Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | PropTech • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Real Estate (& Construction) |
Stages | Seed, Series A |
Investing | United States |
Investment Range | $1,000,000 - $4,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $3,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $100,000,000 |
Brick & Mortar Ventures specializes as a venture capital firm dedicated to advancing the construction technology sector. With a focus on early-stage investments, they target the PropTech, Cloud Services & Infrastructure, Real Estate & Construction industries. Brick & Mortar Ventures is known for supporting the commercialization of emerging technologies aimed at enhancing design, construction, maintenance, and operations in the modern built environment. Their fund typically invests between $1,000,000 and $4,000,000, with a sweet spot around $3,000,000, in Seed and Series A funding rounds. The firm's assets under management amount to $100,000,000. With founder Darren Bechtel at the helm, Brick & Mortar Ventures brings over a century of experience from the Bechtel family's global engineering construction firm. The 2019 launch of their $100 million fund saw contributions from industry-leading companies such as Ardex, Autodesk, Cemex, United Rentals, Hilti, Obayashi, and Google's Sidewalk Labs. Darren's notoriety in pushing the industry forward includes over sixty investments in startups like PlanGrid, Levelset, and Fieldwire. Brick & Mortar's approach is to synergize technology with the skilled talent of the sector, focusing on reducing the cost, risk of capital projects, and improving the industry's efficiency and safety. Their team, comprised of individuals with extensive backgrounds in AEC, strategy, product development, and venture capital, underpins the fund’s ability to make informed investment decisions. The fund actively seeks partnerships across the APAC region and is committed to fostering innovation within the construction technology space, reflecting its forward-thinking investment thesis.