London-based Qflow (Qualis Flow) secured a £2 million strategic investment from Autodesk, Inc. to accelerate the integration of field-verified material data into the global construction ecosystem.
Led by CEO Brittany Harris and CPO Jade Cohen, Qflow utilizes AI-driven document processing to reconcile real-time material quality and supply-chain intelligence with original design intent. By identifying substitutions and quality issues before they trigger rework, the platform helps contractors mitigate the “rework tax” that costs the UK industry up to £25 billion annually. This focus on field-to-office data synchronization mirrors the high-stakes auditing seen in Struck’s building compliance engine.
Market Signal
- The Lifecycle Alpha: Qflow shifts construction data from static reporting to active project management. By feeding field-verified data back into the Autodesk Construction Cloud, the platform enables “circular construction” where as-built reality is continuously compared against design specifications to prevent waste and carbon overruns.
- Strategic Vertical Integration: The direct investment from Autodesk signals a move toward a unified “Design-to-Make” data backbone. For Qflow, this partnership provides a global distribution vehicle into North American and European markets where regulatory pressure on embodied carbon reporting is intensifying.
- The Supply Chain Friction: A primary execution hurdle remains “Supply Chain Interoperability”; for Qflow to scale across massive infrastructure projects, it must successfully ingest fragmented data from thousands of local sub-contractors and suppliers without requiring a heavy manual onboarding burden for site teams.
Key Details
- Funding: £2M
- Lead Investor: Autodesk
- CEO: Brittany Harris
- Use Case: Real-time construction material tracking, waste auditing, and carbon reporting
