What Podium does

Podium (Podium Pte. Ltd.) is a Singapore-based, privately held SaaS company founded in 2023 that sells a cloud-based AI platform for feasibility and early-stage design automation in the built environment. The platform targets property developers, architects, engineers, and construction firms, with dedicated typology solutions for residential, data center, and industrial / warehouse projects, and named customers spanning government (JTC Corporation), global property developers (Lendlease, Sunway Property), A&E firms (Surbana Jurong, SJ Group, SSOE), vertical transportation (Schindler), and industrial suppliers (Schneider Electric, Cummins).

At the technical core is the CUBS AI Engine, a proprietary structured-data architecture that connects geometry, planning rules, project targets, engineering logic, supplier data, and downstream outputs in one shared model rather than treating them as separate problems. Built on top of this engine, the Feasibility module enables site-to-scheme workflows with AI-generated 3D options, metrics comparison, and approval-ready outputs; Project Conversion extends approved feasibility options into editable schematic design with layouts, structural models, MEP spaces, areas, and quantities via Detailed Design AI; PODI AI adds generative image rendering, automated report generation, and (planned for Q3 2026) a Site Analysis Agent and Scenario Generation; and PODIUM Connectors provide native plugins for Revit (v1.4.0), Excel, and AutoCAD that push feasibility data directly into downstream tools without manual re-entry. Reported customer outcomes include reducing a site testing process from 12 weeks to 1-2 days at Sunway Property and compressing multi-site commercial yield triage into a single day at Lendlease.

Commercially, Podium operates a two-tier subscription model with a usage-based Project tier (monthly billing, 14-day free trial, five users, single or five project packs) for focused project teams and a custom-priced Enterprise tier (annual billing, unlimited projects, SSO/SAML/MFA, dedicated account manager) for organizations at scale. GTM is hybrid: product-led growth with self-serve onboarding on the Project tier combined with demo-based enterprise field sales for the Enterprise tier. The company is ISO/IEC 27001 certified by BSI, employs 11-50 staff, and is headquartered in Singapore with stated expansion focus on Australia and broader APAC. It is venture-backed following a US$15.2 million Series A-1 in November 2024 led by Autodesk with participation from Schindler and Lendlease.

Name

Podium

Legal name

Podium Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://podium.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Podium is a Singapore-based SaaS company whose CUBS AI Engine-powered platform automates building feasibility and early-stage design for property developers, architects, and data center and industrial builders, with native Revit, Excel, and AutoCAD connectors and a two-tier Project and Enterprise subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Technology Software

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Drafting Services (54134)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Work Management & Collaborative Workflow Platforms (HDAEAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Work Management & Collaboration Suites (BPAMAMAG)

Keywords

• Building feasibility software
• AI design automation
• Construction technology platform
• BIM automation software
• Property development software

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Project Tier: Usage-based billing for focused project teams with Single or 5 Project Packs, 5 users, all typologies, BIM/CAD/Excel plugin, collaboration features, and Detailed Design AI included.
2. Subscription - Enterprise Tier: Annual subscription with unlimited projects, custom users, dedicated account manager, SSO/SAML/MFA security, and everything in Project tier plus additional enterprise capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Podium is a cloud-based SaaS platform that uses AI to automate building design feasibility and detailed design generation for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. It combines site data, planning inputs, and AI-driven generation to produce detailed building layouts (including structure, MEP, areas, and quantities) and to compare design options in hours rather than weeks. Its customers are property developers, architects, and engineering consultancies who use it to accelerate go/no-go decisions and to flow feasibility outputs directly into BIM tools such as Revit, AutoCAD, and Excel.

Product overview

PODIUM is a digital platform for the built environment organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the Feasibility platform, which combines with Project Conversion for detailed design generation. The CUBS AI Engine powers the entire system by connecting geometry, planning rules, engineering logic, and downstream outputs in one structured model. PODIUM Connectors (Revit Plugin, Excel Plugin, AutoCAD Plugin) enable seamless export to downstream tools. PODI AI provides integrated AI capabilities for rendering, reporting, site analysis, and scenario generation. The platform targets three property typologies: Residential, Data Center, and Industrial, with use cases including Win More Deals, Explore More Options, and Automate the Mundane. Pricing includes a Project tier (usage-based, 5 users) and Enterprise tier (unlimited projects, custom users, SSO/SAML/MFA).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PODI AI: AI built into PODIUM to help teams Present faster, Review smarter and Decide better. AI that understands your project and works inside PODIUM using site, model, metrics and project data as context.
• CUBS AI Engine

