What Saltmine does

Saltmine is an enterprise workplace planning and design platform built for corporate real estate (CRE) teams at large organizations. Founded in 2017 by architects and real estate professionals, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with a regional headquarters in Singapore and operates as Saltmine USA Inc. The platform unifies spatial data (utilization patterns, headcount, team movements, badge swipes, sensor and calendar data) with workplace insights to automate space planning, generate 2D and 3D test fits, run real-time scenario comparisons, and embed budgeting and approval workflows. It is organized into three core modules — Capital Projects, Occupancy Planning, and Portfolio Optimization — and is sold as a SaaS subscription with annual billing, unlimited users per customer, and a 4-8 week implementation backed by dedicated customer success managers.

The underlying technology combines multiple AI capabilities: a natural language AI assistant trained on each customer's unique organizational data, automated zoning and stacking, computer-vision-driven 2D/3D test-fit generation from PDFs into interactive digital twins, predictive analytics on utilization and headcount, and a recommendation engine for building fit and cost selection. The platform is SOC 2 Type II compliant and runs on AWS with enterprise-grade security. The integration with VergeSense extends live occupancy sensor data into the planning workflow, while the platform replaces a fragmented toolset of Excel, PowerBI, IWMS exports, and external modeling tools.

Saltmine's go-to-market is enterprise field sales with 'Request a Demo' as the primary conversion mechanism; pricing is not publicly disclosed but is tiered by organization size and targets customers with 500+ employees. The company's stated outcomes — 70% faster space program turnaround, 7% reduction in change orders, and 4% latent capacity identified (saving over $6M in rent at one customer) — are anchored to named enterprise users including Standard Chartered, Verizon, BlackRock, JLL, Hershey, and Zynga. As of its 2021 Series A led by JLL Spark ($20M total raised across rounds, with a follow-on from Rigel Capital in late 2024), Saltmine is funding an Asia-Pacific expansion into Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Name

Saltmine

Legal name

Saltmine USA Inc.

Website

https://saltmine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Saltmine is an AI-driven enterprise workplace planning platform that helps corporate real estate teams automate space programming, test fitting, scenario modeling, and portfolio optimization for large organizations with 500+ employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workplace Planning Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B SaaS & Enterprise Personalization (CRM, Sales, Support) (HDAAAGAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personalization, Testing & Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) (BPAFAFAG), Sales Force Automation (SFA) CRM (HDAEAFAA)

Keywords

• Workplace planning software
• Corporate real estate technology
• Occupancy planning tools
• Portfolio optimization software
• Space management platform

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Saltmine operates as a SaaS platform with subscription-based pricing. The platform provides unlimited users with full training and dedicated customer success managers for always-on support included in the subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Saltmine sells an AI-driven SaaS workplace planning and design platform for corporate real estate (CRE) teams. The platform unifies programming, test fitting, 2D/3D visualization, scenario planning, real-time budgeting, and move management in a single tool, replacing fragmented Excel, PowerBI, and IWMS workflows. It is sold as an enterprise subscription with unlimited users, full training, and dedicated customer success managers, targeting large multi-site enterprises.

Product overview

Saltmine offers a single, unified platform for workplace planning and design. The core platform integrates three main modules: Capital Projects (covering space programming, test fitting, visualization, costing, and move management), Occupancy Planning (real-time space adjustments, scenario testing, and headcount management), and Portfolio Optimization (portfolio-wide analysis, cost reduction, and rightsizing). Built-in AI capabilities automate space planning, generate 3D visualizations, and provide predictive insights, with the entire system designed to replace fragmented tools like Excel, PowerBI, and disconnected IWMS exports.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saltmine Platform
• Capital Projects

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% faster space program turnaround - a global financial services firm test-fit 10 sites in a single week
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability10 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tango Analytics: Tango provides workplace analytics, space utilization, and occupancy planning software for enterprise CRE teams — directly comparable to Saltmine's occupancy planning and portfolio optimization modules.
• Serraview: Serraview offers workplace strategy and space planning software for enterprise real estate teams, with scenario modeling and portfolio analytics overlapping Saltmine's core capabilities.
• SpaceIQ: SpaceIQ delivers workplace and space management software including occupancy planning, move management, and scenario planning — a head-to-head competitor for Saltmine's portfolio and capital projects modules.
• Robin: Robin provides a hybrid workplace experience and space management platform with desk booking, occupancy analytics, and workplace insights — directly overlapping Saltmine's occupancy and workplace data offerings.
• OfficeSpace Software: OfficeSpace is a workplace management platform for hybrid offices, offering space planning, occupancy tracking, and move management to enterprise CRE teams comparable to Saltmine's customer base.
• Mapiq: Mapiq provides workplace experience and space utilization software for enterprise offices, including scenario planning and occupancy analytics — comparable to Saltmine's data-driven space planning features.
• Hedgehog: Hedgehog (formerly Beezy) offers workplace and space planning tools with a focus on hybrid work environments, overlapping Saltmine's occupancy and space allocation use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Planon: Planon is an established IWMS suite covering space, maintenance, and real estate management for large enterprises — a broader incumbent that competes for the same CRE software budget as Saltmine.
• Eptura: Eptura (formed from iOFFICE + ARCHIBUS + others) provides a broad workplace and asset management platform serving enterprise CRE teams — a larger incumbent offering overlapping space planning capabilities within a wider portfolio.

Emerging players

• HqO: HqO provides a workplace experience platform with tenant engagement and occupancy analytics — an emerging player with partial overlap to Saltmine's occupancy planning and workplace insights modules.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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