We already know that making AI work will mean bringing a lot of new data centers and power infrastructure online. But all those infrastructure projects may also need a bit of help from AI.
On Thursday, a new AI compliance company called Dili announced $15 million in series A funding, targeted squarely at the new crop of US infrastructure projects. The round comes on the heels of a $6.7 million seed round, bringing the company’s total fundraising to $21.7 million.
The Series A was led by Khosla Ventures, with participation from Allianz, Rebel Fund, Brick and Mortar Ventures’ Darren Bechtel, and Y Combinator’s Garry Tan. Dili was previously part of Y Combinator’s Summer 2023 batch.
“AI for compliance” is already a common pitch among startups, but Dili focuses on the unique tangle of rules concerning construction projects — particularly projects getting some kind of federal funding. Asked for an example, Dili co-founder and CEO Anand Chaturvedi pointed to Davis-Bacon rules, which allow the Department of Labor to set prevailing wages for certain projects. A separate set of prevailing wage and apprenticeship rules (or PWA rules) apply to clean energy projects funded under the IRA, with various other OSHA or EPA rules in effect depending on the nature of the work.
