Shared 12 May, 2026
Pillar, and Italian construction technology startup, has raised €12 million in a seed funding round led by Earlybird Venture Capital and Base10 Partners, with participation from Italian Founders Fund. Existing investors, including Emblem, also participated in earlier financing rounds.
Construction remains one of the largest and least digitised industries, with many companies still relying on fragmented workflows, manual processes, and disconnected data systems. Pillar integrates information from accounting software, bank feeds, and construction sites, including updates shared through WhatsApp, into a single interface designed to provide real-time operational visibility without requiring contractors to change existing workflows.
Gabriel Guinea Montalvo, CEO and co-founder of Pillar, said, “Every project runs on fragmented data, manual processes, and zero visibility – from the contractor’s back office to the workers on site. We are building the default operating system this industry depends on, in Italy, in Europe, and everywhere construction still operates in chaos.”
The newly raised capital will be used to strengthen Pillar’s position in the Italian market, expand internationally, and continue developing its product ecosystem. The company plans to broaden its platform with additional modules covering procurement, tender management, subcontractor coordination, banking, and related construction services.
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