Frederick W. Dodge once mapped Boston building sites from a bicycle and index cards. Today, his namesake company sells early signals across the commercial construction cycle - from the first permit whisper to the final award.
Novade Solutions is a Singapore-based construction technology company that builds smart field management software for the building and infrastructure industry. Its mobile-first platform digitizes and automates on-site processes - quality control, safety inspections, site diaries, progress reporting, defect management and equipment maintenance - so contractors, developers and owners can capture what happens in the field and turn it into data managers can act on. Founded in 2014 by former Autodesk executive Denis Branthonne, Novade is used across roughly 25 countries and more than 10,000 sites, serving general contractors, real estate developers, trade contractors, home builders and government departments.
Rebar is a New York-based vertical AI company building hyper-specialized estimating software for commercial HVAC equipment suppliers. Its proprietary computer vision models read construction blueprints and spec books, identify and count HVAC equipment, and generate a bill of materials and quote - cutting takeoff time by roughly 60-70%. Founded in October 2024 by Evan Brown and Andrew Schwartz, Rebar raised a $14M Series A led by Prudence in March 2026 and plans to expand into plumbing and electrical.
Outbuild is a construction scheduling and planning platform that combines master scheduling, lookahead planning, weekly work plans, and analytics in one integrated, AI-assisted tool. Built to close the gap between the office and the jobsite, it lets general contractors and field teams build and update schedules, track commitments, and remove roadblocks so projects finish on time. Founded in 2021 and led by CEO Franco Giaquinto, the company is fully remote and has raised an $11M Series A led by Sway Ventures.