Niklas Lindgren<\/strong>, co-founder and CEO of Endra, joins the AEC Business Podcast<\/a> to discuss why his Stockholm-based startup is rebuilding MEP design from the ground up with AI. Endra recently raised $50 million in Series A funding and counts some of the world\u2019s largest engineering consultancies as customers.<\/p>\n Niklas explains why Revit\u2019s underlying data model is too coarse to support deep automation, and why Endra built its own granular 3D data model instead of working as a plugin. He describes Endra\u2019s \u201cspatial AI\u201d approach to routing conduit and ductwork without clashes, and how the platform models entire electrical systems, from receptacle to transformer, inside a single source of truth.<\/p>\n The conversation covers where Endra fits in the design process (through RIBA Stage 4), why engineers stay firmly in the loop rather than getting black-box answers, and why Niklas believes Revit isn\u2019t going away but will become an orchestration layer that startups build around. He also shares Endra\u2019s roadmap, including a September 14 launch of its electrical module in Las Vegas, and reflects on why Stockholm has become a hotbed for applied AI startups.<\/p>\n Connect with Niklas on LinkedIn<\/a> and visit endra.ai<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a><\/p>\n Subscribe: <\/p>\n <\/div>\nListen here and subscribe to the podcast on your platform of choice<\/h2>\n