-ai/id6475725008) or [web app](https://app.inspectmind.ai), and let’s get in touch! [admin@inspectmind.ai](mailto:admin@inspectmind.ai)\n\nHere's to a future where inspections are more about insights and less about paperwork.\n\nCheers,\n\nAakash and Shuangling", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/KA2-inspectmind-ai-your-ai-copilot-for-inspections", "votes": 23, "created_at": "2024-01-16T15:26:24.381Z" } ] }, { "id": 29776, "name": "SchemeFlow", "slug": "schemeflow", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/ac4a7beb03a05695b7b9e9e9353c8cb94a4bfa8d.png", "website": "https://www.schemeflow.com", "all_locations": "London, England, United Kingdom", "long_description": "SchemeFlow uses AI to generate technical reports for engineering and environmental review for construction projects.\r\n\r\nTwo brothers + high school friend, with great combo of skills: Mayor’s Chief of Staff, Arup construction engineer + AI software engineer.\r\n\r\nLLMs allow fast generation of reports & handling local regulatory complexity which wasn’t feasible before.\r\n\r\nWorking across Transportation, Air Quality, Noise, Flood Risk, Environmental review in the US and the UK, with major engineering companies such as Stantec, Buro Happold and Royal Haskoning.\r\n\r\n$9B US opportunity (143k consultants x $64k/yr report-writing work), $23B worldwide.\r\n\r\nwww.schemeflow.com", "one_liner": "AI Report Generation for Engineering & Environmental Review", "team_size": 5, "industry": "Real Estate and Construction", "subindustry": "Real Estate and Construction", "launched_at": 1717067157, "tags": [], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2024", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Real Estate and Construction" ], "regions": [ "United Kingdom", "Europe" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/schemeflow", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2024/schemeflow.json", "year_founded": 2023, "city": "London", "country": "GB", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/schemeflow/", "x_url": "https://x.com/SchemeFlow", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/schemeflow", "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/ac4a7beb03a05695b7b9e9e9353c8cb94a4bfa8d.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [ "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/534e00998c8660b2e33469bbd2e7e9421605bfb0.png", "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/3e24163bb7fefaf97e4171a4ce8a503445fae392.png" ], "primary_partner": { "name": "Tom Blomfield", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/tom-blomfield" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 652482, "full_name": "Andrew Browning", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "CEO & Co-Founder: Automating Government Approvals for Construction Projects || Experience: Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office in Birmingham, UK || Consultant, Boston Consulting Group || Starred First, St. John's College, University of Cambridge", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/browningandrew", "x_url": "https://x.com/browninghere", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/9078519c874012a5f3e67f7396c78c3891f52c20.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1371045, "full_name": "Jonny Browning", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "CTO & Founder @ SchemeFlow | Automating Government Approvals for Construction Projects", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/jonnybrowning", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/63424d50af864c2e43f953ce99a268c2e6d78231.jpg" }, { "user_id": 1069636, "full_name": "James Griffith", "title": "Founder/COO", "founder_bio": "COO & Co-Founder of SchemeFlow.\nAutomating Government Approvals for Construction Projects.\nEx-Arup Engineer, licensed in California, UK & Europe.\nUniversity of Cambridge Engineering - 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YEARS are taken up in approvals and technical work before work on site can begin.\n* Environmental impact assessments, traffic impact studies, acoustics, geotechnical, flood risk reports, applications for federal grant funding. The list goes on…\n* Our technology drafts these reports in minutes rather than months, allowing technical professionals to focus on the big picture.\n* Helping to draft these reports quickly and accurately reduces the attack surface for NIMBYs & opponents of projects to slow down or stop projects from getting built.\n* We HAVE to tackle this problem to restore prosperity and dynamism to our towns and cities. LET'S GET BUILDING!\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81424&key=user_uploads/652482/6e2e0a62-9b4b-4149-b771-9cedaf8c5f05)\n\n_Elon vs. the environmental technical reports for the Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin_\\\n\\\n**WHO ARE WE?**\n\nWe’re two brothers and a friend from high school in Birmingham in the UK, who started SchemeFlow because of their frustration with how long it takes to get construction projects underway.\n\n* [Andrew Browning](https://www.linkedin.com/in/browningandrew/) (CEO): Chief of Staff to the Mayor for four years, helping secure a 10x increase in capital funding for transport infrastructure projects. Hugely frustrated with the speed of local projects like the Dudley Metro transit project (first proposal 1984, construction 2020, completion date 2025!) and the paperwork required to get construction started.\n* [Jonny Browning](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonnybrowning/) (CTO): Software engineer specialising in the application of AI / ML in existing industries. Previously at Red Hat and Datatonic (European Data & ML consultancy) working on ML platforms for major UK companies such as Vodafone and BT.\n* [James Griffith](https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffithjames/) (COO): Structural engineer in the Advanced Technology Group at engineering firm Arup, licensed in the UK and California. Designed the tallest tower of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona (the tallest church in the world, accelerating construction speed by 10x) and led the earthquake-resistant glass rebuild of the iconic Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC (making it survive a \"once in a millennia\" earthquake).\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81424&key=user_uploads/652482/d8676569-8b48-40cf-a8ce-44a777dd6968)\n\n_Start a company with your brother: good idea? We’ll find out soon enough..._\\\n\\\n**OUR TECH**\n\n**Structured Report Generation Platform**\n\n* We allow technical consultants to quickly draft these reports in minutes rather than months.\n* Insert technical analysis quickly and easily into their reports, removing the need for complex third-party software tools for many projects (e.g., GIS platforms).\n* Access via web app or in Microsoft Word (which is where these consultants live!).\n\n**Combination of LLMs and Structured Technical Data**\n\n* LLMs to generate a first version, with the ability to quickly tweak and redraft.\n* Use LLMs on top of technical data & analysis, which is known to be accurate.\n* Tight control of LLMs & prompts (low temperature) to prevent hallucination. [Read this post](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cowboys-norfolk-broads-ai-prompts-transport-future-andrew-browning-krykc/?trackingId=PR19RAt%2Fd5FuHXZe76G30Q%3D%3D) if you’re interested in what we’ve found using LLMs for technical text generation.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=81424&key=user_uploads/652482/02a5d922-75e1-48f9-90a5-b53b4773ce34)\n\n_Future of document review: Click, click, click, and choose the version you like best?_\\\n\\\n**Add New Structured Reports Quickly and Easily**\n\n* Consultants can use their own existing templates, or we can work with them to generate and enhance templates based on previous reports.\n* Internal tagging tools to speed up our onboarding of new reports and disciplines to the SchemeFlow platform\n\n**ASK OF YOU**\n\n* **Book a demo** [here](https://www.schemeflow.com/book-call) if you’re an engineer or built environment professional\n* **Forward this as a link** to an engineer or built environment professional you know\n* **Follow us** on [LinkedIn!](https://www.linkedin.com/company/schemeflow/)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/LBI-schemeflow-ai-vs-nimbys-slow-construction-projects", "votes": 12, "created_at": "2024-06-11T16:28:17.089Z" } ] }, { "id": 29815, "name": "Propaya", "slug": "propaya", "former_names": [ "Zzyzzx", "Zzyzzx Inc." ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/25c55eb31d984b6e1d9f11620ead41083180bcf4.png", "website": "https://www.propaya.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Propaya is an AI-powered commercial real estate intelligence platform that transforms leases and property documents into structured, actionable data. 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Propaya customers save 90% of lease review processing time and cost compared to before.\n\n---\n\n### **Why is this important?**\n\nManaging commercial real estate leases is a complex, time-intensive, and error-prone process. Each lease often runs dozens of pages, filled with intricate clauses that require meticulous review. Traditional manual methods slow operations and increase the risk of errors, leading to financial losses, missed opportunities, and legal disputes.\n\n**The Numbers Tell the Story:**\n\n* **Time-Consuming Processes:** Manual lease reviews are labor-intensive, with automation capable of reducing review time by 90%.\n* **Prevalence of Errors:** 78% of companies have errors in their lease data due to outdated information, underscoring the critical need for regular data updates.\n* **Financial Impact:** On average, businesses lose $15 million each year due to hidden commercial lease costs like overlooked clauses and inaccuracies.\n\n**The Business Opportunity:** The lease abstraction service market is booming, valued at $4.48 billion in 2024 and projected to grow to $5.92 billion by 2028, at a CAGR of 7.2%. As leases become more complex, the demand for accurate, efficient, and automated lease management solutions is growing. AI-powered tools, like Propaya’s, are emerging as essential solutions for property managers, asset managers, and real estate professionals.\n\nAs leases become more complex, the demand for accurate, efficient, and automated lease management solutions is increasing. AI-powered tools, like Propaya’s, are emerging as essential solutions for property managers, asset managers, and real estate professionals.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=86065&key=user_uploads/1991246/932b8123-c043-4c6f-b8da-23d9fad8a069)\n\n---\n\n### **Our Solution**\n\nPropaya simplifies lease management with AI-powered tools:\n\n* **Lease Abstractions:** Quickly transform lengthy, complex lease agreements into concise, searchable summaries.\n* **Lease Reviews:** Ensure compliance and catch critical clauses with automated checks that reduce the risk of errors.\n* **Custom Output:** Propaya seamlessly adapts to your existing workflows by generating forms and reports that match your current style and format. This ensures a smooth transition from manual processes to AI-driven solutions, eliminating disruption and maintaining consistency across your operations.\n\nWith Propaya, you can complete tasks in minutes instead of days, freeing up time for high-value activities like portfolio optimization and deal analysis.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=86065&key=user_uploads/1991246/44213415-05c7-4924-95bc-589246c290c9)\n\n---\n\n### **Our Story and Team**\n\n* **Born from Frustration:** Propaya started when we faced firsthand the tedious, error-prone challenges of managing leases in our family’s small property portfolio—highlighting a clear need for innovation.\n* **From Idea to Platform:**\n * Jake and Reader met in high school at Phillips Academy Andover in 2015 and became lifelong friends.\n * As a Stanford engineering student, Reader saw an opportunity to turn our technical expertise into a solution.\n * What began as a dorm-room idea has become a platform transforming commercial real estate management.\n* **Empowering Real Estate Professionals:** Today, we help property managers, asset managers, and brokers nationwide save time, reduce errors, and focus on unlocking portfolio potential.\n* **Meet the Team:**\n * **Reader Wang, CEO:** Former Aerospace engineer at SpaceX with a passion for solving real-world challenges.\n * **Jake Golas, CTO:** Former full-stack developer at Epic systems with deep expertise in building scalable, reliable software systems.\n\nTogether, we’re making commercial lease management seamless, reliable, and effective.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=86065&key=user_uploads/1991246/393c1980-a6dd-4775-aba2-0d267a47133a)\n\n---\n\n### **Moving Forward**\n\nWe’re actively expanding our offerings to handle complex multi-tenant lease scenarios, build integrations with property management systems, and provide advanced analytics for smarter decision-making.\n\n---\n\n### **Our Ask**\n\nDo you know property managers, asset managers, or real estate brokers who deal with commercial leases? We’d love to connect with them!\n\nYou can reach us at [**founders@propaya.com**](mailto:founders@propaya.com) or schedule a call via [www.propaya.com](https://www.propaya.com). You can also follow our LinkedIn here. \n\n---", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MO9-propaya-ai-commercial-lease-abstractions-and-reviews", "votes": 25, "created_at": "2024-12-05T15:22:11.428Z" }, { "id": 83562, "title": "🏠 Propaya - AI-powered Property Management Software", "tagline": " Upload your lease; we will handle the rest.", "body": "**tl;dr:** Propaya simplifies the complexities of property management. Our platform automates routine tasks, provides real-time insights, and reduces the administrative load, empowering property managers to focus on what truly matters—growing their business. Available now at [Propaya.com](http://Propaya.com)\n\n**Meet the founding team behind Propaya - Jake & Reader!