MeltPlan builds AI software that helps general contractors, estimators, architects and engineers plan construction projects before work begins. Melt Review flags inconsistencies in drawings and specifications. Melt Takeoff measures quantities from plans and sends them to experienced estimators for review. Melt Bid compares subcontractor proposals side by side and highlights exclusions or missing work, including in Excel. Melt Code helps teams research which building requirements apply to a project. MeltPlan has worked with DPR Construction and Innovo Group, and partners with MicroEstimating to combine quantity measurements with historical cost data.
MeltPlan offers engineers and researchers hands-on work with construction drawings and decisions that estimators can check. Its Bengaluru research team develops PlanGraph, a model that turns 2D drawings into structured representations of building elements. The senior full-stack role includes working directly with the founders on product decisions and helping set engineering standards. Bengaluru engineering listings advertise equity and specify an initial six-day, in-office workweek.
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Hasija co-founded MeltPlan and serves as CEO. He previously co-founded Innovaccer, a healthcare data platform, and led its product work. An engineering graduate of IIT Kharagpur, he became interested in construction planning after his own home renovation ran over budget and behind schedule.
Kala co-founded MeltPlan after 17 years in construction at McCarthy and DPR Construction. At DPR, he rose from project engineer to project executive. He studied civil engineering at Delhi College of Engineering and earned a master's in construction engineering and management at Stanford University.
Damodaran leads AI research and platform engineering at MeltPlan. His work spans information retrieval and multimodal models. He created FlashRank, an open-source library for reranking search results.
Gounder leads estimating and procurement and helps shape Melt Takeoff, where estimators verify quantities extracted from drawings. He previously worked on the procurement side at DPR Construction.
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In an interview, CEO Kanav Hasija explained how MeltPlan evaluated its bid comparison software against 8,500 data points prepared by estimators from 100 proposals across 40 bid packages.
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MicroEstimating integrated MeltPlan's AI quantity takeoffs into its estimating workflow. The partnership combines measurements from project drawings with MicroEstimating's historical cost database and review by estimators from both firms.
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MeltPlan reported $14 million in total funding, including a $10 million seed round with participation from noa and WND Ventures. The company said it would use the funds to develop tools for code compliance, cost estimation and scheduling.
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