Stockholm-based construction technology startup Brickanta has acquihired Alysa, a Swedish startup that developed AI tools for construction bidding and tendering.
Founded in early 2026, Alysa was built around a simple problem: construction tendering remains highly manual, time-consuming and risky. The company was founded by three students who spent more than 100 interviews speaking with people across industries before focusing on construction.
The acquihire will bring Alysa’s team and expertise into Brickanta, allowing the combined company to accelerate development of AI tools for the construction industry.
From student project to construction startup
Alysa was founded by Oscar Gustafsson, Martin Orrje and Nayar Grinberg, who initially did not have a specific business idea.
Instead, the founders began interviewing professionals across different industries to understand where significant operational problems existed.
After more than 100 conversations, construction emerged as a clear opportunity.
The founders became particularly interested in the tendering process, where construction companies spend significant amounts of time reviewing project documentation, assessing requirements and preparing bids.
That research quickly turned into a product, paying customers and a startup.
Joining forces with Brickanta
Grinberg announced that he is joining Brickanta through an acquihire, describing the move as an opportunity to continue solving the same construction problems while working with a larger team.
Brickanta is developing an agentic AI platform for construction, focused on the work that moves projects forward.
The acquisition brings together two startups that approached construction from complementary angles: Alysa focused specifically on AI-powered bidding and tendering, while Brickanta is building a broader AI platform for construction workflows.
The combination could allow Brickanta to move faster in one of the industry’s most document-heavy and operationally complex areas.
AI targets construction’s manual workflows
Construction remains an industry where many critical processes depend on documents, emails, spreadsheets and manual analysis.
Tendering is particularly challenging because contractors need to process large amounts of information under tight deadlines while identifying project requirements, risks and commercial opportunities.
Alysa’s experience in this area gives Brickanta additional domain knowledge and product development capabilities as it expands its AI platform.
For the Alysa team, joining Brickanta also means continuing the company’s original mission rather than abandoning the problems it set out to solve.
“Joining forces meant I could keep solving the same problems, but as part of a larger team and the opportunity to move much faster,” Grinberg said in announcing the move.
A rapid exit for a young startup
Alysa’s journey is notable for its speed. The company was founded only in early 2026, after which it conducted extensive customer research, developed a product and acquired customers before being acquihired later the same year.
For Brickanta, the move represents another step in building a strong position in AI-powered construction technology, a market where automation could significantly reduce the amount of repetitive administrative work involved in delivering projects.
The two companies’ shared focus on applying AI to real-world construction workflows could give Brickanta additional momentum as it develops its broader agentic platform.
Company: Brickanta
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Sector: AITech / ConstructionTech
Transaction: Acquihire of Alysa
Alysa founded: 2026
Alysa focus: AI for construction bidding and tendering
Brickanta focus: Agentic AI for construction workflows
Alysa co-founders: Nayar Grinberg, Oscar Gustafsson and Martin Orrje