**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83562&key=user_uploads/1991246/217611dd-ab8e-412e-8020-18621ae6643d)\n\n**From left to right:**\n\n🧠 [**Jake**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-golas/) is our analytical brain: CTO of Propaya, CS degree in 3½ years, former full stack software engineer at Epic Systems. Chat with him about #AI #Azure #dotnet\n\n**❤️** [**Reader**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reader-wang-70bb31166/) keeps an eye on the bigger picture: CEO of Propaya, 7+ years in real estate management and tech innovation, former SpaceX Engineer, and an MS from Stanford. Chat with him about #propertymanagement #proptech #realestate #propertymanagement\n\n---\n\n**Why is smart property management essential?** 🧐\n\nProperty management is evolving rapidly, and staying ahead requires adopting tools that simplify operations and drive growth. With increased demand for remote work and digital solutions, property managers are under pressure to do more with less—Propaya helps you meet that challenge.\n\n---\n\nWe created Propaya because we understand the personal day-to-day challenges property managers face, from handling tenant requests and maintenance scheduling to managing finances and compliance. Our platform was built to automate these repetitive tasks, giving you back precious time and providing actionable insights to make informed decisions.\n\n---\n\n**The Propaya Advantage** 🎉\n\n* **Automated workflows:** Say goodbye to manual data entry and hello to efficiency. Propaya handles everything from lease renewals to maintenance requests with ease. Just upload your lease PDF, and we will take it from there.\n* **Finance management:** Upload a receipt, and we'll keep your expenses organized and securely stored, forming detailed expense data sheets to make tax season easy.\n* **Automated calendar and alerts:** Stay on top of every task with our integrated calendar and alert system. Propaya automatically schedules important dates and sends timely reminders, ensuring you never miss a deadline or appointment.\n* **Remote management:** Manage your properties from anywhere, anytime, with our fully mobile-responsive platform.\n\n**Our Ask** 🙏\n\n* **Try Propaya today!** Visit [www.propaya.com](https://www.propaya.com) to explore our platform and see how it can transform your property management experience.\n* **Share this post!** Spread the word about Propaya with your network—whether they’re property managers, owners, or contractors, they’ll benefit from what we offer.\n* **Connect us with potential partners**: We’re looking to collaborate with property management consultants, real estate investors, realtors, and tech-forward property management individuals and firms. Reach out to us at [**info@propaya.com**](mailto:info@propaya.com)\n\nQuick blurb to share:\\\n_A Stanford-founded startup, Propaya, has launched a platform that automates property management, reduces administrative burdens, and provides real-time insights. Learn more at _[_http://www.propaya.com_](http://www.propaya.com)_ or contact _[_info@propaya.com_](mailto:info@propaya.com)_ for details._", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Ljm-propaya-ai-powered-property-management-software", "votes": 18, "created_at": "2024-08-28T21:44:38.562Z" } ] }, { "id": 29824, "name": "Assembly HOA", "slug": "assembly-hoa", "former_names": [ "Assembly Technologies Inc." ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/251db0cfd3ffbbbe376cb8fa8066246654b8bd87.png", "website": "https://assemblyhoa.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Assembly is an AI-native HOA management company on a mission to fix homeowner associations. Traditional HOA management is often reactive, confusing, and inefficient. Assembly takes a different approach by combining professional expertise with intelligent software to make communities run smoothly and decisions easier.\r\n\r\nWe exist to build trust, create transparency, and ensure well-run communities that protect and enhance property values.\r\n\r\nAssembly simplifies day-to-day operations, automates routine tasks, and delivers the right knowledge at the right time. Our platform gives boards and homeowners clarity to make smarter, more confident decisions. \r\n\r\nWe manage HOAs in San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles. 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He worked as a real estate agent for several years, managing client relationships and transactions. In startups, he specialized in customer success and implementation, focusing on improving client experiences and efficiency.\n\nGrowing up in a townhome community, Allen has firsthand insight into HOA governance challenges and opportunities. This perspective, combined with his expertise, drives his passion for creating innovative HOA management.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/allenliou1", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/allenliou_", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/77f12e3c595734f30784d24dcd1bb86bcdfd3fa8.jpg" }, { "user_id": 279288, "full_name": "Shreyas Bharadwaj", "title": "Founder", "founder_bio": "Shreyas has a strong background in AI/ML, having worked as a data scientist at startups and most recently at the RAND Corporation, where he developed experimental ML products for the DoD.\n\nHis journey with HOAs began with his own condo ownership, where encountering massive inefficiencies in community operations led him to join the HOA board. 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We can help.", "body": "TL;DR; [Assembly](https://assemblyhoa.com/) provides tech-enabled HOA management for your community and [Atlas](https://atlas.assemblyhoa.com/sign-in), a free AI-copilot to help you navigate your HOA.\n\n[Allen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/allenliou1/) and [Shreyas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyas-assembly/) here from Assembly!\n\nWe started Assembly because we were fed up with slow, inefficient, and costly HOAs that often make homeowners feel like renters, powerless against poor management. What’s the point of homeownership if you feel this way?\n\nAssembly leverages the latest in fintech and AI to automate HOA operations and provide real-time information to homeowners. Our cutting-edge software, combined with top-tier HOA managers, ensures that your most valuable asset is protected while delivering a modern, transparent experience you’d expect in 2024.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=82995&key=user_uploads/383321/c99c2211-0986-4274-a34b-2471debedbf8)\n\nWe’re live with 26 communities across Greater Los Angeles and SF Bay Area and a [4\\.9 star rating on Google.](https://g.co/kgs/kYqnUpb)\n\n**Ask:** If you or anyone you know is an HOA board member or a homeowner struggling with their HOA, we’d love to bring your HOA over to Assembly! Please reach out to us at 213 282 8809 or [allen@assemblyhoa.com](mailto:allen@assemblyhoa.com) to learn how we can help or book time directly: \n\n### But wait, there’s more!\n\nTo help any homeowner faster than waiting for the HOA to switch HOA management companies, we’re launching Assembly Atlas, your free AI HOA copilot to help you navigate your HOA. \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=82995&key=user_uploads/383321/e676505c-c487-4d70-8596-8ee0566e2745)\n\nAtlas reads through your HOA’s governing documents (CC&Rs, Bylaws, and Rules & Regs) and generates simple cards to help you get clarity about what you can and can’t do in your community. You can also ask Atlas directly if you have other questions or want to go into more detail.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=82995&key=user_uploads/383321/c5a6eee8-f635-45b6-b8d4-9d1428fec34f)\n\n**Ask:** Try or share Atlas with any homeowners you know: and let us know your thoughts ([founders@assemblyhoa.com](mailto:founders@assemblyhoa.com)). ", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Lad-assembly-hoa-modern-tech-enabled-hoa-management", "votes": 39, "created_at": "2024-08-13T18:05:16.137Z" } ] }, { "id": 29954, "name": "Henry", "slug": "henry-2", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/0d265b62e9a71a10a393d1dd6dc5f7e7aee9d789.png", "website": "http://www.henry.ai", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA", "long_description": "Henry is an AI copilot for commercial real estate (CRE) brokers that seamlessly integrates a brokerage’s internal data set with external sources to generate custom presentations and financial modeling for deals. Our mission is to help CRE brokers close more deals faster, earning more while doing less repetitive work. 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Sammy was born and raised in the Bay Area and played college basketball at Swarthmore College. Sammy is passionate about building great products in large and stubborn markets.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammy-greenwall-387b3256/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/e8fab49274033e91149a7641fd4fb21bc7ab6334.jpg" }, { "user_id": 2061735, "full_name": "Adam Pratt", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "2x Founder, Currently CTO and Co-Founder @ Henry.\n\nPreviously, Firefighter (Hamilton, NY - Station 19) and Co-Founder @ Halligan (Fire Department Saas Platform). Aquired by Vector Solutions in 2019\n", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-pratt-73a4aa103/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/88f1cab6c681e21db76f6723379efa6e94c288a4.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [ { "title": "Henry AI Raises $4.3M in Seed Round – Commercial Observer", "url": "https://commercialobserver.com/2025/02/henry-ai-seed-round/", "date": "Feb 20, 2025" } ], "launches": [ { "id": 83131, "title": "Henry - AI copilot for commercial real estate brokers", "tagline": "Automating tedious presentations & financial modeling to let brokers get back to what they do best: selling.", "body": "Hi everyone! We are Sourav, Sammy and Adam, and we’re creating an AI copilot that automates the deal deck creation and financial analysis process for CRE (commercial real estate) brokers. For example, [Henry](http://www.henry.ai/) can create a full deal package for a broker selling an office building in Dogpatch in minutes instead of weeks. This will ensure that brokers maximize their time in the most value-added part of their business: relationships and sales.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=83131&key=user_uploads/89898/dd4cce39-5b6f-426f-9245-f5e9b1b0e7fa)\n\n(Sourav is remote!)\n\nTraditional brokers often spend as much as 50% of their time on tasks that do not contribute to their bottom line. From basic financial analysis to marketing presentations to win future business to basic operational support, brokers often struggle with the manual and time-consuming realities of their business. These tasks are an incredibly painful bottleneck for brokers, which interferes with their primary goal of _building relationships to buy and sell property_.\n\nWe are creating [Henry](http://www.henry.ai/) to solve this problem. Henry is an AI copilot that takes all of the messy, unstructured data that defines CRE transactions and consolidates it into clean marketing deliverables & financial analyses in minutes rather than weeks. Long term, we plan on automating the entire deal flow process for brokers to make their cycle time for a deal an order of magnitude faster. You can find an example of what we do below:\n\n\n\nI ([Sammy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammy-greenwall-387b3256/)) led Lev for the last five years, a 200+ person series B real estate financing marketplace that I co-founded. During this time, I realized that brokers were often bottlenecked by manual processes & antiquated technology, a problem optimally solved with advances in AI-driven technology. This led me to my partnership with [Adam](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-pratt-73a4aa103/), and Sourav who has deep experience in creating AI-enabled solutions for thorny problems that plague traditional businesses.\n\n# **How you can help:**\n\n* Know any CRE brokers? We’d love to talk to them about how we can make their lives easier & their paychecks larger. Contact us at [sammy@henry.ai](mailto:sammy@henry.ai)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Lcp-henry-ai-copilot-for-commercial-real-estate-brokers", "votes": 107, "created_at": "2024-08-16T19:31:07.619Z" } ] }, { "id": 30062, "name": "Karmen", "slug": "karmen", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/fa668d5cbf2cf7fdadb1d8847e54392cbd356305.png", "website": "https://www.karmenai.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Karmen is an AI scheduling assistant for construction. Karmen builds your baseline schedules from project documents, and updates them as your project evolves, saving you time and potential delays.\r\n\r\n", "one_liner": "Your AI scheduling assistant for construction", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Real Estate and Construction", "subindustry": "Real Estate and Construction -> Construction", "launched_at": 1731024115, "tags": [], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Fall 2024", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Real Estate and Construction", "Construction" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/karmen", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/fall-2024/karmen.json", "year_founded": 2024, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/karmenai/", "x_url": "", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/fa668d5cbf2cf7fdadb1d8847e54392cbd356305.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "David Lieb", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/david-lieb" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 1337919, "full_name": "Jonas Ebrahimi", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "My parents were general contractors, and during university, I gained experience working at JLL. After graduating, I joined IXM and was the youngest commodity trader in their history, primarily working with the European aluminum team. In this role, I managed the delivery of over $1 billion worth of refined aluminum annually, sourced from industrial projects around the globe.