Helonic facts

Helonic is an AI construction drawing analysis platform built by Articulate AI, Inc. Each fact below is dated and links to the page that backs it, so it can be quoted as written.

Last reviewed October 18, 2026. Corrections go to founders@helonic.com.

What Helonic is

Helonic is an AI construction drawing analysis platform that reviews 2D PDF drawing sets and flags coordination, code, and constructability issues before they become field RFIs.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Legal entity

Articulate AI, Inc. is the legal entity behind Helonic. Helonic is the product and brand name.

As of October 2026. Source: Helonic and Y Combinator

Founders

Helonic was co-founded by Milind Sagaram, CEO, and Manas Gandhi, CTO.

As of October 2026. Source: About Helonic

Founded

Helonic was founded in 2024.

As of October 2026. Source: About Helonic

Y Combinator

Helonic is a Y Combinator company.

As of October 2026. Source: Y Combinator company profile; Helonic and Y Combinator

Headquarters

Helonic is based in San Francisco, California.

As of October 2026. Source: Press kit

Input format

Helonic reviews 2D PDF construction drawings. No BIM model is required.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Codes checked

Helonic checks drawings against the model code families IBC, NEC, NFPA, and ADA Standards and against state and local adopted codes such as the California Building Code (CBC, Title 24), the Florida Building Code (FBC), and the NYC Building Code. Each finding names the sheet and the code section.

As of October 2026. Source: Code check

Issue categories

Helonic detects ten issue categories: coordination, code compliance, missing information, structural, MEP, fire safety, accessibility, constructability, dimensions, and QA/QC.

As of October 2026. Source: What issues Helonic catches

Finding format

Each Helonic finding includes a category, a high, medium, or low severity, and the page coordinates of the cited location.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Turnaround

Helonic typically returns findings in 15 to 30 minutes once the PDFs are uploaded.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Drawing reviews completed

Helonic has completed more than 1,000 drawing reviews.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Pages analyzed

Helonic has analyzed more than 1,000,000 pages of construction drawings.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Issues flagged

Helonic has flagged more than 2,000,000 issues on construction drawings.

As of October 2026. Source: What is Helonic

Integrations

Helonic integrates with Procore and Autodesk Construction Cloud. A reviewer accepts or edits each finding before anything is created in either system.

As of October 2026. Source: Procore integration; Autodesk integration

Security

Helonic is SOC 2 compliant. Data is encrypted in transit with TLS 1.2 or higher and at rest with AES-256.

As of October 2026. Source: Security

Usage figures are cumulative across all Helonic reviews. Code coverage includes the model codes and state and local adopted codes. A licensed reviewer still confirms the edition in force and the requirements of the authority having jurisdiction.