Smino

Name

Smino

Legal name

smino AG

Website

https://smino.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software subscription / licensing: Primary revenue stream. Customers register, select modular license packages via a Sales contact, and pay a fixed licence fee in advance at the start of each contract period. AGB specifies annual contractual minimum terms (typically one-year term), with automatic renewal unless cancelled at least three months before term-end; additional modules are prorated to the main licence term. Pricing is exclusive of statutory VAT.
2. Add-on modules: Modular product offering (Teamwork, Integrations, Repro, Digital protocols, BIM, CDE, Task management, Defect management, Schedule, Digital journal, Acceptance protocols, Checklists, Project documentation, Guarantee phase, Inspections) sold as add-ons to the main licence, with term aligned to the main licence and prorated pricing.
3. Professional / support services: Optional fee-based support and diagnostic services beyond the free 1st-level bug-fix support. AGB allows the provider to charge for support services and to bill customer-caused investigations at standard rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Smino sells a cloud-based collaboration platform (web and mobile) for the construction industry, organised as a Common Data Environment (CDE) with modular add-ons covering BIM model checking, task and defect management, digital construction journal, scheduling, acceptance protocols, project documentation, inspections, integrations, and repro/plotting. Customers buy modular annual licences negotiated with a Sales contact, with optional fee-based support services. The platform is extended by the "athena" AI assistant for construction project Q&A.

Product overview

smino is offered as a single cloud-based collaboration platform (web + mobile app) for construction projects, organized into four project-phase modules — Koordinieren (Teamwork, Integrationen, Reprodienste, Digitale Protokolle), Planen (BIM Software, CDE Projektraum, Aufgabenmanagement), Realisieren (Mängelmanagement, Bauzeitenplan, Digitales Bautagebuch, Abnahmeprotokolle), and Bewirtschaften (Checklisten, Projektdokumentation, Garantiephase, Inspektionen). Customers register an account and can book modules modularly under the AGB (smino AG). The platform was extended in 2022 with the BIM SPOT acquisition for Open BIM, and in June 2025 with Athena, a project-based AI module that analyzes protocols, plans, and documents and answers project questions in natural language. The product runs in Switzerland and Germany regions, supports iOS and Android apps, and is sold primarily to construction project owners, general contractors, architects, construction managers, and public building authorities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• athena: A construction-industry-specific AI assistant developed and branded by smino that complements the smino collaboration platform.

Products and services

• smino Collaboration Platform Cloud-based, web and mobile collaboration platform for construction projects, organised into four project-phase modules (Koordinieren, Planen, Realisieren, Bewirtschaften) covering teamwork, integrations, repro services, digital protocols, BIM, CDE, task management, defect management, scheduling, digital journal, acceptance protocols, checklists, project documentation, guarantee phase and inspections. Marketed as the #1 process solution for construction projects in German-speaking markets and sold via modular annual licences negotiated with Sales.
• athena AI Assistant Project-based AI assistant specifically developed for the construction industry that analyses protocols, plans and documents (text and image), identifies risks, and answers project questions in natural language to support project managers, architects and client representatives. Launched as an early-adopter program ("KI-Pioniere") on top of the smino platform.
• smino BIM Model Check Native BIM model checking capability added to the smino platform in April 2024, allowing users to run collision/BCF model checks directly inside the platform with tasks linked to both underlying models and improved model-reference task export.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer testimonial: ~2 hours saved per day in the office (Marti Gesamtleistungen, Enis Lufi).
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered strategic / flagship and minor.

• BIM SPOT (BIM SPOT GmbH)strategic / flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Smino acquired the Vienna-based BIM-Deep-Tech company BIM SPOT in September 2022, becoming a leading software provider in the Open BIM space for the construction industry in German-speaking countries. The acquisition gave smino a direct Austrian presence and added BIM Spot's deep-tech BIM capabilities to smino's collaboration platform.
• Swiss Made SoftwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSmino is listed on swissmadesoftware.org and displays the "In der Schweiz hergestellte Software" / "Software produced in Switzerland" badge across its site for brand/credibility.
• kununuminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEmployer-branding partnership: kununu ranks smino as a Top 2024/2025 Company (Beste Arbeitgeber), and smino displays the badge on its website.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dalux: Danish BIM and CDE provider with strong DACH/Nordic presence in digital construction, model checking and field collaboration. Direct peer: competes with smino's BIM Software and CDE Projektraum modules, especially on BIM-driven workflows for architects and engineers.
• LetsBuild: Danish/European construction project management and field-collaboration SaaS (now part of Hilti). Direct peer: offers site diary, task/defect tracking, schedule and snagging workflows that overlap with smino's Realisieren modules and competes in the same European general-contractor market.
• Procore: US-listed construction project management SaaS covering bid management, project execution, quality/safety and field collaboration. Direct peer at the workflow level: targets the same general contractor / project owner use cases as smino Teamwork, Aufgaben- and Mängelmanagement, with deeper financial-management features but less native DACH/BIM orientation.
• thinkproject: German provider of a Common Data Environment (CDE) and project collaboration platform for AEC and infrastructure projects. Direct peer in the DACH market, competing with smino's CDE Projektraum, BIM and project-documentation modules, particularly for large infrastructure and public-sector tenders.
• PlanRadar: Vienna-based SaaS for construction and real-estate defect, task and inspection management with a mobile-first workflow. Closest direct peer: serves the same DACH/Austrian general-contractor and building-owner segments as smino's Mängelmanagement, Aufgabenmanagement and Inspektionen modules, and competes head-to-head on price-based SaaS contracts.

Regional players

• BauCloud: German construction SaaS focused on mobile construction diary, defect management and on-site documentation. Regional peer: directly comparable to smino's Digitales Bautagebuch and Mängelmanagement modules in the German market, though with a narrower feature set.

Emerging players

• Newforma: US-based project information management platform for architecture, engineering and construction firms, focused on email/document management, CDE and project handover. Emerging/adjacent peer: overlaps with smino's CDE Projektraum and Projektdokumentation modules for the A&E side of the project lifecycle.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk's portfolio combining BIM 360 / ACC, PlanGrid, Assemble and BuildingConnected for design, CDE, field collaboration and project management. Broad incumbent: overlaps with smino's BIM, CDE, defect management and field collaboration capabilities, sold as part of Autodesk's broader AEC suite with global reach.
• Nemetschek Group (Bluebeam): Munich-based AEC software group whose brands include Bluebeam (markup, collaboration), Nevaris, Graphisoft and Solibri. Broad incumbent in DACH: Bluebeam and Nevaris compete with smino's CDE, plan review and project documentation workflows and benefit from Nemetschek's strong DACH enterprise and public-sector footprint.
• Trimble Connect: Trimble's CDE / BIM collaboration product within its broader construction technology portfolio (Tekla, Viewpoint, etc.). Broad incumbent: competes with smino's CDE and BIM modules, typically bundled with Trimble's hardware and estimating tools.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors11 records

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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