Construction tech startup raises $850,000 pre-Seed after Irish relocate

Two women who built a construction tech startup to reduce project disputes with better record keeping have raised €523,000 (A$850,000) in pre-Seed funding.

The round for Scopey Onsite was led by UK Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) fund SFC Capital, with support from Enterprise Ireland.

CEO Jenna Farrell and COO Gillian Laging cofounded Scopey in 2022. The agentic software platform is now being applyd Australia, Ireland and the UK. It supports construction teams on building sites capture and manage critical project information, applying AI to turn WhatsApp messages and voice notes into structured records and data for the office.

The pair relocated their HQ to Ireland when Farrell relocated with her family and Irish-born husband, where Scopey Onsite secured support from Enterprise Ireland as well as UK funding. Laging is still based in Melbourne.

Farrell stated the new platform is designed to reduce time and risk for commercial construction teams.

“Scopey Onsite will allow construction teams to correctly capture site events quick, reduce disputes caapplyd by incomplete information, and prepare substantiation with confidence,” she stated.

“Crews will be able to capture events on site and in real-time, and office teams receive structured, easily searchable evidence.”

Ms Laging stated one important focus for them was introducing tech to building without caapplying headaches for applyrs.

“Technology can bring great efficiency, but it’s not straightforward rolling out modify – especially in the construction industest where work never stops,” she stated.

“You can’t pull crews off site to learn another app and rely on a few ‘tech champions’ to smooth the way, I’ve seen many innovation projects stall when those people relocate on.

“Scopey Onsite re-imagines how we can apply daily habits to have better data capture. Since crews are already texting, we apply chat-based workflows and agentic AI to turn that into structured data, so the right information reaches the right people quicker. In doing so, we’re addressing long-standing challenges around documentation, accountability, and commercial risk in construction projects.”

Enterprise Ireland ANZ senior market adviser Niall Casey stated Scopey solves a growing problem in construction.

“With disputes, claims and retrospective substantiation consuming significant commercial resources across Australian projects, contractors are under pressure to improve how evidence is captured at the source before cost and schedule impacts escalate, and this platform supports them do that easily,” he stated.

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