Buildots expands Autodesk integration and raises $45M to advance AI on job sites

Chicago, August 20, 2025

News Summary

Buildots announced an expanded integration with a major cloud construction platform and secured a $45 million Series D led by Qumra Capital. The enhanced sync pushes issues detected by the company’s AI directly into the platform’s issue-management workflow, reducing tool switching and speeding resolution. Proceeds will fund North American expansion, R&D hiring, and new AI forecasting features that use historical project data. The platform uses 360-degree hard-hat cameras, computer vision, dashboards and a chat-style assistant to improve project visibility, flag safety risks, and predict schedule and cost risks for roughly 50 construction firms on large projects.

Buildots expands Autodesk integration and closes $45M Series D

CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2025 — A construction technology company announced an expanded connection with a major construction cloud product and closed a late-stage funding round worth $45 million. The software is already in use on large industrial projects and by roughly 50 construction firms, according to company materials.

Top takeaways

• The integration synchronizes issues identified by the platform with the construction cloud tool, creating a single workflow for issue tracking and action.
• The funding round, led by an investment firm, brings the company’s total outside funding to $166 million.
• The platform combines AI and computer vision to track progress, flag risks, and help teams make data-driven decisions.

What changed and why it matters

The expanded connection links the platform’s issue detection directly into the construction cloud product so teams can see and act on problems without moving between systems. The integration builds on an earlier feature that automatically ingests design files, and it is described as a core element of the company’s approach to what it calls Performance-Driven Construction Management (PDCM). The new sync is available globally to customers of the platform who use the construction cloud service.

Funding and growth

The company raised $45 million in a Series D round led by a private investment group, with participation from several venture and growth investors. The financing is intended to expand the firm’s presence in North America, grow research and development teams, and add new AI features that forecast project performance using historical data. The company reports having more than 230 employees and says it has shifted customer buying behavior from single projects to multi-year enterprise deals.

How the technology works

The platform uses head-mounted 360-degree cameras, AI trained on millions of construction data points, and cloud analytics to build a visual record of job sites. It matches photos and video to plans, tracks progress against schedules, and highlights tasks that may cause delays. A chatbot-style assistant lets users request specific technical information in plain language, for example checking the status of a particular system. An analytics dashboard shows performance metrics such as task pace and predicted completion dates. There is also a spreadsheet-like view for tracking subcontractor payments and high-level summaries like monthly task totals.

Safety, quality and cost control

The software is positioned to help managers spot unsafe conditions and likely errors by reviewing images, sensor streams, and past reports. It can warn about missing protective gear or equipment left in hazardous spots and can flag items that don’t match the blueprint, which can reduce defects later. Cost-monitoring features review invoices and budgets to identify trends—such as materials routinely over budget or slower subcontractor performance—so teams can act earlier to change suppliers or schedules.

Claims and adoption

The company says its tools helped a major chipmaker and other clients reduce delays and lower costs, citing an example of avoiding roughly four weeks of delay per factory on some projects. The platform is described as being used on large-scale projects across North America and EMEA and adopted by about 50 construction companies. These figures are reported by the vendor and have not been independently verified here.

Industry context

Construction managers are increasingly using digital tools and AI to plan, coordinate and react faster when issues arise. Artificial intelligence can process large volumes of data more quickly than a person, compare current work to past projects, forecast supply and labor needs, and suggest actions based on facts rather than guesswork. Firms that train staff to use these tools report smoother operations and better ability to meet client needs, shifting the industry conversation from whether to use AI to how to integrate it into day-to-day workflows.

What’s next

Proceeds from the financing are slated for North American expansion and development of predictive features that use historical project data to benchmark and forecast future performance. The company plans to broaden coverage across more construction phases and continue building out its R&D teams.

Contact and source note

Media contact listed by the company: buildots@concrete.media. The integration references a registered construction cloud product owned by its parent company.

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Key features at a glance

Feature	What it does	Why it helps
AI & Computer Vision	Analyzes images and video to track progress and detect issues	Speeds detection of defects and delays
360-Degree Camera Capture	Collects a visual record from hard-hat cameras	Creates a consistent source of site data for review
Autodesk Cloud Sync	Pushes identified issues into a construction cloud workflow	Reduces switching between systems and improves follow-up
Chatbot Assistant (Dot)	Retrieves technical project details via natural-language prompts	Makes it faster for teams to find specific status updates
Analytics & Forecasting	Shows pace, predicts delays, and tracks performance	Helps managers prioritize actions and plan resources
Cost & Payment Tracking	Monitors invoices and subcontractor payments	Highlights cost trends and potential overspend

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