4D Concepts

What 4D Concepts does

4D Concepts, LLC is a privately held Florida-based reality capture and spatial intelligence company operating from Orlando with regional offices in Los Angeles, St. Louis, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Port St. Lucie, and St. George, Bermuda. The company delivers an integrated stack of equipment rentals (FARO FocusS, X330, Premium, Swift; I4DC and Matterport cameras; Dell Precision workstations), professional 3D laser scanning and point cloud services, BIM and construction QA/QC deliverables (deformation analysis, floor flatness, Scan-to-DWG, ReCap processing), virtual tour production for museums and real estate, and its own 4D Platform cloud software (4D Planner) for drag-and-drop floor planning, 3D visualization, and AR/VR publishing.

The technology backbone combines third-party FARO laser scanning hardware, the company's proprietary I4DC 360-degree camera (claimed up to 500MP and 30 f-stop HDR), and a cloud platform with a 7-day free trial and Stripe-billed subscription plans. 4D Concepts monetizes through daily/weekly/monthly equipment rentals ($220-$270/day for premium FARO SKUs), project-based scanning and data processing services, customized team training, and software subscriptions, serving primarily AEC professionals with adjacent verticals in real estate, insurance, facilities management, and museums/cultural institutions.

Customer acquisition runs through B2B direct sales (phone, email, quote request forms), local pickup and delivery from regional offices, and a digital presence spanning Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Mailchimp, and Constant Contact. The company holds a core-tier partnership with FARO and complementary relationships with Matterport, Dell, Stripe, Google, and Facebook, and operates without disclosed external funding as an independently owned LLC.

Name

4D Concepts

Legal name

4D Concepts, LLC.

Website

https://4dconcepts.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

4D Concepts is a Florida-based reality capture company renting FARO laser scanners and proprietary I4DC cameras, delivering professional 3D scanning, BIM/QA-QC, virtual tour, and data processing services, plus a cloud floor-planning platform, to AEC, real estate, insurance, facilities, and museum customers across the US and Bermuda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Orlando

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Equipment Rentals: Rental of FARO laser scanners (Premium, S Series, X Series, Swift), I4DC cameras, Matterport Pro2 cameras, and Dell Precision workstations. Daily, weekly, and monthly rental options available. Pricing starts at $220/day for FARO X330 and $270/day for FARO Premium.
2. Professional Scanning Services: Reality capture services including 3D laser scanning, point cloud processing, virtual tours, BIM services, and data visualization. Provides custom deliverables from raw point cloud data to complete turnkey solutions.
3. Software Subscriptions: 4D Planner cloud-based platform with subscription plans. 7-day free trial available. Team discounts offered for multiple accounts. Payment processed through Stripe.
4. Training Services: Customized training sessions for groups on reality capture technology, data processing, and software usage. Dedicated training sessions available for teams of any size.
5. Data Processing Services: Point cloud to mesh conversion, Scan-to-DWG, ReCap processing, wall plumbness analysis, and floor flatness reporting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

4D Concepts provides integrated reality capture solutions spanning FARO and I4DC 3D laser scanner and 360-camera equipment rentals, professional 3D laser scanning and BIM/point cloud data processing services, high-resolution virtual tour creation, and the proprietary cloud-based 4D Platform software for floor planning, visualization, and publishing. The offering is sold to AEC, real estate, facilities management, insurance, and museum/cultural-institution professionals across North America, with multi-office local pickup/delivery support.

