Liftday

Crane scheduling for building sites. Signal theme, 12 slides.

Made from a 31-slide deck

Cut last year’s 31-slide deck to a 12-slide seed deck. Liftday books crane time on building sites like a calendar. Idle crane time down from 47 to 12 minutes a day across 9 sites. $400 a crane a month. Raising $1.5M.

liftday-2025.pptx, 31 slides

12 slides · every figure sourced

1 / 12 · Cover

Liftday

Crane time on building sites, booked like a calendar.
2 / 12 · Problem

47 min

a day lost waiting for the crane, booked on a whiteboard and by radio.

Liftday’s study across 9 sites.
3 / 12 · Product

A trade requests a lift. The superintendent approves it. The operator sees the day.
4 / 12 · Proof

“We stopped arguing on the radio.”

Superintendent, Denver tower job.
5 / 12 · How it works
The day, by the hour.
1. 7:00 Steel, level 9Approved
2. 9:30 Formwork, level 10Requested
3. 11:00 Glazing cratesApproved
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6 / 12 · Traction

Idle crane time down from 47 to 12 minutes a day across 9 sites.

Before Liftday 47 min
With Liftday 12 min

Average idle minutes a day per crane.
7 / 12 · Pricing

$400

a crane, a month.

Billed to the general contractor.
8 / 12 · Customers

9 sites

live with three general contractors.
9 / 12 · Competition
Head-office tools plan the project. Nothing books the next lift.

Head officeOn site Plans the projectBooks the lift Scheduling softwareWhiteboard and radioLiftday
- Scheduling softwareHead officePlans the project
- Whiteboard and radioOn sitePlans the project
- LiftdayOn siteBooks the lift
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10 / 12 · Go to market

One superintendent at a time, then the whole contractor.
11 / 12 · Team
A superintendent and a logistics engineer.
- Sam Okafor, CEOTwelve years as a site superintendent.
- Lena Brandt, CTOBuilt logistics software before Liftday.
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12 / 12 · Ask

Raising $1.5M.

60% product, 25% sales, 15% operations.

Product 60%Sales 25%Operations 15%