Ontario start-up launches voice communication app for jobsites

Key Takeaways:

• Conkoa AI launched a voice-first platform that lets construction crews use natural speech instead of multiple apps for tasks like project management, safety reporting and coordination.
• The system provides a unified communication hub with AI features such as summaries, integrations and searchable history, and is already being piloted by trade contractors across North America.
• Built by the team behind the safety app Harness, Conkoa is offering early adopters no-cost onboarding and lifetime pricing options.

The Whole Story:

Conkoa AI has launched a new voice-first communication platform aimed at contractors and home services companies that it says is designed to simplify how field teams share information on jobsites.

The company says the platform allows crews to use voice commands instead of juggling multiple apps for project management, safety reporting, time tracking and team coordination, creating a single hub for jobsite communication.

“Field teams don’t have time to stop what they’re doing, take off their gloves, and type into multiple apps,” said Tom Whitaker, CEO and co-founder of Conkoa. “With Conkoa, they simply speak naturally in any language and our AI handles everything behind the scenes. It’s enterprise-grade communication designed for the way construction actually works.”

Conkoa says the system includes a voice-first interface, a unified communication hub that can replace calls, texts and multiple apps, and AI tools for natural language processing, summaries, integrations and searchable conversation history.

The software is built by a team with previous experience in construction technology. According to the company, the founders earlier created Harness, a health and safety application for contractors that was acquired by Foundation Software in 2022.

Conkoa says trade contractors across North America are already piloting the platform and using it to streamline field communication and project coordination.

“We’re not just building another app—we’re fundamentally rethinking how field teams communicate,” Whitaker said. “The feedback from our early adopters has been incredible. They’re telling us Conkoa is simple yet powerful with no learning curve.”

The company is offering firms the ability to start using the platform at no cost, with what it describes as lifetime pricing options for early adopters. More information is available on the company’s website, conkoa.ai.