Guthrie AI operates a platform that recruits, trains, and places Virtual Bid Assistants who prepare bid information, organize files, and manage vendor quote requests for glazing contractors. The company’s technology layer ingests bid invites, identifies scope, routes work to a client’s VBA, and connects tools like Bluebeam, Outlook, and Excel to reduce manual data transfer. Guthrie AI reports 52 VBAs already placed nationwide, with customers cutting bid turnaround from weeks to days and enabling teams to bid roughly 70% more without adding staff. The founder, Ted Baumgardner, developed the approach after working as a glazing estimator and applying structured analytic techniques from his prior Marine intelligence experience. Guthrie AI plans to use the seed proceeds to expand engineering resources and accelerate growth of its VBA program and integrations.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2026