A few months ago, @_startuphacker and I decided to pivot @tyceai to focus on construction.
Since then we've had conversations with over 70 construction companies and civil engineering firms. Sat in office rooms. Walked job sites. Talked to the people actually running these projects.
What became clear pretty quickly: construction is an incredibly complex, high-risk industry. A single project can involve hundreds of trade partners, years of planning, and billions of dollars on the line. And it's completely people-driven.
We realized early on that this industry needs domain-specific intelligence, not general AI. So that's what we're building at Tyce,purpose-built for construction teams.
States and provinces are investing billions in infrastructure right now. Cities are being reshaped. That investment needs to be executed well, and the teams doing the executing deserve better tools.
That's where we want Tyce to be.
Grateful for every GC and engineer who opened their doors and shared what their world actually looks like. That's what's driving what we're building.
Founder storytime 🚀
When @_startuphacker and I (@LyliaDP ) first met at Antler Toronto, we didn’t start with big visions.
We started with filters.
Every founding story is unique.
For us, it was about stress-testing work ethic, creativity, chemistry & vision — until we knew we had the foundation to build something lasting.
That foundation became Tyce.ai → reinventing how enterprises create & manage documents.
Filter #3 → Trust (earned)
We were skeptical of each other at first.
So we ran 1-week sprints as a test.
1 week → 2 → 12 → 52.
A year later, we’re still sprinting.
Filter #2 → Creativity
We couldn’t stop bouncing ideas — about product, tech, business.
That back-and-forth made the grind exciting instead of draining.
Filter #1 → Work ethic
Both of us were in the office on weekends.
Same mentality: walk before you talk.
Talking is easy, showing up isn’t.
Ultra-granular search on your documents - coming soon.
We've rebuilt the whole RAG pipeline and Editor to make this possible.
August in review 👇:
• Annual subscriptions sold to 3 companies.
• 7+ pilot conversations are live.
• Shortlisted for a major enterprise deal (Top 3)
• After hitting #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt, 1000+ users signed up; started seeing some freemium conversions to revenue.
Not bad for a month where most people were on vacation.🔥
Everyone has a voice at Tyce. From product bugs to sales wins - every call, every retro, every sticky note shapes where we go next.
It started with a simple idea:
Stop waiting for replies. Start showing up.
Our sales team walked into offices and had real conversations.
Every handshake opened a door, and every door made Tyce better.











