Buildots, a leader in AI-based construction management, announced its acquisition of Genda, a workforce and safety management platform used by some of the world’s largest construction firms.
The deal marks a milestone in the industry’s evolution toward integrated, data-driven construction delivery by unifying progress tracking and workforce analytics on a single platform.
The acquisition enables Buildots to develop the industry’s first comprehensive “productivity intelligence” system, integrating site progress data with real-time workforce insights. This integration will allow contractors to view, analyze, and optimize the impact of labor inputs on productivity and project outcomes — a capability that has been elusive across fragmented legacy tools.
Buildots’ platform currently leverages AI and computer vision to deliver precise visibility into project progress, pace, and delay risks. By incorporating Genda’s workforce data, the company will now be able to offer contractors complete transparency into how labor, equipment, and site operations interact with progress and productivity metrics. This development will enable construction teams to evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation strategies, identify root causes of inefficiencies, and refine future project planning with unprecedented precision.
Founded in Austin, Genda has become a trusted partner to major contractors including DPR, Hensel Phelps, Clark Construction, JE Dunn, and ANDRES Construction. Its technology automates workforce tracking, validates task execution, and helps teams streamline jobsite coordination while reducing risk and cost. Under Buildots’ ownership, Genda will continue to operate from Austin, with CEO and Founder Erez Dror remaining at the helm. Clients can expect continued service excellence with enhanced support and innovation enabled by Buildots’ expanded global resources.
The acquisition follows a period of rapid growth for Buildots, which has become a critical technology provider for advanced infrastructure projects such as data centers, semiconductor facilities, and battery manufacturing plants. With this move, Buildots aims to establish a unified foundation for operational excellence in construction — one that connects people, processes, and progress through AI.
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“This acquisition represents the next milestone on the industry’s journey toward operational excellence. When contractors use Buildots to spot delay risks and create mitigation plans, they naturally want to know which levers worked. Our goal is to make this crystal clear. No one has yet achieved a full understanding of construction productivity, so by bringing Genda’s data into our platform, Buildots is once again breaking new ground.”
Roy Danon, Co-founder and CEO, Buildots
“We’re entering a defining moment for construction. Accelerating the buildout of critical infrastructure and ensuring AI dominance is a priority for stakeholders worldwide. Buildots is already playing a pivotal role by putting AI and machine vision in the hands of advanced organizations building data centers, semiconductor fabs and battery factories. By combining its progress insights with Genda’s workforce intelligence, Buildots is set to create the world’s first ‘foundation model’ for construction and the physical world.”
Tal Morgenstern, Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Buildots Board Member
“We founded Genda after growing frustrated by the lack of solutions to everyday construction challenges. Over the past six years, our team has become a crucial part of how household-name contractors approach workforce and safety management. We’re now opening a new chapter as part of Buildots. Together, we’ll shine a light on construction productivity to reveal hidden insights. The result will equip contractors to react faster to what’s happening, and also plan more effectively.”
Erez Dror, Co-founder and CEO, Genda
