Robotics, modular fabrication and construction software converge as corporate VC increases investment in contech.
United States, September 4, 2025
Hilti Ventures has hired Subham Kedia as a senior associate to lead deal sourcing and support for startups in AI-powered robotics, next-generation construction software and modularisation. Kedia brings a mix of recent strategy and operations experience plus prior venture investment work focused on early-stage construction technology. The role bridges hardware and software disciplines, emphasizing automation, factory-built modular methods and AI-enabled scheduling and planning tools. The hire aligns with Hilti Ventures’ broader activity in contech, including participation in an $11 million Series A for a scheduling startup, and signals ongoing corporate interest in reducing delays and boosting on-site productivity.
Subham Kedia has joined Hilti Ventures as a senior associate, adding investment and deal support capacity for the corporate venture arm of the international construction group. The new role centers on backing startups working on AI-powered robotics, next-generation construction software and sustainable methods including modularisation. A headshot credit is listed as courtesy of LinkedIn.
The appointment brings a candidate with experience on both the investment and operations sides of construction technology. Prior to this role, Kedia briefly managed strategy and operations at a software and professional services firm, and before that worked as a senior investment associate at a venture firm that focuses on early-stage construction technology. In the new position Kedia will evaluate and help execute investments that align with the corporate fund’s focus areas.
The corporate fund has been active in recent rounds in construction technology. It participated in an $11 million Series A for a San Francisco-based construction scheduling and planning software provider. That round, led by a San Francisco venture firm, included several strategic and financial investors and aims to drive a targeted 100% increase in commercial growth by fall 2025. The software provider’s product supplies real-time insights, customizable dashboards and project analytics to help teams optimise scheduling, increase efficiency and reduce delays, and its product roadmap includes artificial intelligence features.
Across the sector, several notable rounds have highlighted investor demand for modular construction, reality capture and AI-enabled contract and estimating tools. Examples from recent months include a €100 million raise for a timber-hybrid modular homebuilder expanding robotic factory capacity; a €37 million Series B for a reality capture and data management platform that compresses 3D scan data into smaller high-resolution meshes; and multiple U.S. rounds for AI-driven estimating and contract review platforms. Venture activity in construction technology showed sequential growth in a recent quarter, with hundreds of millions of dollars deployed across dozens of deals.
The corporate venture arm invests in construction technology and has previously placed capital in hardware and software plays, including investments in concrete sensing, BIM robotics and software companies for project management and engineering workflows. The parent company has also developed commercial partnerships with field and asset management platforms, integrating tool tracking and telematics systems to deliver asset visibility to customers. These moves reflect a broader aim to expand beyond tools into software-enabled services and productivity solutions for jobsite crews and subcontractors.
The senior associate role will span deal sourcing, diligence and portfolio support for companies developing automation for jobsite tasks, cloud-native construction management products and modular manufacturing techniques that seek to reduce waste and speed delivery. The corporate fund’s direct salesforce and on-site consulting model are positioned to help portfolio companies with go-to-market introductions and implementation support, addressing a common barrier where contractors lack tailored software or the experience to capture productivity gains.
Investors have continued to put capital into startups that offer AI-powered scheduling, estimating automation, reality data platforms and modular construction systems. Funding rounds have also supported growth plans such as team expansion and platform development to accelerate product roadmaps that increasingly include AI features. Buyers across the construction value chain — subcontractors, contractors, rental fleets and OEMs — are showing interest in asset management, predictive maintenance and digital workflows as the industry adopts electrified equipment and more complex data-driven operations.
The new senior associate is Subham Kedia. The role focuses on sourcing and supporting investments in AI-driven robotics, advanced construction software and modular construction methods.
The fund invests in construction technology across hardware and software, prioritising solutions that improve jobsite productivity, asset management and sustainable construction methods like modularisation.
Recent participation included an $11 million Series A in a construction scheduling and planning software company with AI on its roadmap, signalling emphasis on software that delivers real-time project analytics and scheduling optimisation.
Support includes direct salesforce introductions, face-to-face consulting through site visits, integration with existing tool tracking systems and assistance with customer implementations to realise productivity benefits.
Investors are funding AI-enabled estimating, scheduling, reality-capture platforms and modular builders. There is growing interest in asset tracking, electrification readiness and software that helps subcontractors increase productivity.
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| New hire | Subham Kedia, Senior Associate — investment and portfolio support |
| Primary focus areas | AI-powered robotics, next-generation construction software, modularisation |
| Recent notable deal | Participation in an $11M Series A for a construction scheduling and planning software provider with AI roadmap |
| Support model | Direct salesforce introductions, consulting and implementation assistance tied to tool and asset management offerings |
| Sector trends | Growing investor interest in AI, modular construction, reality capture and asset tracking; increased funding activity across contech |
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