What Arkio does

Arkio ehf. is a privately held Icelandic software company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Reykjavik, building a cross-platform VR and mixed reality design collaboration tool for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The platform allows distributed project teams to import 3D models from native BIM and CAD tools — via plugins for Autodesk Revit, McNeel Rhino, Trimble SketchUp, Graphisoft Archicad, and Autodesk Navisworks — and step inside them at 1:1 human scale on Meta Quest headsets, Windows/Mac desktops, iOS, Android, and tablets. Core capabilities include real-time multi-user design review sessions (up to 24 participants on Enterprise), a proprietary geometry engine enabling native modeling in XR, Movable Objects that round-trip back to source CAD tools as native families/blocks/components, and an AI Camera feature for generating photorealistic renders from 3D scenes using OpenAI's GPT Image 2 model.

The company operates a product-led, freemium-to-enterprise SaaS model: a free Starter tier (1:1 collaboration, OBJ/GLB import), Pro at $35/month billed annually ($45 monthly), and Enterprise at $85/month per floating license (annual billing, minimum $1,020/year) with dedicated onboarding and pooled AI credits. Free educational licensing is offered to schools integrating Arkio into built-environment curricula. Distribution is multi-channel: app stores (Meta Quest, Steam, macOS, iOS, Android), direct website download, and direct enterprise sales. Named customers include KPF, IMEG, American Structurepoint, Norconsult (6,000 employees), BAM, Sweco, CetraRuddy, RISE, SPINN, Davey+Smith, Jason Fung Architect, Avans University, and TU Delft. The team is small (1–10 employees disclosed), no external funding rounds have been disclosed, and the company is not a subsidiary of any parent. Revenue and ARR are not publicly reported.

Name

Arkio

Legal name

Arkio ehf.

Website

https://arkio.is

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arkio ehf. is an Iceland-based SaaS company that provides cross-platform VR and mixed reality design collaboration software for the AEC industry, enabling immersive 1:1 scale reviews and bidirectional workflows with Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad, and Navisworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immersive Design Collaboration Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

Keywords

• Immersive design collaboration
• VR design reviews
• Mixed reality architecture
• AEC BIM integration
• Spatial design tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Reykjavík

HQ country

Iceland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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 (SaaS): Arkio generates revenue through tiered subscription plans (Starter, Pro, Enterprise) with monthly and annual billing options. Annual subscriptions offer discounts (Pro: $35/mo vs $45/mo monthly). Enterprise uses floating license model with concurrent user pricing.
2. Educational Licenses: Free educational licenses provided to schools and educational institutions that integrate Arkio into their curriculum, with an application process required.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Arkio provides a collaborative VR, AR, and mixed-reality design platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, enabling distributed teams to co-create, review, and present 3D building and product designs in immersive environments across headsets, desktops, and mobile devices. The platform includes bidirectional plugins for major BIM tools (Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad, Navisworks), a cloud sync service for real-time multi-user sessions, AI-assisted rendering, and structured IFC/COBie export for downstream construction workflows.

Product overview

Arkio is a unified immersive design collaboration platform for the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The core Arkio Platform delivers VR and mixed reality design reviews across Meta Quest, PC, Mac, tablets, and phones, enabling teams to experience 3D models at 1:1 human scale. The platform integrates natively via plugins for Revit, Rhino, SketchUp, Archicad, and Navisworks, with bidirectional sync enabling design changes made in XR to flow back to source tools. Arkio Cloud handles file synchronization and collaboration, while the AI Camera (powered by OpenAI GPT Image 2) generates photorealistic renders from 3D scenes. Collaborative Frames allow sharing images within 3D scenes. The platform offers three tiers: Starter (free, 1:1 meetings, OBJ/GLB import), Pro ($35/month, up to 6 participants, plugin integrations, AI renders with 500 credits), and Enterprise ($85/month/floating license, up to 24 participants, priority support, 1000 pooled AI credits). Educational institutions receive free licensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arkio Platform Collaborative VR/AR/MR design platform for the AEC industry; enables distributed teams to co-create, review, and present 3D building models across Quest, Vision Pro, PCVR, desktop, and mobile, with real-time multi-user sessions and integrations to BIM authoring tools.
• Arkio Cloud Cloud sync and collaboration service for Arkio that hosts projects, manages teams, and enables real-time multi-user immersive design sessions across devices.
• Arkio Education Program Dedicated licensing and onboarding program for architectural schools and design faculties that use Arkio in studio courses and design critique.

Quantifiable outcome

• Immersive design review sessions rated approximately 9 out of 10 for helpfulness by participants
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Unity (Recommended Alternative)minorOthers · 1 August 2023When Unity announced the sunsetting of Unity Reflect in August 2023, they recommended Arkio as an alternative for their existing Unity Reflect AEC customers. This is not a formal partnership but a customer migration recommendation from a departing competitor.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Wild: The Wild is an XR collaboration platform purpose-built for architecture, design, and AEC teams to review 3D models together in shared immersive sessions. It is the closest direct competitor to Arkio in the AEC XR collaboration category, targeting similar architect personas and design review workflows.
• Resolve (formerly IrisVR): Resolve is a VR design review platform for AEC that lets architecture and engineering firms experience BIM models at 1:1 scale. It competes directly with Arkio for AEC VR review workloads and overlaps in customer profile (architects and engineers using Revit/SketchUp).
• Enscape: Enscape (now part of Chaos) is a real-time rendering and VR walkthrough plugin integrated with Revit, SketchUp, Rhino, and Archicad. It competes with Arkio's immersive design review use case from inside the same BIM tools Arkio plugs into.
• Twinmotion: Twinmotion, owned by Epic Games, is a real-time visualization and VR tool widely used by AEC firms for architectural walkthroughs. It is a direct alternative for immersive architectural review and presentation workflows.
• InsiteVR: InsiteVR is a VR meeting and design review tool built for the AEC industry, enabling distributed teams to review 3D models together. It competes head-on with Arkio in multi-user AEC VR collaboration.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Autodesk owns Revit, Navisworks, Forma, and previously Revit Live — the BIM ecosystem in which Arkio operates. Autodesk can ship immersive review as a feature of its existing install base, making it the most consequential broad incumbent in Arkio's category.
• Trimble: Trimble owns SketchUp and a portfolio of AEC hardware and software (including XR10 hardhat). As owner of one of Arkio's key integration partners, Trimble can directly compete by deepening native XR features inside SketchUp.
• Nemetschek Group: Nemetschek is the parent of Graphisoft (Archicad), Bluebeam, Solibri, and previously dRofus — covering multiple tools Arkio integrates with. The group's AEC portfolio could ship competing XR review across the same installed base.

Others

• Chaos: Chaos is the parent of Enscape and V-Ray, two of the most widely used visualization tools in AEC. While not a direct head-to-head competitor with Arkio's collaboration layer, Chaos controls an adjacent rendering and VR workflow into which Arkio plugs.
• Unity: Unity previously offered Unity Reflect, a real-time AEC visualization product that directly overlapped with Arkio. After sunsetting Unity Reflect in 2023 and recommending Arkio to customers, Unity now sits adjacent to Arkio as an ecosystem/development platform rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5PWZlHdjnXU-k7dWNxm2Vg
• Facebookfacebook.com/ArkioHQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arkio
• Instagraminstagram.com/arkiohq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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