Some founders build tech to fix inefficiency. Steve Dell’Orto built ConCntric to fix preconstruction, the industry’s Bermuda Triangle of lost time, siloed data & spreadsheet chaos. And the bet just paid off. ConCntric, the AI-powered preconstruction platform out of Greenbrae, CA, just locked in a $10M Series A led by 53 Stations with participation from Argonautic Ventures & other strategic investors. This round doesn’t just fund growth, it funds clarity in a business where uncertainty costs billions.
Dell’Orto’s no rookie. After 26 yrs in construction, including a long run as Executive Officer at Clark Construction Group where he helped drive 10x regional growth & 40% margin gains, he saw the gap: preconstruction was the part everyone tolerated but no one truly understood. That pain turned into purpose. ConCntric became his solution, a unified, AI-native platform that pulls data, workflows & people into one source of truth, from concept to GMP. It’s structure without the straitjacket.
The platform’s heartbeat is Amplify, an agentic AI dropped in Aug ’25 that doesn’t just chat, it acts. Upload project docs, transcripts, or emails & Amplify hunts risk, refines estimates, & builds visual reports in seconds. It learns from historical data & web insights to predict costs, highlight trends, & surface opportunities before humans even ask. In a market that still mistakes “digital” for “smart,” ConCntric’s doing both.
The Series A from 53 Stations, a firm backed by The Pritzker Organization & led by Jason Pritzker, Kevin King & Kelly Goldstein, signals more than validation. It’s venture capital recognizing construction tech’s shift from analog to autonomous. Argonautic Ventures, a long-time believer in AI-driven innovation, doubled down on that vision. For an industry known for hard hats & harder margins, this is the start of a new operating rhythm.
ConCntric’s customer list already reads like a who’s who of North American builders, Consigli, Big-D, Berglund, Satterfield & Pontikes, all reporting faster decisions, higher win rates & sharper cost visibility. That’s what happens when AI stops being a buzzword & starts being a business tool. Andy Leek, Head of Product & Customer Experience, is building out Amplify’s next evolution. Rick Campbell, Head of Sales, is taking that story to every general contractor ready to stop guessing & start knowing.
This $10M will scale the product, expand Amplify’s autonomy, and grow teams in customer success, sales, marketing, product & engineering. Dell’Orto’s vision is simple: make preconstruction a strategic weapon, not a logistical nightmare. In a $2.47B market set to hit $6.47B by 2033, ConCntric isn’t just building software, it’s building certainty.
