What kaya ai does

Kaya AI (legal entity Kaya Pay Inc) is a Columbus, Ohio-headquartered, privately held company that builds an AI-powered supply chain execution platform for the construction industry. The platform is organized around three integrated modules: Procurement (AI-drafted RFPs, RFI routing, and automated bid leveling on cost, scope, schedule, and risk), OFCI Management (owner-furnished equipment tracking from order through installation with risk flagging), and Last Mile Delivery (AI-powered site logistics scheduling, conflict resolution, and vendor follow-ups). A flagship AI agent named Amber operates across all three modules, providing natural language interaction, anticipatory coordination, and continuous learning; Amber is also deployed through Meta smart glasses for on-site physical AI scanning of construction sites for safety risk detection.

The platform is sold primarily through enterprise field sales with a demo-first, quote-based subscription model targeting large general contractors, owners, and supply chain partners. A self-serve Last Mile Delivery mobile app on the Apple App Store complements the enterprise motion for mid-market and trade-partner access. Kaya's go-to-market is concentrated in five vertical segments: data centers/hyperscale, airport construction, commercial construction, utilities and power infrastructure, and healthcare/hospital construction. Named enterprise customers include Turner Construction, Suffolk, and Harkins, with case studies citing outcomes such as 50%+ reduction in manual delivery follow-ups, 100% delivery visibility, 2-4 week earlier risk identification, and 90% reduction in P&D log creation time.

The company is venture-backed via accelerator participation (Suffolk Technologies' BOOST program, Plug and Play Silicon Valley) and has earned industry recognition including the CEMEX Ventures Global Construction Startup Competition 2024 win, BuiltWorlds Top AI-Driven AEC Solution for 2026, and Columbus Startup to Watch 2026. Kaya has achieved SOC 2 Type 2 compliance and operates a small leadership team anchored by CEO Ojonimi Bako. No financial figures, including revenue, funding totals, or headcount, are publicly disclosed. The company's distribution strategy combines relationship-driven enterprise sales with selective earned media, industry events, and content marketing aimed at construction industry buyers.

Name

kaya ai

Legal name

Kaya Pay Inc

Website

https://kayapay.co

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kaya AI builds an AI-powered supply chain execution platform for construction, serving large general contractors, owners, and supply chain partners across data center, airport, commercial, utilities, and healthcare projects with procurement, OFCI, and last mile delivery modules centered on its Amber AI agent.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Supply Chain Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise AI Data & Knowledge Platforms (Vector Databases, Knowledge Graphs) (HDAEANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), AI Integration & Orchestration Platforms (Connectors, Workflow, iPaaS for AI) (HDAEANAI)

Keywords

• Construction supply chain
• AI procurement platform
• Construction equipment tracking
• Last mile delivery
• Construction AI agents

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS/Software Platform Subscription: AI-powered platform subscription for construction supply chain management, procurement automation, and last mile delivery coordination. Pricing likely enterprise-level with quote-based sales motion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kaya AI provides an AI-powered construction supply chain management platform that unifies procurement, Owner-Furnished Contractor-Installed (OFCI) equipment management, and last mile delivery for general contractors and construction project owners. The platform uses autonomous AI agents, computer vision, NLP, and predictive analytics to automate workflows, track materials and equipment, and reduce project delays across data center/hyperscale, airport, commercial, utility, and healthcare construction projects.

Product overview

Kaya AI is an AI-powered supply chain execution platform for construction that operates as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform connects three integrated modules: (1) Procurement for AI-powered RFP creation, RFI routing, and bid leveling; (2) OFCI Management for owner-furnished equipment tracking from order to installation; and (3) Last Mile Delivery for site logistics and delivery coordination. The flagship AI agent, Amber, serves as an autonomous construction teammate that coordinates procurement, supply chain, and last-mile execution across the platform, with physical AI capabilities through Meta smart glasses. All systems feed into each other—procurement decisions inform equipment tracking, which informs delivery scheduling—creating a unified workflow without manual re-entry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Amber: AI construction teammate - an AI assistant that coordinates procurement, supply chain, last mile, and delivery with human-level conversation capabilities, anticipatory coordination, and full project context.
• Last Mile Delivery

Products and services

• Kaya AI Platform
• Amber (AI Construction Teammate)
• Last Mile Delivery App

Quantifiable outcome

• 50%+ reduction in manual delivery follow ups
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Turner ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Turner Construction uses Kaya AI's Last Mile Delivery solution, achieving 50%+ reduction in manual delivery follow ups and 100% visibility into scheduled, pending, and at-risk deliveries. Case study customer demonstrating significant operational improvements.
• Suffolk TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Suffolk scaled Kaya from an initial pilot to more than 10 active projects, creating P&D logs 10x faster with 83% less daily admin work. Suffolk Technologies is also an investor through its BOOST accelerator program.
• BuiltWorldsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024BuiltWorlds featured Kaya AI in its Offsite Construction Year in Review and recognized Kaya as a Top AI-Driven AEC Solution for 2026.
• CEMEX VenturesminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024CEMEX Ventures named Kaya AI a winner in the Global Construction Startup Competition 2024, providing industry recognition and exposure.
• Uptime NowminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Kaya AI joined Uptime Now podcast to explore the future of data center construction and discuss AI-enabled procurement and supply-chain coordination.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Buildots: Buildots applies AI and computer vision to construction progress tracking. While Kaya focuses on supply chain and delivery, both are AI-native vertical SaaS companies targeting Tier-1 GCs and competing for similar AI-for-AEC budget.
• Disperse: Disperse is an AI platform for construction project execution and visual progress tracking. It is an emerging AI-native peer selling into the same enterprise GC segment though focused on the visual progress and risk detection layer rather than supply chain.
• ALICE Technologies: ALICE Technologies is an AI-based construction planning and simulation platform. It is an emerging AI-native peer in the construction tech stack, with partial overlap in optimizing project schedules and resource coordination relevant to Kaya's delivery workflows.
• Togal.AI: Togal.AI provides AI-driven construction takeoff and estimating automation. It is an emerging AI-native construction tech peer competing for the same innovation-driven GC budget, though narrowly focused on the pre-construction takeoff stage.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk Construction Cloud: Autodesk Construction Cloud (including BuildingConnected for bidding and BIM 360) is a broad incumbent platform serving construction procurement and project execution. Kaya competes for the same RFP/bidding and supply chain workflows but with an AI-native, agent-based architecture versus Autodesk's integrated suite approach.
• BuildingConnected (Autodesk): BuildingConnected, now part of Autodesk, is a bid management and subcontractor marketplace widely adopted by enterprise GCs. It overlaps with Kaya's RFP drafting and bid leveling capabilities and competes for the same procurement workflow budget.
• Procore: Procore is the leading construction management platform with broad procurement, project management, and field execution capabilities. It is a comparable incumbent operating in the same buyer base (large GCs and owners) with overlapping procurement workflows, though Kaya is far more specialized in AI-driven supply chain and last-mile delivery.

Direct peers

• LetsBuild: LetsBuild is a construction project management and delivery tracking platform that combines site execution, quality, and progress monitoring. It competes with Kaya's Last Mile Delivery and project execution workflows for European and US GCs.
• StruxHub: StruxHub is a construction delivery and site logistics platform that schedules and tracks deliveries, materials, and crews. It directly competes with Kaya's Last Mile Delivery module for the same GC and trade partner buyer.
• Join Digital: Join Digital is an AI-native construction procurement platform that automates bid management, RFP drafting, and tender evaluation. It directly overlaps with Kaya's Procurement module and serves the same large-GC buyer segment, making it one of the closest head-to-head competitors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kayaai

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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