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PLAN0 AI

AI powered construction cost estimation & analytics.

Y CombinatorSpring 2026ActiveReal Estate and ConstructionComputer VisionReal EstateConstructionProptech

What they do

Problem

Construction stakeholders lack fast, accurate, and localized cost estimates and forecasting from architectural plans, leading to slow budgeting and higher project risk.

Solution

An AI platform that uses computer vision to read architectural plans and generate detailed cost estimates plus analytics and ML-based localized cost forecasting from a growing cost data database.

Who it's for

Real estate developers, investors, and general contractors who need rapid project cost estimation and cost forecasting.

Founders

Arash Barati
Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Plan0 AI. 12 years in real estate private equity, development, and lending ($7B+ of real estate projects). Columbia MSc + ex adjunct professor.

Shervin Barati
Founder

Co-founder & CTO at Plan0 AI. Former Apple engineering manager (8 years), leading development of hearing health features for AirPods. Roboticist at heart (Engineering Science - Robotics, University of Toronto).

Dimitris Pagonakis
Founder

Co-founder of Plan0 AI. Lead data & analytics. Former PM at Point72, ex-Citadel. MIT. Building a real-time construction cost engine using ML to predict pricing and attribute cost drivers across micro + macro data.

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