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2. Pitch Deck (15 slides)

Slide 1 - Cover (TTA layout)layout: title_hero · 16:9
plumbline
The AI preconstruction copilot for commercial general contractors.
Slide 2 - Problem (TTA layout)layout: problem_split · 16:9
The problem
Preconstruction is still done by hand.
01
Manual takeoff
Estimators hand-measure every quantity off PDF drawings, sheet by sheet, assembly by assembly.
02
Bids built in spreadsheets
The number that wins or loses the job is assembled and checked by hand, under deadline.
03
Estimators are retiring
Senior precon knowledge walks out the door faster than firms can hire and train it back.
40%+
of an estimator's hours go to non-billable takeoff and data entry, not judgment.
The bottleneck is people-hours
Slide 3 - Solution (TTA layout)layout: solution_image_left · 16:9
The solution
Plumbline reads the drawings and builds the bid.
It ingests the full drawing set, quantifies the takeoff in hours, prices it against the firm's own cost history, and hands the estimator a bid-ready package to review instead of build.
Slide 4 - Product (TTA layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
The product
One workspace for the whole precon team.
01
Drawings in, priced bid out
Upload the set; get a quantified, priced takeoff the same day.
02
Every number is traceable
Each quantity links back to the sheet and detail it came from, for audit and defense.
03
Human in the loop
The estimator adjusts assumptions and margin; Plumbline does the grunt work.
From drawing set to defensible bid in a day, not three weeks.
Slide 5 - How it Works (TTA layout)layout: how_it_works · 16:9
How it works
Five steps from set to submitted bid.
Step 01
Ingest
Drop in the drawing set and specs (PDF or DWG).
Step 02
AI takeoff
Detect and quantify assemblies with location tags.
Step 03
Price
Cost it against the firm's own closed jobs and live feeds.
Step 04
Review
Estimator adjusts quantities, assumptions and margin.
Step 05
Assemble
One-click export to the firm's proposal format.
The estimator stays in control of every number that leaves the door.
Slide 6 - Value Proposition (TTA layout)layout: value_prop · 16:9
Value proposition
Why teams pick Plumbline over the alternatives.
Current Solutions
Manual / in-house
  • Slow, non-billable takeoff
  • Knowledge locked in people
  • No traceability
  • Caps how much you can bid
Legacy takeoff tools
  • Still measure by hand
  • No pricing intelligence
  • Generic cost books
  • No bid assembly
Horizontal AI copilots
  • Not construction-native
  • Can't read drawing sets
  • No cost data
  • Generic, not defensible
With Plumbline
  • Construction-native AI takeoff
  • Priced on your own cost history
  • End-to-end takeoff to bid
  • Every number auditable
Construction-native AI plus your own cost data. Nobody else combines both.
Slide 7 - Features (TTA layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
Features and benefits
Built for how GCs actually bid.
01
AI quantity takeoff
Assemblies detected and measured straight from the drawing set.
02
Historical cost intelligence
Prices from the firm's own closed jobs, not a generic cost book.
03
Bid assembly and export
A proposal-ready package in the firm's own format.
04
Team collaboration
The whole precon team on one project, versioned by bid.
05
Integrations
Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bluebeam and spreadsheets.
Why now
Three curves are converging.
01
Labor shortage
Estimators are retiring faster than firms can replace them, right as backlogs grow.
02
Capital into construction tech
Record investment is finally modernizing the industry's back office.
03
AI can read drawings
Models can now parse and reason over construction document sets with real accuracy.
Market opportunity
A $28B market, entered where it's most defensible.
TAMSAMSOM
$28BTotal addressable
Global estimating + preconstruction software and services.
Every GC on earth runs preconstruction on something.
$6.5BServiceable
US commercial GC preconstruction software.
Our beachhead: commercial GCs bidding vertical work.
$48MObtainable by Year 5
Plumbline Year-5 revenue.
340 GCs at a $141K average contract value.
Slide 9 - Business Model (TTA layout)layout: business_model · 16:9
Business model
Seats plus usage, expanding across the firm.
Pricing
$2,400 per seat / year + usage
Subscription per estimator seat, plus usage per drawing set processed. Land one team, expand across the GC's project teams and offices.
Expansion
ARPA grows as they expand
$70K in Year 1 to $141K by Year 5, with net revenue retention rising 118% to 132%.
Slide 10 - Go To Market (TTA layout)layout: product_split · 16:9
Go to market
Land on one bid, expand across the firm.
01
Live-bid pilot
Land a single precon team on a real bid that pays back inside one cycle.
02
Expand by project
Seats and usage grow as more teams and offices adopt.
03
Enterprise motion
Direct into ENR-400 GCs; three enterprise logos already live.
04
Community and channel
Estimator associations and referrals drive low-cost pipeline.
05
Integration marketplace
Procore and Autodesk marketplaces as a distribution surface.
Slide 11 - Team (TTA layout)layout: team_grid · 16:9
The team
Built by people who have priced the work.
Marcus Reyes
Co-founder & CEO
Ex-preconstruction lead at a top-25 ENR GC. 15 years estimating.
Priya Nandakumar
Co-founder & CTO
Ex-Autodesk and Procore. Computer vision on construction documents.
Daniel Okafor
Chief Product Officer
Ex-Bluebeam. A decade building estimating tools.
Sarah Whitfield
VP Revenue
Scaled vertical-SaaS GTM into the AEC market.
Andre Lima
Head of AI
Document-understanding models for the built environment.
Jenna Torres
Head of Customer
Ran preconstruction ops for a national builder.
Slide 12 - Competitive Advantage (TTA layout)layout: competitive_matrix · 16:9
Competitive advantage
The only tool that is both construction-native and AI-native.
Legacy takeoff knows construction but not AI. Horizontal copilots know AI but not construction. Plumbline is built for both.
01
Trained on real drawing sets, not generic documents.
02
The firm's own cost history is the moat competitors can't copy.
03
End-to-end: takeoff, pricing and bid in one place.
04
Human-in-the-loop auditability that enterprises require.
AI-native
Construction-native
Bluebeam
PlanSwift
Horizontal AI
plumblinePlumbline
Slide 13 - Roadmap (TTA layout)layout: roadmap_3phase · 16:9
Roadmap
From takeoff to the full preconstruction OS.
Now
Shipping
Takeoff + bid
AI quantity takeoff
Historical cost pricing
Bid assembly + export
40 paying GCs
3 ENR-400 logos
Next
12-18 months
Depth + enterprise
Deeper cost intelligence
Procore + Autodesk
Enterprise SSO + security
Estimator marketplace
Subcontractor bid leveling
Later
Vision
Preconstruction OS
Scheduling
Risk + contingency
Value engineering
Portfolio analytics
Owner-side estimating
Slide 14 - Forecast (TTA layout)layout: forecast_kpi_chart · 16:9
The forecast
Every unit-economic line improves each year.
Raise$15MSeries A
Revenue · Year 5$22.7Mrun-rate
LTV : CAC1.2x → 5.4xY1 to Y5
EBITDA-positiveYear 5at scale
Revenue $2.8M to $48M over five years, gross margin 68% to 78%, LTV:CAC 1.2x to 5.4x, EBITDA-positive in Year 5.
Slide 15 - Ask (TTA layout)layout: ask_kpi_charts · 16:9
The ask
$15M to own preconstruction AI.
The Ask$15MSeries A · $45M pre / $60M post
Runway30+ monthsto EBITDA-positive
Profitable fromYear 5EBITDA-positive at scale
Cash bridge · $M
Cost allocation