Symetri USA - formerly Microdesk - is an Autodesk-focused technology consultancy serving the architecture, engineering, construction and operations (AECO) industry. Founded in 1994 and acquired by Sweden's Symetri (an Addnode Group company) in 2022, it helps design, construction and asset-owner teams work smarter through BIM, VDC, digital twins, enterprise asset management and its own Naviate software line. Together with its European parent, Symetri is the #1 Global Autodesk Solution Provider, serving more than 20,000 customers and 250,000 daily users with a stated mission of efficient, sustainable design.
Homebound is a tech-enabled homebuilder headquartered in San Francisco that manages the entire home construction process from design to move-in. Founded in 2018 in the wake of the devastating California wildfires, the company combines a proprietary software platform with a vetted trade partner network to offer semi-custom homes at fixed prices. Homebound handles everything from lot sourcing and permitting to interior design and construction management, compressing what typically takes years into an industry-leading timeline. With over $308 million raised and 500+ homes built across markets in California, Texas, Colorado, and Florida, Homebound is rewriting the rules of residential construction for a new generation of homebuyers.
Eishay Smith is the CEO and Board Member of Versatile, a construction technology company that puts AI-powered intelligence into cranes to give builders real-time visibility over production rates and project progress. A computer scientist by training, he co-founded Kifi (acquired by Google in 2016), led engineering at Netflix, LinkedIn, Wealthfront, and Carbon Health, before joining Versatile as CTO and GM in Israel - eventually taking the top job in early 2024. Based in Timrat, Israel, he runs a company that has raised $110.5M in funding and is redefining how construction sites are measured, managed, and controlled.
Jake Olsen, P.E. is the CEO of Stratus, the leading cloud software platform for MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) contractors, helping hundreds of firms digitize workflows from BIM design through fabrication to field installation. A serial entrepreneur with over 20 years in construction technology, Olsen previously co-founded DADO - a construction document management startup that was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker - and also built Hangerworks, DEWALT Design Assist, and Powercalc Anchor Design. He steered Stratus to a $32 million Series B funding round in January 2025 led by Radian Capital, positioning the company as the connective tissue between the design table, fabrication shop, and job site in the evolving era of data-driven MEP contracting.
Michael DeLacey is the US CEO of Symetri, the global AECO and manufacturing technology consultancy he helped build from a two-person New England Autodesk reseller in 1994 into a 500-person organization spanning the US and Europe. As co-founder of Microdesk — which Symetri acquired in 2022 and rebranded in 2023 — DeLacey has spent three decades embedding building information modeling, enterprise asset management, and cloud-based digital workflows into the design, construction, and operations practices of architects, engineers, and manufacturers. His conviction: teach people to fish, not fish for them.