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Drake Star Acts as Exclusive Financial Advisor to Attentive.ai on its Growth Financing Round Led by Insight Partners

San Francisco | New York | November 19th, 2025 Attentive.ai, the company behind Beam AI, a leading, AI-based construction software platform for general contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers, announced a $30.5 million Series B funding round led by global software investor Insight Partners, with participation from Vertex Ventures, Tenacity Ventures, and InfoEdge Venture Fund. The new capital will accelerate the development of next-generation AI products and support expansion into new markets.

Drake Star acted as exclusive financial advisor to Attentive.ai on this transaction.

Beam AI, Attentive.ai’s AI-driven takeoff platform, streamlines preconstruction workflows for over 1,100 companies, significantly reducing manual labor while delivering 100% automated takeoffs across major construction trades and outdoor services sectors. With Beam AI’s human-in-the-loop model, estimators get completed takeoffs and measurable productivity gains without adding headcount. By removing repetitive, manual work from the estimating process, Beam AI allows contractors to rapidly accelerate bid volume while enabling teams to focus on strategy and win rate improvement.

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Managing Partner | Drake Star

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About Attentive.ai

Attentive.ai is transforming preconstruction and field-service workflows with Beam AI, the leading AI-based takeoff software. Trusted by over 1,200 contractors and suppliers, Attentive.ai helps teams save time, bid more competitively, and grow revenue, without adding headcount.

Learn more at ibeam.ai.

About Insight Partners

Insight Partners is a global software investor partnering with high-growth technology, software, and Internet startup and ScaleUp companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. As of June 30, 2025, the firm has over $90B in regulatory assets under management. Insight Partners has invested in more than 875 companies worldwide and has seen over 55 portfolio companies achieve an IPO. Headquartered in New York City, Insight has a global presence with leadership in London, Tel Aviv, and the Bay Area. Insight’s mission is to find, fund, and work successfully with visionary executives, providing them with tailored, hands-on software expertise along their growth journey, from their first investment to IPO.

For more information on Insight and all its investments, visit insightpartners.com.

About Drake Star  

Drake Star is an award-winning global tech investment bank that has completed over 500 transactions since 2003. The Drake Star global team of experienced professionals and senior advisors across offices in New York, Munich, London, Paris, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Berlin, and Dubai* focuses on mergers & acquisitions and corporate finance services worldwide in Software/SaaS, HR Tech, Digital Services, FinTech, Digital Media, Industrial Tech, Consumer & Retail Tech and Mobility & Sustainability.

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