Alexa Rhoads

## Key Points - Build Vision pivoted toward manufacturers and reps, focusing on takeoffs for market traction - Confusion about competitors like Rebar AI and Bobyard raising large rounds ($35M) based on AI hype - Vawn focusing on "reverse BIMing" — generating 3D models from 2D documents - Ultimate goal: cloud code model for construction plans - Initial customer targets: manufacturers, MEP subs, specialty GCs - Positioning as cheapest, fastest, most accurate takeoffs - Demonstrated pre-estimating dashboard — 80% of project data quickly for bid decisions - Vawn positioning product as potential API for Build Vision ## Product Feedback - Alexa acknowledged difficulty of converting 2D to 3D - Agreed that construction document governance/sharing inefficiency is the core problem - Interested in API integration possibility ## Next Steps - Head-to-head test of both companies' takeoff solutions around May 15th milestone - Explore API partnership (Vawn as backend for Build Vision)

## Key Points - BuildVision raised seed, then Series A in January — pre-revenue - Procurement focused: want to offer takeoff, specifically MEP mechanical equipment, and only charge on jobs won - Turner has a 300-person team doing procurement — BuildVision's original vision is to bring that capability to all GCs - Integrate with Autodesk to get drawings; have a mechanical and electrical engineer processing model output - Mike (Powers) handles sales; other founder is technical (from Building Connected); COO came from a vendor - Also afraid of Ediphi as competitor, but Dustin (DeVan) is on their board ## Pain Points Mentioned - Mechanical equipment extraction is the primary need (will expand to other trades) - Doing extraction themselves but not satisfied with quality ## Product Feedback - Interested in head-to-head takeoff comparison — bake-off proposed for around May 15 - Potential API customer: Vawn could power extraction behind BuildVision's procurement platform ## Next Steps - Bake-off / head-to-head test around May 15 - See also: alexa-rhoads-2026-04-06.md for the follow-up meeting