Shovels captures that first signal—using AI to clean, enrich, and unify permit, contractor, and property data from thousands of municipalities.
Delivered through our API, web app, or data warehouse, we turn messy public records into standardized, Shovel-ready intelligence that helps industries anticipate growth and make smarter decisions. From construction companies to electric utilities, real estate firms to government agencies, our customers use Shovel-ready data to anticipate market shifts, identify opportunities, and make decisions ahead of the competition.
We hope you'll join us for the ride.
We started in 2022 with a focused mission: make building permit data accessible and usable. That mission has expanded to include contractor intelligence, geospatial analysis, and property attributes—but the core principle remains the same: turn complex, messy public records into standardized intelligence that's ready for analysis.
Fundamentally, we believe in making complex data accessible and ready for analysis. We want to delight data scientists and account executives alike. This is a massive market and we're just getting started.
We're a venture-backed team of AI engineers and data scientists headquartered in California with offices in Washington and Europe. We process over 185 million permits from thousands of jurisdictions, adding hundreds of thousands of new records monthly. We like solving hard data problems—and we love working with customers who use real-world intelligence to build, plan, and grow.
We like solving hard data problems and enjoy working with real-world data.
