What happens when construction tech meets a room full of safety experts, top-tier builders, and a "Shark Tank"-style pitch competition? You get SafeTech NYC, hosted by the Contech Alliance, a high-stakes summit dedicated to elevating jobsite safety through innovation.
The Contech Alliance is made up of forward-thinking builders like Skanska, Turner Construction, E-J Electric, Curtis Partition, and Gramercy Group. These companies are setting the pace on innovation, not waiting for compliance mandates to catch up.
We were honored to be one of the select few invited to pitch at this year’s summit, going head-to-head with some of the most forward-thinking startups in construction technology. The format: an 8-minute pitch followed by a 5-judge Q&A, scored on criteria likeuser experience, technical innovation, scalability, and real-world impact.
While we narrowly missed taking home the $5,000 prize, placing second. We left the event with something far more valuable: validation from the industry’s top safety leaders that CamDo is building the future of proactive, AI-powered jobsite intelligence.
What We Pitched: AI That Thinks Like Your Safety Team
At SafeTech, we didn’t present our flagship time-lapse solution. Instead, we introduced the crowd to DataLens for Jobsite Safety, a brand new plug-and-play, computer vision-enabled camera that actively identifies unsafe conditions on live construction sites.
Let’s face it: safety on a jobsite can’t depend on someone being in the right place at the right time with a clipboard. And yet, 50–90% of unsafe conditions and near misses go unreported daily.
With DataLens, we’re changing that.
Here’s how it works:
- Rugged, battery-powered cameras are deployedinside the jobsite, not just perimeter views.
- Every few minutes, they capture images and upload them via built-in cellular.
- Our platform, CloudX, uses AI to flag safety observations, like missing PPE, slip/trip hazards, or fall risks.
- Safety leaders get automatic notifications and trend dashboards, helping them act early instead of after the fact.
No wiring. No complex setup. Just visibility to the unsafe conditions at the bottom of the safety triangle, at scale.
Built for Safety Leaders, Not Just Cameras
Construction still accounts for1 in 5 workplace deaths, and despite all the rules, the fatality rate hasn’t budged in over a decade.
Why? Because most safety tools arereactive. They focus on incident reporting after something goes wrong.
DataLens flips that model on its head. By documenting unsafe conditions in real-time, even if no one reports them, we empower safety professionals to intervene before injuries occur.
This isn't about adding more admin burden. Quite the opposite.
We’ve built:
- A plug-and-play camera system you can install in 2 minutes
- A mobile app that creates full safety reports from voice notes using generative AI
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Seamless Procore integration, so alerts and photos land in the safety module automatically
It's Google Photos meets ChatGPT, for safety. From voice to Procore, in seconds.
What the Judges Saw
The SafeTech judges used a rigorous scorecard, looking for:
- Ease of use
- Technical innovation
- Scalability
- Market uniqueness
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Presentation quality
CamDo’s solution checked every box. And the feedback echoed what we’ve been hearing from some of the biggest names in construction:
“To cover the entire site, the price has to make sense. CamDo finally solved this.” — Gilbane CIO
“Finally, someone is offering a full camera + AI solution at the right price!” — Bechtel CIO
A Quick Glimpse from the Stage
When our CEO, Todd McCann, took the stage at SafeTech, he posed a challenge to every safety leader in the room:
“When was the last time you said, ‘No thanks, I don’t need more unsafe conditions documented’? If you’re like most safety leaders, you’re flying blind at the bottom of the Safety Triangle. And it’s costing lives.”
That line sparked a wave of nods in the audience. Safety isn’t about more forms or rules, it’s aboutvisibility.
And that’s exactly what DataLens delivers.
Ready to Enhance Safety on Your Site by > 30%?
We’re building more than a camera. We’re building asafety co-pilot that sees what your team can’t, so you can stop reacting to incidents and start preventing them.
If you're a safety leader looking for smarter visibility, we invite you to let AI see what you’ve been missing.
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