Disperse
UK construction site AI that tracks building progress from 360-degree photos.
On the record
Checkpoint: OpenSpace decision on whether Impulse survives as a standalone product line
The call
Disperse no longer exists as an independent bet; its fate now rides on whether OpenSpace keeps Impulse alive or folds it into a broader platform.
Disperse used AI to automatically track construction site progress from photos and videos. It was acquired by OpenSpace in late October 2025, so it no longer exists as its own company. Rivals like Autodesk and Procore could build similar tools themselves since nothing legally stops them, but they would have to rebuild the customer relationships and connections to construction scheduling software that Disperse already had. The main question now is whether Autodesk or Procore launch their own competing products or buy companies like Doxel in the next year, which would show whether standalone progress-tracking startups can survive.
Why
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AI pressure: Doxel and Buildots. Rival computer vision tools already sell direct progress tracking, pressuring Disperse's tech edge inside its new owner OpenSpace. Could AI do the core job? Only partly.
02
Bigger players: Autodesk Construction Cloud and Procore. Both platforms could add native AI progress tracking or buy a rival like Doxel, squeezing standalone vendors including Disperse. Could a giant copy it? Yes, easily.
03
What protects it. Existing customer relationships, site workflows, and BIM/scheduling integrations that a new vision model alone can't replace.
What would change this call
Whether OpenSpace rebrands or absorbs the Impulse product line within 6 months of the Oct 2025 acquisition. Shows if Disperse's brand and roadmap survive or disappear into OpenSpace.
Autodesk or Procore shipping native AI progress tracking or acquiring Doxel or Buildots within 12 months. Would show incumbents squeezing out standalone progress-tracking vendors.
Disclosure of post-acquisition team retention, headcount, or OpenSpace funding and burn rate. Would show whether the combined company is scaling or struggling post-deal.
Autodesk or Procore shipping native AI progress tracking or acquiring Doxel or Buildots within 12 months. Would show incumbents squeezing out standalone progress-tracking vendors.
Disclosure of post-acquisition team retention, headcount, or OpenSpace funding and burn rate. Would show whether the combined company is scaling or struggling post-deal.
Key numbers
- $31M raised total per CBInsights
- Acquired by OpenSpace on Oct 28, 2025
- 101-250 employees per BuiltWorlds
Named risks
- Disperse brand and Impulse product may be discontinued or rebranded under OpenSpace.
- Autodesk or Procore could natively bundle progress tracking, squeezing standalone vendors.
- No audited revenue or financial disclosure exists, leaving performance unverifiable.
- Faster-scaling rival Doxel could widen competitive gap in same category.
Rivals, as read in July 2026
| Rival | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| OpenSpace | losing to | Acquired Disperse outright on 2025-10-28, absorbing it into its own platform |
| Doxel | gaining on | Raised $40M Series B and cited as top-three progress-tracking player as of 2026-03-20 |
| Buildots | contesting | Head-mounted 360-degree camera rival cited as comparable player since 2022-03-07 |
| Autodesk | contesting | Construction Cloud increasingly integrating AI reality-capture as of 2026-03-20 |
| Procore | contesting | Adjacent platform incumbent bundling AI progress-tracking capability, noted 2026-03-20 |
Questions people ask
- Is Disperse still an independent company?
- No. Disperse was acquired by OpenSpace on 28 October 2025, ending its run as a standalone construction-tech company. The deal followed a June 2025 partnership that launched OpenSpace Progress Tracking, powered by Disperse, before OpenSpace folded the whole company into its Visual Intelligence Platform.
- Is Disperse profitable?
- No audited or company-disclosed revenue or profit figures exist for Disperse. Its own marketing claims a 28x ROI and 95% data accuracy for customers as of 2025, but these are unverified vendor statements, not financial disclosures, and no profitability data has ever been published.
- Who owns Disperse now?
- OpenSpace, a US construction Visual Intelligence Platform company, owns Disperse after acquiring it on 28 October 2025. OpenSpace stated it will fold Disperse's technology and data-operations team into its own Spatial AI roadmap rather than run Disperse as a separate business.
- Could AI replace what Disperse does?
- Disperse's core task, comparing site photos to schedules, is already automated by computer vision, which is why the company pairs AI with human expert verification. That same automatable core is why OpenSpace absorbed Disperse in October 2025 instead of competing against it as a standalone vendor.
- Who is Disperse's biggest competitor?
- Before being acquired, Disperse competed directly with Doxel, Buildots, Reconstruct, and its eventual acquirer OpenSpace in AI-based construction progress tracking. Doxel raised a $40M Series B and is frequently cited as a top-three player in the category as of March 2026.
- How much funding did Disperse raise before being acquired?
- Disperse raised $15 million in October 2019 and $16 million in September 2022, the latter led by 2150 with Northzone and Kindred Capital participating. It was acquired outright by OpenSpace on 28 October 2025, with no disclosed acquisition price.
Timeline
- 2025-10-28OpenSpace acquires Disperse outright, folding it into its Visual Intelligence Platform
- 2025-10BuiltWorlds lists Disperse headcount at 101 to 250 employees
- 2025-06OpenSpace and Disperse launch joint OpenSpace Progress Tracking product
- 2022-09-27Disperse raises $16 million led by 2150, with Northzone and Kindred Capital
- 2019-10-22Disperse raises $15 million for computer-vision progress tracking
- 2015Disperse founded, emerging from London School of Economics business incubator
Revision history
23 July 2026
First assessed. Protection under test. The text above is fixed as of this date and is not edited afterwards.
In the same band
Sources
- OpenSpace Acquires Construction Progress Tracking Leader Disperse (2025-10-28)
- Disperse, contech firm driven by AI, raises $16M (2022-09-28)
- 360° Site Capture & AI-Assisted Progress Tracking
- Disperse raises $15 million for computer vision that tracks construction site progress (2019-10-22)
- Disperse Raises $16 Million in Funding Led by 2150 (2022-09-27)
- Products, Competitors, Financials, Employees, Headquarters Locations (2025-11-18)
- OpenSpace acquires construction progress tracking firm Disperse (2026-04-22)
- Haadee Al Email for Disperse
- OpenSpace Acquires Disperse to Advance AI in Construction (2025-11-03)
- Disperse, which brings AI-fuelled data to construction projects, raises $16M (2022-09-25)
- BuiltWorlds (2025-10-06)
- Construction progress tracking technology provider OpenSpace sees valuation hit $902M (2022-03-07)