Nemetschek acquires Firmus AI in deal worth tens of millions to cut construction risks
Firmus, an Israeli-founded startup led by Unit 8200 veteran Shir Abecasis, will bring its 35-person team and AI drawing-review platform into Nemetschek’s subsidiary Bluebeam; the company had raised $11.5 million prior to the sale.
The Nemetschek Group, the German software company listed on the MDAX and TecDAX, has signed an agreement to acquire Firmus AI, an Israeli-American startup specializing in artificial intelligence for preconstruction design review and financial risk analysis. The transaction will be completed through Nemetschek’s U.S. subsidiary, Bluebeam.
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The companies did not disclose the financial terms, but the deal is estimated at several tens of millions of dollars. Firmus, which employs about 35 people in Israel and the United States, will integrate fully into Bluebeam, with its staff expected to join the acquirer.
Founded by Shir Abecasis, a veteran of Israel’s Unit 8200 intelligence corps, Firmus has raised $11.5 million to date, including an $8 million Seed round. The company’s flagship products, AI-REVIEW and AI-MATCH, use artificial intelligence to analyze 2D PDF drawings, flagging missing information, scope gaps, and cross-discipline inconsistencies. Its technology helps construction teams detect costly errors early, streamline collaboration, and mitigate financial risks.
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Nemetschek, which reported nearly €1 billion in revenue in 2024, described the acquisition as central to its effort to accelerate its AI roadmap across the global construction sector. By embedding Firmus’ “drawing-first” AI platform into Bluebeam’s widely used PDF workflows, Nemetschek aims to offer construction teams earlier error detection, automated markups, and phase-to-phase drawing comparisons.
“Drawings are the universal language of construction, and that’s where risk hides,” said Abecasis. “By joining the Nemetschek Group, we’re placing Firmus’ intelligence exactly where millions of AEC professionals already work.”
