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Civalent

Preconstruction regulatory intelligence that turns weeks of manual research into hours.

Seed Stage | SaaS Platform | $3.5B TAM
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Regulatory research is the most expensive
bottleneck in preconstruction

Construction firms spend $6,000 – $24,000 per project on manual regulatory consulting. The research spans dozens of agencies, hundreds of codes, and thousands of pages — and it repeats every single project.

$0K
Cost per project for complex regulatory research
Aviation, healthcare, hazmat verticals
0%
of preconstruction time spent on manual code research
Cross-referencing PDFs, websites, spreadsheets
0K+
Local US jurisdictions, each with unique code amendments
Federal + state + local + industry codes

From weeks of guesswork to hours of certainty

Before Civalent

  • 5–8 weeks per project for regulatory research
  • Cross-referencing PDFs, websites, and spreadsheets
  • $6K–$24K per project in consulting fees
  • Missed regulations discovered at plan review
  • No way to track mid-project regulatory changes

With Civalent

  • Compliance matrix generated in minutes, not weeks
  • AI-powered research with traceable citations
  • $499–$5K/mo replaces per-project consulting
  • Proactive alerts when regulations change
  • Audit-ready compliance documentation

Five personas, one platform

Every role in preconstruction touches regulatory compliance differently. Civalent serves them all with role-aware views.

Project Manager
Spends 40% of preconstruction time on manual code research across dozens of sources
Architect
Multi-jurisdictional programs multiply lookup time 3x; code editions vary by adoption date
Compliance Officer
Manually monitors 30+ regulatory sources; coverage is inconsistent and changes slip through
Estimator
Bids based on incomplete regulatory understanding lead to change orders and margin erosion
BD Manager
Regulatory research is the #1 bottleneck in proposal timeline; relies on overcommitted PMs

We own the upper right

No competitor combines multi-jurisdictional mapping, proactive monitoring, and automated compliance documents.

Regulatory Intelligence Depth Preconstruction Focus Intelligence + Precon Precon, No Intelligence Intelligence, Post-Design Generic Tools
Civalent
MeltPlan
UpCodes
ICC Digital
CodeComply
InQI
Trunk Tools
Doc Crunch

The only platform that does all three

Capability Civalent MeltPlan UpCodes CodeComply InQI ICC
Multi-jurisdictional mapping ~
Compliance matrix generation ~
Feasibility report automation
Regulatory change monitoring
AI-powered code research ~
Contract/spec risk analysis
Industry-specific code packs ~ ~
Preconstruction phase focus ~ ~ ~ ~
Core capability Partial / limited Not offered

Six features, one platform

Compliance Matrix Generation
Enter project parameters, get a structured matrix of every applicable code — federal, state, local, and industry — with status tracking and audit trail.
Multi-Jurisdictional Comparison
Compare how the same requirement differs across 2–5 jurisdictions. Conflict detection highlights where codes contradict each other.
Feasibility Report Automation
Generate executive-ready feasibility reports from project data: regulatory landscape, risk assessment, compliance summary, and recommendations.

Intelligence, not just information

Regulatory Change Monitoring
Daily automated polling of eCFR and Federal Register. AI-generated change summaries with impact assessment against your active projects.
Contract/Spec Risk Analysis
Upload an RFP or contract, get flagged risks, extracted parameters, and a compliance checklist — all within 3 minutes.
Compliance Document Generation
Auto-generate compliance checklists, permit requirement lists, and regulatory sections for proposals — with traceable citations throughout.
You
What fire separation requirements apply to a mixed-use building in Austin, TX under 2021 IBC?
Civalent AI
Based on your project in Austin (Travis County), IBC 2021 Section 508.4 requires a 2-hour fire barrier between mixed occupancy groups. Austin local amendment COA 508.4.1 adds a sprinkler exception for buildings under 3 stories. Additionally, NFPA 13 §8.3 governs the sprinkler design criteria for the fire separation alternative.
You
How does this differ from Houston?
Civalent AI
Houston (Harris County) still enforces IBC 2015 without the 2021 amendments. The sprinkler exception in COA 508.4.1 does not apply—Houston requires the full 2-hour barrier regardless of building height.

AI Research Chat

Natural language queries answered with jurisdiction-specific citations. Every response is traceable to source regulations — no hallucinations, no guesswork.

Project-scoped context awareness
Inline citations with code, section, and page
Multi-turn conversation with memory
Pin findings to project research library
Export chat findings to feasibility reports

Compliance Matrix

Enter project type and location. Civalent maps every applicable regulation — federal, state, local, and industry — into a structured, trackable matrix with review status and audit trail.

Auto-generated from project parameters
Filterable by status, jurisdiction, category
Click any row for full citation text
Audit trail: who reviewed, when, what changed
Export to CSV, Excel, or PDF
Regulation Code Reference Status
Fire separation — mixed occupancy IBC 508.4 Compliant
Egress width — assembly areas IBC 1005.1 Compliant
ADA accessible routes ADA 4.3 Needs Review
NFPA sprinkler requirements NFPA 13 §8.3 Compliant
Local zoning setback — overlay district COA 25-2-492 Pending
Energy code — commercial envelope IECC C402 Needs Review
IBC 2024 Edition Adopted — Travis County
3 active projects affected • Effective 2026-07-01
NFPA 13 Amendment — Sprinkler Exemption Revised
1 active project affected • Comment period open
Federal Register — Proposed ADA Rulemaking
Informational • 60-day comment period

Regulatory Monitoring

Automated daily polling of eCFR, Federal Register, and state code repositories. When something changes, Civalent tells you which projects are affected and what action to take.

