Competitive Landscape
Direct competitors, adjacent players, regional dynamics, and recent funding rounds in construction AI & tech
Competitive Study
How we stack up against the market — direct, adjacent, and regional competitors
Direct Competitors (AI Construction Tech)
Adjacent (Broad Construction Software)
Regional Competitors (GCC / Middle East)
Abu Dhabi
AI construction lifecycle
Design, permitting, execution, ops; 99% compliance accuracy

TruBuild
$1M seedRiyadh
Contract & procurement AI
Aramco Ventures; 70% faster procurement, 40% fewer errors
Zaper AI differentiators
- • Agent-based automation (vs dashboards-only)
- • Proactive insight — anticipates delays, suggests fixes
- • Proven ROI — $49K saved, 30x ROI in case study
- • GCC focus with reference customers (Al Adrak) and pipeline
- • Operational DNA — man-hours, timesheets, payroll vs pure design/BIM
Recent Investment in Other Companies
Construction AI & tech funding rounds 2024–2025 — strong investor appetite for AI ConTech
2025

PermitFlow
$54MPermitting, inspections; AI agents; Amazon, Lennar, Toll Bros

Attentive.AI (Beam AI)
$30.5MTakeoff software; 1,100+ firms; preconstruction
Buildots
$45MAI construction management; total $166M
Design configuration platform; AI-native construction
ConCntric
$10MAgentic AI solutions; preconstruction

Kojo
$10MConstruction materials procurement
Trunk Tools
$40MAI construction platform; total $70M

Parspec
$20MAI construction procurement

TruBuild
$1MContract & procurement AI (Riyadh)
2024

Fortera
$85MGreen cement; reduced carbon; ReCarb

Outbuild
$11MScheduling, on-time completion

Doxel
$40MAI progress monitoring; computer vision
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Source: Public filings, press releases, Crunchbase, industry reports (BuiltWorlds, AGC Partners, Meridian IB). Figures as of Feb 2025.


