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  • California Prop 1: Voters to decide on affordable housing bond measure
    NBC Bay Area · Aug 6, 2026

    California voters are considering Proposition 1, an $11 billion affordable housing bond measure to finance construction. The measure aims to fund thousands of new housing units across the state.

  • Pittsburg residents protest approved data center, demand halt to development
    NBC Bay Area · Aug 3, 2026

    Pittsburg residents protested an approved data center development over environmental and transparency concerns. This news has no impact on Shovels or its business operations.

  • Chinese stocks on track for worst month in decade
    Technology · Jul 30, 2026

    Chinese stocks face their worst month in a decade as investors pull out of AI hardware suppliers. This broad market trend has no direct impact on the building permit data platform Shovels.

  • About Shovels, Inc.
    Shovels.ai · Jul 14, 2026

    Shovels confirmed the acquisition of ReZone, a company that tracks city council and planning department decisions. This move integrates zoning and regulatory intelligence with Shovels' existing building permit and contractor data platform.

  • Shovels Partners with Precisely to Connect Building Permit Data with the World's Leading Property and Location Datasets
    Shovels.ai · May 27, 2026

    Shovels partnered with Precisely to integrate its building permit and contractor intelligence with Precisely's property, location, and risk datasets. This collaboration allows enterprise customers to access enriched data for industries like insurance, real estate, and finance.

  • Shovels down
    Wellington Times · Jan 16, 2026
  • Shovels down
    Wellington Times · Jan 16, 2026
  • Almost no one is building new apartments in Los Angeles. Here's why
    Yahoo Entertainment · Oct 1, 2025

    Developers in Los Angeles are pausing new apartment projects due to profitability challenges and market uncertainty. The phrase is used as a common idiom for starting construction.

  • San Jose, Calif., to pilot AI tool to speed up build permitting
    StateScoop · Sep 4, 2025
  • Ontario could change how municipalities qualify for housing fund amid market 'standstill'
    CBC News · Aug 27, 2025

    Ontario is considering revisions to a housing fund to better incentivize municipal development. The phrase is used as a common idiom for starting construction projects.

  • The guerilla campaign to save a Texas prairie from ‘silent extinction’
    Grist · Jul 28, 2025

    High school students in Texas are conducting a guerilla conservation campaign to save native prairie plants. The mention refers to literal gardening tools used for excavation.

  • Building Permit Automation Startup Shovels Raises $5M Seed Round
    Commercial Observer · Jun 10, 2025

    Shovels has raised $5 million in a seed funding round led by Base10 Partners to scale its AI-powered building permit data platform. This capital will help the company expand its construction market intelligence capabilities.

  • Shovels Raises $5M Seed Round to Scale AI-Powered Building Permit Platform
    The SaaS News · Jun 10, 2025

    Shovels announced a $5 million seed funding round led by Base10 Partners to enhance its AI-powered infrastructure for processing building permit data. The company aims to use the capital to expand its team, improve data coverage, and develop advanced analytics tools.

  • Venture capital seeks AI winners as private equity makes infrastructure play
    S&P Global · Jun 5, 2025
  • Shovels, Inc. — Form D — exempt securities offering (funding round)
    SEC EDGAR · Jan 17, 2025

    Form D filed with the SEC on 2025-01-17.

  • Shovels Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding to Revolutionize Building Permit Data Utilization
    Signalbase · Jan 9, 2025

    Shovels announced a $5 million seed funding round to further develop its platform, which transforms fragmented building permit records into actionable insights. The funding was supported by investors including Coelius Capital and Founders Network Fund.

  • Why Stubborn Rent Inflation in Cities Like New York Is Completely Solvable
    Observer · Dec 2, 2024

    The article discusses how regulatory hurdles and local veto power contribute to rent inflation in New York City. It uses the phrase 'before shovels hit the soil' to describe the start of construction projects.

  • Ontario mulls changing how it counts new housing starts
    CBC News · Jun 21, 2024

    Ontario is reviewing its methodology for counting new housing starts to ensure accurate provincial funding. This is irrelevant to the Shovels.ai data platform.

  • Saint John creates incentive program to help non-profits create affordable housing
    CBC News · Apr 30, 2024

    Saint John is launching a grant program to assist non-profits with pre-construction costs for affordable housing. The article does not mention the Shovels.ai platform.

  • Shovels ready for waterfront Sunshine Harbour development
    OrilliaMatters.com · Apr 19, 2024

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Business

Updated 7/14/2026
Overview
Shovels is a data platform that uses AI to aggregate, clean, and analyze building permit and construction data from thousands of jurisdictions. It provides market intelligence, contractor insights, and project tracking to customers ranging from startups to large enterprises. The company generates revenue by selling access to this intelligence through its API, web application, and data warehouse integrations.
Website
shovels.ai
Industry
Construction intelligence
Founded
2022
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Key People

Updated 7/14/2026
  • Ryan BuckleyCEO & Co-founder
    Prior: CEO @ MightySignal
  • Luka KacilCTO & Co-founder
  • Petra KopicVP of Data
  • Betty WanVP of Growth
  • Morgan FribergVP of Marketing

Funding

Updated 7/14/2026

Total raised: $6.5M

  • $5MSeed· Jun 2025
    Investors: Base10 Partners
    Reported — from announcements