Last Call: Accelerate Your AEC Startup with the 2026 Trimble 0–60 Challenge

Tech startups in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner-Operator (AECO) sector often struggle to gain traction, not because they lack innovative ideas, but because they lack real-world domain context and access to established workflows. The Trimble 0–60 Challenge is a rigorous, equity-free 12-week sprint designed to help early-stage founders bridge the gap between digital concepts and physical workflows, moving solutions from prototype to real-world deployment.

Why This Accelerator Is Different

General-purpose accelerators can give you cloud infrastructure, but the Trimble 0–60 Challenge gives you the industry. Recently named the 2025 Accelerator Program of the Year by BuiltWorlds, this program provides what standard accelerators cannot: direct integration with the world's most widely deployed AECO platforms.

Startups selected for the 2026 cohort will receive:

• Deep Platform Integration: Build directly on Trimble Connect, SketchUp, Tekla, and ProjectSight, or integrate your computer vision and autonomy solutions with Trimble's GNSS receivers, total stations, and laser scanners.

• Expert Mentorship: Get weekly guidance from Trimble platform engineers, product teams, and Trimble Ventures advisors who have spent their careers inside construction workflows.

• Prizes and Market Distribution: Compete for non-dilutive cash prizes and gain a direct path to verified customers via a listing on the Trimble Marketplace.

Demo Day at Dimensions: Pitch your fully functioning minimum viable product (MVP) to 5,000 construction professionals, buyers, and investors live at Trimble Dimensions in Las Vegas from November 9–11, 2026.

Proven Commercial Outcomes

The 12-week roadmap focuses entirely on rapid development and commercial validation. As Simon Boyles, founder of ScaffPlan, noted after his cohort experience, "We finished the program with a brand new, fully functioning application ready to be commercialized". Similarly, the 2025 winner, Datagrid, successfully built an agentic AI tool that integrates directly with Trimble solutions and over 100 enterprise systems, which is now live on the Trimble Marketplace.

Who Should Apply

The program is actively seeking early-stage startups and developers building solutions in three core categories:

1. Connected Data: Solutions that facilitate the seamless flow, management, and interoperability of data across the project lifecycle.

2. Connected Design: Tools that enhance modeling, simulation, and design workflows to improve accuracy and efficiency.

3. Connected Field or Jobsite: Technologies that optimize real-world execution through hardware-to-software synergy and precision technology.