Buildroid AI, a UAE-based robotics startup focused on automating construction workflows, has emerged from stealth with $2 million in pre-seed investment led by Tim Draper, the early backer of Tesla, SpaceX, Skype and Robinhood.
Founded in 2025 by Slava Solonitsyn and Anton Glance, the company is developing a platform that integrates specialised and general-purpose robots directly into contractor operations.
Solonitsyn is a Y Combinator alumnus who previously founded Mighty Buildings, raising more than $100 million and delivering over 50 3D-printed homes. Glance earlier founded Glance Clock, which was acquired by NeXtime. [Read more…] about UAE robotics startup Buildroid raises $2 million to introduce robotics into construction sector