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Artificial intelligence as a The technological offer of construction is in the red. Solutions that incorporate AI to perform reality capture tasks, create project estimates, and track progress on the jobsite have continued to attract the attention of venture investors and raise funding.
Here are six notable construction startups that received large volumes of cash from investors to get started in 2026.
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41 million dollars
London-based reality capture software provider Fyld has raised $41 million in a Series B round funding round, the company announced on February 18. The round was led by Energy Impact Partners LP. European growth capital specialist Partech also participated through its growth impact fund.
According to the announcement, Fyld’s software turns short videos, made by workers in the workplace, into actionable data. The software uses artificial intelligence to identify security, quality and delivery risks in images before they escalate. According to the press release, customers have used Fyld’s software to reduce serious workplace injuries and incidents by up to 48%.
Last year, the company added Omaha, Nebraska-based Kiewit and Columbia, Missouri-based Emery Sapp & Sons as clients. It also ended 2025 with year-on-year growth of 82%, according to the firm. Fyld expects to generate more than 40% of its total revenue in the US by the end of 2026.
Sensera systems
27 million dollars
Sensera Systems, a job capture company based in Golden, Colorado, raised $27 million in a Series B round funding round, according to a February 26 announcement. The round was led by 10 Atlantic Group, with additional investment from Egis Capital Partners and MUUS Asset Management.
The company’s offering, SiteCloud, helps contractors stay ahead of OSHA violations before they turn into injuries, fatalities or citations, according to its website. Users capture images of a job site and upload them to SiteCloud, where the offering’s AI will interpret the inputs and flag security issues. highlighted by OSHA’s Fatal Four.
Contractors using the software will receive a morning brief detailing weather and safety conditions, summaries of site safety events and a weekly overview of project progress.
Going forward, the company’s strategy will be to work in management teams to accelerate growth and build successful businesses, according to the press release.
XBuild
19 million dollars
San Francisco-based XBuild, which provides AI-based estimating software, raised $19 million in a Series A round financing round, according to a January 20 press release. The round was led by N47, while Rackhouse Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz participated.
XBuild uses what it calls an “artificial intelligence-native” estimating platform to solve key problems throughout the building lifecycle. With a focus on decks, features include an AI chat-based estimating system where users can upload a measurement report or describe the project and receive an input-based estimate in less than 15 minutes.
The software also includes e-sign and payment functionality, and a business dashboard that tracks deal size, margin visibility, sales win rates and pipeline values.
With the funding, XBuild plans to create the first “vibration coding” estimation platform in the construction trades, including concrete, landscaping, painting, insulation and HVAC. The term refers to an AI assistant that is the main generator of code with human guidance, rather than a person writing each line of code individually.
Moab
16 million dollars
Moab, a New York City-based startup aiming to create a modern operating system for the construction rental industry, launched out of stealth with a combined $16 million in Seed and Series A fundingaccording to a February 17 announcement.
Both rounds were $8 million and led by Elad Gil, founder and CEO of venture capital firm Gil Capital, with significant investment from Ironspring Ventures. Angel investors Karim Atiyeh, co-founder and CTO of fintech startup Ramp, and Dave Yuan, founder of growth capital firm Tidemark, also participated.
Moab aims to create an updated operating system that will replace decades-old software, according to the firm. Many companies, according to Moab, rely on on-premises infrastructure and workflows that weren’t designed for modern scale, real-time data or operational volatility.
The platform is designed for mid-market and enterprise customers who manage complex fleets and require end-to-end reliability, by Moab, rather than point solutions. Moab anticipates it will handle more than $2.5 billion in annual transaction volume while overseeing more than $4 billion in fleet assets next year.
With the funding, the company plans to continue investing in product development and scale its engineering and go-to-market equipment.
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15 million dollars
Payra, a B2B payments and accounts receivable company for companies with legacy ERP systems, has come up with a $15 million growth equity investment from Edison Partners, according to a Feb. 18 announcement from the growth equity firm.
Nashville, Tenn.-based Payra helps building and construction supply companies modernize their cash collection from their existing ERP systems, according to Edison Partners. These systems can include Trimble Viewpoint, Foundation, Sage and Netsuite. By integrating AI, Payra helps end users set up a self-service portal for customers, add new accounts in less time, and set up automated payment reminders.
According to the announcement, some of Payra’s target customers include construction suppliers, concrete producers, carpenters, HVAC distributors and other industrial companies. Payra claims customers have achieved 20% reductions in sales days outstanding – the time it takes for a company to collect payment after a credit sale. It also has a 75% reduction in overdue invoices and significant time savings thanks to automatic cash application.
According to the statement, Payra will use the funding to increase its product capabilities, deepen ERP integration partnerships and scale go-to-market efforts in the construction and industry verticals.
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8 million dollars
Brickanta, an AI-based software provider based in Stockholm raised $8 million in a Seed funding roundaccording to a January 27 press release. The round was led by Northzone, along with a number of angel investors from all fields of construction, real estate, artificial intelligence and technology.
Brickanta’s software provides an AI-based operating system for contractors’ pre-construction workflows: bid analysis, cost estimating and procurement, according to the press release. Analyze project documentation and bid packages against industry standards and best practices to find gaps and issues, according to the company’s website.
With the tools, Brickanta claims procurement teams can generate category-specific RFP packages, a notoriously tedious process, in 15 minutes.
Brickanta is initially focused on scaling across Europe to take advantage of shared building standards such as the Eurocodesbuilding standards that provide a common approach to building across the continent. Since closing the funding round, the company has quadrupled its team and expanded forward-deployed engineering, product and delivery.
