Buildots: AI Progress Tracking in Construction — A Funding and Technology Overview
This article is based on publicly confirmed funding announcements, official company statements, and reporting from Engineering News-Record, TechCrunch, and SiliconANGLE. All figures are sourced and dated. Confirm all pricing and specifications directly with Buildots before making procurement decisions.
The Funding Story
Buildots raised $60 million in a Series C round in May 2022, co-led by Viola Group and O.G. Tech Ventures, with participation from existing investors TLV Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Future Energy Ventures, and Maor Investments. This followed a $30 million Series B round in August 2021, bringing total funding at that point to $106 million.
In May 2025, Buildots raised a further $45 million Series D round led by Qumra Capital, with participation from O.G. Venture Partners, TLV Partners, Poalim Equity, Future Energy Ventures, and Viola Group. Total funding to date stands at $166 million.
Sources: SiliconANGLE, Engineering News-Record, TechCrunch, Tracxn — May 2022 and May 2025.
What Buildots Does
Buildots analyzes project schedules, designs, and other data to generate a model of an active construction site. Workers wear hardhat-mounted 360-degree cameras during regular site walks. Video is uploaded to the Buildots cloud platform, where AI processes the footage and compares it against the project’s BIM model and schedule. Results are presented in a dashboard flagging deviations, which project managers review and assign for resolution.
The platform automatically blurs out people in footage for compliance purposes.
For scheduling, two-way integrations with planning platforms Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject, and Microsoft Project allow instant timeline updates. Buildots also provides monthly progress reports that validate subcontractor payment applications.
Buildots is a subscription service with a monthly rate adjusted to the size and complexity of a project. Confirm current pricing directly with Buildots.
Sources: TechCrunch, FinSMEs, SiliconANGLE — May 2022.
What Differentiates Buildots
The core differentiation is that Buildots goes beyond typical reality capture solutions, which capture images and video of jobsites but often stop at pairing it with the 3D model. Buildots captures and analyzes data in the context of a project’s design and schedule, following a project’s specific terminology and blending its solution into various processes accordingly.
Having operated across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East, Buildots has collected varied datasets across building types and geographies. According to CEO Roy Danon, when a model is trained on hundreds of millions of similar elements — electrical sockets, for example — it becomes highly accurate at recognizing issues and flagging deviations.
Source: TechCrunch interview with Roy Danon, May 2022.
Confirmed Customers
Buildots has been used by major contractors including Wates Group in the UK, Build Group in the US, NCC Finland, and Tidhar in Israel, across residential, commercial, and infrastructure projects.
As of the time of the Series C announcement, US operations accounted for approximately a third of Buildots’ business. The company intended to use Series C funding to triple its US headcount.
Sources: Engineering News-Record, The Real Deal, Calcalist Tech — May 2022.
Company Scale
Buildots was founded in 2018 by Roy Danon (CEO), Yakir Sudry (CTO), and Aviv Leibovici (CPO), all former members of the Israel Defense Forces. The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv with offices in London.
As of mid-2024, Buildots employs between 51 and 200 people.
Source: Tracxn, July 2024.
Competitive Landscape
| Platform | Primary approach | Key differentiator |
| Buildots | Hardhat camera + BIM comparison | Quality control focus; schedule integration |
| OpenSpace | 360° photo capture | Lower cost entry point; simpler workflow |
| Doxel | AI progress tracking | US market presence |
| Reconstruct | Drone-based capture | Exterior and site-level tracking |
| HoloBuilder | 360° photo documentation | Photo record focus |
Pricing for all platforms should be confirmed directly with each vendor.
US Market Expansion: The Context
The structural challenges for any European construction technology company entering the US market are observable and documented across the sector:
BIM adoption in the US is less uniform than in the UK or Scandinavia, where regulatory requirements have driven broader implementation. Subcontractor monitoring culture varies significantly by region and firm. Pricing sensitivity among US general contractors is generally higher than among European peers.
Buildots’ continued fundraising through the 2025 Series D suggests active US expansion is ongoing. Whether the company has achieved the US traction needed for an exit event is not publicly confirmed.
Considerations for AEC Firms Evaluating Buildots
These are editorial observations from AECO.digital. They are not procurement recommendations. Every organisation’s situation is different.
Strong fit indicators:
- BIM-heavy workflows with accurate, maintained models
- Complex vertical construction — commercial buildings, hospitals, data centres
- Programmes with multiple subcontractors over extended durations
- Projects where quality deviation costs are significant
- European projects where the customer base is more established
Weaker fit indicators:
- Projects without BIM workflows — the platform requires accurate models to function
- Shorter, simpler programs where the cost-benefit case is harder to make
- Organizations with limited technology adoption capacity
- US projects where you should specifically request US-based customer references
Before committing: Request a pilot on one representative project. Ask for verified customer references in your geography and project type. Confirm all pricing, hardware specifications, and integration requirements directly with Buildots.
AECO.digital covers AEC technology independently. We have no commercial relationship with Buildots or any platform mentioned in this article. The views expressed are editorial and independent.
