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Procore to Acquire DroneDeploy for $845M to Add Robots, Drones to Construction Software Platform
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Procore Technologies has agreed to acquire DroneDeploy for approximately $845 million in cash, adding drones, ground robots, and visual-data tools to its construction software platform. The deal, announced Wednesday, is expected to close later in 2026, subject to regulatory approval and customary conditions. The acquisition aims to automate jobsite monitoring and decision-making for construction teams.
Procore provides software that construction teams use to manage documents, communications, inspections, and other project activity. DroneDeploy’s technology gathers three-dimensional information through drones, ground robots, and mobile, fixed, and wearable cameras. It is used on more than 3 million jobsites across over 180 countries, creating digital records of construction sites and operating assets.
According to Procore, the proposed acquisition will combine Procore’s project-management data with DroneDeploy’s aerial and ground imagery. The system will use artificial intelligence to identify jobsite conditions, document progress, flag problems, and initiate actions within the platform. Procore said its platform handled nearly 400 million photographs, more than 126 million drawings, and over 10 million requests for information, submissions, and inspections over the past year.
DroneDeploy has collected visual data covering about 20 trillion square feet of the built environment, along with tens of millions of user annotations and more than 100,000 labeled safety issues. The companies expect the combined datasets to support AI systems trained specifically for construction. This connection is central to Procore’s effort to move beyond storing and sharing project information, allowing the platform to interpret information and recommend or carry out actions.
“Once the acquisition closes, we plan to immediately cross-sell DroneDeploy’s solutions into our broader customer base and vice versa,” said Procore president and CEO Ajei Gopal. “For the longer term, adding DroneDeploy’s technology into the Procore platform will enable us to accelerate our AI strategy and deliver digital coworkers that track what’s happening on a project, make sense of it, and then take action to change the outcome.”
The planned system would combine real-time visual information with AI reasoning and an auditable record of actions taken. Procore said the approach could save time and reduce costs while allowing companies to track work more consistently. Cameras, drones, and robots could inspect jobsites and trigger appropriate responses inside Procore, helping teams detect delays, safety problems, and differences between plans and completed work earlier.
Over time, Procore intends to integrate DroneDeploy’s technology more deeply into its platform as part of a broader strategy to build AI tools that can observe projects and respond to changing conditions. The companies plan to offer DroneDeploy’s products to Procore customers and introduce Procore services to DroneDeploy users after the deal closes. This acquisition marks a significant step toward digital coworkers for field and office teams, potentially transforming how construction projects are monitored and managed.
