Brickanta

What do they actually do

Brickanta is a web app that reads construction estimates and project documents, makes them searchable, and flags missing items, mismatches, and risks so estimators and project managers catch issues earlier and spend less time on manual checks. It exposes a prioritized list of findings with suggested next steps and ties those back into the team's existing Microsoft-based workflows (Microsoft sign-in; integrations with SharePoint/Outlook/Teams) Brickanta homepage YC profile app sign-in.

The product is live with early partner deployments (e.g., SPV Group and Sakofall) that describe time savings and earlier risk detection; the company is expanding standards coverage and maturing integrations as it moves from pilots to broader rollout SPV Group case Sakofall story/video Brickanta blog YC profile.

Who are their target customer(s)

• Estimator at a general contractor or subcontractor: Spends hours checking line items across drawings, specs, and estimates, and misses omissions or mismatches that lead to underpriced bids and change orders. Brickanta auto-parses estimates and flags missing scope and risks before submission Homepage SPV Group case.
• Project manager at a construction or real-estate development firm: Gets hit by late-found risks and change orders that blow timelines and budgets; struggles to keep issues tracked across teams. Brickanta surfaces prioritized risks and pushes items into Teams/SharePoint for follow-up Sakofall story Homepage.
• Quantity surveyor / cost-control specialist: Manually maps estimate items to codes and standards and checks compliance, which is slow and error-prone. Brickanta uses standardized building protocols to highlight mismatches and missing standard items YC profile Homepage.
• Procurement or commercial manager: Reconciles inconsistent vendor bids with hidden exclusions, causing delays and disputes. Brickanta helps spot omitted scope and mismatches to make bid comparisons more reliable Homepage SPV Group case.
• Document/IT admin at a construction firm: Doesn’t want another siloed app; needs tools that work with existing Microsoft identity and content systems. Brickanta offers Microsoft sign-in and integrations with SharePoint/Outlook/Teams app sign-in YC profile.

How would they acquire their first 10, 50, and 100 customers

• First 10: Convert current pilots and partners into paid accounts via tightly scoped 3–6 week paid pilots, hands-on onboarding, mapping to their standards, and embedding in SharePoint/Teams; publish short case studies and testimonials as proof SPV Group case Sakofall story app sign-in.
• First 50: Target Swedish/Nordic estimators, QS, and PMs with account-based outbound plus live/recorded demos; offer short "risk audit" pilots that deliver actionable findings and capture quantified savings in a one-page ROI sheet YC profile Brickanta blog.
• First 100: Productize onboarding with country-specific standards, templates, and self-serve Playbooks; add channel partners (Microsoft/SharePoint integrators, DMS vendors) and listings to drive steady inbound alongside a small inside sales team YC profile app sign-in.

What is the rough total addressable market

Top-down context:

Global construction software is estimated around $9.9–11.0B in 2024, based on industry reports Fortune Business Insights Grand View Research.

Bottom-up calculation:

If pre-construction/estimating/cost-control tools represent roughly 10–25% of construction software, then TAM for Brickanta’s niche is about $1.0–$2.5B today; this aligns with Brickanta’s workflow focus in preconstruction and standards-driven checks Fortune Business Insights Brickanta product.

Assumptions:

• Preconstruction/estimating/cost-control is 10–25% of total construction software spend.
• Brickanta’s category excludes ERP, bidding marketplaces, and field ops-heavy tools, focusing on estimate/doc parsing and standards checks.
• Regional SAM concentration (Europe + North America) accounts for ~40–60% of category spend, used for planning go-to-market Mordor regional shares.

Who are some of their notable competitors

• Togal.AI: AI takeoff/estimating focused on extracting quantities from drawings (auto-detects rooms, doors, symbols). Overlaps on speeding preconstruction but centers on plan-based takeoffs rather than standards-based risk/gap checks Togal.AI.
• Procore: End-to-end construction platform with estimating/takeoff and an AI layer (Helix/Assist/Insights) that automates tasks and surfaces risks. Broader ERP-like scope vs. Brickanta’s narrower estimate/doc parsing and standards-driven alerts Procore Estimating Procore Helix.
• PlanRadar: Document/plan/issue management with on-plan markups and an AI assistant that searches/extracts insights from project docs. Strong on defect/inspection workflows; less focused on parsing line-item estimates or standards mapping PlanRadar AI.
• STACK: Cloud takeoff + estimating with AI (floor-plan AI, auto-counts, OCR/search) to build estimates from drawings. Emphasizes drawing-based takeoffs and proposals rather than standards-based risk checks across estimate packages STACK Floor Plan AI.
• Bluebeam (Revu): Industry PDF markup/measurement tool used for takeoffs and drawing comparisons; adding AI review/matching features. Document-centric tooling vs. Brickanta’s automated estimate/document reading and standards-driven risk alerts Bluebeam AI & Innovation Bluebeam takeoffs.