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Best Construction Tech Companies in Houston, United States

The 39 best Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CADWorx & Analysis Solutions.

39companies tracked
$130.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
14have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CONSTRUCTION TECH × HOUSTON

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.

50companies analysed
91%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
3unicorns
2019median founding year
53kcombined LinkedIn audience
50%of audience held by top 3
1companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Construction Tech companies in Houston

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1CADWorx & Analysis Solutions
Plant design and analysis software
$42M229 mo agoAcqui-HiredRick Allen
CEO & President
1984———
2SiteAware
Cloud-based project monitoring and site management solution
$30M55 mo agoSeries BZeev Braude
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
2015———
3Assemble Systems
Cloud-based platform connecting BIM data for streamlined construction project management
$22M105 mo agoAcquired—2011———
4SalvageSale
Online auction marketplace for heavy equipment and machinery
$17M310 mo agoSeries BCharlie Wilson
Founder
1999BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+9——
5Rugged Robotics
Provider of robots for construction industry
$12M53 mo agoSeries ALogan Farrell
Co-Founder & CTO
2018WordPressMySQLPHP+2521 patents
Autonomous navigation and sensor integration for rugged mobile robotics platforms
—
6Noble Iron
Rental asset management solutions provider, empowering businesses through software and technology
$2M142 mo agoLate Stage—2000———
7Trelligence
Business news website offering insights for business growth and financing
$2M199 mo agoDeadpooledGene Giles
Co-Founder
2002———
8Rubbl
Digital marketplace that connects users with a network of heavy equipment rental providers
$1M29 mo agoSeedAdam Greenberg
Co-Founder & CEO
2018Cart FunctionalityTypeScriptYouTube+25—2 launchs
9National Trench Safety
Trench and traffic safety related equipment rental company
$1M113 mo agoSeries A—2003WordPressApple iCloud MailTypeScript+38——
10ArchiLabs
An artificial intelligence-powered platform that offers a chat interface to automate architectural workflows
$500K26 mo agoSeedWilliam Meng
Co-Founder & CTO
2024Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+17——
11Authenticus
Provider of SaaS-driven visualization, 3D modeling, and augmented reality services
$250K45 mo agoSeedLindsey Schimpf
Co-Owner
2022WordPressMySQLPHP+25—1 partnership
12InstaCEI
Cloud-based project management software for construction engineering and inspection (CEI)
$100K72 mo agoSeedOmar Alhammouri
Founder & CEO
2020———

Top 12 Construction Tech companies in Houston

#1
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 12 employees
$1.3Mraised
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Digital marketplace that connects users with a network of heavy equipment rental providers. It is an online marketplace that connects customers with a network of professional equipment rental providers, offering a range of heavy machinery and tools for rent. The platform manages equipment rental process, providing users with tools to upload and access the equipments. The platform allows users to browse, rent, and manage equipment rentals.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed$1.3M
Founders & team
Adam GreenbergCo-Founder & CEO
Tech stack
AngularAzureCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#2
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2024
$500Kraised
▾

An artificial intelligence-powered platform that offers a chat interface to automate architectural workflows. It is a software company that provides an AI copilot for architects, automating tasks in CAD and architectural workflows.

Funding rounds
  • 2024Seed$500K
Founders & team
William MengCo-Founder & CTOBrian BakermanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Y Combinator
Tech stack
Core-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle WorkspaceHstsLiveintent
#3
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 2015 · 50 employees
$30Mraised
▾

Cloud-based project monitoring and site management solution. The company offers SiteAware Planner, which is a drone flight planning software that plans out flights automatically based on basic mission requirements, SiteAware Drone which is a suitably modified third-party drone, and SiteAware Cloud which is a cloud-based data storage, analysis, & viewing platform. It leverages Dronomy's flight autonomy algorithms and onboard sensors to effectively deploy obstacle avoidance and conduct autonomous flights.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers — 12.8% of this cohort's audience · 27 engagements/post (3.4× cohort median)
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Layton Construction) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2022Series B$15M
  • Oct 2020Series A$10M
  • Dec 2016Seed—
  • Sep 2015Seed$1.5M
Founders & team
Zeev BraudeCo-Founder & Co-CEO
Investors
Axon, Lool Ventures, Power Capital Ventures, The Flying Object, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Horizon Capital
#4
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2018 · 25 employees
$12Mraised
▾

Provider of robots for construction industry. Users can access service by providing location, project details, preferred dates, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 11.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Rugged) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Series A$9.4M
  • 2019Seed$2.5M
Founders & team
Logan FarrellCo-Founder & CTODerrick MorseFounder & CEO
Investors
Bold Capital Partners, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Riot, Morpheus Ventures, Embark Ventures, Consigli
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#5
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 2011 · 25 employees
$21.6Mraised
▾