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/aabrbaskfna", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/d0c707af9a438a1602a09053e97fdc77a5ee67e5.jpg" }, { "user_id": 2190507, "full_name": "Naman Wahi", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "I hold a Master’s degree specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Imperial College London. Previously, I was a software engineer at nPlan, a startup focused on delivering AI solutions for large-scale construction projects with clients such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Skanska. Drawing on my experience in construction tech, I’m now building Karmen, an AI Assistant for Construction Project Managers.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/naman-wahi/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/870866e022db438be1ab9496dc3e11d16475dbda.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 85372, "title": "Karmen: The AI Assistant for Construction Project Managers", "tagline": "Spend less time in your inbox.", "body": "### \n\n### **TL;DR**\n\nKarmen is an **AI assistant** for **construction project managers**, helping them save time by automating admin tasks like **invoice approvals, RFI management,** and **change order tracking**. By linking directly to emails and texts, Karmen captures and organizes project updates, letting owners and general contractors automate time-consuming documentation tasks. Project managers can **save around 3 hours per day** from searching through 100s of emails and uploading to multiple construction management tools such as Procore.\n\n### **The Problem: Project Managers Spend Hours on their Emails**\n\nConstruction project managers receive hundreds of emails daily, many from subcontractors. These emails often include:\n\n* **Invoices**: Billing for completed work or materials.\n* **RFIs (Requests for Information)**: Requests for clarification on project details or specifications.\n* **Change Orders**: Requests for modifications that impact project scope, schedule, or cost.\n\nSubcontractors often send emails or texts and are reluctant to adopt construction management software to submit these requests. As a result, project managers spend hours reading emails and entering data into platforms such as Procore.\n\n### **The Solution: Automate these Tedious Tasks with AI**\n\nKarmen lets project managers link their emails and construction management software (e.g. Procore) to do the following:\n\n* **Data Entry**: Automating the manual process of entering details from correspondence, such as invoices.\n* **Project Matching**: Match emails to the relevant project and subcontractor.\n* **Real-time Updates**: Notify project managers of subcontractor updates that may affect the project schedule scope. i.e. a potential change order.\n\n### **Demo**\n\n\n\n### **About Us**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=85372&key=user_uploads/2190507/ccc2d86b-7c9a-4c1e-9af4-00f660cc63c4)\n\nJonas managed logistics as a **commodity trader at IXM**. Also, growing up, he worked for his parents, who were general contractors in London.\\\n\\\nNaman built AI-powered construction software for companies like **Shell, ExxonMobil, and Suffolk** as a **software engineer at nPlan**. He also holds a Master’s Degree with a specialization in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence.\n\n### **Asks**\n\nIf you (or someone you know) are a project manager, [book a demo](https://calendly.com/jonasebrahimi-karmenai) or reach out to [jonas@karmenai.com](https://jonas@karmenai.com) or [naman@karmenai.com](https://naman@karmenai.com).\\\n\\\nThanks for reading!\\\nCo-founders at Karmen\\\nJonas & Naman", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MCy-karmen-the-ai-assistant-for-construction-project-managers", "votes": 18, "created_at": "2024-11-08T01:04:59.553Z" } ] }, { "id": 30088, "name": "PermitPortal", "slug": "permitportal", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/cef39f01d1e58afe740b7263fb93bc33f88f6f1f.png", "website": "https://permitportalapp.com/", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "We are building workflows to help developers go from finding and closing development sites to getting a building permit faster. 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Our software automates the $50B/year spent on manual blueprint processing. Watch our demo [here.](https://youtu.be/Brj5QnphFxg)\n\n# **The Problem**\n\nWorking with construction blueprints to get material and cost estimates is a manual process, involving drawing on blueprints by hand. This is time-consuming and prone to human error, which can lead to tens of thousands of dollars in losses per project. It bottlenecks builders and suppliers from winning new contracts as they’re bogged down with the tedious process of bidding. There are massive manual estimation and bidding teams in-house and outsourced.\n\n# **Our Solution**\n\nWe're bringing construction blueprints into the present with artificial intelligence. Bild AI ingests blueprint files and applies computer vision models and large language models to calculate detailed material quantity and cost estimates for flooring, doors, hardware and more. Our first clients are using Bild AI to bid on 10x more projects, with confidence in the accuracy of the estimates. This is just one application of blueprint processing that our clients use today, but our vision extends to permitting and architecture checks.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=87575&key=user_uploads/1759634/96a6ca22-fda3-4175-88f2-e41afa960a10)\n\n# **We are \\[Housing|Software\\] Developers**\n\n[Puneet Sukhija](https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneet-bild/) built his first house at 16 and has since overseen hundreds of construction projects, experiencing firsthand the frustration of working with complex blueprints. [Roop Pal](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rooppal/) started at Google at 19 before moving to Waymo, where he built computer vision models to interpret complex traffic signal patterns for self-driving cars. They are exited founders applying their experience to automate blueprint analysis—helping builders focus on what matters: building.\n\n# **Our Ask**\n\nWe’re scaling our sales! Our first clients are flooring suppliers, but we want to help as many builders as possible so you can:\n\n* **Intro** us to builders, general contractors, manufacturers.\n* **Email** us with thoughts and ideas at [founders@bilds.ai](https://founders@bilds.ai)\n* **Upload** your blueprints at [www.bild.ai](https://www.bild.ai/?utm_source=ycombinator_launches)!", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/MmV-bild-ai-read-and-understand-blueprints-using-ai", "votes": 71, "created_at": "2025-02-11T15:46:20.177Z" } ] }, { "id": 30317, "name": "Permitify", "slug": "permitify", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/e0fb1e449f45c8f9ca33c6947992cac6af3e8c0f.png", "website": "https://permitify.com", "all_locations": "Salt Lake City, UT, USA", "long_description": "City building departments are understaffed and overworked. Meanwhile, builders lobby to remove power from building departments. Because building departments are usually the only profitable/self-sustaining branch of a local government, this is problematic. Permitify allows city build-plan reviewers to 10x their productivity covering the labor shortage, reducing the time required to issue a building permit, and allowing the city government's only profitable branch to stay intact.", "one_liner": "AI co-pilot for building plan review and building code compliance", "team_size": 2, "industry": "Real Estate and Construction", "subindustry": "Real Estate and Construction -> Construction", "launched_at": 1737593819, "tags": [ "Generative AI", "GovTech", "Computer Vision", "Construction" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Winter 2025", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Real Estate and Construction", "Construction" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/permitify", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/winter-2025/permitify.json", "year_founded": 2025, "city": "Salt Lake City", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/company/permitifyco", "x_url": "", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": null, "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/e0fb1e449f45c8f9ca33c6947992cac6af3e8c0f.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [ "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/attachments/3ca481c7dbe72abf2aeea46d976b91f712a68630.png" ], "primary_partner": null, "founders": [ { "user_id": 1681156, "full_name": "Adam Chandler", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "Adam is the co-founder and CEO of Permitify. \n\nBefore founding Permitify, I built and scaled a permit-expediting company with my co-founder, Alexander. Within the first month, we scaled from $0 to $40k ARR, serving clients across six states. While working to scale the business, we encountered the problems that we now solve with Permitify.\n", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-chandler99/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/2d6b8a2ae6491b7161ad189b8ae3fd4e2901fd52.jpg" } ], "jobs": [], "news": [], "launches": [] }, { "id": 30364, "name": "Wayline", "slug": "wayline", "former_names": [ "Level0", "Wayline", "WAYLINE" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/aa83a2cdabf22eb6acd4e5c54d4969ec37a0a549.png", "website": "https://wayline.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Wayline is an AI front desk assistant purpose-built for real estate to answer calls and messages 24/7. 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Jason formerly led WeWork’s commercial $110M All-Access business, ran the WeLive coliving product, headed software development at the hospitality provider Jupe (YC S21, Initialized-backed), and advised apartment-finder Kopa (W19). Previous to that, he founded and bootstrapped Baker Street, a boutique property management company to $1M ARR. In addition, Jason founded the multi-family prop-tech startup Cribspot (YC W15), with the team joining Apartmentlist in 2018.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/okra/ ", "x_url": "https://x.com/heyokra", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/018229c2ba1905864777e4182f8a012bb4c1c315.jpg" }, { "user_id": 602008, "full_name": "Eric Rowell", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "Co-founder & CTO of Wayline (YC S25). I was previously the founder & CEO of Second (YC W23) where I raised $1.9M to build enterprise codebase maintenance tools. Before that, I was the co-founder and CTO of Uiflow (YC W21) where I raised $21M, built a no-code platform for enterprises, and was acquired by Workday. Before that, I was the Head of Data Visualization at Workday, UI architect at LinkedIn and Yahoo, author of HTML5 Canvas Cookbook, and created several popular open source libraries.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/errowell/", "x_url": "https://twitter.com/ericdrowell", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/8711a8a78e4890dda14db45a462de5c5fa8d22f3.jpg" } ], "jobs": [ { "id": 90300, "title": "Customer Success Manager", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/wayline/jobs/ZIL7Cfl-customer-success-manager", "location": "San Francisco, CA, US", "type": "Full-time", "role": "Operations", "role_type": null, "salary_range": "$145K - $205K", "equity_range": "0.25% - 1.00%", "experience": "3+ years", "visa": "US citizen/visa only", "skills": [] } ], "news": [], "launches": [ { "id": 93265, "title": "Wayline: AI voice and text for property managers", "tagline": "We convert leads and resolve issues 24/7", "body": "**TL;DR**\\\nWayline is voice AI and text for property managers that automates all tasks traditionally handled by receptionists, leasing agents, and maintenance coordinators. Imagine staffing an always-on property assistant that can convert leads and resolve issues instantly, day or night. Instead of robo-menus or call centers, every call and text is answered instantly by AI that knows the property better than the onsite teams.\n\nWe bring a decade of property tech and real estate operations experience, having bootstrapped a management company to $1M ARR, run WeLive’s global operations, and oversaw WeWork’s $110M All-Access product. We’re also multi-time founders, having raised $25M+ across three YC-backed companies, and built platforms at LinkedIn and Workday. Together, we combine deep real estate expertise with repeat founder experience in AI and enterprise software.\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csrPXRzr6zU\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=93265&key=user_uploads/73209/e6ad601f-26ec-43e4-b23e-e97122174f10)\n\n**The Problem**\n\nProperty management is human-intensive, low-margin, and full of repetitive communication. Operators juggle endless leasing calls, maintenance triage, and support inquiries - all while managing constant staff turnover and fragmented tools like AppFolio, Yardi, and spreadsheets. The result: overworked teams, missed opportunities, and reactive service.\n\n**The Solution**\n\nWayline is the new front desk for real estate. Property management is largely administrative work - phone calls, coordination, and repetitive workflows - and we automate all of it with AI and a property-specific knowledge base. We pull in data from hundreds of public and proprietary sources to resolve issues in real-time and automate follow-up workflows. For tenants and prospects, calling or texting the building _is_ the interface. For operators, Wayline centralizes and scales what used to take teams of on-site managers and assistants.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=93265&key=user_uploads/73209/7133a6a9-4f2d-4d6a-ba3b-219cfeeb8d89)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=93265&key=user_uploads/73209/7fae2c02-11fb-41bd-bef9-edc39cf7feb7)\n\n**Why Now**\n\nReal estate has resisted disruption for decades with fragmented platforms, duct-taped point solutions, and thin margins. However, AI changes the labor equation: for the first time, the administrative side of property management can be run largely by software. And unlike human teams, AI never sleeps or churns.