The automation layer for residential builders

Less paperwork.
More building.

Sabeam reads your emails, contracts, and site notes, drafts the variation or progress claim for you to approve, and keeps the job compliant. Secure milestone payments are on the way as an optional add-on.

Sabeam is in pre-launch. Preview is invite-only.

Voice-first
Capture on site
Drafted
You approve
Audit-ready
Every action logged
Optional
Secure payments

The admin is eating your nights

Residential builders lose nights and weekends to paperwork. Variations, progress claims, sub compliance, TPAR. And when the payments do land, they land late. Sabeam takes the admin off your desk.

15+ hrs

a week on admin instead of building

Variations, claims, sub paperwork, TPAR. Most of it should be drafted for you.

82%

of contractors face payment delays past 30 days

Cash flow is the number one killer of construction businesses in Australia.

$3.1B

lost to construction insolvencies annually

Late payments, missing paperwork, and disputes that should never reach lawyers.

Sabeam takes it off your desk.

Capture it once. Sabeam drafts it, you approve it. And when secure payments launch, you will be able to get paid through funded milestone escrow too.

Premium module · coming soon

Secure payments

Funded milestone escrow is the premium module we are building. The homeowner sets aside the money for each stage up front, and it is released to you the moment that stage is approved. It is not live yet.

How secure payments will work

Three steps, and no new software to learn.

01

Set up your project

Builder creates the project, defines milestones and payment amounts, then invites the homeowner. Takes five minutes.

02

Funds are secured

The homeowner sets aside the money for the job up front. Both of you can see it. Neither can touch it until the work is signed off.

03

Complete and get paid

You finish a milestone, the homeowner reviews and approves, and the money for that stage is released straight to your bank account, fast.

For Builders & Contractors

Get paid when
the work is done

Chasing progress payments is the worst part of the job. When secure payments launch, the money for each stage will be set aside before you start it. Finish the stage, get it approved, and you are paid.

Fast payouts

When a milestone is approved, the money will land in your account fast through Australia's New Payments Platform.

Clear milestones

Define exactly what work each payment covers, so a payment is never a surprise to either side.

Xero integration

Payments will reconcile straight into Xero, so your bookkeeper is not stuck keying it in by hand.

Money set aside first

The funds for each stage are committed before work starts, so you are not left wondering whether the client can pay.

Segregated trust structure

Your money will sit in a segregated Australian trust, not with the builder and not with Sabeam.

Full visibility

See your balance, the milestone progress, and every transaction, anytime and from any device.

You approve every release

No money moves without your sign-off. Review milestone completion evidence, then approve or raise a dispute.

Dispute protection

Not happy with the work? Raise a dispute with one click and funds are frozen until it's resolved.

For Homeowners

Your money, safe
until the work is done

Building a home is the biggest spend most Australians ever make. When secure payments launch, your money will sit safely in a trust and only move once you are happy with the work.

Not your grandfather's escrow

Traditional escrow is slow, expensive, and hard to see into. Here is how Sabeam is being built to compare when secure payments launch.

Traditional
Sabeam
Settlement
5-10 business days
Same day (NPP)
Fees
2-3% + hidden costs
1.25% flat
Visibility
Phone calls & emails
Real-time portal
Disputes
Lawyers & months
One-click freeze
Accounting
Manual reconciliation
Auto Xero sync
Setup
Weeks of paperwork
5 minutes online

Built for trust. Built for regulation.

Sabeam's escrow architecture is designed to operate within Australia's financial services and construction trust account frameworks.

Segregated trust structure

Funds are held in a segregated Australian trust structure, not by Sabeam. The architecture is designed to operate through a licensed Australian payments partner.

AML/CTF Aligned

Sabeam’s AML/CTF program is built to AUSTRAC Tranche 2 standards (effective 1 July 2026). KYC via Australian DVS-integrated identity verification.

Bank-Grade Security

256-bit encryption, multi-factor authentication, and fraud detection on every transaction. Your data is as secure as your bank's.

Complete Audit Trail

Every deposit, approval, and release is recorded with timestamps, amounts, and parties. Full transparency, always.

Sabeam's escrow structure is designed to align with Queensland BIF Act Project Trust Account requirements.

For Construction Platforms

Embed escrow into your platform

Add milestone-based escrow to your construction software with our REST APIs. White-label UI, real-time webhooks, and a revenue share on every transaction.

Common questions

Be one of the first on Sabeam

Sabeam is in pre-launch and is opening access in waves. Builders, homeowners, and software partners can request a place in the queue.