Cloud-based platform connecting BIM data for streamlined construction project management. It offers a suite of products and solutions for construction management, including project management, cost management, safety management, and data management. The platform provides tools for design reviews, issue management, approval workflows, quantification, and takeoff. It supports mobile construction with online and offline modes, facilitating issues tracking in the field. Model coordination features include clash management and design collaboration. Bidding and risk management tools are also available. The platform leverages artificial intelligence for analytics and insights, offering integrations through ACC Connect. It serves various firm types, including general contractors, specialty contractors, owners, and designers across commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and institutional sectors. Resources include a learning center, digital builder blog, and events. Support and services encompass product support and professional services. The platform offers pricing options for various products and bundles. It facilitates login and offers a demo for potential users.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017Series A$12M
  • Sep 2017Series A$9.6M
  • 2016Series A—
Investors
Autodesk, Reppert Capital, Building Ventures, Borealis Ventures, RedHouse Associates
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpNginxWpbakeryOpenresty
#6
Acqui-Hired · Houston, Texas · founded 1984 · 38 employees
$42Mraised
▾

COADE provides plant design and analysis software. Its products include CAESER for pipe flexibility and stress analysis software, PV Elite for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design, TANK for analysis of welded steel oil storage tanks, and CADWorkx for complete plant design. Some of its customers include Bechtel, Halliburton, Technip, Toyo, AMEC, ExxonMobil, Shell, Aramco, Chevron, DuPont, and Dow Chemical.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2007Series A$42M
Founders & team
Rick AllenCEO & President
Investors
Insight Partners
#7
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2022 · 4 employees
$250Kraised
▾

Provider of SaaS-driven visualization, 3D modeling, and augmented reality services. These services are used for authenticating residential and commercial construction plans, property developers, and event services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 7.9% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Star Furniture) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2022Seed$250K
Founders & team
Lindsey SchimpfCo-Owner
#8
Series B · Houston, Texas · founded 1999 · 17 employees
$17Mraised
▾

Online auction marketplace for heavy equipment and machinery. The product catalog includes articulated dump trucks, backhoe loaders, mulching equipment, track loaders, containers dozers, wheel loaders, etc.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2000Series B$17M
Founders & team
Charlie WilsonFounder
Investors
Swiss Re, Munich Re, Texas Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon Web ServicesBootstrapCore-JsDocusignFacebook Pixel
#9
Late Stage · Houston, Texas · founded 2000 · 33 employees
$2.4Mraised
▾

Rental asset management solutions provider, empowering businesses through software and technology. The company innovates solutions for customers to manage and grow their business. It focuses on making rental asset management easy and instant through its software and technology platforms. The company is inventing the future landscape of asset management through the exploration and execution of technology initiatives. It offers solutions for the rental, service, and other relevant asset management industries. The company's mission is to contribute toward building a more passionate, ethical, and generative world.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014Post IPO$1.7M
  • May 2013Post IPO$699.8K
Investors
Zynik Capital
#10
Series A · Houston, Texas · founded 2003 · 255 employees
$1.2Mraised
▾

National Trench Safety is an equipment rental agency specializing in trench and traffic safety related equipment and services. The company also provides OSHA compliant training courses for customers, as well as engineering services for site-specific trench safety plans and site specific traffic safety plans. the company has 21 branches across the US.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 23.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2017Conventional Debt$10M
  • Mar 2017Series A$500K
  • May 2007Seed$688K
Investors
Stellus Capital Management, Castle Crow, Five Points Capital, Tailwind Capital, Reynolda Equity Partners, Stonebridge Partners
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElementor
#11
Deadpooled · Houston, Texas · founded 2002 · 11 employees
$2.2Mraised
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Business news website offering insights for business growth and financing. The platform delivers articles on diverse business topics, including strategies for residential painting businesses, outdoor living businesses, spray foam insulation businesses, and white oak kitchen cabinet businesses. It provides guidance on legal foundations, branding, marketing, operational efficiency, financial tracking, and leveraging local resources. The website also covers cannabis cultivation construction, offering insights into industry trends, compliance, and strategic partnerships. The platform serves as a resource for entrepreneurs and business owners seeking to start, grow, and scale their ventures, offering practical tips and industry-specific advice.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2010Series A$2.2M
Founders & team
Gene GilesCo-Founder
#12
Seed · Houston, Texas · founded 2020 · 2 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Cloud-based project management software for construction engineering and inspection (CEI). The platform enables contractors and engineers to create project lists, upload data, capture photos, create project mapping, and more. Its mobile app is available for iOS devices.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2020Seed$100K
Founders & team
Omar AlhammouriFounder & CEO
Investors
Sputnik ATX

