SAN FRANCISCO — July 30, 2025 — Raise Robotics, a construction automation startup, has closed a $7.75 million seed funding round led by MaC Venture Capital, with participation from Undivided Ventures and returning backers Cybernetix Ventures, Zacua Ventures, and Union Labs. This latest investment brings Raise’s total capital raised to $11.8 million since its founding in 2021.
The funding milestone aligns with a major validation of the company’s technology: the successful deployment of its robotics platform on the new St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital medical center in Memphis. On this high-profile 15-story twin-tower facility, Raise Robotics automated the curtain wall layout for more than 10,000 glass panels, achieving precision within 1/16-inch and saving an estimated 830 labor hours—a significant buffer that prevented what could have been a months-long schedule slip.
"When doing layout by hand on the first two floors we saw $100,000 to $130,000 worth of rework due to defects," said Pierce Torrance, Senior Project Manager for JR Butler, the project’s glazing contractor. "After that expensive lesson, the decision was made to bring Raise Robotics onto the job as a countermeasure to prevent those same layout issues on the remaining floors."
Project teams saw clear savings and a smoother workflow. "When we crunched the numbers, the robot beat our budget," added Morgan Patnode, Project Superintendent. "Their price was less expensive than we could do it, and the accuracy eliminated the rework plaguing our manual approach."
Raise’s platform combines AI-driven deep learning models with interchangeable end effectors for tasks like layout marking, drilling, scanning, and installations. The mobile robot—available in single or dual arm versions—can operate in extreme site conditions from 15°F to 110°F and works directly from standard 2D floor plans, lowering barriers to adoption.
"Construction is undergoing a fundamental shift," said Vivin Hedge, GM and Founding Partner at Zacua Ventures. "With mounting pressure from labor constraints, cost overruns, and safety risks, the need for adaptable, automation-ready solutions has never been greater. Raise Robotics stood out to us for building a versatile platform that enables contractors to scale automation across multiple scopes—not just one-off tasks. We're proud to back a team unlocking real change in how the built environment gets delivered."
Founded by Gary Chen and Conley Oster, Raise Robotics launched in October 2021 with a clear mission: to remove workers from dangerous, repetitive tasks by bringing adaptable robotics to job sites.
"Construction has relied on the same unreliable, inefficient processes for decades," said Chen, Raise’s CEO and Co-Founder. "We built the company to change that—delivering a versatile platform that takes on the most challenging, riskiest tasks while increasing ROI across multiple trade partners. Projects like St. Jude prove that our mission of keeping workers safe can also deliver the productivity gains the industry is looking for."
Looking ahead, the company plans to expand its partnerships with major contractors. Clients to date include DPR Construction, Harmon Inc., EGAN, TSI Corporations, Ventana, Momentum Glass, and JR Butler. Recognized by BuiltWorlds as one of the top 50 construction robotics firms in the U.S., Raise Robotics is positioning itself at the forefront of automating complex construction workflows as the industry searches for scalable ways to boost productivity and worker safety.
For more information, visit raiserobotics.ai.
Originally reported by Raise Robotics in Construction Dive.