Infrastructure inspection is overdue for an upgrade. Bridges, roads, and waterways are still assessed through manual site visits, paper reports, and inconsistent data collection. It's slow, costly, and leaves too much room for error on assets that millions of people depend on every day.

ConeLabs (Techstars 2023) is fixing that. The Waterloo-based startup has built a platform that converts field imagery into inspection-grade 3D models, automatically identifies defects, and generates structured reports, all in a single workflow. Engineering firms and public agencies use it to cut manual work, standardize data, and move faster on maintenance decisions.

This week, ConeLabs announced the close of a $1.5M pre-seed round led by Spatial Capital, with participation from Techstars, the Ontario Centre of Innovation, The Ricketts Family Trust, Team Ignite Ventures, Navis Capital, and Exitfund.

"Infrastructure inspection has been stuck in the past for too long, paper reports, manual assessments, inconsistent data," said Albert Mansour, CEO and co-founder of ConeLabs. "We built ConeLabs to change that and this capital gives us the runway to expand our customer footprint and drive real growth."

The new funding will go toward sales growth and market expansion.

Learn more at conelabs.ai.

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