DigiBuild GTM brain

DigiBuild helps construction contractors and owners source, order and track building materials, with software and turnkey procurement services.

category

Construction materials procurement

market profile

  • text: Construction teams coordinate takeoffs, supplier quotes, delivery and payments across fragmented parties and systems.
  • text: DigiBuild combines a procurement platform with an installation and procurement service; its direct competitive set includes Kojo.

personas

  • title: Construction procurement director
    pains:
    • Requesting and comparing supplier quotes manually takes too much staff time.
    • Material price fluctuations and long lead times threaten project budgets.
  • title: General contractor project manager
    pains:
    • Unclear delivery dates and missing materials cause schedule misses.
    • Needs an audit trail across subcontractors and supplier transactions.
  • title: Specialty subcontractor owner
    pains:
    • Small teams must source materials, coordinate deliveries and manage paperwork while executing jobs.
    • Limited time to obtain competitive supplier quotes.

icp

  • text: US general contractors and specialty subcontractors managing material-intensive projects and multiple suppliers.
  • text: Real estate owners and developers seeking visibility into project procurement and delivery across stakeholders.

message pillars

  • text: Automate the material procurement workflow.
  • text: Improve supplier quote coverage with less manual effort.
  • text: Make delivery and scheduling visible to project teams.

objections

  • objection: We already use construction management software.
    response: Evaluate DigiBuild as a procurement complement and check the actual integration with the existing stack.
  • objection: Will the supplier network improve our specific material pricing?
    response: Pilot a representative package against current quotes and include delivery terms and lead times in the comparison.
  • objection: Can the team trust AI takeoffs and schedule predictions?
    response: Have estimators verify the takeoff and validate lead times with suppliers before purchase.

competitors

  • name: Kojo
    why: Construction material procurement and management software.
  • name: Field Materials
    why: Construction materials procurement and supply chain alternative.
  • name: Krane
    why: AI agents for construction material procurement and delivery.

influencers

  • name: Robert Salvador
    url: https://republic.com/insights/founders/robert-salvador-digibuild
    why: Founder discussing construction technology and competition.

keywords

  • construction material procurement software
  • construction purchase order tracking
  • subcontractor material management
  • construction supplier RFQ
  • building materials delivery tracking
  • construction procurement AI
  • material lead time scheduling

voice

  • Builder-oriented and practical
  • Direct and results-led
  • Focused on time, cost and schedule

signals

  • text: A contractor is starting a material-intensive project with long-lead equipment and schedule pressure.
  • text: A GC is standardizing purchasing across projects or adding procurement staff.

stack

  • Procore
  • Autodesk
  • Sage
  • QuickBooks

pricing

model: unknown

motion

sales_led

channels

  • industry partnerships
  • customer case studies
  • SEO
  • sales demos

confidence

high

Founders

  • name: Robert Salvador
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: - Cofounder & CEO of PoliTech.AI: Digital sales robots that sell for startups. - Fmr Founder & CEO DigiBuild: AI optimizes buying building materials. - Fmr Founder & President of SLP, a Commercial Construction company. - 750M+ in sales prospected and closed since 2015. - Bitcoin & Crypto since 2016. - Seen on Fox Business, NBC, CNBC, Newsnation. - Influencer on Linkedin, X. -Prev backed by: YC, Draper Associates, Valhalla Ventures, Picus Cap, Bluefield Capital, Cathexis Ventures, Harvard.
  • name: Ivan Franco
    title: Founder
    role: Founder
    bio: VP of Eng @DigiBuild

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