Product overview

4D Concepts is a reality capture and spatial intelligence company offering an integrated portfolio of hardware rentals, professional services, and proprietary software. The core offering combines the 4D Platform (cloud-based visualization and floor planning software) with rental equipment including FARO laser scanners (Premium Standard, X Series Gold, S Series Platinum), I4DC and Matterport cameras, and Dell workstations. Professional services span reality capture scanning, BIM/data processing (Scan-to-DWG, Cut & Fill Analysis, Wall Plumbness), and virtual tour creation. The platform enables users to capture spaces, create layouts, and publish interactive 3D content for customer engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 4D Platform (4D Planner) Software Cloud-based reality capture and visualization software enabling users to capture spaces, create floor plans and layouts with drag-and-drop tools, view in 2D/3D with AR magic window and VR mode, and publish interactive 3D content for customer engagement. Targets AEC, real estate, facilities, and marketing teams.
• FARO X330 Focus3D Laser Scanner Rental Daily-rate rental of the FARO X330 high-speed Focus3D laser scanner with extra-long range up to 330m, suitable for outdoor and large-area capture. Includes carbon fiber tripod, two batteries, and battery charger. Targets surveying and AEC professionals.
• FARO FocusS 350/350 Plus (S Series Platinum Standard) Rental Daily-rate rental of the FARO FocusS 350/350 Plus outdoor-focused laser scanner with extended range up to 350m, on-site compensation tool, integrated GPS and GLONASS receiver, HDR imaging, and HD photo resolution up to 165 megapixel. Targets outdoor AEC and industrial applications in challenging environments.
• FARO FocusS 150 Plus (X Series Gold Standard) Rental Daily-rate rental of the FARO FocusS 150 Plus mid-range laser scanner built for outdoor applications in challenging environments (dust, humidity, rain, direct sunlight), with on-site compensation and integrated GPS/GLONASS. Targets mid-tier AEC capture jobs.
• FARO Premium Standard Laser Scanner Rental Daily-rate rental of the premium-tier FARO laser scanner offering unparalleled on-site data capture capabilities. Includes carbon fiber tripod and accessories. Targets enterprise customers needing the highest tier FARO scanner without ownership cost.
• FARO Swift Indoor Mobile Mapping System Rental Daily-rate rental of the FARO Swift, the first fully-integrated indoor mobile mapping system combining a FARO Focus3D Laser Scanner with ScanPlan mapper on a Swift cart, designed for large-area as-built capturing with minimal time and effort.
• I4DC 360 Camera Rental Daily-rate rental of 4D Concepts' proprietary I4DC 360 camera system, a Matterport alternative that captures up to 500 Megapixel resolution panoramic or full spherical images with True HDR 30 f-stop dynamic range. Targets museums, AEC, and insurance applications needing higher resolution than typical 360 cameras.
• Matterport Pro2 Camera Rental Daily-rate rental of the Matterport Pro2 3D camera for residential, commercial, and multifamily real estate sales. Creates complete digital twins with 99% accurate models enabling 24/7 digital open houses. Bundle includes iPad Air, tripod, and Pelican hard case. Targets real estate and AEC customers.
• Dell Precision 17" Mobile Workstation Rental with FARO SCENE Daily-rate rental of the Dell Precision 17" Mobile Workstation Laptop (Intel Core i7-9750H, 32GB memory, Nvidia Quadro RTX 4000 graphics, dual SSDs) with FARO SCENE point cloud registration software pre-installed. Bundled with rentals so customers can process scan data on-site.
• Reality Capture / 3D Laser Scanning Services Professional 3D laser scanning, point cloud scanning, and reality capture services for architecture, construction, engineering, facilities management, and industrial design applications. The company's network of professionals delivers custom outputs from raw point cloud data to complete turnkey solutions throughout planning, design, and construction phases.
• Data Processing Services (Scan-to-DWG, Cut & Fill, ReCap, Wall Plumbness) Specialized data processing services converting raw scan data into deliverables: Scan-to-DWG conversion, Cut & Fill Analysis, ReCap Point Cloud processing, and Wall Plumbness Analysis. Targets AEC and engineering teams needing survey-grade processed data for downstream CAD and BIM workflows.
• BIM & Construction Lifecycle Services (BuildIT QA/QC) BIM and construction lifecycle services built on FARO's BIM lifecycle methodology, including Construction QA/QC using BuildIT Construction software, infrastructure inspection, deformation analysis, floor flatness analysis, and as-built documentation compared against BIM. Targets AEC firms needing QA/QC throughout the project lifecycle.
