We built BidMateAi because estimating shouldn't take all weekend.
A small team obsessed with one thing: giving contractors back their evenings.
We're builders, estimators, and software people who got tired of watching contractors spend Saturday nights with a calculator and a stack of supplier catalogs. Estimating is the most consequential 4 hours of a contractor's week — the difference between winning a job and losing it, between making margin and eating it. And it was being done in Excel.
So we built BidMateAi. AI that understands trades, not just text. Visualizations that respect the bones of a real photo. A cost book that learns. A signing flow that closes. All in one place.
We don't think AI replaces a good estimator. We think it gives a good estimator superpowers.
What we believe
Builders first.
Every feature gets pressure-tested by people who've actually swung a hammer.
Honest software.
No dark patterns. No "free until you really need it." Clear pricing.
Tight loops.
Real customers, fast iteration, industry standard cost data, ship-or-die.
The team
Jeremy Smith
Founder & CEO
18 years in residential construction estimation before building BidMateAi. Knows what Saturday estimating sessions cost and how well-built software can give contractors their time back.