Bobyard

Bobyard builds AI takeoff and estimating software for construction trade contractors. Its platform reads construction drawings and extracts quantities into a takeoff that an estimator reviews, aimed at trades that bid project work: landscaping, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, finishes, and paving. It positions itself against manual takeoff tools like Bluebeam, PlanSwift, and STACK, and claims takeoff-time reductions of 50 to 90 percent depending on drawing quality, trade, and review process. Its marketing cites named customer results: a 20 percent revenue increase at K&D Landscaping, a 5X increase in bid volume at New Path Landscape, $350,000 in new revenue at Chopper Landscaping, and 65 percent faster takeoffs at Smith & Enright. In April 2026 it launched "Bobyard 2.0," described as a consolidated AI workbench built to scale across trades. Bobyard was founded in 2023 by Michael Ding, Founder and CEO, described in press coverage as a Stanford-trained engineer and award-winning mathematician. It is headquartered in San Francisco, where its own careers page describes a hybrid working setup. The company raised a $35 million Series A announced on 11 December 2025, led by 8VC with participation from Pear VC, Primary Venture Partners, Tishman Speyer, RXR, Caffeinated Capital, and Merrick Ventures. Ding has framed the company's mission around construction being underserved by modern software, saying takeoffs are the foundation of every project and that Bobyard aims to power how the world gets built.

Bobyard is a venture-backed SaaS company selling into the construction trades, so its hiring spans both a core AI/engineering team and a large go-to-market organization. On the technical side it hires computer vision research engineers (including an internship track), frontend and fullstack engineers up to senior level, forward deployed engineers who work directly with customer projects, a data labeling operations manager, and product roles from product designer through staff product manager. On the go-to-market side, which makes up the bulk of its 40 open roles, it hires account executives (including mid-market, UK, and private-equity-focused roles), sales development representatives (including UK and a fully remote Australia-based role), sales engineers and sales managers, customer success and implementation roles, and marketing, recruiting, and business/finance operations roles. Nearly all roles are based in San Francisco under what the company describes as a hybrid setup to collaborate closely and independently; a small number of sales roles are based in the UK or fully remote. No individual listing states its employment type or specific work arrangement, and no pay range is published for any role, so confirm both with a recruiter. Listed benefits are health, dental, and vision insurance, plus equity options. Given the product, familiarity with construction estimating, takeoff software (Bluebeam, PlanSwift, STACK), or selling software into trade contractors is a relevant signal on a go-to-market application.