Formwork Labs Announces Its 5th Cohort

Formwork Labs is an accelerator program for early stage AEC industry startups. Since 2022 they’ve been helping to build the foundation for the next generation of construction innovation and over the course of the three-month program, startups participate in expert-led educational sessions, connect with industry mentors, attend BuiltWorlds Venture West, and pitch to investors and industry leaders at Formwork Labs’ Demo Day on May 14 in San Francisco.

This program is designed to help startups accelerate their development and go to market faster. Founders are encouraged to learn quickly by deeply understanding their target customers, refining their products, and validating real-world use cases. Startups gain access to a mentor network of more than 100 leaders from general contractors, architecture and design firms, trade contractors, and material suppliers.

Cohort 2026 Startups

For their 5th cohort Formwork Labs has accepted 6 promising new startups:

EarthVisio

EarthVisio is an AI spatial intelligence platform for the world’s underground infrastructure to reduce construction risks and improve infrastructure resilience. Learn more

Tyce

Tyce is the intelligence layer for the built world. By turning years of project history into a living knowledge system, Tyce helps AEC firms scale how they create proposals, estimates, and essential project documents, empowering them to win more business and run with the efficiency of AI-driven companies. Learn more

Rescope

Rescope is building a pre-construction operating system that automates zoning feasibility and entitlements, code compliance, and permit operations across jurisdictions. We replace fragmented, slow, and labor-intensive pre-construction workflows with an integrated system of work purpose-built for pre-construction teams. Learn more

Structo

Structo is a network of AI agents that automates payment application review and contract compliance for construction projects. It helps project teams review Pay Apps/invoices in minutes instead of weeks, accurately flag overbillings, errors, and contract risks making the process faster, more cost-effective, and far more reliable than manual reviews. Learn more

Doc Labs

Doc Labs is an AI-native construction technology company taking a differentiated approach to construction management by automating the manual reasoning and decision-making that slow projects down. At its core is a construction-trained Context Graph that understands projects the way construction teams do. Our vision is to transform construction management into a high-performing function — helping owners achieve predictable, on-time, on-budget delivery and enabling builders to improve revenue and margins. Learn more

WAS Company

WAS Company (Worldwide Accountability Solutions) is a deeptech and climate tech startup that develops and scales circular technologies for the construction industry. Their flagship innovation, Earth Tech Materials (ETM), transforms mining waste into low-carbon cement alternatives, while their second line, Polycrete, replaces traditional wood formwork with recycled polymer panels. By turning industrial waste into high-performance construction inputs, WAS Co reduces CO₂ emissions, prevents deforestation, and accelerates the transition to sustainable infrastructure. Learn more

If you would like to learn more about the program or be involved supporting the startups as a mentor, please reach out to the Formwork Labs team here. Demo Day, when the startups pitch to investors and the industry, is on May 15th. Follow along with us at BuiltWorlds as we share updates and behind-the-scenes insights about Cohort 2026.

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About Brick & Mortar Ventures
Brick & Mortar Ventures is an early stage venture fund focused on the Built World. Founded by Darren Bechtel, the firm invests in emerging companies developing innovative software and hardware solutions for the industries of architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management. Notable past investments of the firm and its General Partner include Seed round participation in PlanGrid, Levelset, BuildingConnected, BuildZoom, and Rhumbix, as well as early-stage investments in FieldWire, Curbio, and Curri. Brick & Mortar Ventures is based in San Francisco, CA.