DURHAM, NC (March 27, 2026) — Higharc has been named to Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies of 2026. Recognized for building a new class of spatial AI purpose-built for residential construction, Higharc joins Google, Anthropic, Nvidia and World Labs on this year's list.
AI for homebuilding
This recognition comes as industries like housing seek to adopt AI-native infrastructure. Frontier AI models, which struggle to reason about buildings, can't meet the needs for precision and predictability in homebuilding.
Higharc is a spatial AI platform built for homebuilding. It generates homes as live, structured data and automates work across design, permitting, estimating and sales.
Builders using Higharc’s AI report:
- Months saved on product development
- Weeks cut from soft cycle times
- An average 10% increase in revenue per home via increased options sales
"With Higharc we went from concept to permit submission for a new home plan in 15 working days. This is two times faster than we have ever executed before," said Kyle Bear, VP of Research and Development at Signature Homes, a 500-home-per-year builder. Since January, Signature reports a $3M revenue increase due to this work.
"The question for every industry right now is what real-world work can AI be trusted with," said Marc Minor, CEO of Higharc. "In homebuilding, details are critical. A home design has to be buildable. An estimate has to be accurate and consistent. A permit set has to be precise and code-compliant. Higharc doesn’t guess. It generates exactly what’s needed to build better homes, more affordably.”
The full list of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies honorees can be found at fastcompany.com.
ABOUT HIGHARC
Higharc is the Homebuilding Intelligence platform empowering teams to design, sell, estimate, and build from a single source of truth. By replacing disconnected tools and manual processes, Higharc helps builders move faster, stay aligned, and deliver a better buyer experience. Powered by spatial intelligence and generative design, it provides unmatched productivity, flexibility, and precision for building at scale. Builders can create innovative home plans faster, offer personalized 3D buying experiences, generate true-to-plan construction documents, and manage changes seamlessly with real-time automation. Higharc enables homebuilders to focus on what matters most, building great homes, faster. Learn more at higharc.com.
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