Bridgit

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Bridgit
Industry Construction Software
Key people Lauren Lake (Co-Founder & COO), Mallorie Brodie (Co-Founder & CEO)
Website bridgitsolutions.com

Bridgit is a Canadian software company that develops software for the construction industry.[1][2] Bridgit was founded in 2014[3] and is headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario.[4]

History

Bridgit was founded by Lauren Lake and Mallorie Brodie in 2014.[5]

In 2019, the company raised $6.2 million in a funding round led by the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Capital Women in Technology Venture Fund.[6] In 2020, Bridgit raised $9.4 million in a funding round led by Autodesk.[7][8] Canada’s federal government also invested $750,000 in Bridgit as part of its FedDev initiative supporting women in technology.[9]

In 2019, The Globe and Mail recognized Bridgit as one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies.[10] The outlet also recognized Bridgit in its 2020 version of the same list.[11]

Founders

Lake and Brodie have appeared on several lists of top Canadian entrepreneurs. Forbes listed the pair on its list of top Canadian innovators under 30[12] as well as its Forbes 30 Under 30 for Manufacturing & Industry list.[13]

Products

Bridgit Bench

Bridgit Bench is the company’s construction resource management and workforce planning software, as well as Bridgit’s flagship product. It helps contractors with capacity planning, forecasting, progress tracking, workforce utilization reports, and more.[14] Bridgit Bench was introduced in 2019.[15][16] In the same year, it was announced that the software would be integrated with that of Procore, another construction software company.[17] In 2020, it was announced that the software would also be integrated with that of Autodesk Construction Cloud.[18][19]

Bridgit Field

Bridgit Field is a program for tracking worker productivity on the job site and handling things like punch lists and inspections.[20] Bridgit Field was the company’s original software offering.[21]

References

  1. "Bridgit Bench announces integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud". techrseries.com. 2020-11-09. https://techrseries.com/news/bridgit-bench-announces-integration-with-autodesk-construction-cloud/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  2. Stefan Palios,"How Bridgit’S Co-Founders Tapped Into A Market Ignored By Tech". betakit.com. 2020-11-11. https://betakit.com/how-bridgits-co-founders-tapped-into-a-market-ignored-by-tech/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  3. "About Bridgit". crunchbase.com. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bridgit. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  4. "Overview Bridgit". glassdoor.ca. https://www.glassdoor.ca/Overview/Working-at-Bridgit-EI_IE1088584.11,18.htm. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  5. "Bridging construction and technology". pwc.com. https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/industries/technology/raise-podcast/bridging-construction-and-technology.html. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  6. Isabelle Kirkwood,"Construction Software Company Bridgit Raises $6.2 Million Cad Series A". betakit.com. 2020-03-16. https://betakit.com/construction-software-company-bridgit-raises-6-2-million-cad-series-a/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  7. Isabelle Kirkwood,"Bridgit Closes $9.4 Million Cad Strategic Investment Led By Autodesk". betakit.com. 2020-07-14. https://betakit.com/bridgit-closes-9-4-million-cad-strategic-investment-as-company-triples-monthly-revenue-during-covid-19/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  8. "First Notice: EV chargers for York; Bridgit on the move; Daily Ford briefing". canada.constructconnect.com. 2020-11-09. https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2020/11/first-notice-ev-chargers-for-york-bridgit-on-the-move-daily-ford-briefing. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  9. "FedDev Ontario to announce support for women-led tech innovation". canada.ca. 2019-05-21. https://www.canada.ca/en/economic-development-southern-ontario/news/2019/05/feddev-ontario-to-announce-support-for-women-led-tech-innovation.html. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  10. "Canada'S Top Growing Companies: 2019". theglobeandmail.com. 2019-09-27. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/article-canadas-top-growing-companies/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  11. "Canada'S Top 2020 Companies". theglobeandmail.com. 2019-09-27. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/rob-magazine/top-growing-companies/article-canadas-top-growing-companies-2020/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  12. Marley Coyne,"Best Of Canada: These Are The Forbes Under 30 Innovators You Need To Know". forbes.com. 2019-10-09. https://www.forbes.com/sites/marleycoyne/2019/10/10/best-of-canada-these-are-the-forbes-under-30-innovators-you-need-to-know/#66c39bf625ec. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  13. "30 Under 30 for Manufacturing & Industry". forbes.com. https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2019/manufacturing-industry/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  14. "Bridgit Bench". capterra.com. https://www.capterra.com/p/189379/Bridgit-Bench/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  15. "Bridgit Rolls Out ‘Bench,’ a New Software Product for Construction Firms". startupheretoronto.com. 2019-05-27. https://startupheretoronto.com/partners/communitech/bridgit-rolls-out-bench-a-new-software-product-for-construction-firms/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  16. Shane Hedmond,"Bridgit Bench Helps You Optimize Construction Workforce Management in the Cloud". constructionjunkie.co. 2020-10-13. https://www.constructionjunkie.com/blog/2020/10/13/bridgit-bench-helps-you-optimize-construction-workforce-management-in-the-cloud. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  17. "Bridgit thrilled as Procore adds Bench software". canada.constructconnect.com. 2019-10-21. https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/economic/2019/10/bridgit-thrilled-as-procore-adds-bench-software. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  18. "Bridgit integration with Autodesk Construction Cloud helps break down silos". on-sitemag.com. 2020-11-13. https://www.on-sitemag.com/products/bridgit-integration-with-autodesk-construction-cloud-helps-break-down-silos/?oly_enc_id=1461H5059034J3F. Retrieved 2020-11-23. 
  19. "Bridgit Bench Announces Integration With Autodesk Construction Cloud". aithority.com. 2020-11-13. https://aithority.com/it-and-devops/cloud/bridgit-bench-announces-integration-with-autodesk-construction-cloud/#:~:text=Bridgit%2C%20the%20leading%20provider%20of,with%20BIM%20360%20and%20BuildingConnected.. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  20. "Bridgit Field by Bridgit". capterra.com. https://www.capterra.com/p/138978/Bridgit-Closeout/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 
  21. "Bridgit a construction technology company". velocityincubator.com. https://velocityincubator.com/company/bridgit/. Retrieved 2020-11-26. 

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