SQUARETECH

What SQUARETECH does

Squaretech GmbH is a Swiss AI software company founded in 2023 and headquartered in Richterswil, Canton of Zürich. It develops AI-based solutions targeting the Swiss building-permit and construction-law workflow, with a portfolio of three products: Atlas (a Swiss construction-law AI platform consolidating federal, cantonal, and municipal regulations and standards, currently in free beta), SQUARE Check (automated completeness and correctness verification of building-permit dossiers via document understanding and rule-based checks), and SQUARE Assist (a conversational AI assistant for municipal staff and citizens with source-cited answers and automated email drafting). Underlying technology combines Azure OpenAI Services and Cohere language models with a proprietary, daily-updated Swiss legal corpus, ÖREB cadastral and GIS parcel data, and is hosted on Microsoft Azure European infrastructure under DSG and DSGVO compliance; a fourth tool, KI-Check, serves as a free lead-generation utility for AI-readiness assessment.

The business model blends subscription SaaS with services revenue. Atlas is freemium today with a stated path to paid Enterprise contracts (SSO, SLA, white-label, API); SQUARE Check and SQUARE Assist are sold to municipalities and cantons under custom Enterprise contracts; and a three-phase AI consulting practice (Discovery → Implementation → Operations) is priced between CHF 14,000 and CHF 42,000 per engagement. Go-to-market combines product-led growth for Atlas with enterprise field sales for government clients, accelerated by a distribution partnership with Gemdat and embedded integrations with eBau and Gemdat BauDirekt platforms. Named customers and partners include ABB and Stadt Winterthur on the customer side, and Gemdat, FHNW, Microsoft, Cohere, NVIDIA Inception, Switzerland Innovation, ETH Zürich, and Universität St.Gallen on the partner side; the founding team comprises three named members led by CEO Christopher Mandiratta.

Name

SQUARETECH

Legal name

Squaretech GmbH

Website

https://squaretech.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Squaretech GmbH is a Swiss AI software company that builds Atlas, SQUARE Check, and SQUARE Assist — AI tools that automate Swiss construction-law research and building-permit processing for municipalities, cantons, planners, developers, and asset managers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Technology / Regulatory AI Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Scientific Research and Development Services (5417)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Documentation & Reporting Automation (Model Cards, Datasheets, Impact Assessments) (HDAAAMAJ), AI Application Enablement Platforms (Copilot/Agent Frameworks, SDKs) (HDAEANAJ), Audit, Explainability & Accountability Tooling (traceability, reporting) (HDAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Construction law software
• Building permit automation
• AI compliance platform
• Regulatory knowledge retrieval
• GIS cadastral integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Richterswil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Atlas SaaS Platform: Atlas currently in free beta phase with conversion to paid subscription model planned. Enterprise contracts with custom pricing for organizations with advanced requirements including SLA, SSO, white labeling, API access, and dedicated support. Revenue model transitioning from freemium beta to subscription-based SaaS.
2. AI Consulting & Implementation Services: Three-phase service offering: Potenzialanalyse (potential analysis with fixed scope and price, example costs CHF 14k-42k depending on complexity), Prototyp development (prototype before larger investment), and Production implementation with ongoing operations. Services include system integration with existing ERP, CRM, and specialist applications.
3. SQUARE Check & SQUARE Assist (Enterprise): AI applications for public administrations with Enterprise contracts. Sold to municipalities, cantons, and government agencies for internal use in permit checking and citizen service. Custom pricing based on organizational requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SQUARETECH develops AI-based software solutions that automate and streamline Swiss building permit processes and construction-law research. Its core products are Atlas (a SaaS platform consolidating Swiss construction law, building norms, geoinformation, and ÖREB cadastral data for construction professionals), SQUARE Check (automated completeness and correctness verification of building permit submissions for public administrations), and SQUARE Assist (a conversational AI assistant answering building-law questions for municipal staff and citizens). The company also offers a three-phase AI consulting service (Discovery, Implementation, Operations) and a free KI-Check potential-analysis tool.

Product overview

Squaretech is a Swiss AI solutions company serving the construction and real estate sector with three core AI products. Atlas serves as the primary AI platform for building professionals (planners, developers, asset managers, investors), providing building law research, standards search, volume calculations, permit checklists, potential analyses, and DXF export in a single integrated workspace. SQUARE Check and SQUARE Assist are both targeted at public administrations: SQUARE Check automates the completeness and correctness verification of submitted building permits, while SQUARE Assist acts as a conversational AI assistant for staff and citizen inquiries about building regulations. The three products share common technology foundations (Azure OpenAI, Cohere, Swiss hosting, DSG compliance) and are offered alongside AI consulting services and the free KI-Check lead-generation tool. All products are developed and hosted in Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atlas: AI-powered platform for building law, standards, geoinformation, and more for construction projects in Switzerland. Provides tools for volume calculations, building permit checklists, and potential analyses.
• SQUARE Check
• SQUARE Assist

