{"id":33875,"date":"2026-01-11T23:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/6-contech-startups-net-124-5m-in-new-funds\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T23:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:54:13","slug":"6-contech-startups-net-124-5m-in-new-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/6-contech-startups-net-124-5m-in-new-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"6 contech startups net $124.5M in new funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">5 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/808986\/2026-01-07_12.21.42\/construction-tech-funding-Q4-2025.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Artificial intelligence has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/builders-ai-transform-businesses-survey\/807555\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>dominated the construction technology conversation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in recent years. Amid that push, solutions that use AI for scheduling, permitting and preconstruction appealed to investors as 2025 drew to a close.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Here are six contech firms that pulled in fresh funding in Q4 of 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>PermitFlow<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$54 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>New York City-based PermitFlow, a contech firm that aims to streamline the permitting process via artificial intelligence, has raised <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.permitflow.com\/blog\/permitflow-series-b\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$54 million in a Series B funding round<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a Dec. 2 news release. The round was led by Accel, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Felicis and other existing investors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Founded in 2021, PermitFlow says it has a proprietary set of more than 12 million permitting data points that it uses to feed AI agents to streamline automation in the permitting process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Additionally, the firm provides a submission agent that helps contractors complete forms and file documents directly, per its website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With the new funding, PermitFlow plans to expand its team, per the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Attentive.AI<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$30.5 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Wilmington, Delaware-based Attentive.AI, the company behind takeoff software firm Beam AI, raised <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251112659082\/en\/Attentive.ai-Secures-%2430.5-Million-Series-B-to-Accelerate-AI-Innovation-in-Construction\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$30.5 million in a Series B funding round<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a Nov. 12 news release. The round was led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Vertex Ventures, Tenacity Ventures and InfoEdge Venture Fund.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Beam AI has helped over 1,100 firms streamline the preconstruction process with its human-in-the-loop model, per the release. Users can upload their site plans, define the scope of the work and submit. Then, AI takes quantities of the plans and the QA team at Beam reviews the takeoff before it reaches the builder, per the company\u2019s website.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With the funds, Attentive will accelerate the development of next-generation AI products and support the expansion into new markets, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Unlimited Industries<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$12 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>San Francisco-based Unlimited Industries, which calls itself an AI-native construction company, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/news\/unlimited-industries-raises-12m-build-140000753.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ-eb37yKDlblbGoW9zFhyJCU6ccRNnNdXGUjiXyqjboVkpwUMILtHheO20WS9YOzMSZNBnyCoEp7pVN9IpQVINXlC4-4nut0e-qPKCZkXvVSxiddaAqjPxPOknSJznz_UZJF6ZfJ1RtHveYQr1pB6TDWQscXAyqZWSK9Xbb2oBZ\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>raised a $12 million Seed funding round<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to a Dec. 3 news release. The round was co-led by Andreessen Horowitz and CIV.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Unlimited Industries\u2019 proprietary platform can generate and evaluate hundreds of thousands of design configurations in parallel, per the release. In addition, the platform is designed to identify optimal layouts for metrics such as cost, safety and performance prior to construction.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The company plans to use the cash to accelerate its expansion and further develop its proprietary AI platform, per the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>ConCntric<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$10 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Greenbrae, California-based ConCntric, an AI-powered preconstruction platform, pulled <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2025\/10\/07\/3162697\/0\/en\/ConCntric-Raises-Series-A-to-Transform-Preconstruction-with-AI-Powered-Platform.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>$10 million in a Series A funding round<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to an Oct. 7 announcement. The round was led by 53 Stations with participation from Argonautic Ventures and other strategic investors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>ConCntric\u2019s platform brings data, workflows and people into a single collaborative environment, allowing users to manage preconstruction in one workspace. Users can keep track of in-progress work using real-time data and move that information across projects, according to the company\u2019s website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>With the money, ConCntric will expand its product capabilities with a focus on its agentic AI, called Amplify. The company also plans to grow its customer success, sales, marketing, product and engineering teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Kojo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$10 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>San Francisco-based Kojo, a materials and inventory management platform for the construction industry, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20251016530530\/en\/Kojo-Poised-to-Revolutionize-Construction-Materials-Management\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>received a $10 million Series C extension<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> from Pittsburgh-based distribution and logistics services firm Wesco International, according to an Oct. 16 announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>As part of the funding, the companies will combine Kojo\u2019s AI products with Wesco\u2019s distribution network, according to the news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The combination will allow customers to eliminate manual data entry and email-based material tracking across all project phases, access real-time material status and avoid schedule delays, the firms said. Customers will also be able to deploy AI agents to assist in all procurement activities, scheduling tasks and distributor follow ups.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"storylines-carousel-wrapper hide-small show-large\" id=\"desktop-carousel\"\/>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Planera<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>$8 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Pleasanton, California-based Planera, a scheduling software provider for the construction industry, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planera.io\/post\/planera-raises-8m-data-center-construction-scheduling\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>raised $8 million in additional funding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, according to an Oct. 7 announcement from the company.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The funding comes as Planera, which helps contractors <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/big-d-construction-planera-scheduling-technology\/806473\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>simplify the often complicated scheduling process<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, offers a new service geared toward data center construction customers. These include Ralph L. Wadsworth Construction, headquartered in Draper, Utah, and Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos., according to the news release. Both firms use Planera to aid in scheduling with large data center projects.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>To that end, Planera has established a dedicated service team with deep data center knowledge to support its customers in the segment, the company said in the release. 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