[ Why we built Novato ]
Shifting the balance of construction risk
Every year, general contractors lose hundreds of hours to administrative churn — digging through text chains, tracking down outdated insurance policies, and cross-referencing spreadsheets by hand.
A document that's valid today can expire midway through a multi-month build — leaving businesses exposed to serious financial and legal liability.
We built Novato to close that gap.
Our mission
Close construction liability gaps with compliance tracking that runs itself.
What sets us apart
Zero-friction engineering, built around automated timeline intelligence.
Frictionless onboarding
Subcontractors don’t want another account. Secure, token-validated links let trade specialists upload documents straight from their phone, on-site — no passwords, no logins.
Timeline risk matching
We don’t just check if a document is active today. Our engine matches expiry dates against active project schedules, flagging coverage gaps before they happen on-site.
AI-assisted verification
An automated extraction engine categorises incoming documents and cross-references the details, cutting down the manual review most platforms still expect you to do by hand.
Engineered for accountability
An institutional layer of protection for builders — built by product strategists, AI architects, and engineers focused on construction, engineering, and logistics.
Payment holds on lapses
Automated ledger holds pause payment processing the moment a vendor falls out of compliance — protecting your margins before an issue reaches site.
7-year audit trail
A dated notification log of every check, flag, and renewal, kept for seven years — ready the moment an insurer, regulator, or lawyer asks for it.