Products and services

• Atlas AI-powered SaaS platform for the Swiss construction and real-estate industry that consolidates building law (federal, cantonal, municipal), building norms, geoinformation, and ÖREB cadastre data into a single searchable workspace. Includes six tools: Baurecht search, interactive Normen search, Baueingabe checklist generator, Volumenkalkulator, Potenzialanalyse, and DXF export to CAD. Provides parcel-specific, source-cited answers for planners, developers, asset managers, investors, and planning offices.
• SQUARE Check AI application that automatically verifies building permit submissions for completeness and correctness against local municipal regulations. Reads submitted dossiers (situationsplan, floor plans, façade plans), recognizes the application subject, checks completeness, validates specific criteria (signatures, scale, color coding), and generates structured feedback reports and ready-to-send reply emails for administrators. Targets public administrations and integrates into eBau portals and Bauverwaltungssoftware.
• SQUARE Assist Digital AI assistant for public building administrations that answers building-law questions from employees and citizens on a source-cited basis. Provides location-based answers referencing municipal, cantonal, and federal regulations. Features GIS integration for parcel-specific responses, source citations, and automatic reply email generation. Can be deployed as a chat widget on municipality websites or integrated into eBau portals and the Gemdat BauDirekt platform.
• AI Consulting & Implementation Services Three-phase AI consulting service for companies seeking AI potential analysis and implementation. Discovery phase: free AI check plus fixed-scope Potenzialanalyse (example costs CHF 14k-42k depending on complexity, ~12 processes analyzed with 3 prioritized measures). Implementation phase: prototype before larger investment, then production implementation including integration with existing ERP, CRM, and specialist applications. Operations phase: ongoing support, training, and continuous improvement. Validated by an ABB engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 processes analyzed per engagement with prioritized measures including ROI estimates
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GemdatcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGemdat serves as distribution channel for SQUARE Assist, available through Gemdat BauDirekt platform. Integration enables SQUARE Assist to run directly within the Gemdat environment used by municipalities for building administration.
• FHNW (Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and development partnership in joint project with FHNW and Stadt Winterthur for developing SQUARE Assist and SQUARE Check products. Academic research collaboration providing technical validation and domain expertise.
• Stadt Winterthur (City of Winterthur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and development partnership in joint project with FHNW and Stadt Winterthur. City of Winterthur served as practical application partner for developing and testing SQUARE Assist and SQUARE Check in real municipal operations.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary cloud infrastructure and AI services provider. Azure OpenAI Services used for text generation in Atlas. European cloud infrastructure for hosting and AI model processing. Data processing in Europe (Microsoft Azure).
• CoherecoreTechnology or IntegrationAI language model provider for Atlas text generation. Data processing on servers in Canada. Supplements Azure OpenAI Services for additional AI capabilities.
• Switzerland InnovationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss innovation platform supporting technology companies. Squaretech listed as supported company, providing access to innovation ecosystem and potential networking.
• NVIDIA InceptionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNVIDIA AI startup program supporting AI companies. Squaretech listed as member, providing access to NVIDIA resources, technical support, and AI ecosystem.
• ETH ZürichminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing access to technical expertise. Team member Silvan Giger has ETH Zürich background. University provides talent pipeline and academic credibility.
• Universität St.Gallen (HSG)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership providing business and management expertise. Team member Christopher Mandiratta has HSG background. University provides strategic and management consulting expertise.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Procore: Large US-listed construction-management SaaS platform increasingly expanding into pre-construction and permit workflows. Comparable as a broad incumbent that could encroach on Squaretech's permit and inspection automation use cases.
• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Global incumbent SaaS suite for construction project management, BIM and document collaboration. Represents the broader platform layer that Atlas and SQUARE Check compete against for seat-share inside architecture, engineering and construction firms.
• Casavi: Established German property- and facility-management SaaS used by housing providers and municipal-adjacent organisations. Comparable as a broader incumbent platform into which Squaretech's SQUARE Assist-style chat/automation could either be embedded or compete against for staff workflows.

Direct peers

• PlanRadar: Austrian-founded vertical SaaS for construction and real-estate project documentation, defect management and inspection workflows. Comparable to Squaretech's SQUARE Check and SQUARE Assist as a SaaS layer digitising building and permit-related processes for both professionals and public-sector stakeholders.
• Leverton (MRI Real Estate AI): AI document-extraction and contract-analysis platform for real estate and construction, now part of MRI Software. Closely comparable to SQUARE Check's AI-driven reading and validation of permit dossiers and to Atlas's structured extraction of legal/normative content.
• Architrave: German PropTech building a digital building file and AI-powered document/permit data infrastructure for the German construction and real-estate market. Highly comparable to Squaretech's vision of an AI-curated regulatory and document backbone for building permits.
• Hypatos: German-based AI document-automation vendor applying LLMs to back-office workflows including compliance-heavy documents. Comparable to Squaretech's approach of combining generative AI with structured compliance/permit document processing.
• Archilyse: AI-driven analysis of real-estate parcels and buildings (location quality, development potential). Directly comparable to Atlas's Potenzialanalyse and Volumenkalkulator features aimed at investors, banks and developers assessing building potential.

Others

• buildingSMART Switzerland: Swiss industry association driving openBIM standards and digital building-permit initiatives. Relevant ecosystem participant whose standards adoption shapes the addressable surface for Squaretech's ÖREB- and BIM-adjacent product capabilities.

Regional players

• Gemdat: Swiss vendor of building-administration software (Gemdat Bau) used by municipalities; simultaneously a channel partner for SQUARE Assist and a competitor in permit-administration software. Highly comparable because it sits in the same Swiss municipal permit-software category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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