About SmartPour

Built by a team who understands both the construction industry and the tech world.

Our Story

SmartPour was born from real-world experience in the concrete industry. After witnessing countless inefficiencies in manual ordering processes and seeing the gap between construction needs and available technology, we set out to build the solution the industry has been waiting for.

The inspiration came from watching contractors spend endless hours on phone calls with dispatchers, losing thousands due to order mistakes, struggling with the inability to easily cancel or modify orders, and dealing with communication breakdowns that cost everyone time and money.

What's Coming

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September 2025

First Investor Secured

October 2025

MVP Launch

Winter 2025-2026

Beta Testing

Spring 2026

Full Launch

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The Problem We're Solving

Current Challenges

Contractors waste hours on phone calls just to place orders, often dealing with frequent delivery mistakes and unexpected delays. The inability to easily modify or cancel orders leads to poor communication between all parties involved, resulting in lost revenue from costly ordering errors and the lack of any centralized tracking system.

SmartPour Solution

Our digital ordering platform provides real-time order tracking with easy modifications and cancellations. We enable streamlined communication through automated scheduling and routing, all managed within a comprehensive order management system.

Our Mission

"At SmartPour, our mission is to revolutionize the concrete industry by streamlining the ordering process for contractors and suppliers through intuitive, modern software. We aim to eliminate delays, reduce miscommunication, and empower both sides of the supply chain with real-time coordination. By making concrete ordering smarter, we save time, cut costs, and bring transparency to a process that's long overdue for innovation."

Our Vision

"Our vision is to become the go-to platform for concrete delivery coordination across North America, connecting contractors and suppliers of all sizes through a unified digital ecosystem. As we expand, SmartPour will redefine standards in construction logistics, replacing paper trails and phone calls with data-driven decisions and seamless interactions. We're building a future where concrete ordering smarter isn't just our slogan but the industry standard."

Meet the Team

Logan Dodson

Founder & Product Lead

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Logan is the original founder of SmartPour and the driving force behind its vision, development, and execution. With deep roots in the concrete industry, growing up around his father's successful flatwork company (one of the highest rated concrete crews in the Minnesota South Metro), Logan witnessed firsthand the inefficiencies of the concrete ordering process.

He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse in May 2025 with a double major in Information Systems and Finance, bringing a balance of technical, business, and financial expertise. Logan has held four internships, including positions at Northwestern Mutual, Mayo Clinic, Fastenal, and currently serves as an IT Data Analyst Intern at Kwik Trip. A systems thinker and relentless builder, Logan combines real-world industry knowledge with software development skills and entrepreneurial grit.

Mike Virata

Co-Founder: Sales & Operations

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Mike is SmartPour's operations and sales lead, the guy who knows how to read a room, hold a conversation, and close the deal. With a natural ability to connect with people and drive momentum, Mike is responsible for business outreach, operational coordination, and growth strategy.

Working as a Liquid Volume Control Analyst at Enterprise Products in the Truck and Rail division, Mike has built his career on accuracy, logistics, and efficient resource movement. Every day he coordinates large-scale transfers, making sure the right product gets to the right place in the right amount at the right time. His experience with precision logistics and preventing costly errors translates directly to solving the concrete industry's coordination challenges.

Jackson Hart

Co-Founder: Developer

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Jackson is SmartPour's second developer and Logan's longtime friend from the online gaming world. They met on the game Rust in 2018 and have been collaborating ever since (despite never meeting in person). With an innate talent for software development and systems logic, Jackson brings raw, self-taught coding skills to the table, supporting the architecture and technical backend of SmartPour.

Jackson's deep understanding of complex systems and his ability to think through technical challenges makes him an invaluable part of the development team. His passion for problem-solving and clean code architecture ensures SmartPour's platform is built on a solid, scalable foundation.

Industry Experience

Our founder's experience isn't just theoretical but lived experience. From witnessing order mix-ups that cost thousands of dollars to seeing drivers struggle with unclear directions and last-minute changes, Logan has seen how the current system fails everyone involved.

This real-world experience drives our product development. Every feature we build is designed to solve actual problems that we've seen firsthand in the industry. We don't just build software but solutions that work for the people who use them every day.

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