Seed11 June 2024

Dataform Lab raises £1.1m in seed funding to expand construction automation software.

Marathon Venture Capital led the seed round to support product development and team expansion.

£1.1MSeed

Dataform Lab builds software for the construction sector that automates workflows in offsite manufacturing. Its platform bridges the gap between architectural design and factory production.

Dataform Lab has secured £1.1m in a seed funding round led by Marathon Venture Capital. The company provides a software platform designed to automate and connect design and manufacturing processes for offsite construction facilities. The new capital will be used to grow the team and accelerate product development.

The construction industry faces persistent challenges in meeting global building demands, often relying on manual methods and disconnected workflows. Dataform Lab addresses these inefficiencies by helping manufacturers translate designs into production data, simulate factory operations, and integrate automation without heavy capital expenditure.

From the founder

"We are here to challenge the current industry perceptions about digitalization and automation. Our mission is to increase capacity in construction by optimising the manufacturing performance of offsite factories. Once the day-to-day design-to-manufacturing workflows are automated, the integration of manufacturing automation technologies becomes the obvious, de-risked next step."

Eva Magnisali

Founder & CEO at Dataform Lab

Investor perspective

"Our buildings are still being constructed manually, not produced by machines; automation is still nowhere to be seen in one of the largest sectors of the economy. Eva brings a rare blend of practical experience across design, manufacturing and robotics, along with a relentless drive to put automation at work. We are excited to work together and help bring her vision forward."

George Tziralis

Partner, Marathon Venture Capital