# Saurabh Ladha

> Saurabh Ladha is the founder and CEO of Doxel, the computer-vision platform often called the 'Waze for construction.' Doxel uses AI to track building sites in real time and predict delays before they derail a project. Ladha built it after a two-year construction delay nearly cost his family their home. Before Doxel, he led an eight-person team that won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition with an autonomous drone. A Stanford-trained engineer and Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, he has raised $56.5M from Insight Partners and Andreessen Horowitz, and Doxel has tracked more than 3 billion square feet of construction.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Doxel
- **Organizations:** Doxel, IFOR, Stanford University
- **Nationality:** Indian
- **Education:** Master of Science, Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Bachelor of Engineering (Honors), Electronics and Communication Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani, Dubai Campus
- **Known for:** Founder and CEO of Doxel, the computer-vision construction analytics platform called the 'Waze for construction.', Won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition in 2010 leading the IFOR team., Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Founded and led IFOR, an eight-engineer team that built an autonomous aerial vehicle and won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition (Global Rank 1).
- **2015** — Founded Doxel after witnessing how construction delays impact livelihoods.
- **2018** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 and received the Goldman Sachs Top 100 Builders + Innovators Award.
- **2019** — Returned to Stanford as a guest lecturer on entrepreneurship.
- **2021** — Closed a $40M Series B led by Insight Partners with a16z and Amplo, bringing total funding to $56.5M.

## Achievements

- Founder and CEO of Doxel, the computer-vision construction analytics platform called the 'Waze for construction.'
- Won the AUVSI International Aerial Robotics Competition in 2010 leading the IFOR team.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
- 2018 Goldman Sachs Top 100 Builders + Innovators Award.
- Raised $56.5M total funding (Insight Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Amplo).
- Doxel has tracked more than 3 billion square feet of construction and serves 18 of the top 30 general contractors by volume.
- Doxel customers deliver projects on average 11% ahead of schedule with up to 16% monthly cash-flow savings.

## Latest updates

- **2021-08** — Doxel closed a $40M Series B led by Insight Partners, with Andreessen Horowitz and Amplo, lifting total funding to $56.5M to scale its AI platform.

## Links

- Website: https://doxel.ai
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabh-ladha-3b801812
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ladhasaurabh

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