Compliance is a time-consuming but essential part of construction. On any given day, building professionals have to deal with strict regulations, codes, standards and contractual specifications, while also managing ongoing engineering and technical demands.
Recognising the challenge, Hong Kong start-up Pyramid AI has launched the city’s first compliance intelligence platform designed specifically for the construction industry. It streamlines compliance for busy professionals by reading documents, tracking obligations, flagging risks and generating notices across a project’s lifecycle, from tendering and design to construction and handover.
The system’s accuracy rate is more than 90%, points out Co-Founder Eva Li. By contrast, general-purpose large language models typically achieve accuracy levels of 25-45% for construction-specific searches and tasks, she highlights.
The firm’s specialised technology acts as a digital assistant for engineers, Ms Li adds, drawing from a database of more than 80,000 engineering regulations, standards and reference documents. The state-of-the-art platform can also integrate with clients’ internal management systems and third-party platforms, automatically scanning compliance documents, tracking contractual responsibilities and issuing real-time risk alerts.
Founded by three engineers in 2023, Pyramid AI is currently part of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, a government-backed innovation ecosystem and start-up incubator.
Since launch, it has attracted a wide range of public and private sector clients, including statutory bodies, surveyors, consultancies and government agencies.
“Our revenue grew elevenfold between June 2025 and June 2026,” Ms Li says. “To date, we have served more than 300 enterprises and over 2,000 users, and our renewal rate is 100%.”
Among its projects, the tech specialist has developed an AI engineering assistant for the Hong Kong SAR Government’s Development Bureau, the department overseeing long-term strategy for Hong Kong’s land and construction sectors. This customised AI assistant has processed more than 4,000 technical documents and served over 400 engineers to date, cutting the time required to retrieve documents by more than 90%, Ms Li explains.
The start-up has also created a specialised chatbot that provides safety information to members of the Construction Industry Council, a Hong Kong-based trade body. This virtual safety officer consolidates information from more than 3,000 Hong Kong-specific safety codes, standards and guidelines.
Pyramid AI has also started to venture outside Hong Kong, running its first pilot projects in Singapore. It is also eyeing further expansion across Asia-Pacific, including the Middle East.
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is playing a key role in these ambitions after Pyramid AI won a place on the Council’s 2026 Start-up Express business development programme.
The HKTDC has arranged a wide range of business matching activities and exhibition opportunities, while also connecting the start-up with investors, Ms Li highlights. This has helped raise Pyramid AI’s profile at home and overseas, while fast-tracking its fundraising efforts.
“The HKTDC plays a bridge-building role, linking us to markets and resources and helping accelerate our business development,” she adds.
The company has subsequently connected with several venture capital funds and is engaging in follow-up meetings. The founders currently aim to raise around HK$20 million (~US$2.6 million) for product development and business expansion, as well as marketing and operational needs.
Participating in Start-up Express has also helped forge links with other winners and potential partners such as Alpha AI, a start-up offering automated inspection services using drones.
“Its space-vision AI technology is highly suitable for construction and infrastructure inspection applications,” Ms Li says. “We are exploring collaboration opportunities and the possibility of jointly bringing solutions to market.”
In addition to current backing from the HKTDC and HKSTP, Pyramid AI has also been supported on its journey by HK Tech 300, Hong Kong City University’s innovation and entrepreneurship programme, and HKAI LAB, a non-profit dedicated to boosting AI development in Hong Kong.
“Hong Kong has clear advantages in technology, talent and funding,” Ms Li says. “With our headquarters based in Hong Kong, Pyramid AI can attract top local talent.”
To bolster its marketing and promotional efforts, Pyramid AI will also join various events and exhibitions organised by the HKTDC, including the Asian Financial Forum, Asia’s premier gathering of finance and investment leaders, and InnoEX, an annual showcase of cutting-edge technology.
The start-up will also showcase its solutions in Europe as part of HKTDC delegations to 4YFN in Barcelona, an exhibition dedicated to tech innovators, and to VivaTech in Paris, Europe's largest start-up and technology event.
Later, the company will participate in the ZGC Forum, a leading innovation gathering in Beijing, to promote its technology and explore collaboration opportunities.