Skema has closed a strategic funding round backed by AEC industry leaders, venture investors, and family offices.

The round was led by Robin Bienfait, board member of Skema and CEO of both Atlanta Tech Park and Emnovate. Strategic investors include Bear Label Consulting Engineers, Dar Ventures, Eastern Companies, Frischhertz Electric, Marnell Group, Newcomb & Boyd, SHoP Architects, STO Building Group, Syska Hennessy, Thornton Tomasetti, TLC Engineering, and Winter Construction. Venture and angel capital was provided by AEC Angels and Dar Ventures. Threadneedle Family Office participated as a key investor.

The capital will expand Skema’s platform capabilities, deepen integrations with AEC workflows, and extend its tools across the full spectrum of design and construction phases. Read more…

Skema was created by a team with rare perspective: founders who have spent decades shaping the tools architects use every day. They were there at the startup stage of transformative design software, and later helped guide some of the world’s most widely adopted BIM solutions at scale.

Because they’ve worked on both sides—building products from the ground up and leading their global adoption—they understand where design workflows break down and how technology can actually solve the problem.

That’s why Skema feels different. It isn’t theory, it’s experience turned into action: a generative design tool built by people who know the pain of rework, the frustration of lost data, and the importance of software that architects actually want to use.

At Skema, we believe architects deserve tools that keep pace with their ideas and deliverables that keep pace with the industry. Our mission is simple: to make generative design and BIM workflows work together seamlessly, so architects can design boldly while staying connected to project realities.