Sandeep Ahuja

As the self-described world’s first AI-powered architecture firm, Cove continues to pioneer a real estate niche in an industry that has been slow to adopt technological change.

Now in its second year — and with 2026 revenue projected to range from $10 million to $15 million — Cove is living up to its growth expectations, said Sandeep Ahuja.

“The ability to use our technology on actual live projects is what continues to make Cove successful,” said Ahuja. “The actual result — to see end to end, from nothing to fully permitted — that’s been the big difference this year. For me, the joy is that we’ve gotten to work on so many different building types, from multifamily to retail, warehouses to data centers, and to actually put the technology through the wringer for these building types. That’s been the big difference this year.”

In 2026, Cove worked on a 50-unit multifamily project in Atlanta designed on its proprietary Vitras.ai platform that is design-complete and in permitting. Cove also worked on a 16-unit Atlanta townhouse project that is permitted, and has completed projects such as warehouses, a data center and retail, plus feasibility, test-fitting and master-planning engagements for hundreds of clients across the U.S.

Through its AI, Cove is producing five to 10 fully coordinated design iterations in six to eight weeks, rather than the usual one or two iterations in 12 to 16 weeks, according to Ahuja. For instance, a change to the unit mix, height or amenities updates the whole building while staying aligned with structure and mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans. Measured on live projects, its time to construction drawings is cut by about 50 percent, design timelines by 60 percent, early-stage cost estimates by 95 percent and iteration costs down 40 percent.

Cove’s growth has been noted by Fast Company, which named it one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2026, and ranked it No. 6 in architecture, ahead of Autodesk and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.