a16z: Unlimited compresses 18 months of engineering design into a single day, managing $10B in projects
a16z · x · 2026-10-28
a16z spotlights Unlimited Industries, a one-year-old startup managing $10 billion in data center and power plant projects. It compresses design and engineering work that typically takes 18 months and 100,000 human hours into a single day.
CEO Alex Modon aims to rebuild construction from first principles, the way SpaceX did for launch and Anduril for defense, arguing US construction productivity has fallen since 1970. The team expects to grow 2-3x in six months and is hiring founding roles across engineering, sales, and supply chain.
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