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The Startup Using 2,000 AI Agents to Check Construction Drawings | $4.2M Seed Round

This week we sat down with Brandon Smith and Raymond Zhao, co-founders of Structured AI, fresh off a $4.2M seed round they closed in just five days.Tune in to find out about:✅ How Brandon went from training an AI fighter jet at...

June 11, 2026 00:20:56
The Startup Using 2,000 AI Agents to Check Construction Drawings | $4.2M Seed Round

The Startup Using 2,000 AI Agents to Check Construction Drawings | $4.2M Seed Round
Episode
“We have 2,000 agents going through your document, checking every single item in detail.”
Episode Overview

This week we spoke with Brandon Smith and Raymond Zhao, co-founders of Structured AI, who recently secured $4.2 million in a seed funding round completed in just five days. The conversation explores how Brandon transitioned from training an AI fighter jet at age 17 to developing construction-focused AI solutions following a single message on Reddit.

Key Topics Covered
  • Brandon’s unique journey from aerospace AI to construction technology
  • How agentic AI overcomes the limitations of traditional machine learning in reviewing construction drawings
  • The innovative deterministic system that provides a full audit trail without relying on confidence scores, enabling team approval
  • Future developments towards an AI collaborator that can directly correct errors within Revit models
Where to Listen

Watch or listen to the full episode on YouTube and Spotify to learn more about Structured AI’s groundbreaking approach to construction document review.

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