Today, we’re announcing that we’ve raised an oversubscribed $1.8M pre-seed round led by Matchstick Ventures and joined by 25madison, Barrel Ventures, Valia Ventures, Tenzing Capital Ventures, and dozens of angel investors, industry experts, and friends & family. We’re building Silkline in Chicago because trillions of dollars of goods are still purchased by emailing a PDF of a purchase order 📜 Brent and I have talked to hundreds of procurement professionals, and they all say a version of the same story: ❌ I don’t know when my parts will arrive. ❌ Managing our supply chain is reactive, not proactive. ❌ The information I need to do my job is scattered across spreadsheets, inboxes, and 7 different systems. ❌ Serving all of our external and internal stakeholders is a juggling act. Silkline solves these problems and allows our customers to build a modern, connected supply chain that unlocks the potential of their procurement and engineering teams to develop products faster, reduce waste, and adapt to a changing world. We’ve been hard at work over the last several months building alongside our incredible early customers, including companies who are leading the modern space age and developing first-of-its-kind hardware. ✅ Want to see messages with suppliers in one place? ✅ Need to share the status of a PO with your engineering team? ✅ Tired of reactive and labor-intensive supplier scorecards? And this is just the beginning! We are growing quickly and just opened up two more spots in our beta program. Comment here or visit silkline.ai if you’re interested in trying (or learning more about) Silkline. | 56 comments on LinkedIn

Rebuild, a startup developing insurance-claim software for restoration contractors, has raised $13 million, CEO Alex Toporek announced. The company's software helps restoration contractors document repair work and negotiate insurance payments. Restoration contractors face challenges in managing the complex process of filing insurance claims and ensuring proper compensation for their work. Rebuild's platform aims to streamline these workflows. The funding will support the company's growth as it expands its software capabilities to serve the restoration industry's documentation and payment negotiation needs.

Rebuild raises $13M+ to modernize the $100B restoration industry. AI platform helps restoration contractors cut claim cycle times by more than 50% and increase reimbursements by over 10%. September 15, 2026 Rebuild, the AI operating system for the property restoration industry, today announced it has raised more than $13 million in new funding from Asymmetric Capital Partners, Gutter Capital, 25madison, Lightbank, and Green Egg Ventures. The company will use the new capital to expand its New York City team across engineering, sales, and customer success as it builds the technology infrastructure for the $100 billion restoration industry. When a pipe bursts, a home floods, or a hurricane tears through a neighborhood, restoration contractors are often among the first businesses called. But the process of getting a family back into their home still relies on workflows that have changed little in decades: documenting damage, building estimates line by line, navigating insurance requirements, and repeatedly revising claims before work can move forward. Looking for a reprint of this article? From high-res PDFs to custom plaques, order your copy today! Hi there. I'm Ask R&R. You can ask me anything about trends, best practices and technologies in the restoration, remediation and cleaning industries, and I'll help find the content you're looking for. Go ahead, type something below, and let's get started! JOIN TODAY To unlock your recommendations. Already have an account? Sign In