{"id":1026241,"date":"2026-08-26T23:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1026241\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T23:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T23:19:48","slug":"builders-firstsource-leads-25-3m-series-a-for-digs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1026241\/","title":{"rendered":"Builders FirstSource Leads $25.3M Series A for Digs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                            <img width=\"970\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/builders-firstsource-adobestock.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"featured-caption\">Irving-based Builders FirstSource is partnering with Vancouver, Washington-based startup Digs on an amped up digital platform for homebuilders and homeowners. [Illustration: Adobe Stock]<\/p>\n<p>Irving-based Builders FirstSource and Vancouver, Washington-based startup Digs plan to build an AI-equipped platform that generates a \u201cdigital twin\u201d of a home.<\/p>\n<p>Builders FirstSource, a supplier of building products and services, led a $25.3 million Series A round for Digs to back their partnership. The startup makes AI software for residential construction.<\/p>\n<p>Under a five-year deal, the companies will strengthen Builders FirstSource\u2019s digital platform for homebuilders. They also will add new capabilities for homeowners. Builders FirstSource said it serves more than 140,000 customers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customers are looking for seamless technology that helps them operate more efficiently and deliver a better homeowner experience,\u201d Peter Jackson, CEO of Builders FirstSource, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Streamlining homebuilding and homeownership<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The partners aim to improve Builders FirstSource\u2019s digital tools using Digs\u2019 AI. The goal: Turn thousands of construction documents into one source covering plans, specifications, selections, products, approvals, warranties and project history. Homebuilders can tap into this information to carry out estimating, purchasing, construction, design, sales and home care, the companies said.<\/p>\n<p>The shared project record eventually will include AI chats, files, e-signatures, QR codes, comments, tasks and project collaborations, the partners said. In addition, the platform will offer AI-powered diagramming, finish selections and other homeowner-related features.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovations for the home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once a builder finishes a home, the platform will create a tailored homeowner\u2019s guide for maintenance, warranties and custom services.<\/p>\n<p>The companies said this will give homeowners more transparency during construction and generate \u201ca complete digital twin of their home that continues delivering value long after move-in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur vision has always been beyond construction software,\u201d\u00a0said Ryan Fink, co-founder and CEO of Digs. \u201cWe\u2019re building the AI platform that understands every home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we\u2019re creating something even beyond the next generation of residential construction. We\u2019re creating the first scalable true digital twin of the home for homeowners to power new experiences for the life of their home,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on the partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Builders FirstSource, with roughly 565 locations in 43 states, supplies building products and value-added services for construction, repairs and remodeling.<\/p>\n<p>Fink and Ty Frackiewicz founded Digs in 2022. The tech and construction veterans said they started the company to rid the industry of old pen-and-paper methods. Digs\u2019 AI-powered platform digitizes and streamlines the homebuilding process for builders, homeowners and others.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss what\u2019s next. 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