ConstructSecure

What ConstructSecure does

ConstructSecure is a U.S.-based SaaS provider, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Lexington, that operates the Partner Elevation Platform — a construction-project risk-management and contractor-prequalification solution used by enterprise owners of capital projects. The platform combines a prequalification database covering more than 60,000 contractors (assessed across company experience, financial viability, safety record, and insurance coverage) with field applications that support active project safety management, including serious injury and fatality (SIF) tracking. Its core customers are organizations running large, multi-stakeholder capital projects that need to mitigate contractor default, rework, injury, cyber, environmental, and diversity risks; named enterprise users include Skanska, Merck, Bond Brothers, H. J. Russell, and Rosendin, spanning construction, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, and renewable-energy end markets.

The business model is enterprise SaaS subscription, sold primarily through direct field sales to large capital-project owners across construction, data centers, semiconductors, renewable energy, life sciences, health systems, manufacturing, property development, facilities management, and universities. The platform is delivered with global deployment capability and is positioned for regulated-buyer procurement via TX-RAMP and AICPA SOC compliance certifications. A two-sided network dynamic exists: contractors enroll to be discoverable by owners, while owners join to access the contractor pool. Pricing is not publicly disclosed.

The company is privately held and venture capital-backed, having raised a $96 million growth equity round led by Summit Partners in January 2022 to scale U.S. market presence. It operates with 101–250 employees under a leadership team comprising CEO Austin Merritt, founder and president Garrett Burke, and chief safety officer David F. Tibbetts.

Name

ConstructSecure

Legal name

ConstructSecure

Website

https://constructsecure.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ConstructSecure is a U.S.-based enterprise SaaS firm that operates the Partner Elevation Platform, providing contractor prequalification, safety tracking, and risk mitigation for organizations managing large capital projects across construction, infrastructure, and adjacent sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Risk Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK)

Keywords

• Contractor risk management
• Contractor prequalification
• Capital project safety
• Construction risk mitigation
• Contractor compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Subscription: SaaS platform providing contractor prequalification, risk assessment, and project management services to enterprise customers managing capital projects. Revenue derived from platform access and usage by organizations such as Skanska, Merck, and Bond Brothers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

ConstructSecure provides a cloud-based SaaS platform (the Partner Elevation Platform, marketed under the Highwire brand) that enables enterprise organizations to prequalify, assess, and continuously monitor contractors across the lifecycle of capital projects. The platform evaluates contractor experience, financial viability, safety performance, and insurance coverage, and is used by global enterprises in construction, life sciences, data centers, and other capital-intensive industries.

Product overview

ConstructSecure offers a single unified product called the Partner Elevation Platform. This platform is a construction project management solution focused on risk mitigation across capital projects, enabling global organizations to enhance collaboration and safety throughout project lifecycles.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Partner Elevation Platform: A platform aimed at improving risk mitigation across capital projects, enhancing collaboration and safety throughout project lifecycles

Products and services

• Partner Elevation Platform (Highwire) Cloud-based SaaS platform for contractor prequalification, financial, safety, and insurance risk assessment, plus field applications for ongoing contractor management across capital project lifecycles. Designed for enterprise owners of capital projects in construction, life sciences, data centers, manufacturing, and other infrastructure-heavy industries.

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BROWZ: BROWZ offers a SaaS platform for contractor prequalification and compliance management, serving similar enterprise capital-project buyers as ConstructSecure with comparable prequalification and supplier risk workflows.
• Avetta: Avetta is a leading SaaS platform for contractor prequalification, compliance, and supply chain risk management, directly competing with ConstructSecure in serving enterprise owners and GCs managing capital projects.
• SafetyCulture: SafetyCulture (iAuditor) is a mobile-first inspection and safety platform used across construction and capital projects. It competes with the safety and inspection modules within ConstructSecure's Partner Elevation Platform.
• ISNetworld: ISNetworld (now part of VelocityEHS) provides contractor management, prequalification, and compliance tracking for capital project owners, overlapping heavily with ConstructSecure's prequalification and safety offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Primavera Unifier: Oracle Primavera Unifier is an enterprise project controls and capital program management platform used by large owner/operators — the same buyers ConstructSecure targets — with potential to extend into contractor risk workflows.
• Procore Technologies: Procore is the largest publicly traded construction management SaaS platform, serving the same capital project buyers as ConstructSecure with a broader suite that could expand into contractor prequalification and risk modules.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk Construction Cloud is a broad incumbent suite for construction project management, BIM, and field collaboration. Its scale and distribution make it a credible threat if it bundles contractor risk management functionality.
• Trimble Viewpoint: Trimble Viewpoint provides ERP and project management software for construction contractors and owners, serving the same enterprise capital-project market and adjacent to ConstructSecure's risk management surface.

Emerging players

• EcoVadis: EcoVadis provides sustainability and ESG ratings for suppliers and contractors, overlapping with ConstructSecure's environmental and supplier risk assessment modules used by capital project owners.
• Vendorful: Vendorful is a newer vendor and supplier risk management SaaS, targeting enterprise procurement teams and offering partial overlap with ConstructSecure's contractor risk and prequalification functionality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/constructsecure
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/constructsecure-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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