# Hartley Pike

> Hartley Pike is the co-founder and CEO of Sitemate, a software company serving construction and other industrial sectors. Trained in civil engineering at the University of Technology Sydney, he developed the business with Sam McDonnell after experiencing construction paperwork firsthand. His public writing examines product decisions, distributed teams, company culture and bringing AI to site workers. His LinkedIn profile lists Greater Toronto as his location.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Sitemate
- **Organizations:** Sitemate, Construction Cloud, Lendlease, Abigroup Contractors, University of Technology Sydney
- **Education:** Bachelor of Engineering, Civil Structures; Diploma in Engineering Practice, University of Technology Sydney, MBA in Entrepreneurship (dropped out), University of Technology Sydney
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sitemate with Sam McDonnell., Led Sitemate as it reached 2,000 customers by December 2024., Announced a Blackbird-led A$27.5 million Series A in December 2024.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Construction Cloud was selected to represent Australia at the University Startup World Cup.
- **2016** — Construction Cloud launched its photo-storage product in March; Pike left Lendlease in December.
- **2017** — Participated in Startmate while rebuilding the product around forms and workflows.
- **2018** — Dashpivot launched on 6 August; the business rebranded as Sitemate and announced $1.3 million in funding.
- **2022** — Blackbird led a new funding round.
- **2024** — Sitemate acquired Nomad and announced an A$27.5 million Series A in December.
- **2026** — Announced Storm 1.0, a frontline AI data-capture agent, launched on 1 June.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sitemate with Sam McDonnell.
- Led Sitemate as it reached 2,000 customers by December 2024.
- Announced a Blackbird-led A$27.5 million Series A in December 2024.
- Helped expand Sitemate across Australia, Europe and North America.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Announced Storm 1.0 and an enterprise Shared Data Management offering.
- **2026-05** — Said Sitemate had discarded two earlier agentic builds before its first AI release.
- **2026-01** — Described his daily use of AI research, meeting transcription, drafting and prototyping tools.
- **2025-01** — Discussed Canada as a base for Sitemate’s North American expansion.

## Links

- Website: https://sitemate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hartleypike/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13