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Knowify
Knowify is a New York-based cloud software company that helps trade and specialty contractors run the financial and project sides of their business in one system. Built around deep QuickBooks integration, it covers estimating, contracts, change orders, job costing, AIA progress billing, certified payroll, scheduling and field time tracking - aimed at small and mid-size subcontractors who have historically been underserved by enterprise tools built for large general contractors.
Marc Visent
Marc Visent is the co-founder and CEO of Knowify, a New York-based cloud software company that helps trade contractors and small construction businesses run job costing, project management, billing, and accounting in one place. A trained computer engineer and lawyer turned software entrepreneur, he started Knowify in 2012 with Daniel de Roulet Jr. and has grown it into a platform used by thousands of contractors, an Intuit QuickBooks partner, and a 2025 Inc. 5000 honoree.
Siteline
Siteline is a San Francisco software company that builds billing software specifically for commercial trade contractors (subcontractors). Its platform centralizes pay applications, lien waivers, compliance documents, accounts receivable reporting, and cash flow forecasting so subcontractors can get paid faster and cut the manual paperwork that clogs construction payments. Founded in 2019, Siteline says it has tracked more than $14 billion in receivables across 250,000+ projects and helps customers bill roughly 6x faster.
Micah Rodman
Micah Rodman is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kojo, the leading AI-powered construction procurement platform processing over $5 billion in annual materials orders for 600+ contractors across the US and Canada. A Yale alumnus who cut his teeth as a manager on Ray Dalio's team at Bridgewater Associates, Rodman co-founded Kojo in 2018 to digitize the paper-and-phone world of construction materials procurement. He transitioned from COO to CEO after founding CEO Maria Davidson stepped back, steering the company through a $94M fundraise and partnerships with industry giants like Wesco International.