AUAR Funding News -Construction Tech Startup AUAR Raises £5.1M Funding

Their automation and robotics platform, combined with a decentralized approach, helps homebuilders cut construction costs by 30-40% and fix key delays in the building process.

Traditional building methods can’t keep up with demand, causing higher costs, lower profits, and longer project times—especially in Europe’s high-demand areas like the UK and Germany. New, efficient building methods are urgently needed.

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Timber construction is a great solution because it’s fast, affordable, and eco-friendly. But old and wasteful manufacturing methods have limited its use—until now.

AUAR’s system is designed for medium-sized homebuilders. They rent robotic Micro-Factories that locally produce a home’s full timber structure in just 12 hours, cutting on-site labor by up to 75%.

Their MasterBuilder software uses AI to link design and robotic production, automating everything from planning to building. This lowers costs, speeds up projects, improves control over timelines, and boosts building capacity.

Co-founder and CEO Mollie Claypool says AUAR is creating a global, automated construction system for sustainable, affordable, and beautiful homes that fits how builders already work.

“By enabling the industry to build together, powered by robotics and AI, we’re not just offering a new tool – we’re unlocking new possibilities for how homebuilders can grow, innovate, and deliver at scale.”

AUAR’s Robotic Micro-Factories use robots and special software to automate designing and building, making timber construction easier and possible on a large scale.

Each Micro-Factory produces modular timber panels for walls, floors, and roofs that can be quickly put together on-site to build different types of homes. This smooth process helps cut overall building costs.

The funding round was led by European venture fund Planet A, with support from Shadow Ventures, Common Magic, and Concrete VC.

Angel investors include Margarita Skarkou, Carmel Rafaeli, Dorothy Chou, Sandro Gianella, and Luke Appleby. Earlier investors like Miles Ahead, ABB Robotics Ventures, and Nicolas Bearelle also joined in.

Sam Baker from Planet A says automation is the biggest opportunity in construction right now, but slow progress has been caused by fixed design systems, lack of industry knowledge, and outdated business models.

“What stands out with AUAR is their ability to embed automation directly into the sector, delivering scalable value in a way that’s both profitable and sustainable.

Their platform answers the urgent need for solutions to real-world constraints around margins, speed, and labour, whilst rapidly scaling the supply of low-carbon housing. A rare combination of world-class technology and industry-beating unit economics positions this team to define the next era of construction.”

In the past year, AUAR completed several projects in Belgium, worked on more than 300 homes, and started building “ConstrucThor,” a new research center focused on the future of sustainable construction.

By 2030, AUAR plans for its customers to build over 100,000 carbon-negative homes in more than 10 countries.

As the company grows, AUAR is expanding its team, building more partnerships, and getting ready to start operations in important European regions like Benelux, DACH, and the Nordics.

About AUAR

Founded in 2019, AUAR (Automated Architecture) is a construction tech startup that creates a network of robotic micro-factories to build affordable, sustainable, and attractive timber homes.