\n\n**The Team**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=93265&key=user_uploads/602008/30a1da54-5f89-4338-99a3-4fed68a272fe)\n\n* Jason Okra previously led WeWork’s $110M All-Access product, ran WeLive’s global operations, and bootstrapped a property management company to $1M ARR.\n* Eric Rowell is a 3x YC founder who has previously raised $23M+, architected the LinkedIn homepage, and was the Head of Data Visualization at Workday.\n\nWe’re building the AI operator for the 46M rental units in the US. Learn more at [wayline.com](http://wayline.com) →", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/OGH-wayline-ai-voice-and-text-for-property-managers", "votes": 22, "created_at": "2025-08-22T18:18:52.223Z" }, { "id": 73110, "title": "⚫ ⚫ Second - The world's first fully automated codebase migration platform", "tagline": "Modernize your business with automated migrations for every codebase", "body": "Hi friends! Second provides AI agents that specialize in codebase migrations. Today we support:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73110&key=user_uploads/602008/f0eb07b3-1568-4242-ada8-5eb4ba86727a)\n\n👉 [Click here to see the product demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwq7JRfTP9U)\n\n### The Problem\n\nEngineering teams at large companies spend about 50% of their time on codebase maintenance including migrations and upgrades. Even worse, many organizations are so far behind on modernizing their technology stacks that they have become paralyzed and unable to move forward.\n\n### Our Vision and Mission\n\nHere at Second, we see a future where all engineering grunt work tasks are automated, giving human engineers more space to innovate and create new software. We are on a mission to realize this future by first automating migrations and upgrades for every codebase in the world.\n\n### How it Works\n\nUsers connect a Second Agent to their GitHub account, select a repository (or use one of our example templates), run a migration module, and get a pull request. It’s that easy!\n\nEach of our modules are hand-built to perform specific migrations, and serve as a high level blueprint or plan. Next, our agents run these modules by utilizing AI, codemods, and other techniques to perform directory restructuring and code changes. Our agents have proprietary codebase scanners, dependency resolvers, and much more. Every migration job is broken up into steps like this:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=73110&key=user_uploads/602008/98660970-8e55-4483-a5e7-3ab4383fab52)\n\n### Why we are Relaunching\n\nSecond was in the last batch (W23), but we are relaunching because we have refocused our product on migrations and upgrades only, whereas previously we were focused on commodity web application feature creation. We made this change because it became crystal clear after hundreds of discovery conversations that codebase maintenance is a much bigger pain point for large companies. We are already working with three large enterprises and couldn’t be happier! 😄\n\n### Asks\n\n* We would love to hear your thoughts! Are there any migrations that our team can help you with? Please let us know! you can reach me directly at [eric@second.dev](mailto:eric@second.dev) 🙏\n* Try out Second by going to [www.second.dev](http://www.second.dev). You can use Second for free on repositories up to 1MB, or upgrade to Pro for bigger codebases.\n* 👉 Join the conversation on the Second Community Discord – ", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/J1C-second-the-world-s-first-fully-automated-codebase-migration-platform", "votes": 132, "created_at": "2023-07-16T23:54:01.144Z" }, { "id": 69533, "title": "👥 Second – The second developer bot you've always wanted", "tagline": "Bots that set up web applications, add features, and keep projects up to date", "body": "TL;DR: Instead of hiring a second developer, use a bot to handle developer grunt work and common features so that your human developers can work on more important things.\n\nHi there! My name is Eric Rowell. I’m the founder and CEO of Second, which provides bots that can set up web applications, add common features, and keep projects up to date.\n\n👉 [Click here to see the product demo video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR9JUxznEC0)\n\n### The Problem\n\nLet’s face it. No developer wakes up in the morning and thinks to themselves “Gosh, I can’t wait to build yet another login and user registration flow!”. Or “You know what, I’m really excited to migrate MUI from version 4 to 5!”.\n\nBoilerplates? They suck. You spend hours searching for something that’s close to what you want, and then days hacking at it to get it into shape. After the dust settles, you’ll eventually wonder if it was even worth it.\n\nThe overarching theme here is that developers are spending way too much time building commodity features and doing grunt work. This reduces their overall happiness (no, really!) and it slows down product delivery. What if bots could handle the common stuff?\n\n### The Solution\n\nSecond provides bots that specialize in commodity feature development, like authentication, login screens, user registration, subscription billing, dashboards, navigation, forgot password flows, CRUD forms, etc., and also provides bots that can do more sophisticated things like upgrade libraries or frameworks. Best of all, this value is delivered as well written source code in the form of Git pull requests! No abstractions, DSLs, or other weird stuff to learn.\n\nHow is this possible? Users install Second Bot on their GitHub account. These bots operate in the cloud, and use a custom built codegen engine which writes out code files line by line, and will also utilize GPT-3 for special scenarios like code injection and merge conflict resolution.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=69533&key=user_uploads/602008/c04a0a9f-f829-4c75-99bc-dc35995ca66d)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=69533&key=user_uploads/602008/f71c9851-8e34-4d22-9730-ad004c787510)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=69533&key=user_uploads/602008/85589f57-a9f9-425c-a5fa-d84f29b678a6)\n\n### Backstory\n\nI’ve been building for the web for over a decade, including developing the Yahoo video player, architecting the LinkedIn homepage, and leading data visualization efforts at Workday. I’ve created several popular open source projects like KineticJS, BigOCheatSheet, and El Grapho. Most recently I was the co-founder and CTO of Uiflow (W21) which is a no-code platform for enterprise.\n\nWhile at Uiflow, I built a high-fidelity web authoring experience like Webflow and a custom-built visual language called Flowlang. Among many reasons, including the realization that modern approaches to no-code and low-code platforms for web application construction are still not viable, I made the difficult decision to leave Uiflow and start over.\n\nIn all of this time, I have seen how web application development has actually become more complex over time. I’ve seen all kinds of approaches to simplify the process, including an explosion of new libraries, frameworks, languages, DSLs, no-code tools, and low-code tools. After departing Uiflow and spending two months on discovery, the idea of Second began to emerge. What if bots could just write code and raise pull requests for the common stuff? Is that crazy? Well, yea. Let’s do it!\n\nTo my amazement, I was accepted back into YC for a second chance, based on nothing more than some insights and an idea!\n\n### My Ask\n\nMy ask is really simple! Sign up and try Second for free! ([www.second.dev](http://www.second.dev)). I would love to hear your thoughts. You can use the Quick Start to set up a Next.js + MUI web application fast!\n\nIf you want access to the Pro modules, please contact me and I can set that up for you!\n\n👉 You can find me on Twitter at \n\n👉 Or you can join the conversation on the Second Community Discord – ", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/I5V-second-the-second-developer-bot-you-ve-always-wanted", "votes": 49, "created_at": "2023-02-22T14:42:22.752Z" } ] }, { "id": 30467, "name": "Opusense AI", "slug": "opusense-ai", "former_names": [ "Opusense AI", "Opusense" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/d1118b422f2be63b5d6c5b12b721a468712deb7d.png", "website": "https://www.opusense.com/", "all_locations": "Toronto, ON, Canada", "long_description": "Opusense AI automates field report writing for construction field inspectors. Instead of typing up notes at the end of the day, inspectors can now walk a site, speak observations aloud, snap photos, and let our AI assistant generate a detailed, organized report on-site and in real time.\r\n\r\nCombined, the founding team has over 15 years in the construction industry. Writing up these field reports used to take up at least 20% of the week. With Opusense, we cut that time by 5x. Our team combines deep construction experience with technical expertise, Roya has a PhD in civil engineering, and Michael has worked at multiple construction tech startups.\r\n\r\nWhy hasn’t this been done before? Construction is slow to adopt new tech, and reporting is messy, photos, voice notes, and field notes all live in silos. Turning that into a clear, structured report requires real insight into how inspectors work and what clients need. Only now, with advances in AI, can we process unstructured data adequately to generate high-quality reports in real time.\r\n\r\nThe opportunity is massive. Every inspection firm and contractor is struggling with documentation. Manual reports slow them down, create inconsistencies, and delay handoffs. 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Used by engineers and inspectors in construction, infrastructure, and consulting to save time each day, reduce errors, and keep branding consistent. It’s like having a reporting assistant in your pocket!\n\n📌 Interested in using Opusense at your firm? Book a demo: [cal.com/royac](http://cal.com/royac)\n\n🎥 Launch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV26sN5Buls\n\n# **❌ The Problem**\n\nMost field teams still rely on writing notes by hand and typing them into Word templates hours or even days after leaving the site. It’s slow, error-prone, and easy to fall behind. For firms managing dozens of active sites, the reporting backlog is the most painful part of the job. No engineer enjoys writing the same reports over and over. It’s an overlooked market, but consultants are on every construction site, and inspections in the US alone make up a $30B industry.\n\n# **✅ Our Solution**\n\n**Opusense is your AI-powered reporting assistant.**\n\n📱 On-site just open our mobile app and speak or type notes, and snap photos\n\n🧠 Our AI turns raw inputs into structured reports tailored to your firm’s format and style\n\n📄 Instantly export as Word or PDF — zero formatting needed\n\nIt works offline on any phone or tablet  — no laptop, no end-of-day chaos.\n\n_Field oversight for managers back at the office? Don’t worry_ —  _we’ve got a solution for that!_\n\nOur users also have access to a web interface which shows real-time reports as they are generated.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=90178&key=user_uploads/1672839/9dcabf16-bcf2-44f0-b457-eb31559ce72d)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=90178&key=user_uploads/1672839/dea94169-a70b-4bf9-98dc-2a0d63210a2e)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=90178&key=user_uploads/1672839/3b3b5009-bbe4-46bf-829d-80f44f8d83c3)\n\n# **💼 Who It’s For**\n\n* Engineering consultants (third-party consulting firms)\n * Across all field departments (BQA, Structural, Environmental, Geotechnical, etc.)\n* Site inspectors\n\nWe’re already live with multiple firms across North America including multinational corporations.\n\n# **🛠 The Backstory**\n\nOur CEO Roya has a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo and a MSc in Advanced Infrastructure Systems from Carnegie Mellon. 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Bidflow is an AI copilot that helps electrician companies sift through tedious documents and automate the repetitive work that goes into quoting a job.\n\nAsk: Do you know any electrical contractors? If so, introduce us at [founders@tryghostship.dev](mailto:founders@tryghostship.dev) or [book a demo with us](https://calendly.com/jessechoe10/demo-with-bidflow).\n\n# The Problem\n\nElectrical estimating - the process of figuring out how much an electrical construction project will cost is super tedious and can take anywhere from a few hours to months. Imagine reading through 500-page PDFs, counting hundreds of small symbols per page on 50 pages of complicated circuits, and manually entering thousands of numbers on slow, legacy software.\n\nElectrical estimators do this process everyday but manually, and most of the time, they lose the job by a small margin. Estimating is the only way electrical contractors make revenue, and they do it manually because one mistake can cost thousands of dollars and they need to be careful!\n\n# Our Solution\n\nBecause estimating is such a careful process, electrical contractors still do everything manually, especially because AI is hard to trust. That’s why we built Bidflow - an AI copilot for electrical estimating that serves as an assistant not a replacement.\n\nBidflow is designed with context to think like an electrician and most importantly, show the estimator “proof of work”, turning the estimators job more into reviewing the AI’s mistakes. 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New data centers are being built left and right, meaning there’s a lot of electrical construction projects in the market. A huge boost in estimating efficiency would give the faster electrical contractors a huge advantage in winning jobs, and with AI agents getting better now more than ever, now is the time to bring AI into the electrical estimating workforce.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PDC-bidflow-ai-copilot-for-electrical-estimating", "votes": 16, "created_at": "2026-01-19T04:48:20.442Z" }, { "id": 92813, "title": "Ghostship - QA agents to find bugs in your product", "tagline": "Ghostship helps you 10x your UX by catching bugs before production.", "body": "Hey guys! \n\nWe're [Jesse](https://x.com/jesse_choe10) and [Gautham](https://x.com/TheGauthamRam), and we're building [Ghostship](https://tryghostship.dev/?utm_source=yc&utm_medium=launch&utm_campaign=yc_s25) to help you never ship a bug again. Ghostship spins up AI agents to find bugs in your product by crawling through your interface and simulating users.