Construction-Based Scaffold Raises $15M in Seed Funding

The round also saw participation from D.R. Horton, Pulte Homes, Builders FirstSource, Windsor America, Grid Capital, Home Technology Ventures, Stage2 Capital, and Ivy Zelman.

The company plans to use the funding to expand its engineering team and broaden its platform across homebuilder, contractor, and supplier systems.

What is Scaffold?

Scaffold provides an AI-powered platform that automates the coordination work involved in residential construction.

Trade contractors often work across multiple homebuilder systems to manage purchase orders, schedules, and scope changes. Since these systems do not share a common record, contractors often have to enter and update information manually.

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Scaffold connects with the portals and platforms contractors already use, including the portals of 29 of the top 30 U.S. homebuilders. It maintains one current record for every job and automates routine tasks across different systems.

The platform helps contractors keep schedules updated, reduce errors, avoid unnecessary trips to homes that are not ready, and spend more time on work that requires human judgment.

How Much Funding Has Scaffold Raised?

Scaffold has raised $15 million in its Seed funding round.

The latest round was led by Navitas Capital, with participation from several homebuilding, construction, and investment firms.

Who Invested in Scaffold’s Seed Round?

The round was led by Navitas Capital.

Participating investors included:

• D.R. Horton
• Pulte Homes
• Builders FirstSource
• Windsor America
• Grid Capital
• Home Technology Ventures
• Stage2 Capital
• Ivy Zelman

Why the Funding Matters

Scaffold plans to use the new funding to expand its engineering team and increase the platform’s coverage across homebuilder, contractor, and supplier systems.

The company is focused on automating the repetitive coordination work that contractors currently handle manually across multiple construction platforms.

Who founded Scaffold?

Scaffold was founded by Ben Johnson and Robert Eanes.

The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas.

Market and Business Growth

Scaffold says contractors using its platform report roughly 50% fewer dry runs and an 89% reduction in errors within their first 60 days.

The company also reports an 83% reduction in the time required to process a purchase order.

The platform can begin providing value within an hour or two of going live, while its AI models improve with live usage as they learn how individual trades operate.

What Happens Next?

Scaffold plans to expand its engineering team and broaden its platform across more homebuilder, contractor, and supplier systems.

The company will continue developing its technology to automate purchase orders, keep schedules updated, and coordinate construction work across the systems already used by the industry.

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