Dear Friends and Colleagues,

I grew up in a small village in Austria, working as a carpenter from age 12 to support my family. What started as a necessity became a passion—first for building structures, then businesses, and now teams.

After years in carpentry, I moved into general contracting and rose from project manager to group leader, overseeing major projects across Europe. Along the way, I became the first in my family to pursue higher education, ultimately earning a PhD in Civil Engineering and Data Science. A tragic fatality on one of my jobsites and my doctoral research inspired me to use technology to make construction safer and more efficient.

That journey brought me to Silicon Valley, where I attended Stanford GSB and founded Trunk Tools—the leading AI platform for construction. Our mission is to turn unstructured construction data into actionable insights through intelligent agents that automate tedious tasks. Instead of replacing workers, we empower them with Intelligence Augmentation (IA)—ensuring the right information is available at the right time, so work is done right the first time.

While the industry has seen digitization, it still struggles to manage overwhelming data complexity. Generative AI now makes it possible to finally solve this. At Trunk Tools, we’re proud to be leading this long-overdue transformation.

Thank you for your interest in Trunk Tools. Let’s build the future of construction together. #letbuildersbuild

Warmly,

Dr. Sarah Buchner
Founder & CEO, Trunk Tools