AI Startup Build Raises €7.4M for ‘Agentic Real Estate’ Push Across Europe
British-U.S. company Build secured €7.4 million in seed funding led by Index Ventures to automate infrastructure development workflows and expand in Europe and North America.
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Build, an AI-native infrastructure company operating across the United Kingdom and the United States, has raised €7.4 million ($8.5 million) in seed funding to grow its engineering teams, accelerate research and deepen its footprint in Europe and North America. The round was led by Index Ventures, with participation from Pebblebed, Puzzle Ventures and Tiny.vc, alongside angel investors including OpenAI finance chief Sarah Friar and Blackstone technology chief John Stecher, according to EU-Startups.
The investment underscores how AI tooling for the built environment is gaining traction on both sides of the Atlantic, with London emerging as a notable hub for startups targeting construction, real estate and industrial workflows.
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