Scalera

Scalera, an ETH Zurich spin-off, builds an AI procurement platform for construction that parses tender documents, extracts product positions and matches them to catalogs.

Scalera is an ETH Zurich spin-off building an AI-powered procurement platform for the construction industry. The company describes its work as creating a digital infrastructure layer for Europe's construction sector, applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing and document parsing to the tendering process. Its platform automatically parses large tender documents, extracts product positions from any document standard, and matches them to company product catalogs, allowing construction firms, manufacturers and suppliers to automate tender analysis, specification matching and quote creation.

The company reports that its technology reduces tender processing time by up to 80% and makes tendering processes ten times faster. More than CHF 8 billion in tender volume has been processed on the platform, which serves over 110 customers. Named clients include Frauenthal, ACO Gruppe, Dormakaba, Daikin, Saint-Gobain, Holcim and Würth-Gruppe. The target market is Europe's €1.8 trillion construction industry, with a presence in Switzerland, Austria and Germany.

Scalera raised $6.5 million in seed funding from an investor base that includes 30 unicorn founders and global strategics. Technical work spans data extraction, product catalog matching, procurement automation and construction technology. The company states its mission as getting Europe building again through AI-powered procurement automation.