Kumari: Merlin AI operates as an end-to-end construction operating system
Sneha Kumari · Why Construction still Runs on Spreadsheets (And How AI Fixes It) | Sneha & Graham, Merlin AI · Apr 9, 2026 · at 16:19
Sneha Kumari, co-founder of Merlin AI, describes Merlin's comprehensive software architecture compared to legacy construction ERPs and point solutions.
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“Ultimately what we want to call ourselves is we are an end-to-end enterprise operating system for you know, for any, you know, company that exists today. But because ERP is a more known term than calling an enterprise software, it just made sense that we put it out there where look, we, Are not that point solution where you can come in and place a purchase order or maybe come in and map your scheduling or process flow or some kind of project management. No, we are everything. We start with your CRM. We are not your marketing you know, partners. Sure. So no problem there. We start with your CRM, your customer, true customer relationship management to then actually taking your designs. And again, we don't do designs, but we'll take your designs and do your estimating and take off. That will lead to a bill of materials, which you will use to go buy and tell you that you have enough if you don't. And if you don't, then this is when you should buy based on your lead time. And then, you know, many agents coming and doing that job that will impact your schedule to then impacting your labor, your material costs, all of them sitting on your P and L on your books. So we own that whole execution side.”
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