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  • NYPD probes fresh video of people climbing out of Manhattan manhole
    NBC New York · Aug 24, 2026

    Police are investigating a viral video showing people emerging from a Manhattan manhole wearing protective gear. This local news story has no connection to the building permit data platform Shovels.

  • NYPD probes fresh video of people climbing out of Manhattan manhole
    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · Aug 24, 2026

    New York police are investigating a viral video of individuals emerging from a Manhattan manhole. This story has no relation to the Shovels building data platform.

  • The real heroes of the City Rail Link
    The Spinoff · Aug 17, 2026

    This article discusses the history and political background of the City Rail Link project in Auckland. It has no relation to the Shovels building permit data platform.

  • Open-Weight AI Won’t Crimp Demand for Picks and Shovels
    WSJ.com: Markets · Aug 16, 2026

    This article discusses how open-weight artificial intelligence models will affect demand for underlying hardware and infrastructure. It has no connection to the data platform company Shovels.

  • 21 things to do in Chicago Aug. 13-19
    Chicago Sun-Times - All · Aug 12, 2026

    This article provides a listing of theater productions, musical performances, and cultural events happening in Chicago during mid-August. It has no relation to the construction data platform Shovels.

  • Michigan’s JJ Buchanan is a special and unguardable WR, per Kyle Whittingham
    Maize n Brew · Aug 11, 2026

    An article discusses Michigan wide receiver JJ Buchanan's performance in practice and mentions shovel passes as a play type. This is an off-topic sports article mentioning a common football term.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Picks-and-Shovels of the AI Agent Economy
    Coinbase · Apr 16, 2026
  • 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
  • San Jose, Calif., to pilot AI tool to speed up build permitting
    StateScoop · Sep 4, 2025
  • 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.

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Business

Updated 8/13/2026
Overview
Shovels uses AI to aggregate, clean, and standardize building permit and contractor data from thousands of municipal jurisdictions nationwide. The company sells market intelligence and lead generation insights via an API, web application, and data warehouse integrations to construction, solar, real estate, and climate tech companies. It generates revenue through software subscriptions and enterprise data licenses.
Website
shovels.ai
Industry
Construction software
Founded
2022

Key People

Updated 8/13/2026
  • Ryan BuckleyCEO & Co-founder
    Prior: CEO @ MightySignal
  • Luka KacilCo-founder & CTO
  • Petra KopicVP of Data
  • Betty WanVP of Growth

Funding

Updated 8/13/2026

Total raised: $6.5M

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