Qflow announces a £2 million strategic investment from Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), marking a major step in its ambitious plan to link construction data back with design intent.
The investment builds on the existing product collaboration between Qflow and Autodesk Construction Cloud, with the shared goal of creating a powerful integrated solution that helps close the loop between design intent and construction reality.
By reconciling construction data on real-time material quality, quantity and supply-chain intelligence back into design data, Qflow strives to enable construction teams to identify and resolve material-related issues before they cause delays, rework, or budget overruns.
With many project teams still relying on manual, fragmented processes to monitor site activity, material supply-chain issues are some of the most persistent sources of rework and cost overruns in construction. This move emphasises the growing demand for a solution that delivers accurate, real-time material and waste intelligence to reduce errors, cut emissions, and protect tight margins. It also reflects Autodesk’s ambition to help the construction industry reduce waste, improve data quality, and enable better sustainability outcomes.
As Joe Speicher, Autodesk’s chief sustainability officer explains, “We believe that meaningful progress towards more sustainable design and make processes starts with better data: captured earlier, verified at the source, and connected across the lifecycle of a project.”
In Qflow, Autodesk recognised a best-in-class solution to achieve this. By digitally capturing field data in real-time, Qflow provides project teams accurate information on their material and waste flows, and intelligence on the potential risks. All of which support minimising error, liability, and waste.
The focus of the collaboration will be to leverage Qflow’s field-verified data and AI-driven document processing, alongside Autodesk Construction Cloud, so construction teams will be able to:
• Validate that delivered materials match design specifications
• Reduce rework caused by substitutions, delays or quality issues
• Track as-built conditions to support alignment with design intent
• Identify potential supply-chain risks linked to sustainability credentials and compliance
Commenting on the investment, Sidharth Haksar, VP and head of construction strategy & partnerships at Autodesk says, “Our customers are under increasing pressure to deliver projects that perform better across cost, schedule, quality, and sustainability outcomes. While project performance is shaped in preconstruction, it is realised and proven through reliable construction-phase data. That intelligence helps teams understand material flows, reduce waste, and strengthen carbon reporting, supporting the shift towards more circular construction.
“By investing in Qflow, we’re supporting their mission to help project teams improve quality control, better coordinate site and office teams, and ensure fewer disruptions to programmes, in turn, transforming construction-phase data from a compliance burden into a genuine competitive advantage.”
Brittany Harris, Co-founder and CEO of Qflow, adds, “Construction teams are being asked to deliver more than ever before: better margins, lower carbon and stronger compliance. However, they can’t do that without better data from site. This investment from Autodesk is a strong endorsement of our approach and vision of the role that construction-phase data and intelligence must play in building more responsibly. Together, we aim to eliminate the disconnect that causes billions in waste and unnecessary carbon emissions across the industry every year.”
Adding value to people, planet and productivity
Beyond the upfront benefits to customers, the investment supports Qflow in addressing global construction’s greater existential challenges. Currently, industry estimates suggest that poor data and rework contribute to between £10–£25 billion in avoidable costs each year in the UK (equivalent to 10-25% of total project value). Simultaneously, the sector accounts for approximately 34% of total CO₂ emissions, according to UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Alliance for Building and Construction (GlobalABC).
With many project outcomes determined during the construction process, access to real-time data is critical, not just for profitability, but for accurate reporting and regulatory compliance around sustainability.
This investment seeks to address these issues. The funding will support Qflow’s continued product development and accelerate deeper collaboration with Autodesk Construction Cloud. It will also help expand Qflow’s presence in the UK and internationally, including North America, where demand for construction data quality solutions is growing rapidly.
Harris concludes: “The industry is at a tipping point. Teams are no longer satisfied with rough estimates and retrospective reporting. Instead, they want data and insights that they can trust, while there’s still time to act on it. This collaboration with Autodesk allows us to deliver that capability on a worldwide scale, supporting better decision-making for projects, protecting profits and the planet.”
