Suffolk Technologies

Builders in Chicago! Ready to talk AI and the future of construction? Join us next Thursday for an evening of connecting with industry leaders, discussing AI construction, and enjoying some drinks and golf. 📍 Thursday, 27 February 📍 18:00 - 21:00 GMT-6 📍 150 N Riverside Plaza suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60606, USA This isn’t your typical industry event. No long lectures, no boring panels—just real conversations with some of the best minds in the industry, plus a state-of-the-art golf simulator to keep things interesting. Hosted by Kaya AI, with leaders from ARCO/Murray, The Walsh Group - Walsh Construction & Archer Western, Pepper Construction Group, STV and many more. Spots are limited, so if you’re in the AEC space and want to talk shop over a drink (or a few swings), register now through the link in the comments. ⬇️ Let’s build smarter—and have some fun while we’re at it. Hope to see you there!

🚨 🗞️ Breaking news: Trayd Meets Rising Demand for Construction Payroll Solutions with $4.5M Seed Round Led by Suffolk Technologies 🗞️🚨 Building a company is an intoxicating thing. As founders, much of our time is spent fighting against constant doubt, resistance, and fear. Then, if we’re lucky, a day comes when our ‘outlandish’ ideas are met with interest, excitement, and a window of opportunity to create something great. A few years ago, I was helping my dad in his construction back office. I was doing all of the very manual and mundane tasks of running payroll, checking worker hours, and filing compliance reports. During this time, I kept saying to myself “there’s got to be a better way.” Turns out, there wasn’t. The $2 trillion US construction industry didn’t have a vertical payroll or back office solution. So I seized that fleeting window of opportunity to create the software that my dad and tens of thousands of trade contractors so desperately needed, and decided to go for it. With Trayd: Construction Payroll, we’ve built the most efficient all-in-one back office platform for construction trade contractors - a software that has payroll and compliance at its core. The push to keep going has been driven by the absolute certainty in the product we’re building and the total respect for the people we are building it for. Trayd is, above all, customer-obsessed. And our clients can feel that. For the first time, there is a software purpose-built for them, one that seamlessly transforms their previous back office operations and opens up more opportunities for business growth.  Today represents one of the more spectacular moments of this journey. I am thrilled to announce our company’s $4.5M seed fundraise from world class investors like Suffolk Technologies, Bloomberg Beta, and Y Combinator.  These investors heard our earliest ideas and fueled them with the necessary capital and support to bring this platform to the construction industry. Trayd is on fire, and this additional capital will only foster more growth. We have an incredible team and have several open roles, which you can find here - www.buildtrayd.com/careers. If you’re interested in building the future of the construction back office with us, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Okay Trayd-ers, let’s keep building. 

🚨 🗞️ Breaking news: Trayd Meets Rising Demand for Construction Payroll Solutions with $4.5M Seed Round Led by Suffolk Technologies 🗞️🚨 Building a company is an intoxicating thing. As founders, much of our time is spent fighting against constant doubt, resistance, and fear. Then, if we’re lucky, a day comes when our ‘outlandish’ ideas are met with interest, excitement, and a window of opportunity to create something great. A few years ago, I was helping my dad in his construction back office. I was doing all of the very manual and mundane tasks of running payroll, checking worker hours, and filing compliance reports. During this time, I kept saying to myself “there’s got to be a better way.” Turns out, there wasn’t. The $2 trillion US construction industry didn’t have a vertical payroll or back office solution. So I seized that fleeting window of opportunity to create the software that my dad and tens of thousands of trade contractors so desperately needed, and decided to go for it. With Trayd: Construction Payroll, we’ve built the most efficient all-in-one back office platform for construction trade contractors - a software that has payroll and compliance at its core. The push to keep going has been driven by the absolute certainty in the product we’re building and the total respect for the people we are building it for. Trayd is, above all, customer-obsessed. And our clients can feel that. For the first time, there is a software purpose-built for them, one that seamlessly transforms their previous back office operations and opens up more opportunities for business growth.  Today represents one of the more spectacular moments of this journey. I am thrilled to announce our company’s $4.5M seed fundraise from world class investors like Suffolk Technologies, Bloomberg Beta, and Y Combinator.  These investors heard our earliest ideas and fueled them with the necessary capital and support to bring this platform to the construction industry. Trayd is on fire, and this additional capital will only foster more growth. We have an incredible team and have several open roles, which you can find here - www.buildtrayd.com/careers. If you’re interested in building the future of the construction back office with us, don’t hesitate to get in touch. Okay Trayd-ers, let’s keep building. 

📰 Engineering News-Record just wrote about our strategic enterprise partnership with Suffolk Construction on their Operations Playbook! Through our AI platform, we've created an agent that will help over 1,000 Suffolk field users on more than 100 job sites to follow standard operating procedures that increase safety and reduce rework. 💬 Suffolk CTO Jit Kee Chin is quoted in the article: “Generative and agentic AI can radically simplify the way our teams interact with the increasingly complex document management aspect of construction management, allowing them to refocus their time on building. Partnering with Trunk Tools allows us to accelerate this journey, as their solution optimizes daily operations and contributes to better outcomes.” Learn more about how technology-forward GCs are using AI to achieve operational excellence --> https://lnkd.in/ggDXtt32

"Data silos are real, right?" That's how our conversation started with Kroo, and it perfectly captures the challenge they're tackling in construction. Recently we were invited to the BOOST cohort from Suffolk Technologies, where we had a chance to interview Barry Chiu and Jonny Xu, Kroo's co-founders, and we learned about their modern data management approach and how it can help construction companies. Tune in to find out about: - How Kroo is unifying data from different platforms like project management, ERP, and scheduling software. - Why 80-90% of the industry is still struggling with basic data management. - How Kroo is helping companies forecast cash flow and manage project costs. - Why a data-driven approach is essential for efficiency and growth in the construction sector. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/eUuk__3S

Ever wondered how offsite manufacturing is changing the construction game? Recently, we were invited to the BOOST cohort from Suffolk Technologies where we had a chance to interview Tom Darlow and Ross Kilshaw, co-founders of Artic and we gained insights into their innovative factory-to-site logistics approach and how they are addressing the challenges of modular construction. Tune in to find out about: - How Artic is bridging the gap between manufacturing and construction, creating more efficient workflows. - Why predictability and control are crucial when more construction happens offsite. - How they're addressing quality control all the way from the factory to the final installation on site. - How they're shifting company culture by making costs visible. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dNsYGfG7