Prescient

What Prescient does

Prescient is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based architectural software and construction technology company founded in 2012 that applies precision off-site manufacturing to enable multifamily construction. The company operates a technology-enabled construction platform focused on the multifamily sector, combining proprietary architectural design software with digital fabrication and prefabrication methods to compress building timelines and reduce unit costs relative to conventional site-built construction. Prescient targets enterprise customers in the multifamily real estate development market and is led by co-founder Satyen Patel (Executive Chairman), CEO Magued Eldaief, President Michael Lastowski, CFO Sunil Ghatnekar, and CMO Rich Pond, with a total headcount of 101-250 employees.

The company's commercial model is structured around enterprise field sales, with distribution augmented by strategic capital and channel partnerships with Eldridge Industries (a repeat lead investor) and JE Dunn Construction (a top-tier U.S. general contractor). Prescient has raised approximately $295 million across six disclosed funding rounds between 2012 and 2021, with the $190 million May 2021 strategic round co-led by Eldridge and JE Dunn — and supported by bond financing from Security Benefit — directed explicitly at accelerating expansion within the multifamily construction sector. The recurring-investor pattern and the move from sub-$10M seed rounds to a $190M strategic round indicate validated commercial traction and institutional confidence in the platform.

Note on data scope: the input corpus aggregates several distinct firms that share the "Prescient" name across geographies — a South Africa-rooted fund administration business administering $114 billion in client assets, a Chicago-based digital intelligence and DFIR firm, a healthcare technology subsidiary backed by Bridgepoint, and a real estate capital arm developing a £60 million office project in Leeds. These entities are not operationally integrated with the Charlotte construction technology business that is the subject of this profile and have been excluded from the analysis above.

Name

Prescient

Legal name

Prescient

Website

https://prescientco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Prescient is a Charlotte, NC-based architectural software and construction technology company founded in 2012 that uses precision off-site manufacturing to deliver prefabricated building solutions for the multifamily construction sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Technology

NAICS

Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing (332311), Architectural and Structural Metals Manufacturing (3323), Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors (23812)

SIC

Fabricated Structural Metal Products (3440), Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components (3448)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural Steel Fabrication (IMADACAA), Residential Design-Build & Renovation-Integrated Builders (IMAFABAE), Prefabricated Engineered Wood Building Components (Trusses, SIPs, EWP Kits) (IMAMACAJ)

Keywords

• Prefabricated construction systems
• Multifamily building technology
• Off-site manufacturing
• Architectural design software
• Structural construction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fund Administration Services: Prescient Fund Services provides fund administration for South African and international clients, administering $114 billion in client assets across multiple jurisdictions including South Africa, Ireland, and Guernsey.
2. Construction Technology: Prescient (construction tech) generates revenue through technological solutions for the multifamily construction sector, accelerated by $190 million strategic investment.
3. Digital Intelligence and Risk Advisory: Prescient (Chicago) provides testifying cyber expert services, DFIR, cyber advisory, and cyber threat intelligence services to enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Prescient designs and manufactures prefabricated structural building systems for multifamily construction projects using proprietary architectural software and precision off-site manufacturing. The company delivers standardized structural components produced in a controlled factory environment, enabling shorter build timelines and reduced costs for developers and general contractors operating in the multifamily housing sector.

Product overview

Prescient operates as a diversified technology and services group spanning multiple distinct business units. The construction technology division (Prescient) offers technology-enabled prefabricated construction services for the multifamily sector. The fund services division (Prescient Fund Services) provides global fund administration with $114 billion in assets under administration. Prescient China operates ETF products including the PANDA actively managed ETF on the JSE. The cybersecurity division offers digital forensics, incident response, and risk advisory services. These operations function as separate business units under the Prescient Group umbrella rather than a unified product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prescient China Balanced Feeder Actively Managed ETF: First China-focused actively managed ETF listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under ticker PANDA, providing diversified exposure to Chinese assets including onshore and offshore equities, government and corporate bonds, and derivatives.

Products and services

• Prescient Prefabricated Multifamily Construction Platform

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Obsidian Fund Services LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026Prescient Group acquired Obsidian Fund Services Limited in Guernsey, strengthening its global fund services offering. The Obsidian team will be integrated into Prescient Fund Services.
• Clegg ConstructionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClegg Construction is the contractor for Prescient Capital's £60 million office development at 31 Wellington Street in Leeds.
• Knight FrankminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKnight Frank markets Prescient Capital's 80,000 sq ft Grade A office development in Leeds.
• Fox Lloyd JonesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFox Lloyd Jones markets Prescient Capital's office development at 31 Wellington Street, Leeds.
• AC7minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAC7 markets Prescient Capital's £60 million Grade A office development in Leeds city centre.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PrescientCo
• Facebookfacebook.com/prescientco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prescientco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments3 records

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