Karmen
AI Assistant for Construction Project Managers
Karmen is an AI assistant for construction project managers, helping them save time by automating admin tasks like invoice approvals, RFI management, and change order tracking. By linking directly to emails and texts, Karmen captures and organizes project updates, letting owners and general contractors automate time-consuming documentation tasks. Project managers can save around 3 hours per day from searching through 100s of emails and uploading to multiple construction management tools such as Procore.
Active Founders
Jonas Ebrahimi, Founder
I previously worked as a commodity trader at IXM. Worked predominantly within the European aluminum team and oversaw the delivery of over a $1 billion dollars of refined aluminum a year.
Naman Wahi, Founder
I hold a Master’s degree specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from Imperial College London. Previously, I was a software engineer at nPlan, a startup focused on delivering AI solutions for large-scale construction projects with clients such as Shell, ExxonMobil, and Skanska. Drawing on my experience in construction tech, I’m now building Karmen, an AI Assistant for Construction Project Managers.
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TL;DR
Karmen is an AI assistant for construction project managers, helping them save time by automating admin tasks like invoice approvals, RFI management, and change order tracking. By linking directly to emails and texts, Karmen captures and organizes project updates, letting owners and general contractors automate time-consuming documentation tasks. Project managers can save around 3 hours per day from searching through 100s of emails and uploading to multiple construction management tools such as Procore.
The Problem: Project Managers Spend Hours on their Emails
Construction project managers receive hundreds of emails daily, many from subcontractors. These emails often include:
- Invoices: Billing for completed work or materials.
- RFIs (Requests for Information): Requests for clarification on project details or specifications.
- Change Orders: Requests for modifications that impact project scope, schedule, or cost.
Subcontractors often send emails or texts and are reluctant to adopt construction management software to submit these requests. As a result, project managers spend hours reading emails and entering data into platforms such as Procore.
The Solution: Automate these Tedious Tasks with AI
Karmen lets project managers link their emails and construction management software (e.g. Procore) to do the following:
- Data Entry: Automating the manual process of entering details from correspondence, such as invoices.
- Project Matching: Match emails to the relevant project and subcontractor.
- Real-time Updates: Notify project managers of subcontractor updates that may affect the project schedule scope. i.e. a potential change order.
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About Us
Jonas managed logistics as a commodity trader at IXM. Also, growing up, he worked for his parents, who were general contractors in London.
Naman built AI-powered construction software for companies like Shell, ExxonMobil, and Suffolk as a software engineer at nPlan. He also holds a Master’s Degree with a specialization in Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence.
Asks
If you (or someone you know) are a project manager, book a demo or reach out to jonas@karmenai.com or naman@karmenai.com.
Thanks for reading!
Co-founders at Karmen
Jonas & Naman