\n\nAsk: Do you care about shipping a good user experience? You definitely should and if so, email us at [founders@tryghostship.dev](mailto:founders@tryghostship.dev) or [book a demo with us](https://calendly.com/jessechoe10/demo-with-ghostship-yc-s25).\n\n# The Problem\n\nTo grow quickly, you probably rush shipping new features, which often introduces bugs and causes customer churn. Current solutions like manual testing is expensive and slow and automated testing is flaky.\n\n# Our Solution\n\nImagine a QA team of 5,000 testers available 24/7 on every new feature you ship. That's Ghostship, but we use AI agents. \n\nOur agents will crawl through your product and interact with it like users would to find the bugs (especially edge cases) that lead to churn—all at a fraction of the cost.\n\nHere’s a demo video of our product:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/THa43hQMDEU\n\nOur Team\n\n**TL;DR: We are competitive programmers that never finished college, so we're all in on Ghostship.**\n\nJesse (CEO, right) - Jesse was a **top 1%** competitive coder in the US and was the **first high schooler** to write competitive coding questions. He was a **Jane Street** intern at **18** before dropping out.\n\nGautham (CTO, left) - Gautham was a **top 5%** competitive coder in the US. He also has 3 preprints related to **reinforcement learning** in the **ICML** conference and bootstrapped his way to **$120K** at **16**.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=92813&key=user_uploads/1512811/b271ce7f-ac3f-465c-95b6-0fe28b05a408)\n\nBoth of us have been developers for more than half our lives, and we've experienced the pain of shipping bugs throughout our lives. We want to solve this problem once and for all, and make developers' lives way easier.\n\n# Our Ask\n\n\\- Follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ghostship), [X](https://x.com/ghostship_ai), and [book a demo](https://calendly.com/jessechoe10/demo-with-ghostship-yc-s25) with us.\n\n\\- **Share this post!** - If you know any startup founders who are having trouble with growth due to technical debt or product people (PMs, QAs, etc.) at larger companies who care about shipping quality, please share this post with them.\n\n\\- Visit [our website](https://tryghostship.dev/) for more info.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/O8z-ghostship-qa-agents-to-find-bugs-in-your-product", "votes": 132, "created_at": "2025-08-07T19:28:30.592Z" } ] }, { "id": 30685, "name": "IronLedger.ai", "slug": "ironledger-ai", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/fda446d464914642f213b7da0cd38f3f6fead898.png", "website": "https://ironledger.ai", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA", "long_description": "IronLedger automates property accounting for property managers, developers and contractors, starting with accounts payable. 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Reach out to [sales@ironledger.ai](mailto:sales@ironledger.ai) for them to take advantage of our special Launch Deal: _25% off your first month + cancel anytime (ends 08/08/25)._\n\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHruoQipavM\n\n# **Today, property accounting is a massive headache**\n\nFor every 1,000 multifamily units, someone on your accounting team is stuck analyzing 400+ transactions. They’re flipping between Yardi, Excel and Outlook, while texting property managers for more detail. It’s not uncommon for this process to take a full week of every month. Accounting teams also have to balance billbacks, bank reconciliations and dozens of other workflows. As an owner or manager, the stress of maintaining accurate financials and finding quality accountants, takes energy away from growing your business. \n\nTraditional thinking is to throw more headcount at the problem or outsource accounting. But these are expensive, time consuming, and low quality options.\n\n# **Enter IronLedger**\n\nIronLedger offers the first AI agents for property accounting. Using AI, IronLedger can read, code and collect relevant details from every transaction. It tracks invoices over email, receipts over text and proactively communicates directly with other humans (vendors, managers or maintenance teams) so you don’t have to. IronLedger makes your data immediately accessible, so accountants and asset managers can start closing your books in days, not weeks.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=92570&key=user_uploads/2556851/109de86c-2701-46e9-9eae-754dbc73cb02)\n\nIronLedger also codes as well as your best accountant. Using thousands of historical transactions, the right context, and novel LLM techniques, we can code your expenses with >99% accuracy. 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Our agents learn your standards, apply the right building codes, and **automatically review your drawings**, so you see fewer clashes, fewer inconsistencies, and fewer costly RFIs and change orders.\n\n* ⚙️ **Automates QA/QC** across mechanical, electrical, structural and more\n* 🧩 Used by **multi-disciplinary design firms** to deliver projects faster with less risk\n* 🚀 **Mission:** Free engineers to focus on creative design, not repetitive admin\n\nLaunch Video: https://youtu.be/CRFsqOTynng\n\n### **❌ The Problem**\n\nThe construction industry's reliance on manual \"spot-checking\" for design errors costs **$177 billion** annually to fix mistakes that are discovered too late.\n\nSenior Engineers spend up to **50%** of their time cross-referencing 100-page drawing sets against 2,000-page building regulations by hand. This process is slow, tedious, and unreliable.\n\nErrors that are missed become exponentially more expensive to correct once construction is underway, causing massive project delays and budget overruns.\n\n---\n\n### **⚙️ The Solution**\n\nStructured AI is the **AI Quality Assurance platform.**\n\n1. **Proprietary Vision & Agents:** We trained a foundational vision model on **thousands** of engineering symbols to read plans like an expert.\n2. **100x Faster, 150% More Errors:** Our AI checks 100-page blueprints against 2,000 pages of building codes **in minutes.**\n3. **Cross-trade Checks:** Learns firm standards to detect inconsistencies across documents, drawings and Revit models, reducing cross-trade clashes before they occur.\n\n ![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=94607&key=user_uploads/1527607/252c0ccd-bd5b-4118-b05f-1f9767d981a6)\n\n\n---\n\n### **👷‍♀️ The Team**\n\nThe team is made up of **Oxford University–trained AI researchers** with deep experience building software tools for AEC and enterprise automation, having developed and scaled in-house AI tools at **Syska Hennessy Group**, a top US MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) engineering firm. \n\n* **Brandon (CTO):** Authored papers for **NeurIPS** and **ChromaDB** (reviewed by Stanford's AI Lab) and created the first open-source **RAG chunking evaluation** framework.\n* **Raymond (CEO):** Built automation at **Goldman Sachs** and the **London Stock Exchange**; implemented an AI system at a £1B VC that increased deal flow 20×.\n* **Issy (COO):** First undergrad Director at Oxford's VC Fund, led investments later backed by a16z and Tim Draper; previously investment banking at **Greenhill.**\n\n### **🏗️ Why Construction Engineering?**\n\nBrandon started coding and making games when he was 12. At 17, a YouTube video he made demonstrating a fighter jet trained with deep reinforcement learning to dodge missiles went viral. This led to him being scouted by a US construction contractor to apply that same algorithm to MEP pipe routing optimization. He then spent the next six years, throughout high school and university, contracting and building AI tools for the construction and engineering industry. He later led innovation and scaled AI tools in-house at a top US engineering firm, ultimately spinning out with his team to form Structured AI.\n\nRaymond initially pursued architecture and engineering, but was talked out of the profession during an internship. Junior architects warned him about the extensive manual \"grunt work\" that defined their roles, a prospect that deterred him so much he switched his studies to Maths & Stats at Oxford. 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How did you decide to be a founder?)", "answer": "Hey everyone [👋](https://emojipedia.org/waving-hand)\r\n\r\nWe’re [Ismail](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeilani) & [Elias](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliaskassell/?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_miniProfile%3AACoAABeEg0EB4O6J8hjKE8dqLAnLjFXI3sosGQs) - co-founders of [Brickwise](https://www.brickwiseai.com).\r\n\r\n**Brickwise is building an AI property manager that automates maintenance for landlords and property managers.**\r\n\r\nLandlord’s usually get into property as a great way to make money. They quickly realise it requires a lot of work, so they hand tihngs over to property managers. On average, 1 property manager is hired for every 60 properties. It’s always just been the cost of property management.\r\n\r\nBrickwise is making it possible to deliver profits and margins that just hasn’t been possible pre-AI.\r\n\r\n**_Ask_:** Are you a landlord or property managers? Or, do you know landlord’s or property managers? I’d love to speak to them directly: [ismail@brickwiseai.com](mailto:ismail@brickwiseai.com)" }, { "question": "What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?", "answer": "There are 240,000 property management firms in the US. They spend \\~$56bn per year on salaries to manage properties. This reality is true pretty much everywhere in the world. In Europe, 214,000 firms spend \\~$35bn on salaries.\r\n\r\nAnd this just represents half the problem (literally). Roughly 50% of landlord’s are so put off by the cost of using a property manager, they choose to manage it themselves. \r\n\r\nUnfortunately, this just hasn’t been solvable before. The more properties you have, the more people you need. 1 person can only answer so many emails or respond to so many calls. \r\n\r\nWe’ve been there before - building a small property management firm over-seeing 130 properties. We understand the nuances of managing properties from maintenance issues to evictions. \r\n\r\nWe also understand why, only now, technology has made it possible to change this. 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They quickly realise it requires a lot of work, so they hand things over to property managers. On average, 1 property manager is hired for every 120 properties. That’s just the cost of property management.\n\nBrickwise is making it possible to deliver profits and margins that haven’t been possible pre-AI.\n\nOur Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJyMnw8jpE\n\n**Ask:** Are you a landlord or property manager? Or, do you know landlords or property managers? I’d love to speak to them directly: [ismail@brickwiseai.com](mailto:ismail@brickwiseai.com)\n\n---\n\n# **Problem ❌**\n\nThere are 240,000 property management firms in the US. They spend \\~$56bn per year on salaries to manage properties. This reality is true pretty much everywhere in the world. In Europe, 214,000 firms spend \\~$35bn on salaries.\n\nHow are these salaries financed? On average, an owner has to pay 10% of their monthly rent (before mortgages, taxes, repairs) to property managers.\n\nThis represents half the problem (literally). 50% of landlords are so put off by the cost of using a property manager, they choose to manage it themselves.\n\nUnfortunately, this just hasn’t been solvable before. The more properties you have, the more people you need. One person can only answer so many emails or respond to so many calls.\n\nAs a team, we’ve been there before, building a small property management firm overseeing 130 properties. We understand the nuances of managing properties, from maintenance issues to evictions.\n\nWe also understand why only now technology has made it possible to change this.\n\n# **Solution ✅**\n\nBrickwise will one day automate the entire property lifecycle. We’re starting by making the most labour-intensive part as automated as possible: maintenance.\n\n**Part 1 - 24/7 support via call, email and text**\n\nTenants are given a phone number and email that they can contact 24/7 (you can also try it yourself!)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95234&key=user_uploads/190230/ef9b52f3-74fb-4132-a7ac-b10c4fc328b7)\n\nOur AI agent does more than just triage and arrange visits. It actually understands issues and suggests fixes on the spot.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95234&key=user_uploads/190230/106cee28-b84f-49cb-ac19-ecfc8c643333)\n\n**Part 2 - Organising and arranging contractors**\n\nOf course, not all issues can be resolved over call or text. Often, someone needs to take a look. This usually involves a series of phone calls between the property manager, the tenant and the contractor. When you’re managing thousands of properties, resolutions take time. Reasons include (but are not limited to):\n\n* Someone’s out of office\n* You’ve been assigned a new property manager\n* The contractor didn’t pick up their phone (and your property manager forgot to call back)\n* It’s a weekend and your issue isn’t urgent\n* They’re getting multiple quotes because the repair is expensive\n\nWhatever the reason, everyone is unhappy when things take long. The beauty of AI is its ability to speak to many people at the same time. This means as soon as our agent picks up an issue, it is able to contact dozens of contractors (external or internal) at the same time.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95234&key=user_uploads/190230/f8bbbc58-1056-4271-a561-5c56357a6f7b)\n\n**Part 3 - Keeping everyone updated, like “real life read receipts”**\n\nProperty managers are always kept in the loop with everything the agent is doing, giving them the exact oversight they need. At the same time, tenants are always updated with how things are progressing. These systems are automated, and most importantly scalable. We can manage instant updates for thousands of tenants.