CPE News (3.23.2022) – PledgX Inc. has raised $570,000 in pre-seed funding led by founders and a private investors, and financial assistance from the Province of Ontario and Federal Government of Canada.
Founded by CEO Satya Vattekat, CRO Josef Zankowicz, CTO Jimmy Chan and CSO Ben Arber, PledgX is on a mission to transform how contractors are selected for construction jobs with software that makes it easy, fast, and reliable using a common and secure data source that all parties can rely on.
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Construction Fintech PledgX Completes $570,000 Pre-Seed Funding
TORONTO, Ontario – [March 23, 2022] – PledgX Inc. (“PledgX”) today announced the completion of its pre-seed financing and financial assistance received from the Province of Ontario and Federal Government of Canada. The firm has collectively secured $570,000 to support engineering and business development. The financing was led by founders and an angel investor.
“Back in 1985 private equity firm Blackstone started life with just $400,000 in seed capital,” said Satya Vattekat, CEO of PledgX. “We’re already ahead of them and just as ambitious. PledgX is on the precipice of building a new tradeable asset class as it pertains to construction bonding and guarantees, and it all starts with us helping contractors to qualify for more jobs.”
Contractors including subtrades spend an inordinate amount of time building qualification statements to pre-qualify for construction jobs. While many buyers seek standardized forms which are neither easy to fill nor free. Between the needs of contractors and buyers for a solution to this problem is estimated to be worth US $1.5 billion annually. The company recently unveiled PledgX Qualify, a SaaS solution that can save a mid-sized contractor $45,000 per year and an active buyer of construction services at least $150,000. Contractors can now generate qualification statements without cut and paste, generate a pdf and submit to existing procurement systems using any industry standard forms. With PledgX Qualify, contractors can get suggestions to build an impressive pre-qual package in minutes. Buyers can set-up and invite pre-quals through PledgX and select the right contractors with minimal effort using an AI-driven Smart Select service.
PledgX Qualify is available as a free trial in @the_construction_zone, the fastest growing social media channel for contractors with more than 120,000 followers, and the company website.
About PledgX
PledgX is on a mission to transform how contractors are selected for construction jobs with software that makes it easy, fast, and reliable using a common and secure data source that all parties can rely on. The company is a member of The Accelerator Centre and Communitech in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. For more information reach us at www.pledgx.com, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
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