Bidflow
AI Copilot for Electrical Estimating
Winter 2026ActiveReal Estate and ConstructionConstructionSaaSConstructionInfrastructureAI AssistantNew York, NY, USA
Company
https://usebidflow.comWe help electrical contractors do electrical estimates way faster using AI. Electrical contractors submit RFPs (request for proposals) to win contracts to jobs like building the electrical infrastructure for a new data center, and they compete with other electrical contractors to win these jobs. The process of submitting these RFPs take a majority of an electrical contractors time, specifically in providing an estimate for the job, and Bidflow aims to optimize the redundant paperwork that goes into this process.
Verdict
High Signal
Market Opportunity
Electrical contracting is a $200B+ US industry with estimating being a core bottleneck. B2B SaaS targeting electrical contractors with clear ICP (mid-size electrical contractors bidding data centers and commercial projects). Data center buildout boom (Ashburn example) makes timing strong. Monetization path via per-seat or per-bid SaaS is clear.
Medium Signal
Founder Signal
Jesse Choe: USACO Platinum (Dec 2022, elite competitive programming, top ~200-300 in USA), Jane Street Extern (2 months — Jane Street is explicitly a green flag firm), YC S25 founder of Ghostship which reached $200K ARR before they pivoted to Bidflow — proven ability to build and sell a product. College dropout. Gautham Ramachandran: UC Berkeley BE (accepted, deferred to build), ArXiv paper on CortexCompile (multi-agent NLP code synthesis), brain signal research covered by WTOP News. Building Bidflow since Sep 2024. Neither founder has domain expertise in electrical contracting or estimating software, but the $200K ARR execution proof at Ghostship is the strongest signal in this profile.
Medium Signal
Competition
Established competitors include Accubid (Trimble), ConEst, McCormick, and STACK estimating — all incumbents with entrenched users. However, none have AI-native takeoff + estimating copilot functionality. General construction AI players like Buildots and BuiltAI exist but aren't electrician-specific. Bidflow's electrical-specific training (83.5% accuracy claim) is a differentiation point but unverified against competitors.
High Signal
Product
Clear pricing displayed: $0.03/symbol + $50/month per user. Live demo UI shown with realistic electrical estimating workflow (PDU installation, feeder runs, labor hour calculations). 95-99% accuracy claims. Built-in PDF tools and BOM/pricing features. No named customers or API docs.
OverallB Tier
Bidflow is attacking a large, underserved market in electrical estimating with clear pricing ($0.03/symbol + $50/mo per user) and a demo UI showing realistic workflow. The founders have relevant domain experience. Claims 95-99% accuracy in takeoff automation. Main risk is competition from established estimating software (ConEst, McCormick, Trimble) and the challenge of achieving stated accuracy in diverse real-world conditions. The transparent pricing model shows commercial maturity.
Active Founders
Bidflow
TierB Tier
BatchWinter 2026
Team Size2
StatusActive
LocationNew York, NY, USA
Last Updated2 days ago