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95234&key=user_uploads/190230/065b1dd8-e4e4-42f8-aee2-5be5f1c1facb)\n\n# Ask 💬\n\nIf you are, or you know any of the following, I’d love to hear from you:\n\n**Property Managers**\\\nYou’re probably managing hundreds or thousands of properties and are figuring out if this AI thing makes any sense for you. Is it as good as it sounds? Does it integrate into my current PMS?\n\n**Landlords**\\\nYou might be a professional landlord, or you might be a software engineer running the family property business on the side. You’d rather not, but there’s no one else that’s able to do it.\n\nYou can reach out to us at [ismail@brickwiseai.com](mailto:ismail@brickwiseai.com)\n\n# Team\n\nIsmail is an ex-Googler and previously the founder of LiveLink, an AI video editing platform that edited 150k videos per month for over 1000 customers. They raised $3m. He also ran his own property business helping oversee 130 properties.\n\nElias was an early engineer at Dataform (YC W18) who were acquired by Google. At Google he worked in the core team that grew Dataform’s revenue at Google from 0 to $100m in 4 years. 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We realized that building an agent that performs 100x better than a high IQ analyst is impossible without dramatically better underlying data.\n\n**Problem:**\n\nReal estate data is still collected through call centers, broken government websites, and manual skip tracing. This structure means zero coverage for niche asset classes and results in inaccurate coverage of institutionalised asset classes. Investors spend days fact-checking data they already pay for, only to still fill in gaps themselves.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=98806&key=user_uploads/2255673/ebedd9f1-6dd7-4e76-aeb0-9651f15423c3)\n\n**Solution:**\n\nBy using AI to aggregate data accurately and modularly across asset types at scale, we unlock deeper coverage and access to untapped markets and proprietary data sources.  One boutique PE firm found an off-market RV park now under purchase for 3M+. Another $200B+ fund cut market analysis and underwriting from weeks to days, while increasing revenue across its portfolio.\n\n**Our ask:**\n\nKnow any **Real Estate Private Equity firms?** We’d appreciate an intro!\n\nFeel free to reach us at [**team@travoai.com**](mailto:team@travoai.com)\n\nThank you!\n\n[**travoai.com**](http://travoai.com)", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Phe-travo-the-data-infrastructure-for-real-estate", "votes": 11, "created_at": "2026-03-14T23:11:56.970Z" } ] }, { "id": 30911, "name": "Helonic", "slug": "helonic", "former_names": [ "Articulate" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/336d43aeb77b236c25b003848175a054e780ccbc.png", "website": "https://helonic.com", "all_locations": "New York City, NY, USA", "long_description": "We help construction teams eliminate rework, delays, and drawing confusion before construction starts.
We analyze PDF plans, detect clashes and inconsistencies across disciplines, and create draft RFIs so teams can resolve issues early.\r\n\r\nThis saves construction companies hundreds of hours and millions of dollars.\r\n\r\nWhat we do:\r\n- Automatically detect clashes, missing information, and drawing mismatches\r\n- Align architectural, structural, and MEP plans so everything matches across sheets\r\n- Generate draft RFIs from issues we find\r\n- Replace long page-turn meetings with instant drawing analysis\r\n- Reduce rework and prevent schedule delays before boots hit the ground\r\n\r\nWe integrate with:
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We automatically detect clashes and discrepancies, and generate RFIs and save construction companies hundreds of hours and millions of dollars.\n\n**Launch Video: [https://youtu.be/sen1fR6e7n4](https://youtu.be/sen1fR6e7n4)**\n\n**❌ The Problem:**\n\n* Drawings and specs are often incomplete or inconsistent, leading to design clashes and costing companies **hundreds of millions of dollars**\n* Mechanical, structural, and architectural plans don’t align, forcing long coordination cycles and rework\n* Incorrect blueprints and outdated revisions cause crews to build from the wrong designs, especially in fast-paced solar installations\n\n**✅ The Solution:**\n\nHelonic automatically finds issues in construction drawings.\n\n* **Detect design discrepancies automatically:** AI identifies clashes across MEP, structural, architectural, and solar layouts before they reach the field.\n* **Instantly generate RFIs:** Proactive document and drawing auditing allows project managers and installers to stay focused on building.\n* **Integrated and proactive:** Helonic connects with Procore, Revit, Autodesk, Outlook, Gmail, Google Drive, SharePoint, Bluebeam, and more\n\n**About Us:**\n\nMilind is from Chicago. He’s an engineer who worked at SpaceX, Northrop Grumman, and BMW. At SpaceX, he built critical satellite and ground station hardware test infrastructure for Starlink. He also graduated with a degree Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois.\n\n**🦺 Our Ask:**\n\n* If you know any project managers or superintendents at general contractors, we’d love an introduction.\n* If you know directors or executives at construction or solar firms who are improving design coordination or workflows, we’d love to connect with them.\n* Visit us at [helonic.com](http://usearticulate.com) or contact us at [founders@helonic.com](mailto:founders@helonic.com)!", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Oen-helonic-automatic-construction-drawing-issue-detection", "votes": 35, "created_at": "2025-10-20T19:45:41.152Z" } ] }, { "id": 30956, "name": "Automax.ai", "slug": "automax-ai", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/f265caa416fd1f57b94ea1289947654c7e9e7877.png", "website": "https://automax.ai", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Automax.ai does property appraisals faster and more transparent. 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That side project grew to power **3,000+ reports** a month for some of the largest appraisal firms nationwide.\n\nWhile building that out, we realized the root problem wasn’t tools - it was the appraisal workflow itself: subjective, opaque, and built for a workforce with a median age of 62.\n\nWith new top down regulation called UAD 3.6 coming in January and reshaping the entire reporting format & data guidelines, appraisals are about to experience its biggest reset in decades with **20% of the workforce retiring** and turn times set to expand from the current **5-7 day** average to **several week long**.\n\nHere’s how an Automax appraisal works:\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95483&key=user_uploads/1939136/5b40d57c-0f8b-45e3-a2a6-12cf719dc5a9)\n\nAutomax sends a certified inspector to scan the property with our mobile app- LiDAR and CV extract 150+ attributes: dimensions, condition, finishes, layout, and more.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95483&key=user_uploads/1939136/daeb1912-773d-4586-8901-1d114c13b2be)\n\nThat data feeds into AI Agents trained to follow the appraisal process, which generate a full valuation in under 10 minutes by reconciling market data, selecting and scoring comps, cleaning faulty inputs, and adjusting for subtle market signals (like how an upward-sloping backyard might impact site value uniquely in your neighborhood). A licensed staff appraiser then reviews, edits, and signs the report using **Appraisal Copilot**- our suite of AI tools for order management and review- interrogating data, tracing comps, and re-running analyses in context.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95483&key=user_uploads/1939136/954b1daf-7763-4d75-b86d-70ce54236749)\n\nThe result: a fully Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac compliant appraisal, **delivered on the same day**.\n\n**Ask:**\n\n* Today we’re taking appraisal orders across all of California & Colorado (with new states added each week)- if you or someone you know regularly orders appraisals (real-estate transactions, mortgage, tax, insurance, investment, etc), [**book a call with us here**](https://calendly.com/automax-ai/meet-with-automax-ai) and we’ll do your first appraisal for free.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=95483&key=user_uploads/1939136/f7764b5c-5c45-4036-9490-910123208e70)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Oq3-automax-ai-powered-property-appraisals-in-minutes", "votes": 20, "created_at": "2025-11-13T07:15:30.643Z" } ] }, { "id": 31243, "name": "Foreman", "slug": "foreman", "former_names": [ "Scout Out" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4ea6017f7d414cf92f14434141d6dd12101b14d9.png", "website": "https://foreman.co", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Foreman is the all-in-one AI-powered project management platform built for construction contractors and the trade industry.\r\nToday, contractors run complex businesses on a patchwork of tools that were never designed for construction — estimates in spreadsheets, plans in email, proposals copy-pasted from old Word docs, photos scattered across phones. 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Scout Out is the all-in-one AI-powered project management platform built specifically for construction, automating the busywork so contractors can focus on building.\n\n[**Scout Out**](https://scoutout.ai/) contractors one platform to manage every job — with AI that handles takeoffs, clients, crew, and documents in minutes, not hours.\\\n\\\n**Ask:** If you know residential contractors, remodelers, or builders drowning in admin work, we'd love an intro.\n\n👉 Contact us at: [nolan@scoutout.ai](mailto:nolan@scoutout.ai)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/30e770cd-ac0d-4853-9d5c-40b1cb0f9615)\n\n# [**🕺**](https://emojipedia.org/man-dancing)**The Team**\n\n[**Nolan (Founder & CEO)**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-rossi/) – triple majored in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Astrophysics, and Business Administration through UC Berkeley’s M.E.T. program, graduating in three years. He previously worked as a software development engineer at Amazon and ran a software consultancy he scaled to $250k in revenue. As a fourth-generation member of a family construction business, Nolan saw firsthand how difficult it is for contractors to consistently find new work — and how little time they have to sit down and bid on projects while managing active jobs. Scout Out was built to solve that problem.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/6d9cfed3-6baf-4fac-b9b7-ec2a2d99a6de)\n\n# **❌ The Problem**\n\nResidential contractors are running complex businesses on a patchwork of tools that were never built for construction.\n\n* **Project management is fragmented.** Plans live in email. Estimates live in spreadsheets. Photos live on phones. Proposals get copy-pasted from old Word docs. Nothing talks to anything else.\n* **Estimating is slow and error-prone.** Reading through plans, measuring takeoffs, pricing labor and materials, then assembling a professional proposal — this process takes hours and still produces mistakes. Contractors either underbid to win, or overbid to be safe, and lose anyway.\n* **AI tools exist but aren't built for construction.** Generic project management software ignores the realities of field work — plan sets, per-page takeoffs, scope changes mid-build, subcontractor coordination.\n\n Contractors end up duct-taping tools together and paying the price in margin and stress.\n\n**The result:** Jobs are won with incomplete bids, managed with ad-hoc systems, and closed with manual paperwork that eats hours contractors don't have.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/0cdecb42-5772-4e1d-81d1-1d7fb87db86d)\n\n# **🙌 Our Solution: One Platform for the Entire Job**\n\nScout Out is a single platform that handles the full lifecycle of a construction job — from first estimate to final invoice — with AI doing the heavy lifting.\n\n### Job & Customer Hub 🏗️\n\nEverything lives in one place, organized around the job:\n\n* Customer records and full contact history\n* All uploads in one place: plans, photos, permits, contracts, and insurance\n* Status tracking across every deliverable and milestone\n* Every conversation, change order, and document tied to the right job\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/ffbb3afc-3a3e-425d-800a-23c7fc95413a)\n\n### Instant AI-Powered Bidding ⚡\n\nWhen a contractor finds a project they want, ScoutOut generates a **clean, editable quote in seconds**.\n\n* Upload plans, photos, or a short description\n* AI produces a structured estimate covering scope, labor, and materials\n* Contractors can review, adjust, and send a professional bid immediately\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/cf8c8b3c-0744-4b8b-b092-16e0952bf102)\n\n### Built for Real Contractor Workflows 🔧\n\nScoutOut is designed for how contractors actually work:\n\n* No long setup or training\n* Quotes are editable and contractor-owned\n* Built to be used between site visits, calls, and active builds\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/f723d694-6721-4b5a-a80a-4bd39e691892)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Pcc-scout-out-run-your-construction-business-from-one-place", "votes": 10, "created_at": "2026-03-05T17:19:52.616Z" }, { "id": 97506, "title": "Scout Out: run your construction business from one place", "tagline": "Estimate faster, manage better, and keep every project on track", "body": "Hey everyone [👋](https://emojipedia.org/waving-hand)\\\nI’m [Nolan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-rossi/), founder of [**Scout Out**](https://www.scoutout.ai).\n\n**TL;DR**\n\nResidential contractors juggle dozens of moving pieces — estimates, plans, takeoffs, proposals, change orders, documents — across spreadsheets, email threads, and sticky notes. Scout Out is the all-in-one AI-powered project management platform built specifically for construction, automating the busywork so contractors can focus on building.\n\n[**Scout Out**](https://scoutout.ai/) contractors one platform to manage every job — with AI that handles takeoffs, clients, crew, and documents in minutes, not hours.