Autodesk’s Next Chapter: Design to Operations, AI Pricing, Miter’s $40M & Kuro’s €10M

<p>Autodesk now runs from the first sketch to the maintenance ticket.</p><p>So who is left to compete?</p><p>We got back from Autodesk University and put that question to three people this week:</p><ul><li><p>Connor Watumull on Miter's $40M Series B, and why payroll was the way into the whole contractor back office.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Lea Scherer on Kuro's €10M seed, and how a two year old startup ended up working with Goldbeck and Hochtief Infrastructure.</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Alain Waha, CTO of Buro Happold, on why AI could push software bills up from here.</p></li></ul><p>Episode is live! </p><p>#aec #constructiontech #ai #bricksbucksandbytes #bricksandbytes</p><p>Our Sponsors:</p><p>Aphex is the multiplayer planning platform where construction teams plan together, stay aligned, and deliver projects faster – check out aphex.co</p><p>Archdesk -  “The #1 Construction Management Software for Growing Companies - Manage your projects from Tender to Handover” check archdesk.com</p><p>Chapters</p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:12 Autodesk University 2026 recap</p><p>02:45 Autodesk's plan to own design, construction and operations</p><p>04:49 Can startups compete with Autodesk?</p><p>07:23 Most internet traffic is now AI bots</p><p>08:49 Miter raises $40M Series B</p><p>11:15 What is Miter? Construction payroll and workforce software</p><p>14:01 Why construction payroll is so hard</p><p>16:28 From payroll to field operations and safety</p><p>19:04 How construction software startups win customers</p><p>20:37 Replacing the construction Franken Stack</p><p>22:08 Kuro raises €10M seed for AI for general contractors</p><p>23:12 How AI reads construction documents and tenders</p><p>26:01 Why Kuro targets Europe's biggest general contractors</p><p>28:22 How AI startups stay defensible against ChatGPT</p><p>33:09 Building construction tech in Europe vs the US</p><p>34:12 Kuro's growth and hiring plans</p><p>38:11 Jevons paradox: why software keeps costing more</p><p>38:37 Can Autodesk be disrupted?</p><p>39:53 Why construction is slow to adopt new tech</p><p>41:57 Why switching away from Revit is so hard</p><p>43:47 AI as a generational shift in design</p><p>46:04 Will AI replace Revit? Snaptrude, Motif and AI design tools</p><p>48:11 Should you build your website for AI agents?</p><p>52:41 Humans plus AI: the chess grandmaster lesson</p><p>53:43 Autodesk AI pricing: from seats to tokens</p><p>59:34 Is AI actually creating value in engineering?</p>