Raise Robotics, developer of the Raise Robotics construction platform, today announced a $7.75 million seed funding round led by MaC Venture Capital with participation from Undivided Ventures and existing investors Cybernetix Ventures, Zacua Ventures, and Union Labs. The funding coincides with the successful completion of curtain wall layout for over 10,000 glass panels at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, demonstrating the platform’s measurable impact on cost, safety, and reliability. With this latest round, Raise has raised a total of $11.8 million.

Proven Performance

The St. Jude Medical Center project, a 15-story, twin-tower medical facility in Memphis, demonstrated the Raise system’s real-world impact providing accuracy within 1/16-inch while saving approximately 830 hours on the project—preventing a delay of several months.

"When doing layout by hand on the first two floors we saw $100,000 to $130,000 worth of rework due to defects," said Pierce Torrance, Senior Project Manager for JR Butler, the glazing contractor. "After that expensive lesson, the decision was made to bring Raise Robotics onto the job as a countermeasure to prevent those same layout issues on the remaining floors."

"When we crunched the numbers, the robot beat our budget," added Morgan Patnode, Project Superintendent. "Their price was less expensive than we could do it, and the accuracy eliminated the rework plaguing our manual approach."

Built for Real World Job Sites

Powered by AI and deep learning models that adapt to different end effectors, the Raise Robotic platform uses a range of interchangeable tools for multiple applications including layout, scanning, drilling, and installations. Available in single or dual arm configurations mounted on a compact mobile base, the system operates reliably in extreme conditions - from 15°F to 110°F- and requires only standard 2D floor plans.

"Construction is undergoing a fundamental shift. With mounting pressure from labor constraints, cost overruns, and safety risks, the need for adaptable, automation-ready solutions has never been greater,” said Vivin Hedge, GM and Founding Partner, Zacua Ventures.  “Raise Robotics stood out to us for building a versatile platform that enables contractors to scale automation across multiple scopes—not just one-off tasks. We're proud to back a team unlocking real change in how the built environment gets delivered."

Co-founders Gary Chen and Conley Oster launched Raise Robotics in October 2021 with a mission of moving workers out of harm's way by automating the most repetitive, hazardous tasks in construction.

"Construction has relied on the same unreliable, inefficient processes for decades. We built the company to change that–delivering a versatile platform that takes on the most challenging, riskiest tasks while increasing ROI across multiple trade partners,” said Gary Chen, CEO & Co-Founder, Raise Robotics.  "Projects like St. Jude prove that our mission of keeping workers safe can also deliver the productivity gains the industry is looking for."