Funding & investor landscape

$130.6Mtotal disclosed funding
13companies funded
20disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
MassChallenge2 rounds
31VENTURES1 rounds
5G Open Innovation Lab1 rounds
Autodesk1 rounds
Axon1 rounds
Battery Ventures1 rounds
Bold Capital Partners1 rounds
Borealis Ventures1 rounds
Brick & Mortar Ventures1 rounds
Building Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Adam Greenberg
Co-Founder & CEO · Rubbl
William Meng
Co-Founder & CTO · ArchiLabs
Brian Bakerman
Co-Founder & CEO · ArchiLabs
Zeev Braude
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · SiteAware
Logan Farrell
Co-Founder & CTO · Rugged Robotics
Derrick Morse
Founder & CEO · Rugged Robotics
Rick Allen
CEO & President · CADWorx & Analysis Solutions
Lindsey Schimpf
Co-Owner · Authenticus
Charlie Wilson
Founder · SalvageSale
Gene Giles
Co-Founder · Trelligence
Omar Alhammouri
Founder & CEO · InstaCEI
Ody De La Paz
Co-Founder & CEO · Sensytec
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 2,588,811 docs

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

RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States

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.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 49% → 57% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Florida140
  • Georgia Institute of Technology103
  • Purdue University West Lafayette86
  • Pennsylvania State University80
  • ORCID61
leading researchers
Raja R. A. Issa · Jiansong Zhang · Fernanda Leite · Chimay Anumba · John Messner · Salman Azhar · Yong K. Cho · Wei Wu
▲ Breakthroughs278 · 15%
▲ 11%→20% share
▲1.8× share momentum6 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (11%→20% of field), led by Building information modeling.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Building information modeling55→95
  • Building automation2→14
  • Interoperability4→14
  • Information model2→12
  • Workflow6→15
Newly emergingModular design 0→10 · Segmentation 0→8 · Documentation 0→8
Landmark Automated Progress Monitoring Using Unordered Daily Construction Photographs and IFC-Based Building Information Models · 388 cites
◆ Advancements946 · 52%
▼ 55%→49% share
▼0.9× share momentum7 median citations39% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (55%→49% of field), led by Workflow.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Workflow19→40
  • Modular design9→25
  • Construction engineering30→45
  • Project management2→11
  • Sustainability25→33
Newly emergingResource (disambiguation) 0→11 · Cross laminated timber 0→5
Landmark Application Areas and Data Requirements for BIM-Enabled Facilities Management · 895 cites
▼ Concerns381 · 21%
▼ 24%→19% share
▼0.8× share momentum7 median citations36% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (24%→19% of field), led by Government (linguistics).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Government (linguistics)2→8
  • Field (mathematics)1→7
  • Plan (archaeology)2→7
  • Risk analysis (engineering)4→9
  • Context (archaeology)9→13
Newly emergingRanking (information retrieval) 0→6
Landmark From BIM to digital twins: a systematic review of the evolution of intelligent building representations in the AEC-FM in · 372 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States

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.

Atlanta103 · +0.42
Hot · Building information modelingAdvancing · Cloud computingOpportunity · Smart cityConcern · Construction industry
Austin41 · +0.28
Hot · Process managementAdvancing · AutomationOpportunity · Key (lock)Concern · Risk analysis (engineering)
Pittsburgh39 · +0.24
Hot · Information modelAdvancing · Laser scanningOpportunity · WorkflowConcern · Facility management
Seattle35 · +0.17
Hot · Knowledge managementAdvancing · Engineering managementOpportunity · Supply chainConcern · Information exchange
SF Bay Area33 · +0.46
Hot · InteroperabilityAdvancing · Efficient energy useOpportunity · Building automationConcern · Building information modeling
New York30 · +0.48
Hot · Building information modelingAdvancing · VisualizationOpportunity · Workflow
Boston24 · +0.47
Hot · PrefabricationAdvancing · Architectural engineeringOpportunity · Geospatial analysis
Los Angeles24 · +0.40
Hot · Building information modeling
Ann Arbor23 · +0.59
Hot · PrefabricationAdvancing · Project managementOpportunity · FormworkConcern · Building information modeling
Philadelphia14 · +0.34
Hot · Building information modeling
PATENT SIGNAL · United States

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.

53 filings42 assigneespeak 8/yr2016–2024
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2024)
top patent filers
  • Viewpoint23
  • Anchor RING Solutions10
  • Honeywell INT7
  • Autodesk7
  • Oracle7
  • Munoz Alfredo F5
  • Topcon Positioning Systems5
  • Glunz Benjamin F5

Common questions

How many Construction Tech companies are there in Houston, United States?
Radar tracks 39 indexable Construction Tech companies headquartered in Houston, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States?
The Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States on this list have raised a combined $130.6M in disclosed equity funding across 13 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Construction Tech company in Houston, United States?
CADWorx & Analysis Solutions is the highest-funded Construction Tech company in Houston, United States, with $42M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States are funded?
13 of the 39 Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Construction Tech unicorns are there in Houston, United States?
None of the Construction Tech companies in Houston, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Houston, United States Construction Tech companies?
The most active investors in Houston, United States Construction Tech companies on this list include MassChallenge, 31VENTURES, 5G Open Innovation Lab, Autodesk, Axon.
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