Kritical is an AI‑powered platform for construction projects that ingests the entire project record, classifies each document, and generates searchable summaries linked to their source pages. It visualizes connections between letters, RFIs, instructions, and other files, enabling users to trace claims and assemble event timelines with precise document evidence. The service is available as a managed cloud, private cloud, or on‑prem deployment for secure enterprise use.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Construction projects generate large volumes of heterogeneous documents—contracts, RFIs, meeting minutes, schedules, and variations—making it difficult to locate specific information, trace relationships, and assemble accurate claim timelines. Manual review is time‑consuming, error‑prone, and often requires re‑keying scanned or image‑only files.
Solution
Kritical offers an AI‑driven platform that ingests an entire project’s document set, including scanned PDFs, and automatically classifies each file by type. The system generates neutral summaries that highlight dates, figures, and relevant contract clauses, and maps the interconnections between documents such as references, supersessions, and responses. Users can search the full record and retrieve exact source pages for any finding, ensuring verifiable evidence. The platform also builds chronological timelines of events, linking each entry to the supporting document and page. Deployment options span a fully managed cloud service, private VPC installations, or on‑premise deployments, providing enterprise‑grade security and control over data residency.
Target Audience
Primary users are construction firms, contractors, and consultants who need to manage claims, disputes, and project documentation, as well as legal and compliance teams requiring verifiable document traceability.
Features
- End‑to‑end ingestion of all project documents with built‑in OCR for scanned and image‑only PDFs
- Automatic classification of documents (e.g., RFIs, variation orders, minutes) and generation of concise, neutral summaries
- Relationship mapping that visualizes how each document references, answers, or supersedes others
- Searchable knowledge base with direct links to the exact source page and quoted text for every result
- Timeline construction tool that assembles dated chronologies of project events with traceable evidence
- Flexible deployment models: managed cloud, customer‑controlled VPC, or on‑premise installations with private encryption keys