Construction procurement,
reimagined, for today
Turn materials procurement from a relationship-driven black box into a real-time AI-powered marketplace — transparency, verification, and competitive bidding built in from day one.
Hundreds of billions goes into construction yearly, most of it unautomated.
Every other industry digitized and automated. Construction still runs on phone calls and gut instinct — procurement decided by who you know, not what the market offers.
The result is predictable: cost overruns, payment risk at every step, and zero transparency for anyone in the chain. We built CityBuild to fix that — from the ground up.
We rebuilt procurement from scratch.
GPU-native engines parse every plan the moment it's filed, generating trade-specific material lists automatically.
Live marketplace pricing with thousands of competing bids. No more relationship black boxes or price opacity.
100% of project funding confirmed before any subcontractor lifts a tool or moves a dollar.
Bidding runs 24/7. Material lists are auto-generated. Your team focuses entirely on building.
Once the price is set, it's locked. Payment secured from verified funding — every time, no exceptions.
From permit filing to final payment, one platform handles every step, automatically.
CityBuild's AI reads your project plans the moment a permit is filed — generating material lists, routing bids to verified vendors, and tracking every dollar through to final payment. No manual handoffs. No chasing invoices.
AI Plan Analysis
Our GPU-native infrastructure reads project plans the moment they're filed, generating complete trade-specific material lists for every scope — automatically and instantly.
Real-time Bidding
Thousands of supplier bids processed around the clock. Zero back-office bottlenecks.
Verified & Secured
Funding verified and pricing locked before any dollar moves.
Zero Back-office Friction
Integrated payments, flexible terms, and securitized credit. Your team focuses on the job, not paperwork.
General contractors, subcontractors, owners, banks, every party, built for.
Construction has always moved on relationships and phone calls. CityBuild replaces that with a live marketplace — where bids are competitive, funding is verified, and every dollar is tracked from permit to punchlist.
Whether you're breaking ground or financing it, the platform works around you — not the other way around.
General Contractors
Stop spending 20% of your team's time on procurement. CityBuild's AI reads your plans, generates material lists for every trade, and runs competitive bidding 24/7 — automatically.
- No Rolodex, no three-week RFQ cycles
- See every available job in your city in real time
- Get paid faster with protected margins
- Scale without scaling back-office overhead
Owners
Transform procurement from a relationship-driven black box into a transparent, AI-powered marketplace. Cost certainty and schedule predictability from day one.
- AI reads project plans instantly upon permit filing
- Cost certainty and schedule predictability
- Complete audit trail of every transaction
- Unprecedented market data about construction costs
Subcontractors
Kill back-office work. Lock the lowest material prices in America with one click. Get paid on verified funding — no more extending credit to clients who don't pay.
- One click locks lowest price available in America
- Project funding verified upfront — no non-paying clients
- Overhead drops, margins protected, volume scales
- AI + GPU engine runs bidding while you manage crews
Banks
Verified project data, real-time tracking, and transparent marketplace dynamics that reduce construction lending risk and streamline loan processing.
- Complete project verification and funding requirements upfront
- Real-time material costs and project progress tracking
- Transparent marketplace reduces credit risk
- Integrated payment systems with flexible terms
Distributors
Convert guesswork into verified project orders you can bid, win, and fulfill at scale — without your sales team burning the week chasing quotes.
- AI routes verified material lists to all eligible suppliers instantly
- No manual quoting, no inventory delay calls
- When you win: locked price, verified funding
- Steady stream of high-confidence orders at scale
Money that arrives
the day the work does.
One facility for the project, one credit line for materials — every draw secured by the property's lien and released as the work completes, not when the paperwork catches up.
The inspection clears, the lien is current, and the draw lands the same day. No pay-app purgatory.
Every materials draw is checked item-by-item against the take-off before a dollar moves.
The supply house, stocked and priced, open to everyone.
Browse the CityBuild catalogue — siding, electrical, plumbing, HVAC — with live supplier stock and transparent unit pricing. Add to cart and check out in minutes.
Every SKU ships from vetted, construction-grade distributors with live inventory.
Unit costs, quantities, and totals are visible before you commit — no hidden fees.
Browse and build your order freely. We only ask you to sign in at checkout.
Cedarmill Plank HZ10
Hardie Distribution Co
Miratec PR Trim 4"
ProBuild Supply
Mini-Split Condenser 24K BTU
ProBuild Supply
Gray Cypress LVP
ProBuild Supply
PVC Drip Cap 10'
ProBuild Supply
Real data, real-time tracking, for every deal, backed.
Partner with CityBuild℠ to power construction projects through our verified marketplace. Lower risk, faster processing, and unprecedented visibility into every loan you fund.
Complete project data and funding requirements verified upfront before any loan proceeds.
Live material costs and project progress visible at every stage of the loan lifecycle.
Transparent marketplace dynamics dramatically lower default rates and uncertainty.
Streamlined loan processing and disbursement through integrated payment systems.
Become a Banking Partner
Join our network of financial institutions powering the future of construction procurement. Full project visibility, verified funding, and real-time tracking from day one.
Email us to partner →Operators, builders, and technologists, from every side of the deal, brought together.
CityBuild℠ is built by people who've been on every side of the construction table — founders, mayors, Fortune 500 executives, and fourth-generation contractors. Not theorists. Practitioners.
Founded Abranova in 2016 with a $100M track record in construction and real estate. Invented four patents and launched CityBuild℠ in 2025 to transform the construction transactions marketplace.
Founded Abranova in 2016 with a $100M track record in construction and real estate. Invented four patents and launched CityBuild℠ in 2025 to transform the construction transactions marketplace.
Mayor of Durham, restaurateur and entrepreneur. Recognized by Triangle Business Journal "40 Under 40" and President Biden.
Mayor of Durham, restaurateur and entrepreneur. Recognized by Triangle Business Journal "40 Under 40" and President Biden.
7+ years in construction and real estate investment. Architecture Engineering from University of Tokyo, MBA from Duke. CFA charter holder and active real estate investor.
7+ years in construction and real estate investment. Architecture Engineering from University of Tokyo, MBA from Duke. CFA charter holder and active real estate investor.
Former CEO of Ancestry, leader at Meta, PayPal, and eBay. 20+ years building billion-dollar consumer technology businesses in Silicon Valley.
Former CEO of Ancestry, leader at Meta, PayPal, and eBay. 20+ years building billion-dollar consumer technology businesses in Silicon Valley.
30+ years as construction litigator. Leading authority on Florida construction law. Board member to a billion-dollar real estate private equity firm.
30+ years as construction litigator. Leading authority on Florida construction law. Board member to a billion-dollar real estate private equity firm.
Construction procurement, done right, starts here.
Join contractors, subcontractors, owners, and banking partners on the only platform that brings AI-powered bidding, verified funding, and real-time tracking to every project.
From early access partners
"We cut our RFQ cycle from three weeks to under 48 hours. The bids came in faster than anything we'd seen before."