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AI Backbone for Affordable Housing and Smart Village delivery

Africa Construction Innovation Platform

iLima ACIP = Africa Construction Innovation Platform

iLima ACIP is a socio-technical, AI-enabled platform that accelerates end-to-end realization of affordable housing and sustainable smart villages. It brings planning, compliance, feasibility, design configuration, delivery governance, and lifecycle data into one traceable system—reducing fragmentation and improving decision quality at every stage.

100M+
Africa Housing Gap (TAM)
2.3M
SA Housing Backlog (SAM)
Target Returns
$6M
Seed Round · 12% Equity

SPLUMA Aligned EIA Integrated Audit-Ready PDP Compliant
SPLUMA Aligned·EIA Integrated·Audit-Ready Evidence·PDP Compliant·ISO 19650 Ready·NHBRC Compatible·POPIA Compliant·CIDB Integrated

The Problem

A systemic crisis,
not a cyclical one

Annual housing completions in South Africa have fallen 85% over two decades — from ~234,000 homes/year in 2000 to ~34,000 in 2023. Not from lack of demand or land, but from process failure.

85% Drop in housing completions since 2000 — driven by systemic process failure, not lack of demand.
2.3M The South Africa Housing Backlog is 2.3 million homes and growing.
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Fragmented Ecosystems

Planners, architects, regulators, suppliers, and financiers operate in silos with no shared data layer.

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Redundant Workflows

Siloed processes drive up cost and extend cycle times across every delivery phase.

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Regulatory Bottlenecks

Extended delays in zoning, funding, and approvals stall projects before construction starts.

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Analog Processes

Inconsistent data and manual coordination prevent standardization and repeatability.

Affordable Housing Africa
Affordable Housing Scaling dignified, quality homes across Sub-Saharan Africa

How ACIP Works

One platform. Every stage.

A single source of truth — consolidating requirements, regulatory constraints, spatial data, feasibility models, and delivery evidence.

01
Capture & Structure

Ingest documents, voice, images, and measurements. Convert to structured requirements and governed datasets that every stakeholder can trust.

02
Analyse & Decide

Apply ML and role-based decision support to evaluate alternatives, affordability scenarios, risk exposure, and compliance pathways.

03
Execute & Learn

Track outcomes in a closed feedback loop. Use real-world delivery data to continuously refine models and improve future projects.

Core Capabilities

Eight modules. Infinite reach.

Deploy modules independently or as a complete system — matched to your readiness and delivery objectives.

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AI Requirements & Compliance Playbooks

End-to-end traceability for specifications, stakeholder requirements, and compliance evidence.

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PDP Data Foundation

Governed dataset ingested from text, voice, images, and measurements — the bedrock of every decision.

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Workflow Automation

Automate repetitive case-management tasks so expert teams focus on judgment and exception handling.

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Community as a Product (CaaP)

Configure layouts, generate infrastructure plans, run affordability estimation with 3D visualization.

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Building as a Product (BaaP)

Pre-define and pre-approve building options aligned to terrain, climate, and blended funding profiles.

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Role-Based Decision Support

Deliver role-specific recommendations and next-best actions based on project status and risk signals.

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Monitoring & Performance

Track time-critical PDP activities, detect risks early, and surface corrective-action guidance.

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Building Lifecycle Passport

Time-stamped record from design through operations — trusted by banks, insurers, owners, and operators.

AI-Enabled Platform
AI-Enabled Platform Role-based AI decision support across every project phase

Who We Serve

Built for every stakeholder
in the delivery chain

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Government

Municipalities & Government

Streamline approvals, enforce SPLUMA compliance, and improve accountability across housing programmes.

  • Parallel approval workflows
  • Audit-ready evidence packages
  • Programme performance dashboards
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Developers

Developers & Professional Teams

Reduce rework, accelerate feasibility, and deliver better-evidenced project proposals with AI assistance.

  • Pre-approved building archetypes
  • AI-assisted compliance workflows
  • Real-time cost estimation
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Finance

Financiers & Investors

Gain consistent lifecycle data, transparent governance, and access to innovative finance models.

  • Blended finance support
  • Optional tokenization models
  • Lifecycle data for risk assessment

Our Mission

A Home for Anyone and Everyone

Becoming Africa's housing delivery backbone — the digital infrastructure layer connecting every stakeholder in affordable housing delivery across Africa and beyond.

$6M
Seed Round
12% Equity Offered
2
Pilot Municipal Projects
Q2 2026
50+
Target Developers
by End 2027
Target Returns
for Investors

Core Team

Built by builders

A founding team with deep roots in AEC technology, industrialized construction, and platform engineering.

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Karsten Popp
Co-Founder & CEO (USA)

Bright Machines · Autodesk · Texas Instruments

AM
Anthony Modena
Co-Founder & CEO (Africa)

Founder, Modena Design Centres · Autodesk Platinum Partner

FS
Friedl Swanepoel
Co-Founder & CTO

Founder, Industri4 · Robotics & industrialized construction

AO
Abhijit Oak
Co-Founder & COO

AEC systems architect · Former Katerra & Autodesk

Advisors

CB
Carl Bass
Advisor

Former CEO, Autodesk

AB
Dr. Alan Barnard
Advisor

CEO, Goldratt Research Labs

SM
Sheikh Mansoor Al Thani
Advisor

CEO, MBK Holding

OR
Omid Raghimi
Strategic Advisor

Former Senior Executive, Palantir

Get Involved

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www.ilimahousing.com  ·  Confidential  ·  April 2026