• Virtual Tour Creation Services Virtual tour creation services for museums, exhibitions, and immersive marketing experiences using the I4DC camera (up to 500 Megapixel resolution with HDR) or Insta360 One X2. Includes image stitching, enhancement, and publishing capabilities. Targets museums and cultural institutions needing high-quality immersive tours.
• Customized Training and Software Support Customized training sessions and software support services covering reality capture technology, data processing, and 4D Platform software usage. Dedicated group sessions available for teams of any size plus onboarding assistance and software FAQ. Targets enterprise and mid-market teams adopting reality capture workflows.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FAROcoreTechnology or Integration4D Concepts works closely with FARO as a premier rental partner, providing FARO laser scanners (FocusS 350/350 Plus, FocusS 150/150 Plus, FocusS 70, X330, Swift), BuildIT Construction software for QA/QC, FARO SCENE registration software, and FARO Cloud solutions for data sharing. FARO BIM lifecycle approach guides their construction and documentation services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Buildots: Buildots uses 360 capture combined with AI for construction progress tracking and QA/QC, directly competing with 4D Concepts' BIM/construction lifecycle services. Targets the same enterprise AEC customers but with a software-led, automated workflow approach.
• DroneDeploy: DroneDeploy provides reality capture via drones for construction, AEC, and facilities — overlapping with 4D Concepts' AEC and facilities management verticals but using aerial rather than terrestrial capture. Both companies share customers seeking digital as-built documentation.
• OpenSpace: OpenSpace provides AI-powered construction progress tracking using 360 capture, overlapping with 4D Concepts' AEC and construction documentation use cases. Its software-led approach represents an emerging software-centric competitor to traditional laser scanning services in the same vertical.
• HoloBuilder (OpenSpace): Originally spun out as HoloBuilder before joining OpenSpace, this 360 construction capture platform directly addresses 4D Concepts' AEC documentation use case with a software-first approach. Operates in the same reality capture-for-construction category.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Trimble is a large AEC technology incumbent offering laser scanning hardware (TX8, X7), field software (Trimble FieldLink), and BIM/survey workflows. Its broader AEC portfolio competes with 4D Concepts at the systems level rather than on rental/services, but addresses overlapping customers.
• Leica BLK (Hexagon): Leica BLK series is a compact, user-friendly laser scanner line from Hexagon targeting the same mid-market AEC and architecture customers as 4D Concepts' rental fleet. Represents the most direct hardware-style competition in the small-format scanner category.
• Hexagon (Leica Geosystems): Hexagon's Leica Geosystems division manufactures professional laser scanners (BLK, RTC360, P-Series) and offers reality capture software (Cyclone, REGISTER 360) widely used in AEC and surveying. Competes with 4D Concepts' rental fleet and scanning service offerings as a vertically integrated hardware-software incumbent.
• Autodesk (ReCap): Autodesk offers ReCap for point cloud processing, integration with Revit/BIM, and is a complementary vendor to 4D Concepts (which uses ReCap as part of its data processing services). Represents a broad incumbent in the AEC software stack where 4D Concepts operates.

Direct peers

• Matterport: Matterport is the dominant player in 3D capture and virtual tour technology for real estate, AEC, and insurance — directly overlapping with 4D Concepts' Matterport Pro2 rental program and core AEC/real estate customer base. 4D Concepts positions its I4DC camera explicitly as a higher-spec Matterport alternative.
• FARO Technologies: FARO manufactures the laser scanners (FocusS, X330, Swift) that comprise most of 4D Concepts' rental fleet and provides BuildIT Construction software the company resells into QA/QC workflows. As 4D Concepts' premier technology partner, FARO also operates adjacent scanning services and is the most direct competitor on hardware-led reality capture engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCLh4ZMDtIZbOSjcdEvbmttg
• Facebookfacebook.com/4DConceptsLLC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/4d-concepts
• Instagraminstagram.com/4dconcepts?utm_source=ig_profile_share&igshid=f7g96regv7pp

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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