Daily polling of federal regulatory sources
AI-generated change summaries
Side-by-side regulatory diff view
Severity scoring: Critical / High / Medium / Info
Email digest + in-app notification

Client Intake — Overnight Analysis

Submit an RFP at 5pm. By 8am, Civalent has extracted project parameters, identified applicable jurisdictions, scored regulatory complexity, and drafted a compliance matrix.

"Analyzed before your morning coffee."

Upload RFP, contract, or specifications
Auto-extract: location, type, scope, timeline
Complexity score: Low / Medium / High / Critical
Draft project created for morning review
Document parsed — 142 pages extracted
Parameters extracted — Austin, TX • Mixed-Use • 85,000 SF
Jurisdictions mapped — Federal + Texas + Travis County
Regulatory scan complete — 47 applicable codes identified
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Generating compliance matrix and risk assessment...

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Built on proven infrastructure

Construction PM
Browser / Teams
Architect
Browser / Teams
Compliance Officer
Browser / Teams
BD Manager
Browser
Next.js 15 App
React 19 + App Router
tRPC API
Type-safe routers
RAG Engine
Hybrid retrieval
Background Workers
QStash consumers
Neon Postgres
pgvector + tsvector
Claude API
Anthropic
Voyage AI
Embeddings
LlamaParse
Document parsing
eCFR API
Federal regulations
Federal Register
Proposed rules
FAA / FEMA
Industry codes
Vercel + Blob
Hosting + Storage
Core platform
Data + AI layer
External systems

Three tiers + vertical packs

Value-displacement pricing: our platform costs 8–33% of the manual consulting it replaces.

Starter
$499 /mo
Small firms and specialty contractors evaluating 2–4 projects/year.
  • 1–5 users
  • 3 active projects
  • 5 states
  • 500 RAG queries/mo
  • Email support (48hr)
Enterprise
$4,999 /mo
Large contractors and ENR 400 firms with 20+ simultaneous projects.
  • 25+ users
  • Unlimited projects
  • All US jurisdictions
  • Unlimited queries
  • 2 vertical packs included
  • Dedicated CSM + 4hr SLA

Path to $7M ARR

$126K
Year 1
$860K
Year 2
$4.4M
Year 3
Total Revenue 583% 407% YoY
Y3 Ending ARR$0M
Y3 Customers0
Avg Deal Size (Y3)$28K
Net Revenue Retention0%
Gross Margin78%
LTV:CAC Ratio>38x
CAC Payback2.4 mo
Logo Churn<13%

$3.5 billion addressable market

The $2–3B preconstruction consulting services market has no SaaS leader. Construction SaaS overall grows from $16.3B (2025) to $45.5B (2035).

TAM $3.5B
SAM $780M
SOM Y3 $9.1M
TAM
All US construction firms with regulatory compliance needs
SAM
65K SaaS-ready firms at avg $12K/yr
SOM Y3
248 firms at $28K ACV — 1.2% of SAM

36-week build to market

Phase 1
Foundation
Weeks 1–8
  • Multi-tenant auth + org setup
  • Database schema + RAG pipeline
  • Core regulatory corpus ingestion
Phase 2
Core Features
Weeks 9–16
  • Compliance matrix generation
  • AI research chat (RAG)
  • Multi-jurisdictional comparison
Phase 3
Intelligence
Weeks 17–24
  • Regulatory change monitoring
  • Document upload + risk analysis
  • Feasibility report engine
Phase 4
Launch Prep
Weeks 25–32
  • Aviation vertical pack
  • Client intake + overnight flow
  • Beta with Flughafen PM
Phase 5
Market Entry
Weeks 33–36
  • Production hardening
  • Pricing + billing integration
  • Go-to-market launch

Why now

Four forces converging to create a window of opportunity that will not stay open.

AI Capability Inflection

LLMs can now parse regulatory text with citation accuracy that was impossible 18 months ago. RAG pipelines have matured from research to production-grade.

Market Readiness

27% of AEC firms now use AI — up from <5% in 2023. The construction industry is crossing the adoption chasm. Early movers win.

Competitive Vacuum

No SaaS platform serves preconstruction regulatory intelligence. The $2–3B consulting market is fragmented across manual labor. First product wins the category.

MeltPlan Threat Window

MeltPlan raised $14M from Bessemer. Their expansion path will overlap our space in 12–18 months. We must establish the beachhead before they pivot.

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Let's build this

Civalent transforms a $16K–$54K manual process into a $499–$5K/mo SaaS platform — serving 301,000 US construction firms with no incumbent.

1
Finalize v1 scope and regulatory corpus strategy
2
Build the RAG pipeline and core compliance engine
3
Beta launch with Flughafen PM as design partner
4
Go to market — aviation beachhead, then expand
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