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Last checked Oct 12, 2026
Bobyard builds AI takeoff and estimating software for construction contractors, using computer vision to read blueprints and automate quantity and material takeoffs. Founded in 2023, it raised a $35M Series A led by 8VC in December 2025. (from our editorial profile)
Key facts
- Industry
- Construction AI software
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2023
- Size
- 50+ employees
- Stage
- Series A
- Raised
- $35.0M
- Investors
- 8VC, Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners, Tishman Speyer, RXR, Caffeinated Capital
- Website
- bobyard.com
(from our editorial profile)Source: bobyard.com
Technology and AI
Bobyard's AI lab of PhD researchers and computer vision engineers build custom models for every trade it serves, trained on real plans and tuned to how each trade measures and bids. The company says this is how Bobyard reads a set of drawings the way a seasoned estimator does. Bobyard describes itself as AI takeoff and estimating software that reads plan sets, measures scope, and helps estimators move from drawings to bids faster, combining trade-specific AI models with takeoff workflows built for estimators.
Source: bobyard.comRecent moves
Bobyard raised a $35M Series A led by 8VC, with participation from Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners, Tishman Speyer, RXR, and Caffeinated Capital. The company said it will continue to improve its AI models and product capabilities in landscaping while expanding into additional trades like drywall, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and framing. It had started focused on landscaping, where contractors using the platform saw an average 65% reduction in takeoff times and 3–5x more bids submitted.
Source: bobyard.comLikely challenges
Bobyard states that construction productivity has been flat for 50 years and that takeoffs are one of the biggest bottlenecks, with days of manual measuring for a 10% shot at the job. It says contractors cannot hire their way out of it or rely on legacy tools that have not advanced in decades. The company frames its work as turning days of work into minutes so contractors compete on craft, not capacity.
Source: bobyard.comCompetitors and position
Bobyard positions itself against other construction takeoff software by combining trade-specific AI models with takeoff workflows built for estimators, so teams can automate repetitive measuring while keeping control over the final bid. It describes itself as the leading AI infrastructure for construction and says it is backed by the largest Series A in construction software.
Source: bobyard.comLeadership
- Michael DingFounder & CEO
In the news
- Celebrating Our $35M Series A
bobyard.com
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