Business plan¶
What we are¶
A Bangalore-based 3D scanning service built on a SHARE SLAM S20 handheld LiDAR scanner. We walk through a building, capture a colourised point cloud, and deliver measured drawings and models that architects, interior designers and builders can design and build from.
Company: Prayukti Labs (Pvt Ltd, registration in progress). Partners: Varun, Anand, Pradeep.
Vendor and lead partner: K.K. Geosystem, Ahmedabad (contact: Rohatash). They keep device sales for South India and pass service leads to us. We position ourselves as their extended arm in Bangalore.
Why the S20 and not a phone¶
Clients will ask. The short version:
| iPhone LiDAR | SHARE SLAM S20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Range | about 5 m | 0.1 to 40 m at 10% reflectivity, 70 m at 80% |
| Points per second | sparse grid, software upsampled | 200,000 at 10 Hz |
| Relative accuracy | drifts a few cm per metre walked | better than 1 cm |
| Absolute accuracy | not usable for drawings | better than 5 cm, with built-in RTK (0.8 cm plane, 1.5 cm elevation) |
| Cameras | rolling shutter | dual 16 MP one-inch sensors, mechanical shutter |
| Runtime | throttles from heat in 10 to 15 min | about 150 min per battery |
The line for clients: a phone gets you a sketch, the S20 gets you a drawing you can build from.
Use cases, tiered for Bangalore¶
The manufacturer lists seven application groups. We rank them by how easy the buyer is to reach and how simple the deliverable is.
Tier 1: start here¶
- Renovation design and as-built surveying for architects, interior designers and builders. Old independent houses in Jayanagar, Malleshwaram, Indiranagar being redeveloped; commercial interiors in tech parks refitted every few years with no drawings.
- Facade measurement for heritage bungalows and commercial elevations.
Tier 2: same device, different buyer¶
- Real estate mapping: developer walkthroughs of sample flats, villa plots in north Bangalore, large properties for sale.
- Stockpile measurement: quarries and construction material yards pay for volume reports today and it is a repeat monthly job. Cash-flow filler.
Tier 3: the differentiator¶
- Gaussian splatting and scene digitisation for film, gaming and event production studios. Nobody local offers it.
- Cultural heritage (a temple in Basavanagudi, for example) as a portfolio and credibility piece.
Tier 4: parked until year two¶
- Tunnels, metro, bridges, substations, power towers, forestry, topographic mapping. These need government or large-contractor tenders, formal accuracy certification and often an S100-class device.
Launch strategy¶
Lead with renovation as-builts, use stockpiles as cash-flow filler, show one Gaussian splat demo as the wow factor. Get known for one thing first, then widen.
Growth path¶
- Get a firm grip on scanning, processing and delivering outputs on the S20.
- Build a client base from our own contractor, builder and architect contacts plus K.K. Geosystem leads.
- Upgrade (an S100-class device) only when larger requirements actually come in.
- Over time, widen beyond SLAM scanning into broader technology services, including software work for partners like K.K. Geosystem.
Bangalore competitors¶
Found via search, October 2026. Nobody publishes per-sq-ft rates in India; all are "request a quote".
| Company | Base | What they do | Our read |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge 3D Technologies | Palace Road, Bangalore | Laser scanning and modelling for construction, marine, oil and gas, heritage, VFX. Portfolio includes 2D as-builts for a five-star hotel and a digital twin of a 250-year-old cathedral | Closest direct competitor. Premium, terrestrial-scanner end. |
| Makenica | Bangalore | Industrial 3D scanning, reverse engineering of parts to CAD; building documentation as a side line | Not a competitor for our segment |
| OpticVyu | Pan-India incl. Bangalore | Scan-to-BIM and construction monitoring, large-project focus | Chases large sites, not small architects |
| PEGS | Pune | Full-service laser scanning, claims first in India | Will take Bangalore jobs, premium |
| Fibrox3D, 3D Pointshot | Pan-India, Ahmedabad | Industrial and plant scanning | Not our segment |
The gap nobody fills: fast-turnaround handheld scanning for renovation and interior work, priced per sq ft, for small and mid architects. That is our opening.
Action: send two of these firms a "client" enquiry for a 5,000 sq ft building to get real Bangalore numbers.