News in Short
- AI startup Endra has expanded into New York, San Francisco and London.
- The move follows its $50 million Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz.
- Endra’s AI platform automates MEP engineering for commercial buildings.
- The company says its software can reduce engineering work from months to less than a day.
- Endra will unveil its new electrical AI platform at its Epoch event in September.
AI startup Endra has announced a major global expansion, opening new offices in New York, San Francisco and London as it looks to tackle one of the construction industry’s biggest challenges—an acute shortage of engineering talent.
The Stockholm-based company is scaling its AI-powered Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) engineering platform after raising $50 million in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz earlier this year. The expansion strengthens Endra’s presence in the world’s largest construction markets as demand for data centres, electrified infrastructure and net-zero buildings continues to rise.
AI aims to remove engineering bottlenecks
MEP engineering forms the backbone of every commercial building project. Engineers design electrical systems, HVAC networks, plumbing layouts, cable routing and compliance documentation before construction begins. Delays at this stage often slow entire projects.
Endra believes artificial intelligence can significantly speed up this process.
Its platform integrates with BIM software such as Autodesk Revit, recreates buildings in a detailed 3D environment and automates tasks including system design, device placement, routing and documentation generation.
According to the company, designing the electrical system for a 500,000-square-foot commercial building, a process that traditionally takes nearly two months, can now be completed in less than a day using its AI platform.
US becomes growth priority
The United States now sits at the centre of Endra’s expansion plans. Co-Founder and President Anton Juric will lead the company’s North American operations from New York while working with some of the world’s largest engineering consultancies.
“The firms that move first will have more capacity, faster timelines, and a new way to scale their expertise. The US is the largest construction market in the world, and we are building there in person because enterprise trust is won in the room,” said Anton Juric, Co-Founder and President of Endra.
Alongside the US expansion, Endra has strengthened its European presence with a London office, which will support engineering consultancies across the UK, Europe and the Middle East.
The company plans to hire across engineering, customer success and sales teams, with a goal of reaching 100 employees globally over the next year.
Preparing for Epoch
The expansion also sets the stage for Epoch, Endra’s flagship launch event scheduled for September 14 in Las Vegas.
At the event, the company will unveil its electrical engineering module and present its broader vision for AI-native MEP engineering. Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov is also expected to speak during the event.
“Epoch is the biggest step forward in our product’s history. The industry has spent twenty-five years waiting for software that understands the actual engineering work. That wait is ending,” said Niklas Lindgren, CEO and Co-Founder of Endra.
Andreessen Horowitz believes Endra is well-positioned to modernise an industry that still relies on legacy software.
“The US is the largest MEP engineering market in the world, and it’s still running on tools built decades ago. We believe Endra will become the category-defining platform for AI-powered building design,” said Joe Schmidt, Partner at Andreessen Horowitz.
With infrastructure projects growing in scale and complexity worldwide, Endra is betting that AI can help engineering firms deliver projects faster while easing the industry’s growing talent shortage.
