LightTable, an AI-native platform focused on pre-construction intelligence, announced that it has raised $22 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Innovation Endeavors, with participation from Blackhorn Ventures, DivcoWest Ventures, and 9Yards Capital, alongside existing investors Primary Venture Partners, MetaProp, and Banter Capital.
The Denver-based company is building an AI-native center of intelligence for the construction industry, with a focus on helping architects, engineers, developers, and contractors identify design issues before construction begins. LightTable’s platform analyzes construction drawings using purpose-built AI models designed to understand plans and specifications at a level comparable to experienced architects and engineers, while completing reviews in a fraction of the time required through traditional processes.
The company is targeting one of the construction industry’s most persistent challenges: fragmented project teams and disconnected software tools that often lead to design conflicts, change orders, delays, and cost overruns. According to the company, more than $200 billion is spent each year globally managing risks associated with document quality failures and design coordination issues.
LightTable’s flagship AI-powered quality assurance and quality control platform replaces traditional peer-review workflows with a unified review process intended to be faster, less expensive, and more accurate. The platform is already being used by major developers and contractors, including Suffolk, Mill Creek Residential, and Swire Properties, on large-scale construction projects across the United States.
The company reports that its technology currently identifies approximately 70% of design errors that would otherwise result in change orders, compared with roughly 30% through human-only review processes. It also reduces review timelines to between three and five days, versus the three to six weeks often required for conventional manual reviews.
Since emerging from stealth in August 2025 with a $6 million seed round, LightTable has reviewed more than 20 million square feet of construction documents and analyzed projects representing approximately $3.5 billion in total construction costs.
The new capital will be used to expand the company’s AI-powered QA/QC platform, accelerate hiring across engineering, product, and go-to-market functions, and support the rollout of additional software tools for customers throughout the United States and international markets.
Founded to modernize pre-construction workflows, LightTable aims to create an intelligent operating system for construction teams by combining advanced AI capabilities with expert industry oversight. The company believes its technology can help eliminate billions of dollars in waste across the construction sector by identifying errors and omissions before projects reach the construction phase.
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“Construction projects are only getting more complex — yet the industry has been stuck with navigating the same pre-construction process for decades. LightTable is on a path to eliminating billions of dollars in construction waste, and with this funding, we’re able to move even faster. We’re grateful to Innovation Endeavors, our other valued investors, and all of our customers for sharing our vision to create an intelligent operating system for construction.”
Paul Zeckser, CEO and Co-Founder, LightTable
“Pre-construction is where major projects are won or lost — a single missed conflict in a drawing set can cascade into months of delay and millions in change orders. Yet the workflow still depends on labor-intensive review by a small number of highly specialized experts. LightTable pairs deep construction expertise with multimodal AI that genuinely understands drawings, specs, and the relationships between them. We’re excited to continue partnering with the team as they build the foundational AI infrastructure for the future of pre-construction.”
Scott Brady, Founding Partner, Innovation Endeavors
“What drew us to LightTable is just how many steps ahead they are in AI-powered review. In the field, we already see how their core software can apply across all areas of pre-construction and unlock tangible value for project teams. We’re proud to be supporting them through this next phase of growth.”
Mark Johnson, Head of Development, DivcoWest
