Core Runway Closes $75,000 Micro Funding Round Led by Datapower.vc

SAN FRANCISCO, July 19, 2026 — Core Runway Inc., an AI-powered compliance platform for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry, today announced the closing of a $75,000 micro funding round led by Dataframe.vc. The round closed on July 12, 2026.

Core Runway is developing an integrated suite of AI tools designed to reduce the time, cost, and complexity involved in construction compliance, specification review, product submittals, sustainability documentation, and project closeout.

The company’s platform includes ConstructIQ, SpecReviewIQ, SubmittalIQ, SourceIQ, and DivertIQ. Together, these products help architects, contractors, consultants, subcontractors, and waste-management providers analyze large technical documents, identify missing compliance information, locate supporting documentation, and create auditable reports linked directly to source materials.

“This investment is an important vote of confidence in both our technology and the scale of the problem we are addressing,” said John Burton, co-founder and CEO of Core Runway. “Construction teams still spend enormous amounts of time manually reviewing specifications, tracking documentation, and verifying compliance. Our goal is to automate the majority of that work while preserving the transparency and audit trail required for professional review.”

Core Runway will use the funding to accelerate product development, expand its document and product intelligence capabilities, support integrations with major construction-management platforms, and continue working with early customers and design partners.

The company is initially focused on sustainability and regulatory workflows including LEED, CALGreen, construction waste reporting, architectural specification review, and product submittal compliance. Its platform uses AI to identify requirements, assess available documentation, flag potential gaps, and connect recommendations back to the underlying source documents.

“Dataframe.vc recognized early that compliance is not simply a reporting problem—it is a data and workflow problem,” Burton added. “Their support will help us build the intelligence layer that connects product information, technical documentation, project requirements, and compliance decisions across the construction lifecycle.”

Core Runway is currently working with general contractors, architecture firms, sustainability consultants, subcontractors, and waste-management companies to validate and deploy its technology.

About Core Runway

Core Runway Inc. is an AI-powered compliance technology company serving the architecture, engineering, and construction industry. Its platform automates specification review, sustainability compliance, product documentation, submittal workflows, construction waste reporting, and project closeout. Core Runway’s technology is designed to reduce manual effort while providing clear recommendations, source-linked evidence, and a defensible audit trail.

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Core Runway Announces Partnership with NAPA to Integrate More Than 7,000 Asphalt EPDs into ConstructIQ

Partnership expands access to material sustainability data and supports better product selection and reporting across the construction industry

San Francisco, CA and Pittsburgh, PA — Core Runway today announced a strategic partnership with the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) to integrate more than 7,000 asphalt Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) from across North America directly into the ConstructIQ platform through a dedicated API connection.

The partnership is the first of several planned initiatives to expand the availability of Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) and Health Product Declarations (HPDs) within ConstructIQ, Core Runway's platform for material sourcing, sustainability reporting, and compliance.

Through the integration, architects, contractors, consultants, and building owners will gain direct access to one of North America's largest collections of asphalt EPDs, making it easier to evaluate products, compare environmental impacts, and prepare sustainability documentation.

"This partnership with NAPA is an important step in building a more connected and accessible source of material information for the construction industry," said John Burton, CEO of Core Runway. "Reliable product data helps project teams make better decisions, reduce reporting burdens, and support sustainability goals throughout the building process."

"Providing transparent and accessible environmental data is critical to the future of sustainable infrastructure," said Amlan Mukherjee, PhD, PE, Senior Director of Sustainability & Intelligent Construction at NAPA. "By making thousands of asphalt EPDs available through ConstructIQ, we are helping project teams make more informed decisions and supporting the sustainability goals outlined in NAPA's Road Forward initiative."

The expanded dataset will support a range of activities within ConstructIQ, including:

• Sustainable material sourcing

• LEED and green building compliance

• Embodied carbon analysis

• Product research during design

• Product comparison and substitution reviews

• Sustainability documentation and reporting

Core Runway plans to expand the platform through additional partnerships with manufacturers, industry associations, and sustainability organizations, creating broader access to material transparency data across the built environment.

Michael Brothers Companies Adopts Core Runway’s AI-Powered DivertIQ Platform to Streamline Waste Diversion Reporting

Leading waste and recycling company leverages AI to improve diversion tracking, reporting efficiency, and customer transparency

SAN FRANCISCO AND PITTSBURGH, PA —  June 15, 2026 — Core Runway today announced that Michael Brothers Companies has adopted DivertIQ, the company’s AI-powered waste diversion reporting platform, to streamline the collection, analysis, and reporting of waste diversion data for construction, demolition, and industrial projects.

The adoption marks an important step forward in the use of artificial intelligence to simplify one of the waste industry’s most time-intensive administrative functions: documenting where materials go after they leave the jobsite and reporting diversion outcomes back to customers.

 Waste diversion reporting measures how much material is kept out of landfills and identifies the pathways through which those materials are recovered. While recycling is a key component, diversion also includes reuse, donation, salvage, beneficial reuse applications, and secondary markets for materials such as wood, metal, concrete, asphalt, and cardboard. Accurate diversion reporting provides contractors, owners, and public agencies with greater visibility into material recovery performance and environmental impact.

Through DivertIQ, Michael Brothers Companies will be able to automate data collection and reporting workflows, helping customers better understand diversion rates while reducing the time required to prepare reports.

“Construction projects generate an enormous amount of material data, but collecting and reporting diversion information is often a manual and time-consuming process,” said John Burton, CEO of Core Runway. “DivertIQ streamlines that workflow by organizing diversion data, calculating performance metrics, and generating reports in minutes instead of hours. Our work with Michael Brothers demonstrates how AI can help waste haulers spend less time on paperwork and more time delivering value to their customers.”

Michael Brothers Companies has long been recognized as a leader in waste management, recycling, material recovery, and environmental services throughout the region. As demand for sustainability reporting continues to grow across the construction industry, the company sees technology as a key tool for delivering greater transparency and accountability.

“Our customers increasingly want to understand where materials go after they leave the jobsite,” said Boyd Jones, Director of Business Development and Public Relations for Michael Brothers Companies. “DivertIQ gives us a faster and more consistent way to track, document, and communicate that information. The platform helps us provide greater transparency while supporting our commitment to finding the highest and best use for materials whenever possible.”

DivertIQ is part of Core Runway’s ConstructIQ platform, an AI-native solution designed to help organizations manage material intelligence, sustainability reporting, and compliance workflows across the built environment.

About Core Runway

Core Runway develops AI-powered technology solutions for the construction industry. Its ConstructIQ platform helps contractors, designers, owners, and waste diversion companies manage material intelligence, sustainability data, compliance reporting, and waste diversion performance through a unified digital platform.

About Michael Brothers Companies

Michael Brothers is a family-owned and operated recycling, hauling, and materials recovery company that has served the greater Pittsburgh region for more than 50 years. What began as a small hauling business has grown into a full-service partner for temporary dumpster rentals, scrap metal recycling, and construction and demolition debris processing. Built on reliability, transparency, and customer service, Michael Brothers continues to invest in recycling infrastructure and responsible materials management solutions that help contractors, businesses, municipalities, and homeowners keep more material out of the landfill.