BuildOps
BuildOps sells software for commercial contractors to manage projects from quoting to completion, using AI to optimize workflows. The company has raised $226M and employs 618 people.
The growth story
BuildOps grew from 134 to 618 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $226M along the way, most recently a Series C in March 2025.
About
BuildOps provides a software platform that centralizes project management for commercial contractors, replacing manual processes and disconnected tools. Its AI layer, OpsAI, assists with dispatching, field crew coordination, and billing within existing workflows.
The company has raised $226M, including a Series C round in March 2025. With 618 employees, BuildOps has scaled rapidly since its 2018 founding, though median tenure is just one year, suggesting recent hiring growth.
Founders and leadership
Sales is the largest function at BuildOps, with 75 employees. The company was founded in 2018 by a U.S. Army veteran and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
The BuildOps org chart
Alok Chanani (CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 129 (+26% YoY), Sales 129 (+4% YoY), Operations 68 (+19% YoY), Customer Success and Support 55 (0% YoY), Business Development 31 (+15% YoY), Information Technology 29 (+38% YoY).
Talent flow
BuildOps hires heavily from Procore Technologies and ServiceTitan, with 26 and 16 alumni respectively. Its employees often move to Field Materials AI, Salesforce, and Rebar.
Most common previous employers of BuildOps staff: Procore Technologies (26), ServiceTitan (16), UiPath (8), Autodesk (6), Pendo.io (5), EY (5). Former BuildOps employees most often moved to Field Materials AI (10), Salesforce (6), Rebar (4), Ferra (3), Kojo (3), Procore Technologies (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The BuildOps mafia
BuildOps alumni have founded 12 companies, including Ferra, Blocksight, and Tamarack Infrastructure Partners. Ferra has the most alumni involvement, with 2 founders and 8 staff from BuildOps.
13Justin Wong, was Sales Development Representative - Mid-Market until 2025Griffin Foulk, was Business Development until 2021Joshua Ford, was Head of Customer Operations until 2023Michael Carey, was Vice President of Strategy until 2026Billy Knutsen, was MBA Summer Intern until 2020Mike Ciani, was Director of Professional Services Delivery & Transformation until 2026
Jacquie Wortley, was Fractional Head of Design (Contract) until 2024
Andrew Gerst, was Staff Software Engineer until 2025
Zachary Savage, was Business Development Representative until 2020
Sam Yang, was Director of Growth Product until 2025
Duncan Grazier, was Chief AI Officer until 2026
Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 59% direct, 33% search, 2% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at BuildOps: Leadership (226), Customer Service (211), Microsoft Office (204), Microsoft Excel (172), Project Management (169), Sales (164), Communication (159), Management (155).
Where the team actually sits
BuildOps people are concentrated in California, United States (70), Ontario, Canada (37), North Carolina, United States (25), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (14).
Search footprint
BuildOps attracts about 5,933 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $340K a month if bought through ads. It gained 5,046 ranking keywords and lost 4,640 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.50 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.20 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
BuildOps has 618 employees as of September 2026.
BuildOps has raised $226M in total, most recently a Series C round in March 2025.
BuildOps was founded in 2018 by Steve Chew, Neeraj Mittal.
Alok Chanani (CEO) sits at the top of BuildOps's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current BuildOps staff are Procore Technologies (26 people), ServiceTitan (16 people), UiPath (8 people).
Former BuildOps employees most often move to Field Materials AI (10), Salesforce (6), Rebar (4).
At least 12 companies have a founder who previously worked at BuildOps, including DeGroote MBA Capital Fund (DMCF), Beer Girl, Ferra.
BuildOps attracts about 5,933 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $340K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among BuildOps staff are Leadership, Customer Service, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Project Management.
BuildOps staff are concentrated in California, United States (70), Ontario, Canada (37), North Carolina, United States (25).
BuildOps has about 129 people in Engineering, up 26% over the past year, as of September 2026.
BuildOps has about 129 people in Sales, up 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 283 current and 295 former BuildOps profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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