Quick, mobile documentation for construction sites
Fresco helps construction superintendents take 1000s of pages of notes, 10x faster. We automate the process of completing progress notes and punch lists, reducing time requirements from hours to minutes. Superintendents simply record videos of their site walk, and Fresco pulls out the relevant information and formats it into rich reports. We also offer one-click integrations with leading project management software like Procore and ACC, for maximum usability.
Active Founders
Akhil Gupta, Founder
I've been working with LLMs since 2018 and in renewables construction since 2022. Worked on AI @ Johns Hopkins, MIT, and TikTok. Currently building Fresco, the scribe for construction superintendents.
Arvind Veluvali, Founder/CEO
I'm a former NASA scientist who most recently spent 2 years running the sales and operations functions at a $45MM raised AI company. I’ve also spent time in VC and product. I’m a Brown grad who dropped out of Wharton to build Fresco, the scribe for construction superintendents.
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We’re Arvind and Akhil, and we’re building Fresco.
TL;DR
Fresco is a scribe for construction superintendents, helping them create 1000s of pages of documentation 10x faster. We free up time for supes to do what matters most: keep projects on time and under budget.
The Problem: Documentation sucks
Imagine spending half your work day doing your actual job…and the other half just writing down what you did. That’s the reality for 210k+ construction superintendents (or supervisors, foremen, PMs, etc.) across the USA.
Project management tools like Procore and ACC have dramatically increased documentation requirements: supes are spending up to 3 hours a day creating documents for compliance, regulation, and to keep various stakeholders informed. This is on top of their actual job, which is to quarterback construction projects and manage safety, quality, timelines, and more.
Fresco creates documents in minutes, not hours. By the time supes walk back to their trailers at the end of the day, all of their documents are already waiting for them.
The Solution: AI scribe
Today, most supes already walk around job sites with their phones, taking photos or brief videos to capture problems or observations on site. But, at the end of the day, they do the very manual work of matching photos with their paper notes to create detailed “punch lists” or logs.
In Fresco, supes simply narrate over videos they take on site. For example, they might point the camera at a corroded beam and say something like “The beam in the southwest corner of room 134 is corroded and needs replacement by Alex.” Fresco pulls out this action item along with a picture of the beam so Alex can get the job done. Supes who use Fresco complete their notes, on average, 90% faster.
In this video, you can see how a supe and a project manager voice over a school refit we worked on. Normally, creating the final report takes 2+ hours. Fresco uses the info captured on the walkthrough and creates the report in less than a minute.
Fresco offers one-click integrations with Procore and ACC, so if supes need to enter their data there, they can easily do this without ever leaving Fresco. We’ve worked on sites that are using both Procore and ACC, and Fresco saves supes hours they’d otherwise spend double-entering notes.
About Us
Arvind - I got my BA + MS from Brown, and started my career in synthetic biology at NASA. After starting and selling a political tech company, I dove into the startup world, first in VC, then product, and most recently in sales + ops at an AI company.
Akhil - I received my BA + MA from Johns Hopkins, and worked on generative AI “before it was cool” at MIT and various startups. After using AI for ads safety at TikTok, I spent the last 18 months building software for commercial solar at Lumen Energy.
Our Ask
- TRY: If you’re interested in trying Fresco for yourself, please reach out to akhil@fresco-ai.com. We love getting feedback from our users, and discovering new ways that they get value from Fresco.
- INTRODUCE: General contractors here in the Bay Area. We’re getting feedback from GCs using our product in the field, but most of them aren’t local. We’re looking to work with a local firm like Skyline Construction, Cahill Contractors, Build Group, or Plant Construction, to ride shotgun as they use Fresco in the field. If you have an intro, please reach out to arvind@fresco-ai.com.
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How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)
Akhil and I met at a party in SF, and immediately knew we wanted to solve problems in the construction industry. We spent all our weekends need finding, driving to Napa, South Bay, and around SF. We brought donuts and cold drinks, so people were happy to talk to us. We were curious what superintendents were doing for hours in their trailers at the end of the day. When we found out they were just transcribing and compiling their notes and punch lists, we recognized how inefficient that process was––and how we could leverage our tech backgrounds to fix it.