Brick Mortar Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
Also known as BRICK & MORTAR VENTURES MANAGEMENT, LLC
Investment thesis
Brick & Mortar Ventures backs entrepreneurs transforming the built-world industries — architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management — one of the largest sectors of the global economy. It sees opportunity in an industry that has been slow to adopt technology despite fierce competition, shrinking margins, and talent challenges. The firm invests across a broad spectrum of innovation, from digitalizing paper-based workflows to frontier technologies, including cloud-based design collaboration, task management software, workforce telematics, asset tracking, exoskeletons, autonomous equipment, and reality capture. Its goal is to help drive efficiency, productivity, and safety improvements throughout the AEC and facilities management sectors.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 29 of 63 portfolio companiesConstruction Tech ×19SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×9PropTech ×7Deep Tech ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4Enterprise Software ×4Hardware ×4
HQs:United States×23Australia×1Canada×1France×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1
Investments · 63 tracked
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Vizcab provides a software platform for construction and real estate professionals to measure, optimize, and manage the carbon impact of building projects using life cycle assessment data and machine learning.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechSaaSParis, FR
Thomas Jusselme(CEO & co-founder)Guillaume Lafont(CSO & co-founder)
Branch Technology uses patented digital fabrication and additive manufacturing to enable architects and designers to construct complex structural designs at scale.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechDeep TechHardwareChattanooga, US
Ryan Lusk(Chief Executive Officer)in
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D
Curri provides logistics and delivery solutions for the construction and industrial materials supply chain.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Brian Gonzalez(Founder)inMatthew Lafferty(Founder)inMattin
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D
Palo Alto, US
James Baldwin(Executive Officer, Director)Gladys Wong(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D · $500K raise · filed Apr 2025
Denver, US
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D · $17.6M raise · filed Jun 2026
EnergySan Francisco, US
Tim Watkins(Director)Kyle Lyons(Executive Officer)Jason Appelbaum(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D
Los Angeles, US
Gordon Stott(Executive Officer, Director)Jared Levy(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Martin(Director)
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D · $1M raise · filed Dec 2020
ILLUMAGEAR develops personal lighting systems, including its Halo SL product, designed to improve visibility and safety for workers in high-risk environments across various industries.
Construction TechHardwareSeattle, US
Max Baker(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Royal(Executive Officer, Director)Kenneth Pilcher(Director)Peter Kuttel(Director)
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D
Potomac, US
Richard Rudman(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Jones(Director)Matthew Siegal(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDarren Bechtel· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Nov 2020
Advanced Navigation develops navigation and positioning systems using inertial, photonic, and quantum sensing technologies for autonomous systems across defense, space, climate science, and commercial applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechIoTRoboticsSpace Tech<UNKNOWN>, AU
Chris Shaw(Founder & CEO)in
ALICE is an AI-powered construction scheduling software that optimizes project schedules, mitigates risks, and enables rapid scenario simulation for owners, contractors, and consultants across industrial, infrastructure, and commercial construction projects.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSan Francisco, US
Rene Morkos(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Boom & Bucket operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy construction equipment with nationwide shipping and inspection services.
Construction TechMarketplaces
BuildingConnected is a construction bid management platform that connects general contractors, subcontractors, and project owners to streamline bidding workflows and prequalification processes across a network of over 1 million construction professionals.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechSaaS
BuildZoom matches homeowners with local licensed contractors for construction and remodeling projects, using a database of over 160 million building permits and millions of contractor licenses along with a dedicated project consultant.
Construction TechConsumerMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US
David Petersen(Founder/CEO)in
Cocoon manufactures LoopCem™, a low-carbon supplementary cementitious material made from electric arc furnace slag waste, enabling cement and concrete producers to reduce embodied CO₂ by up to 27% without cost premium.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechLondon, GB
Dili provides AI-powered compliance automation for contractors and project owners on federally funded construction, energy, and infrastructure projects.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US
Anand Chaturvedi(Co-Founder, CEO)inBrian Fernandez(Founder)in
Downstream is a marketplace platform that connects construction companies with suppliers of dumpsters, equipment, and site services, offering real-time pricing, inventory comparison, and booking across nationwide coverage.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction Tech
Hosta A.I. provides an AI-powered property assessment platform that uses spatial and material analytics to automate building assessments from photographs.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechCambridge, US
BoardDennis Shelden(Former CTO and Co-Founder Gehry Technologies)
Gearflow provides a procurement and coordination platform built for construction fleet teams to manage equipment parts sourcing and job site needs, originally launched as a parts marketplace in 2018.
B2B MarketplacesConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainChicago, US
Luke Powers(Executive Officer, Director)Greg Owens(Director)Benjamin Preston(Director)Patrick Dillingham(Director)
BoardAustin Yount(Director)
Culver City, US
Ian Keough(Executive Officer, Director)Anthony Hauck(Executive Officer, Director)
PlanGrid was a cloud-based construction management software for general contractors, subcontractors, and owners providing real-time access to project plans, issues, photos, and forms.
Cloud ComputingConstruction TechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Tracy Young(Founder/CEO)inRalph Gootee(Founder/CTO)inRyan Sutton-Gee(Founder)inKenny Stone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)George Hu(Director)
BoardDoug Leone(Director)
Rhumbix provides digital timekeeping and labor tracking software designed for construction teams.
Construction TechFuture of WorkSaaSLafayete, US
Zach Scheel(Co-founder)Daniel Levine(Director)Bill Smith(Director)Scott Lynn(Director)Drew DeWalt(Executive Officer, Director)Trevor Zimmerman(Director)
Construction tech company with autonomous vehicles replacing manual field layout with fully-coordinated design marking.
Pronto develops autonomous haulage systems for off-road industrial sites like mines and quarries, designed to improve productivity and safety while reducing operational costs.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Alexei Andreev(Director)Bibhrajit Halder(Executive Officer, Director)
SIMS builds high-fidelity, motion-based VR simulators that train and assess operators of MEWPs (boom and scissor lifts), forklifts, and cranes for use in high-risk industrial settings.
Advanced ManufacturingEdTechHardware
StruxHub builds jobsite coordination software for general contractors and builders, focused on scheduling and managing delivery trucks and real-time field operations to reduce delays and waste.
Construction TechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Jeffrey Chen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chris Schmidt(Co-founder)Chekota Newhart(Executive Officer, Promoter)Jeff(Co-founder)
VEERUM provides a web-based platform for 2D and 3D industrial data management, visualization, and digital asset management that enables remote operations and reduces on-site travel for large industrial companies.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSVancouver, CA
David Lod(Chief Executive Officer)in
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Brick Mortar Ventures invest at?
- Brick Mortar Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Brick Mortar Ventures focus on?
- Brick Mortar Ventures focuses on Cloud Computing, Construction Tech, Hardware, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is Brick Mortar Ventures located?
- Brick Mortar Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Brick Mortar Ventures lead rounds?
- Brick Mortar Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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Co-investors · 15
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Freestyle Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm based in San Francisco that invests in consumer and web-based enterprise technology companies. The firm provides capital and operational support to portfolio companies.
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Sorenson Capital collaborates with B2B, product-first founders, investing in B2B software companies across their lifecycle from early-stage to pre-IPO through separate venture and growth-stage funds.
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