Ruck
Ruck builds The Anvil, a rugged wearable AI device, paired with the Ruck Command cloud platform, to provide hands-free project management, voice daily logs, and automated documentation for construction superintendents, project managers, and tradesmen working on jobsites.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2022
- HeadquartersProvo, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Ruck does
Ruck Intergalactic, Inc. is a Provo, Utah-based construction technology company that builds a two-product system for jobsite documentation and project management. Its hardware product, The Anvil, is a 52-gram wearable AI device designed to be chest-mounted on a construction worker's safety vest or toolbelt via a high-force magnetic array. The device features two oversized glove-friendly hex buttons, IP68 water/dust sealing, MIL-STD-810H durability certification, a 14-hour shift battery, a 12MP 120° FOV camera with sapphire lens, and an on-device edge AI SoC for offline processing. Voice, photo, and location data captured by The Anvil flow into Ruck Command, a cloud-based platform that automatically organizes field updates into daily logs, change orders, sub-bid attachments, trade-specific templates, and a searchable historical record, with features for crew chat, job-board timelines, and an AI assistant.
The company targets construction superintendents, project managers, and tradesmen—personas who currently rely on smartphones that are fragile, unreadable in sunlight, short-lived in cold weather, and difficult to operate with gloves—using a product-led growth motion with a direct-to-consumer reservation system on ruck.com. Ruck has three published pricing tiers: a software-only plan at $79 per month, a Solo + Anvil plan at $119 per month plus a one-time $95 hardware purchase, and a Team of 5 plan at $279 per month plus a $275 hardware pack. Reservations opened with refundable $1 deposits at locked founders pricing ahead of a planned Spring 2027 first shipment.
Ruck was founded in 2022 and has raised approximately $6.5 million across four funding rounds, including a $5M seed round in January 2025 led by SNAK Venture Partners with participation from ANIMO Ventures, Convoi Ventures, Gold House, Hustle Fund, Seaplane Ventures, VITALIZE Venture Capital, and VSC Ventures. The company is pre-revenue, with product commercialization gated by the Spring 2027 hardware ship date.
Ruck firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ruck
- Legal name
- Ruck Intergalactic, Inc.
- Website
- https://RuckDelivery.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2022
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Ruck builds The Anvil, a rugged wearable AI device, paired with the Ruck Command cloud platform, to provide hands-free project management, voice daily logs, and automated documentation for construction superintendents, project managers, and tradesmen working on jobsites.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ruck industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Project Management Software
- NAICS
- Construction Machinery Manufacturing (333120)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Vehicle-Mounted Computers & Forklift Terminals (HDACALAD)
Keywords
Where Ruck is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Provo
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Ruck business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Hardware Sales: One-time hardware purchase of The Anvil wearable device ($95 for solo, $275 for 5-pack). Hardware is a complementary revenue stream supporting the software subscription.
- Software Subscriptions: Monthly recurring subscription to Ruck Command platform with three tiers: Software-only ($79/mo), Solo + Anvil ($119/mo), and Team of 5 ($279/mo). Provides access to voice/photo capture, quotes/projects/CRM, AI assistant, and web/mobile apps.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Software Only - $79/month |
| Subscription | Monthly | Solo + Anvil - $119/month + $95 hardware |
| Subscription | Monthly | Team of 5 - $279/month + $275 hardware pack |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels2 records
Ruck product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ruck sells The Anvil, a chest-mounted wearable AI device (52 grams, MIL-STD-810H rugged, IP68 sealed, 14-hour battery) that captures voice daily logs, 12MP geotagged photos, and field updates hands-free on construction jobsites. Captured data syncs to Ruck Command, a cloud-based platform that organizes logs, photos, change orders, crew chats, trade templates, and job board timelines by site, build phase, and trade discipline. The product is sold as a hardware one-time purchase bundled with a monthly software subscription.
Product overview
Ruck offers a two-product solution for construction project management: The Anvil wearable AI device (hardware) paired with Ruck Command platform (software). The Anvil captures voice logs, field photos, and site data hands-free while workers operate machinery or tools, then syncs to Ruck Command for automated organization, search, and crew coordination. Hardware is sold as a one-time purchase with monthly software subscriptions.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- The Anvil: A wearable AI device for construction jobsites that provides hands-free project management, including voice daily logs, field photos, automated filing, and crew coordination. Features IP68 water/dust proof rating and MIL-STD-810H durability.
