Israeli Construction AI Company Buildots Raises $130 Million for Global Expansion

Israeli construction technology company Buildots has raised $130 million in a new funding round to accelerate the global expansion of its AI-powered construction intelligence platform.

The round was led by O.G. Venture Partners, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Mohari Ventures, Human Capital, Qumra Capital, Viola Growth, Poalim Equity and Israeli investor Avigdor Willenz.

The investment brings Buildots’ total funding to $297 million. According to CTech, the round values the company at close to $1 billion, more than quadrupling its valuation since its previous financing. The transaction consisted entirely of newly issued equity, with no secondary sale of existing shares.

Founded in 2018 by graduates of the Israeli military’s Talpiot program Roy Danon, Yakir Sudry and Aviv Leibovici, Buildots has developed an AI platform designed to give construction companies an accurate, continuously updated view of progress across their projects.

The technology uses computer vision to transform video footage captured at construction sites into digital representations of projects. It compares the images with construction schedules and three-dimensional building models, allowing project managers to identify deviations, monitor completed work and anticipate potential delays.

Buildots says its artificial intelligence models are trained on eight years of data collected from actual construction sites rather than information taken from general-purpose datasets.

The platform is currently used by more than 100 major companies worldwide. Customers include Intel, Digital Realty, Bouygues, HOCHTIEF, JE Dunn, Mortenson and STO Building Group.

Demand for the company’s technology has been boosted by the rapid global expansion of AI data centers, where construction delays can postpone the deployment of costly computing infrastructure. Buildots also supports advanced manufacturing, energy, commercial, residential, hospital and school construction projects.

The company says seven-figure, multiyear agreements covering entire construction portfolios have become increasingly common as customers expand their use of the platform beyond individual building sites.

Buildots plans to use the new capital to increase deployments across North America and Europe, extend its technology across the full construction lifecycle – from bidding to final handover – and develop portfolio-level intelligence tools for construction executives.

The company employs more than 400 people, including approximately 260 in Israel and around 100 in the United States, with additional employees in several European countries. It says its revenue has tripled annually for several consecutive years, although it has not disclosed specific financial figures.

The financing highlights the growing international role of Israeli AI technology in the physical economy. While much of the current investment in artificial intelligence is directed toward software and computing infrastructure, Buildots is applying the technology to one of the world’s largest and traditionally least digitized industries.