Startuply.vc · May 2026
Long-form feature on Semble AI’s wedge into fire-safety and building-system design; highlights the claim that the product compresses a weeks-long manual workflow into a much faster automated process.
Autonomous building-system design for construction companies.
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
YC-backed construction-tech startup building an AI operating system for trade operators. Public materials show two related wedges: code-compliant building-system design for fire/HVAC/plumbing/security, and front-office workflow automation such as call answering, scheduling, quoting, invoicing, and CRM updates.
Primary product
AI operating system for the trades
Founded
2025
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Industry
Construction
Sub-industry
AI-powered workflow automation for trades and building-system design
Business model
B2B SaaS
workflow automation platform
AI agents for operations
Funding
People & investors
Work & culture
Very small, founder-led YC F25 team with a high-ownership, fast-moving engineering culture. Public hiring copy emphasizes working directly with the founders, shaping technical direction from day zero, and building production systems quickly.
Compensation
Public hiring material for a Founding AI Engineer lists a $150K-$250K base salary range and 0.80%-1.40% equity, indicating early-stage founder-level ownership compensation.
Product & market
Differentiators
- —Automates code-compliant building-system design in minutes instead of weeks
- —Targets a narrow, regulated wedge first: fire and life-safety systems
- —Integrates with the tools operators already use, including accounting, CRM, docs, and field-service software
- —Adds observability and dry-run simulation for workflows
Technology
TypeScript
React
Node.js
Express
PostgreSQL
Python
PyTorch
NumPy
AutoCAD
Google Workspace
Microsoft 365
Slack
Salesforce
HubSpot
QuickBooks
Procore
Jobber
Autodesk Cloud
DocuSign
ServiceTitan
Customers
construction companies
design-build firms
system integrators
trade operators
commercial specialty contractors
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$235K-$526K
Estimated monthly visits
2.3K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
LinkedIn · Dec 2025
Follow-up podcast post discussing the company’s mission to bring modern AI into an industry that has been behind on software adoption.
LinkedIn · Nov 2025
Podcast promo post that cites the fire-system design market as a large manual-workflow industry and frames Semble AI as modernizing it.
LinkedIn · Oct 2025
Company launch-style post describing the product as generating code-compliant layouts, bills of materials, cost estimates, and proposals in minutes.
LinkedIn · Aug 2025
Jonathan Tyshler announces YC backing and references the Stanford-origin story with co-founder Ethan Boyers.
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