Clad provides a construction management platform that integrates bid management, vendor onboarding, project tracking, and financial controls to streamline telecom infrastructure projects. By automating procurement and real-time compliance tracking, Clad helps network operators and contractors reduce costs and improve project efficiency.
Funding
$500K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Telecom infrastructure projects often suffer from cost overruns, delays, and compliance issues due to inefficient procurement processes, inadequate vendor management, and a lack of real-time visibility into project progress and financials. Manual data entry, fragmented communication, and reliance on traditional methods contribute to errors and rework, increasing operational overhead. Ensuring contractor compliance with evolving regulations and standards adds further complexity.
Solution
Clad is a construction management platform designed to streamline telecom infrastructure projects by integrating bid management, vendor onboarding, project tracking, and financial controls. The platform automates bid collection and analysis, enabling users to negotiate rates effectively. It provides real-time visibility into vendor onboarding and compliance status, ensuring all contractors meet required standards. Clad also offers tools for forecasting, scheduling, and tracking project budgets and daily progress, while its financial controls module automates invoice extraction and approval routing, reducing errors and manual entry.
Target Audience
Clad primarily targets network operators and construction contractors involved in telecom infrastructure projects.
Features
- Automated bid management with auto-leveling of responses and rate negotiation tools
- Vendor onboarding module with real-time compliance tracking and document management
- Project management features for forecasting, scheduling, and tracking budgets and progress
- Digital as-builts for faster project closeouts and improved documentation
- Financial controls with automatic invoice extraction and approval routing
- Real-time spend tracking to monitor project financials throughout the lifecycle
- Reporting dashboards for monitoring project status, compliance, and financial performance