Our Sponsors — Powering AEC INNOVATE
Platinum —
Knowledge Architecture
Knowledge Architecture builds knowledge and learning management software for architecture, engineering, and construction firms. Our flagship platform, Synthesis, is the leading intranet, LMS, and AI-powered search solution purpose-built for the AEC industry. Synthesis integrates seamlessly with the tools firms already rely on—such as Deltek, Unanet, OpenAsset, Newforma, and Revit—bringing knowledge, learning, and AI together in one connected system. Founded in 2009, Knowledge Architecture now serves more than 160 AEC clients. We are privately held, employee-owned, and deeply committed to helping firms learn faster and build smarter, more adaptable practices. Beyond software, we invest heavily in the community we serve, co-creating and sharing best practices through our annual KA Connect conference, the Smarter by Design podcast, and the Smarter by Design newsletter.
OpenAsset
OpenAsset is the platform where your best work becomes your next win. Purpose-built for architecture, engineering, and construction firms, OpenAsset connects the tools, data, and people that drive business development, so every team can build on its best thinking.
The OpenAsset platform brings together digital asset management with OpenAsset DAM and proposal management with OpenAsset Shred in a single, integrated solution. The result: verified assets are always at hand and proposals come together with confidence. With a growing community of AEC firms and more than 20 years of industry expertise, OpenAsset helps teams break down data silos and win more work.
Gold —
Deltek
Deltek is the intelligent platform that powers the project lifecycle — from ERP and accounting to project bidding, planning, delivery, and analysis. Trusted by 30,000 organizations across government contracting, aerospace and defense, architecture and engineering, construction, and consulting, Deltek delivers the speed, clarity, and control needed when the stakes are high. Learn more at deltek.com.
Kantiv
Kantiv, formerly Joist AI, is the pursuit intelligence platform that equips Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) firms to pursue and win more work. We connect a firm’s institutional knowledge, proposals, project data, and client history into an intelligent system that works at every stage of the pursuit lifecycle. Every pursuit makes the next one stronger. We were founded by people who came up through AEC marketing and know firsthand what it costs when a talented team spends its best hours on a scramble instead of a strategy. Kantiv exists to change that: giving AEC marketers the foundation they need to win the right work and earn their seat at the table.
Learn more at kantiv.com.
Newforma
Newforma is the leading information management platform for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) industry. For more than 20 years, we’ve helped project teams find, manage, and share critical project information across more than 20 million projects worldwide. Available on-premises and in the cloud, Newforma creates a complete, searchable project record that keeps teams aligned and project information accessible. More than 4.5 million users across 1,500 firms rely on Newforma to reduce time spent searching for emails, documents, and project decisions, giving teams more time to focus on delivering successful projects. Learn more at Newforma.com
SigParser
SigParser turns your team’s email and calendar history into a clean, enriched contact database. For construction marketers, business developers, and project pursuit teams, that means every architect, GC, subcontractor, owner’s rep, and supplier your firm has ever corresponded with becomes a discoverable, scored relationship ready to fuel your next campaign or pursuit.
slashBlue
At slashBlue we help A&E firms increase revenue and safeguard their reputation with cutting-edge AI powered technologies. Our services encompass IT strategy, cybersecurity oversight, and comprehensive managed services, ensuring businesses stay ahead in the AI curve
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Advance2000
For almost 40 years Advance2000 has delivered high-performance private cloud and cybersecurity solutions built for the AEC industry. As a managed IT, cybersecurity, and private cloud provider, we help firms modernize technology, strengthen security and scale with confidence. The Advance2000 Private Cloud infrastructure is optimized for complex design and engineering workloads, backed by 24/7 support and expert guidance. Our fully managed cybersecurity framework integrates continuous monitoring, threat detection, and proactive protection across every layer, helping firms stay resilient to evolving threats. As AI adoption grows Advance2000 enables organizations to securely leverage Private AI solutions that protect sensitive data and support real-world workflows. From GPU-powered cloud workstations and secure collaboration to AI readiness and infrastructure strategy, Advance2000 helps teams work faster, collaborate better, and focus on designing and building while we manage the technology behind their success.
LucidLink
LucidLink is the cloud-native file streaming platform for instant, secure access to large files anywhere. By streaming data on demand, LucidLink gives teams and tools immediate access to huge or complex filesets, without the need for downloads, syncing or VPNs. Teams work together in real time from a single, always-up-to-date cloud filespace across desktop, web and mobile. Zero-knowledge security and enterprise-grade access controls keep every project protected without slowing anyone down. Leading brands including Paramount, Shopify and Adobe — plus thousands of teams worldwide — rely on LucidLink to move faster, cut operational overhead and collaborate smoothly across locations. Discover more at lucidlink.com/solutions/aec