Aitoolnet · Jan 2026
Aitoolnet estimated Permitify at 6,556 monthly visits in 2026 and compared it against several adjacent tools, while noting Next.js/Vercel and a free-trial pricing model.
AI co-pilot for building plan review and building code compliance
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Permitify is a YC Winter 2025 AI copilot for construction plan review and building code compliance, helping builders, architects, and city building departments catch code issues before submission. Public sources conflict on the exact founding year and base location, with company-profile data pointing to San Francisco and legal/contact docs pointing to Draper, Utah.
Primary product
AI-powered construction plan review and building code compliance
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States (public company profile); Draper, Utah, USA appears in legal/contact docs
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Construction permit / building code compliance AI software
Offices
Draper, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, UT
Business model
one-time fee per plan review
B2B software/service
advisory review service
Funding
Stage
pre-seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Apr 2025
Latest amount
$500K
Apr 2025 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Work & culture
Small YC-backed team with an early-product, fast-iteration culture focused on shipping quickly for builders and public-sector reviewers; public posts emphasize early adopters, feedback, and a free beta.
Benefits
AI-powered plan review within 24 hours
detailed compliance report
identify issues before submission
reduce revision cycles
claimed 20% reduction in time to permit
1000+ permits processed
free beta/free-to-use launch period
Product & market
Pricing
One-time per-plan-review fee; no subscription. Public review sources report a $297 flat fee per review.
Differentiators
- —24-hour turnaround for plan review
- —source-backed / cited compliance output
- —before-submission precheck to reduce resubmittals
- —focused on city building-department workflows
- —land-development site-analysis capability
- —claims to have processed 1000+ permits
- —claims 20% time-to-permit savings
Technology
Next.js
Vercel
GitHub
Figma
AWS
Google Cloud Platform / Vertex AI
PostHog
HighLevel
Stripe
Customers
city building departments
plan reviewers
architects
engineers
builders
developers
land development teams
municipal staff
consultants
Competitors
CivCheck
Prepared AI
CodeComply.Ai
PlanCheckPro
UpCodes Copilot
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
~$342K-$440K ARR (estimated)
Estimated monthly visits
6.6K
Traffic estimate as of Jan 2026
Latest news
VCBacked · Mar 2025
VCBacked reported Permitify as a pre-seed company with $500K total funding and dated the last funding update to March 12, 2025.
Startup Intros · Mar 2025
Startup Intros reported Permitify raised a $500K seed round in March 2025, listing investors including Byld Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Y Combinator, and Arash Ferdowsi.
LinkedIn · Jan 2025
Adam Chandler announced Permitify as AI GovTech for city building departments, said the company had just launched, and invited users to try the free beta at permitify.co.
Y Combinator · Jan 2025
YC profile states Permitify is an AI co-pilot for building plan review and code compliance, part of the Winter 2025 batch, founded in 2025, based in Salt Lake City, UT, with Adam Chandler as CEO and Alexander Densley as co-founder.
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