\\\n\\\n**Ask:** If you know residential contractors, remodelers, or builders drowning in admin work, we'd love an intro.\n\n👉 Contact us at: [nolan@scoutout.ai](mailto:nolan@scoutout.ai)\n\n# \n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/30e770cd-ac0d-4853-9d5c-40b1cb0f9615)\n\n# [**🕺**](https://emojipedia.org/man-dancing)**The Team**\n\n[**Nolan (Founder & CEO)**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolan-rossi/) – triple majored in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Astrophysics, and Business Administration through UC Berkeley’s M.E.T. program, graduating in three years. He previously worked as a software development engineer at Amazon and ran a software consultancy he scaled to $250k in revenue. As a fourth-generation member of a family construction business, Nolan saw firsthand how difficult it is for contractors to consistently find new work — and how little time they have to sit down and bid on projects while managing active jobs. Scout Out was built to solve that problem.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/6d9cfed3-6baf-4fac-b9b7-ec2a2d99a6de)\n\n# **❌ The Problem**\n\nResidential contractors are running complex businesses on a patchwork of tools that were never built for construction.\n\n* **Project management is fragmented.** Plans live in email. Estimates live in spreadsheets. Photos live on phones. Proposals get copy-pasted from old Word docs. Nothing talks to anything else.\n* **Estimating is slow and error-prone.** Reading through plans, measuring takeoffs, pricing labor and materials, then assembling a professional proposal — this process takes hours and still produces mistakes. Contractors either underbid to win, or overbid to be safe, and lose anyway.\n* **AI tools exist but aren't built for construction.** Generic project management software ignores the realities of field work — plan sets, per-page takeoffs, scope changes mid-build, subcontractor coordination.\n\n Contractors end up duct-taping tools together and paying the price in margin and stress.\n\n**The result:** Jobs are won with incomplete bids, managed with ad-hoc systems, and closed with manual paperwork that eats hours contractors don't have.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/0cdecb42-5772-4e1d-81d1-1d7fb87db86d)\n\n# **🙌 Our Solution: One Platform for the Entire Job**\n\nScout Out is a single platform that handles the full lifecycle of a construction job — from first estimate to final invoice — with AI doing the heavy lifting.\n\n### Job & Customer Hub 🏗️\n\nEverything lives in one place, organized around the job:\n\n* Customer records and full contact history\n* All uploads in one place: plans, photos, permits, contracts, and insurance\n* Status tracking across every deliverable and milestone\n* Every conversation, change order, and document tied to the right job\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/ffbb3afc-3a3e-425d-800a-23c7fc95413a)\n\n### Instant AI-Powered Bidding ⚡\n\nWhen a contractor finds a project they want, ScoutOut generates a **clean, editable quote in seconds**.\n\n* Upload plans, photos, or a short description\n* AI produces a structured estimate covering scope, labor, and materials\n* Contractors can review, adjust, and send a professional bid immediately\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/cf8c8b3c-0744-4b8b-b092-16e0952bf102)\n\n### Built for Real Contractor Workflows 🔧\n\nScoutOut is designed for how contractors actually work:\n\n* No long setup or training\n* Quotes are editable and contractor-owned\n* Built to be used between site visits, calls, and active builds\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=97506&key=user_uploads/2106935/f723d694-6721-4b5a-a80a-4bd39e691892)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/PMg-scout-out-run-your-construction-business-from-one-place", "votes": 9, "created_at": "2026-02-06T02:51:10.759Z" } ] }, { "id": 31257, "name": "Atlia", "slug": "atlia", "former_names": [ "Odyssey" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/7a4b2fb5aaa99f5f795d2aa898508681eae26222.png", "website": "https://www.atlia.com", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "We use AI agents to manage short-term rental properties by running operations completely autonomously. We cut traditional human management fees in half so owners take home 20% to 30% more revenue. 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But in reality, every Airbnb is a tiny hotel and a nightmare of operations. Every reservation restarts the operational clock: prices must be adjusted, guests screened, messages answered, cleaners scheduled, access coordinated, supplies restocked, and maintenance handled, often overnight or between back-to-back stays.\n\nAnd in traditional short-term property management companies, operational failures are common, and they can quickly become very costly:\n\n* A missed cleaning becomes a bad review\n* A poorly screened guest becomes property damage\n* A neglected maintenance issue becomes an issued refund or lost booking\n\nOn top of these operational failures, the average management company takes 15–30% of rental revenue, often alongside cleaning, maintenance, and other fees.\n\nWe’ve been property managers for the past year and ran into the same lose-lose choice every owner faces: manage a 24/7 hospitality business yourself, or hand over a quarter of your revenue to a management company whose costs increase with every property it adds.\n\n## The Solution\n\nWe are building a new type of property management company, with infrastructure built for agents and human-computer-interaction from the ground up. By replacing the layers of coordination and operational overhead built into traditional management companies, we provide a much better service at a much lower fee.\n\nWe center around a simple premise: owners shouldn’t have to choose between good service and reasonable fees. With our model, **owners take home 10–20% more and guests have a more premium experience.**\n\n## Team\n\nWe’re Shaan and Edmond, longtime friends, Duke roommates, and property managers.\n\nEdmond previously built AI voice agents at Rilla, LLM agents at S&P Global, and data pipelines at Vanguard. He has been managing rentals for a year, experiencing the owner’s dilemma firsthand.\n\nShaan previously designed GPU hardware at Apple, brain-computer interface research at Yale, computer architecture research at Duke. He also has been managing Airbnbs and longer-term rentals for a year and a half.\n\n## The Ask\n\nWe are live in 80 properties today, and would love to have you join us.\n\n**If you own a short-term rental** (such as an Airbnb), we can help you generate more revenue while providing better experiences to guests and giving you that peace of mind that your property is in good hands.\n\n**If you are considering investing in a short-term rental,** we can help turn your investment into a much more lucrative investment vehicle.\n\nYou can reach out to us at [founders@atlia.com](mailto:founders@atlia.com). And schedule a free property review at [www.atlia.com](http://www.atlia.com).", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/SAV-atlia-the-ai-native-str-property-management-company", "votes": 11, "created_at": "2026-07-29T17:19:12.682Z" } ] }, { "id": 31346, "name": "Rudus", "slug": "rudus", "former_names": [ "BuildFlux" ], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/407f4a93871730524968180bcf20dd23fc9ce7b2.png", "website": "http://rudus.ai/", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Rudus is an AI-powered takeoff and estimation platform enabling concrete contractors to win 3x more projects yearly. It automatically identifies every concrete structure like footings, walls, columns, and slabs on plans, eliminating the manual work and reducing estimation time by 70%. 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It answers the calls your office misses, books the appointment into your existing schedule, and then keeps following up on new leads, open estimates, and past customers until they book. **More of the leads you already pay for turn into jobs.**\n\n\n\n### **The Problem ❌**\n\n**Home service companies spend heavily to make the phone ring, then lose a chunk of that revenue before a technician ever shows up.**\n\nWhen the office is busy or closed:\n\n* After-hours and overflow calls go to voicemail\n* New leads sit for hours before anyone calls back\n* Open estimates never get a follow-up\n* Past customers are never reactivated\n* CSRs work callback lists by hand\n* Post-job happy calls happen only when someone remembers\n\nThe expensive part, generating demand, already happened. **The hard part is turning it into booked work.**\n\nMost tools fix one piece. Answering services take messages. VAs and extra CSRs add capacity, but they cost a lot to scale and rarely cover 24/7. Generic AI receptionists answer the phone and stop there.\n\n### **Solution ✅**\n\n**Part 1: AI receptionist and after-hours answering, 24/7**\n\nWhen your office can't pick up, CentralComs does. It answers after-d calls, figures out what the customer needs, qualifies the lead,answers routine questions, and **books the appointment into the schedule you already use**. It handles confirmations and reschedules, and it hands off any conversation that needs a human.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114503&key=user_uploads/1562583/82afad82-dec9-4460-b4f4-71c18fb5e736)\n\nIt works alongside the systems your team already uses, so you don'tont office gets 24/7 capacity without another hire.\n\n**Part 2: Automated lead follow-up and customer reactivation**\n\nBooking the first call is only the start. CentralComs keeps working customer hangs up:\n\n* **Speed-to-lead** follow-up on new inquiries\n* **Follow-up on estimates** that haven't closed\n* **Intent gauging**: ready to book, still deciding, or no longer inter\n* **Lead nurture** sequences\n* **Appointment reminders** and confirmations\n* Post-job **happy calls**\n* **Past-customer reactivation** and recontact for future service\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114503&key=user_uploads/1562583/0331287a-0195-4998-ac9a-ef4b065e3052)\n\nNo CSR has to remember every callback, open quote, and old customer the agent more context on your services, business rules, and customers, so it handles more routine communication over time and passes the judgment calls back to your team.\n\n### **Our Team**\n\nWe're Kyle and Kevin, former UC Berkeley students and longtime AI builders. Kyle previously built and scaled an AI facility-management platform to **$600K ARR**, used by teams at **NVIDIA, Cushman & Wakefield, and NASA JPL**. Kev at a venture-backed startup, where he scaled agentic infrastructure to **40,000+ concurrent users** and later built AI video-generation technology that generated **$XX,XXX in its first month**.\n\n# **Our Asks**\n\nIf you are, or know, any of the following, we'd love to hear from you:\n\n**Home service business owners and operators**: especially HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing, and other residential service companies with growing technician teams dealing with high call volume, missed or after-hours calls, slow speed-to-lead, overloaded office staff, open estimates, manual follow-up, or plans to hire another CSR.\n\nIf you're evaluating an **AI receptionist, virtual receptionist, or after-hours answering service** for a home service business, we'd especially like to talk.\n\nYou can reach us at [kyle@centralcoms.com](mailto:kyle@centralcoms.com)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114503&key=user_uploads/1562583/fd756d59-f73e-44d5-a9b8-c90b721c0a5a)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=114503&key=user_uploads/1562583/eecee51b-deef-486e-809c-9e783b963a56)\n\n", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/Tmp-centralcoms-ai-answering-service-for-the-trades", "votes": 4, "created_at": "2026-09-10T01:51:06.075Z" }, { "id": 102115, "title": "CentralComs: AI Agents for Residential Property Managers", "tagline": "Your 24/7 AI Property Manager, Maintenance Coordinator and Leasing Agents", "body": "# \n\n---\n\nHey everyone 👋\n\nWe’re Kyle and Kevin; co-founders of CentralComs. We’re children of landlords and are building a solution to a problem we saw all throughout our childhoods.\n\n**TL;DR**\n\nWe run property management workflows such as **leasing, back office, and maintenance coordination workflows from start to finish,** so PM teams run smoother and earn more with the same team size.\n\n\n\n### **The Problem**\n\nProperty management operations are relentless, high-stakes, hands-on work built on relationships with owners, tenants, and vendors that take years to earn and seconds to lose.\n\nIt's overwhelmingly manual: **roughly 90% of the work is still manual** and extremely labor-intensive with **89% of property management companies outsourcing work** to teams overseas.\n\nAbout half of leasing inquiries come in at night and on weekends, when no one's answering. **Conversion drops 7x after the first hour**.\n\nUnresolved work orders are a top reason tenants don't renew, and **every lost renewal costs thousands** once you count turn and vacancy.\n\nThe work is rules-based and repetitive, but it demands constant attention, and missing any single step breaks the chain. That's why these roles scale so badly with headcount— you're paying for someone to be awake at the right moment to do menial tasks.