Buildots raises $166M in cumulative funding to bring AI to construction sites

Construction is one of those industries that somehow made it to 2025 while still running on clipboards, walkie-talkies, and a healthy dose of optimism. Buildots, an Israeli AI startup founded in 2018, has been quietly assembling a war chest to change that. The company has now raised $166 million in cumulative funding, with Intel Capital serving as a lead strategic backer. Intel Capital led a $15 million investment in Buildots in July 2024, which brought total funding to $121 million at that point. A $45 million Series D round followed in May 2025, pushing the total to its current figure. What Buildots actually does The platform works by combining 360-degree on-site cameras with AI-powered computer vision to create what’s known as a “digital twin” of a construction project. Think of it as a real-time, navigable replica of a building site that lives in the cloud. That digital twin gets compared against the project’s Building Information Modeling plans and schedules. When reality starts drifting from the plan, the system flags it early. Project managers get actionable insights rather than unpleasant surprises three weeks too late. For Intel’s semiconductor fabrication projects, Buildo...