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qbiq AI Raises US $ 16mn Series A led by Insight Partners to meet booming demand for its automated architectural solutions

whether a vacant space would be optimal for our needs was a tedious and lengthy process that would often take weeks and involve back and forth between our team , landlords and our architects . I was impressed by how elegantly qbiq solves this problem , saving valuable time and money to all parties involved .” said Agmon . “ With qbiq , we ’ re witnessing a gamechanging shift – helping define a new era of automated architectural planning .”

qbiq , the largest and one of the first AI companies focused on automating architectural planning , today announced the closing of a US $ 16 million Series A round led by global software investor Insight Partners . The round included participation from JLL Spark , 10D , Ocean Azul , Random Forest and M-Fund .

qbiq ’ s software enables non-architects and architect users alike to immediately plan , visualise and optimise any given space . With a simple input of requirements – from seat count to finish materials – qbiq ’ s AI generates a complete design package including optimised floor plans , 3D visualisations , architectural programmes , quantity estimates , Revit / CAD models and more . qbiq transforms complex design processes into easy-to-use solutions that can dramatically accelerate decisionmaking and transactions for brokers , landlords , tenants , architects , general contractors and co-working chains .
The investment will drive qbiq ’ s mission to standardise automated architectural capabilities in commercial real estate , making architectural planning faster , accessible and more efficient for nondesigners and designers alike .
A new era of automated architectural capabilities
Since launch , qbiq ’ s customers have created over 400 million square feet of architectural layouts and visualisations in hours , replacing weeks or even months of manual work to accelerate decision-making and reduce deal cycles . The customer base has grown more than tenfold and qbiq continues to see increasing demand .
“ When we officially launched in 2023 , I discussed reaching 100 million square feet delivered to clients as a KPI . This was thought by many to be unrealistic . By 2024 we had already quadrupled that goal and are now speeding towards the 1 billion square foot mark ,” said Leeor Solnik , qbiq ’ s CEO & Co-founder . “ Joining forces with Insight Partners is a big milestone for qbiq , enabling the acceleration of our global expansion and paving our way towards a real industry transformation .”
Liad Agmon , Managing Director at Insight Partners , led the investment in qbiq and will join the company ’ s board of directors .
“ When I was CEO , we would have at least one major office move per year across our global offices . Understanding
Ending the decades-long dependency on manual architectural workflows
qbiq tackles one of real estate ’ s biggest pain points : the inefficiency of traditional architectural planning , which leads to delays and prolonged deal cycles .
For decades , creating layouts involved slow , manual work using tools like AutoCAD , with architects solving complex design problems line by line . Even after completing a layout , interpreting it can be challenging – especially for those without a design background . Creating clarity through visuals , such as rendered tours and images , is a costly , months-long process , making it impractical for most deals and projects .
qbiq has created one of the first Architectural AI platforms that allows brokers , landlords , architects , general contractors and tenants to easily envision the full potential of any space in minutes , while considering basic or complex requirements . Customers such as Brookfield Properties , JLL , Skanska and IWG are able to easily create a wide range of architectural outputs for any space in minutes . These outputs include architectural programmes , programmatic or conceptual layouts , high-resolution rendered tours and images , quantity takeoffs CAD / Revit models and more . �
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