Cascade Raises $3.5M From a16z Speedrun to Predict Construction Projects Before the RFP Exists

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/cascade-raises-$35m-from-a16z-speedrun-to-predict-construction-projects-before-the-rfp-exists. Cascade raised $3.5M led by a16z Speedrun to predict construction projects before RFPs exist. TAM, product, founder and investor analysis with data charts. Check more stories related to undefined at: https://hackernoon.com/c/undefined. You can also check exclusive content about #cascade, #a16z, #a16z-speedrun, #vc-funding, #good-company, #artificial-intelligence, #ai, #construction, and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey. Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. What is Cascade? Cascade is a New York AI platform for architecture, engineering and construction firms that detects public signals such as bond filings, permits and capital plans to predict construction projects before RFPs are issued, scores project fit, and surfaces warm relationship paths. How much did Cascade raise and who invested? Cascade raised a $3.5 million seed round announced July 21, 2026, led by a16z Speedrun with Ada Ventures, Blitzscaling Ventures, Indico Capital Partners, shuckerVC, G2C Ventures and Snowball VC. Who founded Cascade? Hannia Zia (CEO) and Joana Ferreira (CTO), who met at UnlikelyAI, the AI startup founded by an inventor of the technology behind Amazon Alexa. Both come from families with construction backgrounds. How much opportunity has Cascade surfaced? The company states its customers have surfaced more than $10 billion in project opportunities, including firms working on JFK, LaGuardia, data centers and nuclear facilities.