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NavigateAI
AI copilot for field teams
About NavigateAI
NavigateAI is a San Francisco company building an AI copilot for construction and other field workers — a hands-free expert coach on phones or Meta AI glasses that checks installation quality, torque, code compliance and specs from manufacturer manuals and company policy in real time. Co-founded by Eric Wu (former Opendoor CEO) and David Sinsky, the product combines AI Capture for consistent site documentation, AI Insights for on-demand coaching, and AI Workflows that automate documentation and offline tasks; public customers include homebuilders, property managers and trade partners, with channels such as AIM (a Meta-backed fiber installation trade school) and investor-partner Lennar. NavigateAI launched commercially in May 2026 with $25 million in seed funding at a $225 million post-money valuation led by Elad Gil, with Khosla Ventures, Fifth Wall, Tishman Speyer, Helix Electric and angels including Tony Xu, Apoorva Mehta and Brian Armstrong, to scale field AI for construction labor shortages. Sources: TechCrunch 7 Sep 2026; navigate.ai.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 0.0/100
- Industry
- Robotics
- Sector
- Robotics, Immersive Technologies, Construction Robots, genAI Applications
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Links
- Website
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED✓Equity / VC | May 2026 | $25M | $100M | Khosla Ventures · Fifth Wall Ventures · Elad Gil · Affinity Partners | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for NavigateAI is 8K monthly website visits.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed4 investors entered at this stage
Khosla Ventures
Fifth Wall Ventures
Elad Gil
Affinity Partners
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
Market sentiment
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