Funding Endra Raises $50M Series A — a16z Bets on the Most Rule-Bound Corner of Building Design Andreessen Horowitz leads a $50M round into Endra, an AI that automates MEP engineering — the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work that every building requires and that has resisted software automation for decades. The customer list suggests this is not a demo. Hugo Pegley · Jun 29, 2026
Product Illoca Raises $13M to Kill the 'Production Tax' — an AI Canvas That Turns an Architect's Sketch Into Documentation Bessemer leads a seed round for a startup founded by a Google DeepMind design-AI researcher and Tesla's former BIM lead, betting that architects waste 60% of their week producing drawings instead of designing them. Hugo Pegley · Jun 13, 2026
