Zaper AI — Executive Summary
$300K Bridge Round | February 2026
Overview
Zaper Inc. is a Delaware C-Corp (HQ: Austin, TX; strategic office: Dubai) building practical AI for construction and facilities management. We give the blue-collar workforce an easy, AI-guided work app while turning real-time field data into structured, actionable intelligence for the enterprise—addressing a $1.46T TAM with $26.68B growth by 2032.
This document summarizes the opportunity for a $300K bridge round to fund the next 8 months to series Round raise (target Q3 2026).
Problem & Solution
Problem
Site–office information is broken: manual, asynchronous, error-prone, and untraceable. Consequences include ~90% of projects over budget, ~30% delayed, a 500K-worker labor shortfall by 2026, and 5–7% annual cost creep.
Solution
Zaper AI is an AI-guided field app that lets workers report in their own language (with speech translation), uses face recognition for check-in, and digitizes images and spatial context. The same data powers job scheduling, QHSE & audit, inspection management, petty cash, document vaults, and productivity tracking—delivering validated, real-time information that was previously unavailable.
Proof
In a live deployment with an MEP contractor (500+ workers, 9 projects), we demonstrated 16.53% savings in manpower cost in one month—~1.3% improvement in project margins—with 5.15 hours saved per worker weekly and measurable gains in admin and supervisor efficiency.
Traction & Pipeline
- $75.2K ARR (converted), 3 live customers, 1M+ field reports in 4 months since launch.
- 5 channel partners across UAE, Oman, Qatar, and the US.
- $4.5M+ total pipeline: enterprise sales in near closing stage, plus OEM / white-label discussions for the US market. Pipeline details shared under NDA.
- US federal-level work: Active engagement on serious US inspection and compliance use cases (inspection management, standards-based reporting, audit trails)—demonstrating fit for regulated, high-stakes environments without naming specific programs.
Market & Business Model
Initial markets
United States and Middle East (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Saudi, Kuwait, Bahrain). Construction and facilities management represent 13M+ field workers and a $260B+ market by 2030 in our focus segments; field management, labor cost, and reporting account for 10–12% of that—~$30B—with AI-driven optimization potential of 10–15% (~$4.5B) with Zaper's current feature set.
Revenue streams
Enterprise sales (50–60% margin, $50K+ ACV); OEM / white-label and API partnerships (70–80% margin); blue-collar fintech (salary advance, loans, remittance—90% margin); self-serve SMB app (90% margin). Target mix: ~40% enterprise, ~35% partnerships, ~10% fintech, ~10% SMB.
Use of Funds (8 Months)
| Category | Share | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sales & Customer Support | 54% | $162K |
| Product Development & R&D | 38% | $114K |
| Operations | 8% | $24K |
| Total | 100% | $300K |
Goals: Close the $4.5M+ pipeline, support live and pipeline accounts, advance product (including blue-collar fintech and US-oriented features), and reach Series A readiness (Q2 2026) with $3M+ ARR and a clear path to break-even.
Team & Advisors
Founding team (construction ops + blue-collar tech + AI + data):
- Hashim Basheer — CEO, Product & UX. HCI/UX expert; 10+ years in blue-collar ops tech; IIT Bombay; 2x founder. Ex-COO Global Greater LLC (Construction industry with 650 staff, 11 sites, Oman), co-founder Yellowzap.com, ex-MAF Carrefour, Accelya Dubai, Verizon (US), Cisco.
- Sajith Amma — AI orchestration. AI stack patent holder; 4+ years building AI agents; 3x founder. Founder Devblink.ai, co-founder & CSA MobMe (features acquired by Paytm & Truecaller), founder Volcano Inc (US).
- Sudheesh PM — CTO. 20+ years in high-throughput computing and real-time data visualization; 3x founder. Ex-CTO ZilMoney (US), ex-CTO Data HQ (US), tech consultant Brickly Construction OS.
- Pratheep R — Sales & Operations. 15+ years multi-city projects (India & GCC); 3x founder. Co-founder Yellowzap.com, ex–Brand Director McCann/DDB/Dentsu, founder UNIPAS (MEP, fit-out & turnkey).
US-focused advisors (mentors):
- Andrew Clyne — Strategic growth & market expansion; enterprise & investor engagement. Chief Data Officer, Comcast (US); Head of Global Data & Information, Visa; VP Enterprise Architecture & Data, Expedia; VP Systems Development, Mastercard.
- Vinod Nair — US GTM strategy; platform scale and partnerships. Senior executive, Data & AI platforms, Comcast (US); Global Head of Product, Small Business Lending, PayPal (US); multiple startup leadership roles in data, AI, and product (Live Objects → Zuora, Cognilytics → CenturyLink).
GCC & technology advisors: Sundar (GCC GTM, zero-debt scaling; CEO Expanded Groupe; Quantum X Dubai) and Brendan (technology & governance; Chairman Internet of Aviation, AeroBloc, Halo Business Angel Network; Global CTO/CIO Accelya; Senior Advisor to Commander in Chief, Royal Flight of Oman).
Financial Path & Round Terms
- Bridge: $300K for next 8 months till next Series round raise (target: Q3 2026)
- Path to profitability: Revenue growth through 2028 with break-even projected; exit options include strategic sale to large construction/tech or data platforms.
- Bridge structure: SAFE with valuation cap (e.g. $8M) and discount, or priced round at ~$6M pre-money (~4.76% for $300K) with standard preferred terms; details in term sheet.
Why Now
We have revenue, pipeline, and proof: live deployments with measurable cost savings, $4.5M+ pipeline, and engagement on US federal-level inspection and compliance use cases. The bridge round is sized to convert that pipeline into ARR and position Zaper for a strong Series A. We are incorporated in the US, advised by senior US data and GTM leaders, and building for both US and GCC markets.