HOVER
San Francisco, US · Founded 2011 · Delaware corporation · 6 known investors
Hover transforms smartphone photos into interactive 3D models of homes and buildings for construction professionals, insurance experts, and homeowners to measure, design, and scope projects. The platform enables precise project planning and visualization for home improvement and renovation work.
Also known as Hover · hover.to
Founders & leadership
HOVER was founded in 2011 by Adam J. Altman.
Board
Investors · 6
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$19.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2013–2016
▶$14MraisedOct 2016 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Kevin ReilleyExecutive Officer, Director
- Ross HangebrauckDirector
- Adam J. AltmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Kevin ComptonDirector
- Stewart AlsopDirector
- Offering amount
- $20M
- Amount sold
- $14M
- First sale
- Oct 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$5.2MraisedAug 2014 · 9 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Adam J AltmanExecutive Officer, Director
- Charles GalfordDirector
- Geoffrey BaehrDirector
- Kevin ComptonDirector
- Aldo ManziniDirector
- Ross HangebrauckDirector
- Kevin ReilleyExecutive Officer, Director
- Amount sold
- $5.2M
- Minimum investment
- $50K
- First sale
- Nov 2013
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2011
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Hover operates a software platform for the construction and insurance industries that converts smartphone scans of a property into an accurate 3D model without requiring specialized equipment or training. From that model, users obtain detailed exterior and interior measurements, visualize real product materials on the property, and generate cost estimates, production-ready material lists and proposals.
The product is organized around a four-step workflow — scan to create the model, design with real materials including photo-realistic 2D renderings, retrieve measurements from the model, and calculate estimates. A separate inspections capability supports insurance use cases by tracking project progress with photos, flagging issues and enabling task collaboration across a team. The company positions the platform as having been used for millions of home improvement projects.
Business model
Hover provides a software platform to construction and insurance professionals, offering a free trial and sign-up path on its website, and also solicits partnerships with building product manufacturers whose materials can be visualized in the design tool.
Traction
The company reports more than 300,000 construction professionals using the platform, over 22 billion square feet measured and modeled, and an average customer service response time of one minute. A contractor testimonial cites measuring a house in about 20 minutes versus roughly two hours previously.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Hover combines measurement, design and estimating in a single platform driven by smartphone-captured 3D models, removing the need for specialized capture hardware or training, and layers on insurance inspection documentation and integrations with existing contractor workflows.
Technology
The platform builds 3D models of properties from photos captured with an ordinary smartphone, requiring no special equipment or training, and derives measurements, material visualizations and cost estimates from those models. It integrates with customers' existing CRM, estimating and marketing tools.
Go-to-market
Self-service sign-up and free trial through the company website, integrations with third-party CRM, estimating and marketing systems, customer testimonials from contractors, and a direct partnership channel for manufacturers.
Construction and home improvement contractors (for example siding companies), insurance professionals handling property inspections and claims, and building product manufacturers seeking partnership placement.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
Standard Lithium Shares Hover Near Lows as Funding Drip and Rival Expansion Test Investor Patiencead-hoc-news.de · Jul 2026▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- HOVERhover.to · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HOVER do?
- Hover turns smartphone photos of a property into a 3D model used to measure, design and estimate home improvement projects.
- Who founded HOVER?
- HOVER was founded by Adam J. Altman in 2011.
- Who are HOVER's investors?
- HOVER's investors include Alsop Louie Partners, American Family Ventures, FinSight Ventures, Inventus Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Almaz Capital.
- How much funding has HOVER raised?
- HOVER has disclosed $19.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is HOVER headquartered?
- HOVER is headquartered in San Francisco, US.