- Ruck Command
Products and services
- The Anvil A chest-mounted wearable AI device (v.4.0.2, 52g) designed for screen-free, hands-free project management on construction jobsites. Features voice daily logs with transcription, 12MP wide-angle field camera with 120° FOV and sapphire lens, automated AI filing, IP68 water/dust sealing, MIL-STD-810H durability, 14-hour shift battery, two oversized glove-friendly hex buttons, and a rare-earth magnetic chest mount. Sold as a one-time hardware purchase bundled with Ruck Command subscription.
- Ruck Command Cloud-based platform that receives and organizes data captured by The Anvil device. Includes daily logs and photos with automatic sub-reports (weather, trade activities), change order generation from verbal scope updates, sub and crew chat for safety warnings/delays/deliveries, trade templates (QA/QC, safety checklists, punch lists), Super Search across historical records, and a job board timeline. Offered as a monthly subscription with three tiers: Software-only ($79/mo), Solo + Anvil ($119/mo), and Team of 5 ($279/mo).
Quantifiable outcome
- Phone drop from roof replaced by durable wearable, avoiding $1,000 mistake
Companies that use Ruck
Customer profileSegments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
Ruck technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability7 records
Feature5 records
Ruck partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators1 record
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ruck competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- OpenSpace: AI-powered photo and 360° capture for construction documentation. Direct competitor for hands-free jobsite capture, though OpenSpace uses 360° cameras mounted on hardhats vs. Ruck's chest-mounted wearable.
- Rhumbix: Field data capture platform for construction tradesmen, including time, productivity, and daily reporting. Comparable target buyer (foremen, tradesmen) and similar mobile-first documentation workflow.
- Fieldwire: Jobsite management platform for specialty contractors and field crews — punch lists, daily logs, photos, and task management. Same SMB trade buyer, same daily-log use case Ruck targets.
- Buildots: AI-driven construction progress tracking using hardhat-mounted 360 cameras and computer vision. Competes for the same PM-level budget with an AI/computer-vision-led narrative.
- HoloBuilder: Construction progress photo documentation via 360° capture, now part of the Procore platform. Direct overlap with Ruck's field photo capture workflow.
Broad incumbents
- Procore: Dominant construction PM SaaS with broad daily-log, photo, and project-management modules. Not specialized in rugged wearable capture but controls the PM seat Ruck ultimately needs to integrate with.
- Autodesk Construction Cloud: Major construction software suite (BIM 360, PlanGrid, BuildingConnected) covering PM, drawings, and field collaboration. Broad incumbent that could acquire or build wearable capture.
- Trimble: Established provider of rugged field hardware and construction software (e.g., Trimble Site, Trimble Connect). Closest analog as a hybrid hardware + software incumbent serving construction.
Emerging players
- Triax Technologies (Spot-r): Wearable IoT hardware for construction safety, worker presence, and equipment tracking. Adjacent category (jobsite wearables) but focused on safety/labor tracking rather than documentation.
- NoteCam (Sitemate): Photo and field-data documentation tooling for construction and field workers. Overlap with Ruck's photo + log capture workflow but software/app-based rather than wearable hardware.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ruck leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Ruck funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds4 records
Investors8 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Ruck M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Ruck
What does Ruck do?
Ruck sells The Anvil, a chest-mounted wearable AI device (52 grams, MIL-STD-810H rugged, IP68 sealed, 14-hour battery) that captures voice daily logs, 12MP geotagged photos, and field updates hands-free on construction jobsites. Captured data syncs to Ruck Command, a cloud-based platform that organizes logs, photos, change orders, crew chats, trade templates, and job board timelines by site, build phase, and trade discipline. The product is sold as a hardware one-time purchase bundled with a monthly software subscription.
Is Ruck a public or private company?
Ruck is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Ruck founded?
Ruck was founded in 2022. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Ruck based?
Ruck is headquartered in Provo, United States, in the North America region.
How does Ruck make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Hardware Sales are the primary driver. The others are software Subscriptions.
Who are Ruck's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are OpenSpace, Rhumbix, Fieldwire, Buildots and HoloBuilder. Broad incumbents are Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud and Trimble. Emerging players are Triax Technologies (Spot-r) and NoteCam (Sitemate).
Does Ruck have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ruck.
What industry is Ruck in?
Ruck's product category is Construction Project Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDACALAD, Vehicle-Mounted Computers & Forklift Terminals. Its NAICS code is 333120 and its SIC code is 3823.