Products and services

• Feasibility Platform Cloud-based SaaS module that combines site data, planning inputs, yield, cost, GIS layers, spatial data, and custom Excel models in one connected workflow, moving teams from site selection through 3D feasibility options, metrics comparison, and approval-ready outputs. Built for property developers, architects, and engineering consultancies evaluating multiple sites or design options.
• Project Conversion (Detailed Design AI) Platform module that converts approved feasibility options into editable schematic design using Detailed Design AI, producing layouts, structural models, MEP spaces, areas, quantities, and exportable outputs for downstream BIM tools. Designed for project teams taking options from feasibility into schematic and detailed design.
• PODI AI AI module built into PODIUM that uses project data as context to support presenting, reviewing, and deciding. Includes GenAI Image Rendering, Automatic Report Generation, Scenario Generation, and the announced Site Analysis Agent. Targets design and development teams that need to generate visuals, reports, and alternative scenarios directly from feasibility data.
• PODIUM Connectors Suite of plugins that connect PODIUM outputs to industry-standard tools: Revit Plugin transforms PODIUM scenarios into native data-rich Revit models; Excel Plugin pushes cost, yield, and area data into Excel pro formas with live sync; AutoCAD Plugin imports scenarios as native geometry and auto-generates 2D plans, sections, and elevations. Targeted at architects, engineers, and cost consultants using Revit, Excel, and AutoCAD.
• Residential Solutions Pre-built configurable building templates for high-density residential developments, including compact high-rise towers, customized towers, mid-rise towers, mixed-use podiums, basements, parking, and masterplanning. Built for residential property developers and housebuilders generating layouts, testing yield and unit mix, and studying massing, structure, and planning parameters.
• Data Center Solutions Configurable templates for data center feasibility, covering campus data centers, urban infill sites, substations, and parking planning. Targets data center developers and operators planning data hall layouts, testing site capacity, and evaluating technical and spatial requirements.
• Industrial Solutions Smart templates for multi-storey industrial and warehouse projects, including ramp-up designs, single-storey warehouses, bungalow industrial clusters, and integrated parking. Built for industrial and warehouse developers configuring site constraints, circulation, loading, and building parameters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Site testing process reduced from 12 weeks to 1-2 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Spacemaker (Autodesk): Acquired by Autodesk in 2020, Spacemaker is a cloud-based AI platform for early-stage site and urban feasibility analysis for real estate developers. It is the closest direct peer to Podium's Feasibility module and is now an Autodesk product, illustrating both competitive overlap and the strategic logic behind Autodesk's investment in Podium.
• TestFit: TestFit is a real-time feasibility platform that generates site plans, unit mixes, parking layouts, and yield studies for multifamily, student housing, hotel, self-storage, and office developments. It competes directly with Podium's Residential and Industrial solutions on rapid, configurable feasibility for property developers.
• Hypar: Hypar is a cloud-native building design platform that generates and exchanges detailed structural and MEP models from early-stage inputs and connects to Revit, Rhino, and Grasshopper. It overlaps with Podium's Project Conversion / Detailed Design AI and is a credible direct peer in generative building design.
• cove.tool: cove.tool is a building performance and feasibility analysis platform that helps AEC teams optimize energy, daylight, cost, and carbon early in design. It competes with Podium in early-stage decision support and feasibility workflows for developers and design teams.

Emerging players

• ALICE Technologies: ALICE offers an AI-powered construction simulation and scheduling platform that generates optimized construction plans. It is adjacent to Podium's downstream automation thesis (post-feasibility) but serves the construction execution phase rather than upfront building feasibility.
• Archilyse: Archilyse provides automated, data-driven architectural analysis of floor plans and sites, including yield, unit mix, and regulatory compliance scoring. It overlaps with Podium's quantification and option-comparison capabilities for residential and commercial developments.
• Bricks: Bricks is an AI tool that generates spreadsheets and dashboards from building design documents and project data. It overlaps with Podium's Excel Plugin and Automatic Report Generation in turning design data into structured outputs for project teams.

Broad incumbents

• Buildots: Buildots applies AI/computer vision to compare as-built construction progress against design and schedule models. It is a broader AEC incumbent in a different phase of the lifecycle (execution monitoring) but competes for the same ConTech AI mindshare and budget among developers like Lendlease and Sunway.
• OpenSpace: OpenSpace provides AI-powered 360° reality capture and field documentation for construction projects. Like Buildots, it is a broader AEC incumbent focused on execution and documentation, useful as a comparable for AEC AI platform economics and enterprise adoption.
• Matterport: Matterport provides digital twin capture and spatial data for real estate, AEC, and facilities. While not a feasibility competitor, it is comparable as an enterprise SaaS platform that converts built-environment spatial data into structured, AI-ready models serving similar enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/podium_io
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/podium-io

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 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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