\n\n---\n\n## **Our Solution**\n\n**Maintenance Coordination Agent** Takes a maintenance request from submission to resolution:\n\n* **Intake across any channel** — captures requests from email, SMS, and tenant portals, normalizing them into a single queue\n* **Intelligent triage** — applies a proprietary relative and objective scoring algorithm to prioritize and triage issues in real time as conditions change\n* **Smart dispatch** — routes to the right vendor based on trade, availability, and cost, sends the dispatch, and tracks confirmation\n* **Persistent follow-up** — chases vendors, tenants, and owners intelligently until the job is on track and on schedule\n* **Repair verification** — confirms work was actually completed via tenant sign-off, photo evidence, and vendor confirmation before closing the loop\n* **Invoice processing** — validates invoices against the scope of work and approved estimates, flags discrepancies, and routes for payment approval\n* **Owner & tenant updates** — keeps all parties informed at each milestone without manual outreach\n\n**Leasing Agent** Takes a prospect from first inquiry to complete application:\n\n* **Cross channel intake** — captures leads from listing syndication, email, SMS, web forms, and phone, normalizing them into a single queue\n* **Intelligent qualification** — applies a proprietary relative and objective scoring algorithm to qualify and prioritize prospects in real time as new information comes in\n* **Smart routing** — matches each lead to the right unit, schedules the tour, sends the application, and tracks completion\n* **Document analysis** — reviews submitted IDs, pay stubs, and bank statements, flagging income, completeness, and inconsistencies against your criteria\n* **Verification & screening** — runs identity verification and background/credit screening, then compiles a clean, decision-ready file\n* **Persistent follow-up** — chases prospects intelligently until they're marked qualified\n\n**What makes us different than traditional PMS systems?**\n\n* We handle can handle edge cases proactively, asking for more information, reading documents, and determining the best course of action\n* We don’t automate reply drafts, we send out messages, dispatch calls, retrieve missing information, and push stalled work-orders or application processes to completion.\n\n---\n\n## **Our Ask**\n\n**If you answer \"yes\" to any of these, we'd love your help:**\n\n* Do you know any residential property management operators whose teams are stretched thin, managing multiple systems just to keep up with maintenance and leasing?\n* Do you know any property management companies looking to scale operations without increased labor cost?\n\n**Contact**\n\nReach us at [**founders@centralcoms.com**](mailto:founders@centralcoms.com) or schedule a demo today at[ ](http://atlance.live/)[**centralcoms.com**](http://centralcoms.com)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=102115&key=user_uploads/1562583/02880dba-2cae-4e2a-9288-f8a2c236c96b)\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=102115&key=user_uploads/1562583/190e0e55-e26c-4f6a-8957-e1be21c3f719)\n\n---", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/QZ1-centralcoms-ai-agents-for-residential-property-managers", "votes": 10, "created_at": "2026-05-28T22:30:50.801Z" } ] }, { "id": 32195, "name": "RealPact", "slug": "realpact", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/0066aaeaa91920faf3f4b4ee35ce9e7c2bc99740.png", "website": "https://realpact.ai", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "RealPact builds AI agents that handle the paperwork behind real estate transactions. 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It has an infrastructure problem.\n\nWhile nearly every major industry is using AI to move faster, reduce manual work, and automate operations, real estate agents are still managing some of the largest financial transactions in the world through disconnected software, email threads, repetitive data entry, and paperwork.\n\nAgents should be spending their time winning clients, advising buyers and sellers, and closing deals. Instead, they lose hours gathering property information, filling out the same details across multiple forms, tracking deadlines, and coordinating every party involved in a transaction.\n\nThat is why we are building RealPact.\n\nRealPact is not another tool for completing one form or managing one part of a deal. We are building the intelligent transaction infrastructure for real estate agents and brokerages: a system that can understand a transaction, automate the paperwork, coordinate every party, track every deadline, and carry a deal from the first conversation to closing.\n\nMost real estate software stores the work. RealPact does the work.\\\n\\\n\n\nWe are already working with several major brokerages in New Hampshire and rolling out RealPact across their teams.\n\n“RealPact feels magical. We have never seen anything like it in real estate, and we believe it is going to change the industry for good.”\n\nSpenser Molloy\\\nOwner, NextHome Modern Realty\n\nOur long-term vision is simple: give every real estate agent an intelligent operating system that handles the transaction work behind the scenes, so they can spend more time building relationships, serving clients, and closing deals.", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/ST4-realpact-ai-native-os-for-real-estate-brokerages", "votes": 8, "created_at": "2026-08-06T19:56:18.877Z" } ] }, { "id": 32204, "name": "Alloovium", "slug": "alloovium", "former_names": [], "small_logo_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a18b2e1de19ebc106cb340305f6e055da094e03b.png", "website": "https://www.alloovium.com/en", "all_locations": "San Francisco, CA, USA", "long_description": "Alloovium is the document intelligence layer for construction 🏗️ It reads every document and piece of data on a project (contracts, specs, drawings, compliance records, conversations), turning them into answers you can trust and actions with real value: every answer cites its exact source sentence, paperwork is checked clause by clause against the builder's own Integrated Management System, and nothing AI-drafted moves without a human sign-off, with it all compliant by default.", "one_liner": "The company brain for construction companies", "team_size": 5, "industry": "Real Estate and Construction", "subindustry": "Real Estate and Construction -> Construction", "launched_at": 1783581007, "tags": [ "Construction", "AI" ], "tags_highlighted": [], "top_company": false, "isHiring": false, "nonprofit": false, "batch": "Summer 2026", "status": "Active", "industries": [ "Real Estate and Construction", "Construction" ], "regions": [ "United States of America", "America / Canada" ], "stage": "Early", "app_video_public": false, "demo_day_video_public": false, "app_answers": null, "question_answers": null, "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/alloovium", "api": "https://devasheeshg.github.io/yc-api/batches/summer-2026/alloovium.json", "year_founded": 2026, "city": "San Francisco", "country": "US", "linkedin_url": "http://linkedin.com/company/alloovium", "x_url": "https://x.com/alloovium", "fb_url": null, "cb_url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/alloovium", "github_url": null, "logo_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/a18b2e1de19ebc106cb340305f6e055da094e03b.png", "app_video_url": null, "dday_video_url": null, "company_photos": [], "primary_partner": { "name": "Gustaf Alstromer", "url": "https://www.ycombinator.com/people/gustaf-alstromer" }, "founders": [ { "user_id": 3047254, "full_name": "Zander Schweitzer", "title": "Founder/CEO", "founder_bio": "CEO @ Alloovium (YC S26) | I'm a Civil Engineer who has spent my whole life around construction, having my first experience in a bulldozer at 5 yrs old. Since then, I've driven dozers, dump trucks and loaders, done some site surveying and cut my teeth in construction as a site engineer on some of Australia's coolest civil marine projects.\n\nNow, I'm building the software I always wanted @ Alloovium.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/zander-schweitzer-1a0651205?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app", "x_url": "https://x.com/zandergs15", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/957ed917a450033a2d0bfc4e96aa2004699c0638.jpg" }, { "user_id": 2271222, "full_name": "Omar Elloumi", "title": "Founder/CPO", "founder_bio": "CPO @ Alloovium (YC S26) spent three years at LexisNexis turning ML research into production systems for highly regulated legal data. \nNow i’m bringing that experience in AI & Product to build the future of construction @ Alloovium.", "is_active": true, "linkedin_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-elloumi/", "x_url": "", "avatar_thumb_url": "https://bookface-images.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/avatars/8a6445965ad14629896ff39fdd35bbafe7cf2e2f.jpg" }, { "user_id": 3650351, "full_name": "Cielo Nicolosi", "title": "Founder/CTO", "founder_bio": "CTO @ Alloovium. 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Alloovium is that unifying layer: it reads everything the project produces from the tools you already use, and turns it into cited answers you can trust and the documentation that moves the job forward — compliant with the builder's own management system, every answer cited to its source sentence, a human sign-off on anything AI-drafted.\n\n[**https://youtu.be/wVPJL3o8PzM**](https://youtu.be/wVPJL3o8PzM)\n\n**🚧 The problem**\n\nOn major projects, the record keeps losing: 80% of megaprojects blow their budget or schedule, and sums in dispute average a third of contract budgets. We think the root cause is hiding in plain sight — in the paperwork.\n\n**The root cause:** paperwork is a state in time — every document a snapshot of a project thats moving daily. The documents aren't a pile, they're a web: the safety plan leans on procedures; procedures lean on templates, registers and licences; and the tender made promises all of them have to keep true. Across every company delivering the job. People spend their days dragging the paper back to reality instead of moving the job forward.\n\n**The consequence:** one change means five documents to amend, and nobody catches the missed one until an auditor, regulator or client's lawyer does. In some jurisdictions: up to 25 years jail for directors and a $20M fine for the GC.\n\n**The cost of coping:** engineers who trained for years to build spend their days chasing paper instead. One tier-1 team is spending $2.5M and 40–50 people on a single 400-page submission of management plans — and that's before the project even starts.\n\n**The unlock:** a sleepless project sentinel, keeping watch on the documented rules, unlocking the experts to focus on the build.\n\n**🔨 What Alloovium does**\n\n* **Documents, Apps, Correspondence and Conversations centralised in the Project.** A singular place where the project becomes a reality.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/69afa2af-4a4e-4376-ad5e-186084b42ee4)\n\n* **Cited answers over every project document.** Click the citation, land on the exact source sentence.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/6687ff2d-1620-404b-b4a9-a6f8a8fd5aae)\n\n* **Routines.** Build repeatable workflows that are triggered by on-site events to always stay ahead of the game on your paperwork.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/ec46815c-e232-43eb-a583-ec74c80f25ff)\n\n* **Drafting from the project itself.** Call transcript to a formatted and actionable document in minutes, with AI-authorship tracking, a human still refines and reviews it.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/503df904-c919-46e3-9e31-c3e2c768db67)\n\n* **Continual compliance sweeps** against the builder's own IMS, clause by clause. Our new engine's first end-to-end sweep landed **39 cited findings** on one project.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/fd973fc4-a947-4f2a-8e9c-d2e42671b97f)\n\n* Plus meeting/inbox capture, voice to text data capture, licence-expiry alerts, and live SharePoint + Procore sync.\n\n**📈 Traction**\n\nDeploying across $400M in active projects, including a subsidiary of BMD (one of Australia's largest privately owned civil contractors). ISO compliance product in beta with a 30-year auditor as design partner.\n\n**👋 Who we are**\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post&id=105028&key=user_uploads/3047254/aba0a4bb-7496-4a42-960f-bb96be1c8307)\n\n* [**Zander Schweitzer**](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/user/3047254) grew up in construction, spent his fifth birthday in the back of a bulldozer, drove dump trucks, and worked as a site engineer before quitting to start this.\n* [@Cielo Nicolosi](https://bookface.ycombinator.com/user/3650351) has coded since he was 8, was founding engineer at four startups, placed top 0.25% of his state, and won Australia's largest student hackathon.\n* Around us: an exited construction-tech founder, an ex-LexisNexis Senior Data Scientist, and a founding SDR from Askable.\n\n**⭐️ Our ask**\n\n* **Intros** to construction, engineering, or AEC, especially head contractors, GCs, or ENR Top 400 firms in the US. 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A change in the signed contract by the General Contractor or a sneaky difference in vendor pricing costs the company thousands after the fact. Every step of the way requires hundreds of pages of reading and referencing done under a deadline. And Jeremy does this for every job.\n\n**The Solution:**\\\nFlowManual automates these historical workflows that contractors run on, allowing teams to submit bids and complete projects faster than ever before. Here’s a couple major features:\n\n* AI Takeoffs from drawings\n* Drawing comparisons / overlay\n* Bid leveling\n* Contract Review\n\nOur software doesn’t do the job for you, but it works alongside you to reduce time spent and mistakes made.\n\n**About Us:**\\\nMichael and David were college roommates and engineers at Harvard. When renovations for a heater in our dorm took 6 weeks, we poked at the problem, realizing it stems from a larger issue. 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Long career in sales leadership at VC-backed startups like Mutiny: employee #5, raised $75M from YC, Sequoia, Insight, Tiger Global, Cowboy Ventures, Uncork, etc. Started first company at age 23 redeveloping brownfield sites and environmental remediation. Double-undergrad of Economics and Sustainability. \\\n**Jun** spent 4.5 years at Meta building AI data systems used across global operations and product teams. Previously managed aviation logistics and complex supply chains in the U.S. Navy and led enterprise transformation work at Accenture. Technical builder with experience taking AI products from 0 to production. M.S. in Analytics. Immigrant, Navy veteran, and first gen college graduate.\n\n**🙏 Our Ask**\n\n* Know an investment firm, family office, or high-net-worth individual (founders, VCs, executives) looking to invest in real estate? Introduce us.\n* Own land in Phoenix? Let's talk.\n* Interested in working for HABU and building the future of buildings? 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