Hardline has raised $2M in pre-seed funding led by Mucker Capital to tackle costly communication failures in construction.
Founded by Alena Tuttle and Karly Heffernan, the company converts phone calls and site conversations into structured project records.
The startup is already active across 10 US states and two countries, integrating with platforms including Procore, Autodesk, and Hilti’s Fieldwire.
Construction startup Hardline has secured $2 million in pre-seed funding to modernise how construction companies handle the endless stream of calls, walk-throughs, and verbal updates that shape projects every day. The round was led by Mucker Capital, with backing from StandUp Ventures, Suffolk Technologies, Nirman Ventures, and Alumni Ventures.
Founded in 2025 by Alena Tuttle and Karly Heffernan, the latter a Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree in the Manufacturing & Industry category, the Santa Monica-headquartered startup is focused on one of construction’s biggest operational problems: information getting lost between job sites and office systems. The industry loses tens of billions of dollars annually because of poor communication and incomplete documentation, making workflow automation a rapidly growing segment within construction tech.
