Rock Oak Capital Partners LLC led the $1.1 million seed funding round for AkitaBox, a startup whose software automates maintenance, planning and inspections in building management. AkitaBox is based in Madison, and is a recent graduate of the gener8tor accelerator program.

Founded in August 2015, AkitaBox sells to building operators in healthcare, property management, and education. Building managers use the software to reduce manual data entry and optimize maintenance and capital planning.

“Building operators waste a large majority of their day looking for information, responding to emails or manually entering data into complicated software programs,” said Todd Hoffmaster, Co-founder and CEO of AkitaBox. “AkitaBox automates these workflows, making the outdated process four times faster. This helps building managers prevent problems before they occur to ultimately save money in building operations.”

Over the past six months, AkitaBox’s customer base has increased to include a number of nationally recognized brands including University of Wisconsin Health and Aramark. AkitaBox will use the seed funding to fuel continued sales growth and to enhance its product offering.

“There are a lot of rooftops out there. Our mission is to fundamentally improve the way buildings we live and work in are managed.” Hoffmaster said.

About AkitaBox

AkitaBox is a SaaS application for proactive building management. AkitaBox saves building owners time and money by providing information for maintenance and capital planning that reduces reactive building management. AkitaBox is a Wisconsin C-Corp headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. For more information, email thoffmaster@akitabox.com or visit www.akitabox.com.