Best Construction Tech Companies in Chicago, United States
The 34 best Construction Tech companies in Chicago, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LocusView.
Our analysis of 50 Construction Tech companies
$2.6b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Construction Tech companies in Chicago
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LocusView Navigation-based workforce management solutions for the construction sector | $80M | 65 mo ago | Acquired | Alicia Farag Co-Founder & Co-CEO | 2014 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+19 | — | — |
| 2 | LandscapeHub Online marketplace for landscaping materials | $19M | 32 mo ago | Series A | — | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityRubyVimeo+27 | — | — |
| 3 | Cityzenith Developer of a digital twin platform for construction industries | $11M | 63 mo ago | Series A | — | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 4 | SITE Provider of AI-powered cloud-based project analytics and asset intelligence platform | $10M | 39 mo ago | Series A | — | 2017 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | 14 patents Viscous fluid mixing technology, including rotary mixers and cleaning shield systems. | — |
| 5 | Machinio Auction based marketplace for used heavy machinery | $4M | 123 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2012 | RubyGoogle Sign-inRuby on Rails+15 | — | — |
| 6 | Real Time Risk Solutions Risk management technology solutions for multiple industries | $1M | 116 mo ago | Seed | Cory Davis Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Jobba Cloud-based roofing management software | $1M | 131 mo ago | Seed | Scott Keith CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Digital Masterplanning SaaS-driven building information modeling software for construction professionals | $447K | 55 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 9 | PaletteApp Virtual library of architectural manufacturer products | $425K | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | Tamara Davis Co-Founder | 2011 | — | 2 patents Digital color selection interface for graphic design and painting software | — |
| 10 | Parafin Offers AI-driven real estate project development and capital management platform | $250K | 106 mo ago | Seed | Adam Hengels Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Pantera Tools Cloud-based software for construction project management | $250K | 150 mo ago | Seed | — | 2009 | DNNTypeScriptWindows Server+22 | — | — |
Top 12 Construction Tech companies in Chicago
#1
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 46 employees$18.6Mraised▾
Online marketplace for landscaping materials. It offers suppliers of plants and related products. The product catalog includes fruiting tress, shrubs, ornamental grass, etc.
- Feb 2024Conventional Debt$5M
- Feb 2022Series A$9M
- Feb 2019Series A$5.2M
- Mar 2018Seed$4.4M
#2
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 31 employees$10Mraised▾
Provider of AI-powered cloud-based project analytics and asset intelligence platform. It collects and analyzes data using drones, thermal imaging, artificial intelligence, satellites, and sensors that help decision-makers see and understand data. It also provides solutions for smart budgeting, reporting, predictions, and more.
- Jul 2023Series A$10M
#3
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2014 · 188 employees$80Mraised▾
Navigation-based workforce management solutions for the construction sector. It offers solutions to collect, validate, and to manage new construction data with sensor-based data collection system with GPS coordinates. Its features include offline mode functioning, industry-driven workflows, and smart validations tools.
- Apr 2021Series A$64M
#4
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 20 employees$11Mraised▾
Cityzenith, formerly Screampoint, aggregates data from sources such as public (Open Data), IoT and M2M (real-time operational) and citizens (Social Media) and makes it available through a standard and open digital twin platform. They also have a facility to build apps called 5D smart apps that leverage this data in the form of apps. The software tool they provide known as Smart World Pro allows architects, property managers, & property owners to create digitized versions of their properties and work on them. Can conduct natural-language searches through project data, run AI and machine learning-driven ROI analyses on-the-fly on the digital twin. An app marketplace is available as well (5D Smart App Market). Their product is not publicly available as of late Dec. 2014. Has announced partnerships with Amsterdam, Barcelona, and San Francisco to develop apps for their respective cities.
- Jul 2021Series A$868K
- Nov 2019Series A$1.1M
- Mar 2012Series A$6M
- Mar 2011Seed—
#5
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 4 employees$447Kraised▾
Digital Master planning is a SaaS-driven building information modeling software for construction professionals. It helps to centralize, de-risk, and accelerate the real estate and infrastructure development process. The company specializes in providing data migration and acquisition, 3D and 4D data visualization, comprehensive data environment, detailed building models, document management, budget monitoring, and other services.
- Mar 2022Seed$447K
#6
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2012 · 79 employees$4Mraised▾
Auction based marketplace for used heavy machinery. It is an online platform for buying and selling used industrial equipment and machinery covering metalworking, construction and agricultural machinery. It has mentioned listings on the platform with product details, location, pricing and ability to communicate with sellers on the platform. It monetizes through paid ads on the platform. It deals in equipment from agriculture, farm, construction and transport.
- Jul 2016Series A$3M
- May 2014Seed$1M
- Jun 2013Seed$40K
#7
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2014 · 6 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Risk management technology solutions for multiple industries. It offers software and tools that provide risk management capabilities, helping businesses mitigate and manage potential risks. It provides solutions to industries such as insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, defense, and more.
- Feb 2017Seed$675K
- Feb 2017Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2015Seed$350K
- May 2015Seed$125K
#8
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009$1Mraised▾
Jobba is a cloud-based roofing management software for roofing contractors. Features include contract management, aerial measurements, inspections, photo & video sharing, calendar management, production management, lead management, automated reporting, and more. The company's clientele includes ACS, Peach State Roofing, Schena Roofing, and Nations Roof among others.
- Nov 2015Seed$1M
#9
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011 · 2 employees$425Kraised▾
PaletteApp provides a virtual library of architectural manufacturer products on a subscription basis and facilitates the design and sample ordering process. By accessing the library of products and options, design palettes and closeout binders can be created and samples ordered through the portal. Collects a commission from product manufacturers for every sample or project binder ordered.
- Dec 2013Series A$425K
- Sep 2013Series A—
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 5 employees$250Kraised▾
Offers AI-driven real estate project development and capital management platform. The company offers a platform for managing development operations that include project planning, design optimization, and investments.
- Dec 2017Seed$250K
#11
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 17 employees$250Kraised▾
Pantera Tools is a free SaaS-based software for construction project management. Its features include Invitation to Bid, Document Management, Online Plan Room, Procurement tracking, Scheduling, Punch lists, Time Tracking, Issue tracking and resource allocation. Offers Print-On-Demand for digital files received from any source with Printed files delivered at the doorstep.
- Apr 2014Seed$250K
#12
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 21 employees—raised▾
Provider of construction material logistics management software solutions. Comprehensive integrated platform to manage and automate the planning, execution, monitoring, analysis of construction industry.
- Jan 2024Seed—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Construction Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Proptech & Construction Tech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Proptech & Construction Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,805 United States-affiliated papers.
- University of Florida140
- Georgia Institute of Technology103
- Purdue University West Lafayette86
- Pennsylvania State University80
- ORCID61
- Building information modeling55→95
- Building automation2→14
- Interoperability4→14
- Information model2→12
- Workflow6→15
- Workflow19→40
- Modular design9→25
- Construction engineering30→45
- Project management2→11
- Sustainability25→33
- Government (linguistics)2→8
- Field (mathematics)1→7
- Plan (archaeology)2→7
- Risk analysis (engineering)4→9
- Context (archaeology)9→13
Where proptech construction is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing proptech construction patents in the United States
United States proptech construction patent filing is cooling — 53 filings from 42 assignees (2016–2024), led by Viewpoint, Anchor RING Solutions, Honeywell INT; annual filings 7→4.
- Viewpoint23
- Anchor RING Solutions10
- Honeywell INT7
- Autodesk7
- Oracle7
- Munoz Alfredo F5
- Topcon Positioning Systems5
- Glunz Benjamin F5
Common questions
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