London-based construction data platform Qflow has raised a £2 million strategic investment from Autodesk, extending an existing product collaboration to connect on-site construction reality to design intent. The companies say the relationship will deepen integration between Qflow and Autodesk Construction Cloud to help project teams reconcile real-time material quality, quantity, waste, and supply-chain intelligence with design specifications, with the goal of reducing delays, rework, budget overruns, and emissions.
Qflow positions its software to replace manual, fragmented jobsite monitoring with field-verified real-time data. The platform combines on-site data capture with AI-driven document processing to give teams visibility into material and waste flows and into potential risks associated with substitutions, compliance, and sustainability credentials. Autodesk framed the investment as aligned with its broader sustainability agenda, emphasizing the capture of better lifecycle data earlier and its verification at the source.
The collaboration is intended to enable construction teams to verify that delivered materials meet design specifications, reduce rework from substitutions and quality issues, track as-built conditions to maintain alignment with design intent, and identify supply-chain risks related to sustainability and compliance. Qflow said the funding will support continued product development and accelerate deeper collaboration with Autodesk Construction Cloud, while also helping expand Qflow’s footprint in the UK and internationally, including North America.
Qflow also pointed to broader industry pressures as drivers of demand, arguing that construction teams are being asked to improve margins while reducing carbon emissions and strengthening compliance, and that trustworthy construction-phase data is increasingly seen as critical for both profitability and sustainability reporting. The company cited estimates that poor data and rework can contribute to £10 billion to £25 billion in avoidable costs annually in the UK, and noted the sector’s large share of global CO₂ emissions as another rationale for improving material management and waste intelligence.
KEY QUOTES
“We believe that meaningful progress towards more sustainable design and make processes starts with better data: captured earlier, verified at the source, and connected across the lifecycle of a project.”
Joe Speicher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Autodesk
“Our customers are under increasing pressure to deliver projects that perform better across cost, schedule, quality, and sustainability outcomes. While project performance is shaped in preconstruction, it is realized and proven through reliable construction-phase data. That intelligence helps teams understand material flows, reduce waste, and strengthen carbon reporting, supporting the shift towards more circular construction. By investing in Qflow, we’re supporting their mission to help project teams improve quality control, better coordinate site and office teams, and ensure fewer disruptions to programmes, in turn, transforming construction-phase data from a compliance burden into a genuine competitive advantage.”
Sidharth Haksar, Vice President And Head Of Construction Strategy & Partnerships, Autodesk
“Construction teams are being asked to deliver more than ever before: better margins, lower carbon and stronger compliance. However, they can’t do that without better data from site. This investment from Autodesk is a strong endorsement of our approach and vision of the role that construction-phase data and intelligence must play in building more responsibly. Together, we aim to eliminate the disconnect that causes billions in waste and unnecessary carbon emissions across the industry every year.”
“The industry is at a tipping point. Teams are no longer satisfied with rough estimates and retrospective reporting. Instead, they want data and insights that they can trust, while there’s still time to act on it. This collaboration with Autodesk allows us to deliver that capability on a worldwide scale, supporting better decision-making for projects, protecting profits and the planet.”
Brittany Harris, Co-founder And Chief Executive Officer, Qflow
