Brick Mortar Ventures
Venture capitalActively deployingSan Francisco · Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Brick & Mortar Ventures targets innovation across the architecture, engineering, and construction sectors, which collectively represent approximately $11 trillion in global output. The firm invests in solutions spanning from digitalization of traditional workflows to advanced technologies like reality capture, autonomous equipment, and workforce management systems. With the construction industry historically underinvesting in IT and facing pressure to improve efficiency and safety, the firm believes emerging technologies will fundamentally reshape how the built environment is designed, constructed, and maintained.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's websiteDarren founded Brick & Mortar Ventures in 2015 after 15 years of venture experience and 7 years as an engineer, operator, and CEO in AEC and medical device sectors. He brings investment strategy, business management, and product development expertise to lead the firm's focus on disrupting the built world.
Pioneer in engineering and construction technology who leads Brick & Mortar Ventures, the first and largest VC firm focused solely on AEC and O&M technology commercialization. He is the son of the global Bechtel engineering construction firm and has built a portfolio of over seventy investments including notable exits like PlanGrid, Fieldwire, and BuildingConnected.
Investment professional who was one of the first ten employees at Enjoy Technology, where he focused on business development and strategic partnerships with major consumer electronics and telecommunications companies. He brings experience in M&A and capital raising from his prior work as an investment banking analyst.
Curtis is a construction technologist with six years of process improvement experience at major construction firms Kiewit and McCarthy Construction. He founded The Society for Construction Solutions and has contributed to NASA's 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
Industrial technologist and investor with six years of construction process improvement experience at Kiewit and McCarthy Construction across federal, industrial, infrastructure, and commercial projects. He founded The Society for Construction Solutions in 2014 and contributed to the NASA Centennial 3D Printed Habitat Challenge.
Guillaume leads Brick & Mortar's construction technology investments and corporate partnerships across EMEA from his base in Paris. Previously at VINCI, he facilitated collaborations between corporate entities and innovative startups.
Accomplished venture capital and construction professional who focuses on EMEA investments in revolutionary architecture and engineering startups. He previously led startup and intrapreneurship programs at VINCI and contributed to sustainable building solutions at BONE Structure; he also conducted fusion science research at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.
Kaustubh is a Licensed Professional Engineer with over 8 years of AEC industry experience, including work as a forensic structural engineer and strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company. He is focused on accelerating construction technology innovation.
Investment professional with over eight years of AEC industry and strategy experience, including four years at McKinsey & Company advising engineering and construction firms and technology providers. He previously worked as a forensic structural engineer specializing in building resilience and catastrophic failure analysis.
AEC industry professional who began her career with DPR Construction on major medical facility projects, then relocated to Singapore to establish DPR's Southeast Asia headquarters as a BIM and construction technology expert. She brings deep expertise in construction technology implementation and digitization across the Asia-Pacific region.
Aditya is a venture partner based in Pune, India, supporting investment identification and corporate partnerships across APAC. With over 7 years in construction technology and prior leadership roles at Autodesk and PlanGrid, he brings product strategy and enterprise solutions expertise to portfolio companies.
Construction technology professional with over seven years of experience in the space, having seen a startup scale to acquisition. He previously served as Director of Product Management at Autodesk focused on field construction software, and worked at PlanGrid post-acquisition developing enterprise tools for large-scale customers.
Alice brings construction technology implementation experience from DPR Construction on large-scale projects including acute-care hospitals and data centers. She has worked in the San Francisco Bay Area and helped establish DPR's Southeast Asia headquarters in Singapore.
Austin brings diverse background experience including investment banking analysis at Montgomery & Co and four years as an early employee at venture-backed Enjoy Technology. He is motivated by supporting small teams innovating in the built environment.
What they invest in
from 20 of 52 portfolio companiesConstruction Tech ×12AI & Machine Learning ×7SaaS ×7PropTech ×5Enterprise Software ×4Deep Tech ×3InsurTech ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2
HQs:United States×14Australia×1Canada×1France×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 52 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathVizcab 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. The company serves architects, developers, and manufacturers seeking to meet European carbon regulations and decarbonize construction.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechConstruction TechSaaSParis, FR
Thomas Jusselme(CEO & co-founder)Guillaume Lafont(CSO & co-founder)
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. The company specializes in GPS-independent autonomy and assured position, navigation, and timing (APNT) solutions.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechIoTRoboticsSpace Tech<UNKNOWN>, AU
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 Tech
Boom & Bucket operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used heavy construction equipment with nationwide shipping and inspection services.
Construction TechMarketplaces
Branch Technology uses patented digital fabrication and additive manufacturing to enable architects and designers to construct complex structural designs at scale. The company combines robotics, prefabrication, and computational design for the built environment and construction industry.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechDeep TechHardwareChattanooga, US
Ryan Lusk(Chief Executive Officer)
BuildZoom is a platform that matches homeowners with licensed general contractors for renovation projects by analyzing contractor credentials, permit history, and performance data to facilitate competitive bidding and project management.
ConsumerSan 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. The company operates within the steel and cement industries to address their combined 14% share of global CO₂ emissions.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechLondon, GB
Curbio manages home preparation and improvement services for real estate agents, teams, and brokers. The platform coordinates repairs, refreshes, renovations, and exterior updates for properties being listed for sale, with flexible payment options including pay-at-closing for sellers.
B2B MarketplacesPropTech
Curri provides logistics and delivery solutions for the construction and industrial materials supply chain. The company serves trades workers and construction professionals who need reliable material delivery rather than spending time sourcing supplies themselves.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Brian Gonzalez(Founder)inMatthew Lafferty(Founder)inMattBrian
Dili provides AI-powered compliance automation for contractors and project owners on federally funded construction, energy, and infrastructure projects. The platform automates prevailing wage tracking, apprenticeship monitoring, and certified payroll reviews to help manage regulatory requirements at scale.
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
Foresight is a commercial insurance provider specializing in workers' compensation, combining AI-powered risk assessment and safety technology to help identify hazards and reduce losses. The company serves brokers and clients across challenging industries seeking proactive risk prevention.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechSan Francisco, US
Hosta A.I. provides an AI-powered property assessment platform that uses spatial and material analytics to automate building assessments from photographs. The solution serves property inspectors, insurers, adjusters, contractors, property managers, interior designers, and furniture retailers who need remote property evaluation capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningInsurTechPropTechCambridge, US
Dennis Shelden(Former CTO and Co-Founder Gehry Technologies)
Rhumbix provides digital timekeeping and labor tracking software designed for construction teams. The platform helps construction companies reduce administrative work and improve field operations by replacing paper timecards with digital solutions.
Construction TechFuture of WorkSaaS
Zach Scheel(Co-founder)
Construction tech company with autonomous vehicles replacing manual field layout with fully-coordinated design marking.
Siteline is a billing software platform designed for trade contractors to manage accounts receivable, payment applications, and lien waivers. The software integrates with accounting systems and general contractor payment portals to accelerate cash flow and reduce payment processing time in construction.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Gloria Lin(Co-founder & President)Claire Wilson(Co-founder & CEO)
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. The platform aggregates reality-capture and engineering data to improve safety, compliance, and productivity across construction, maintenance, and industrial operations.
Construction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSVancouver, CA
David Lod(Chief Executive Officer)
Board seats · per SEC filings · 4
what is this? ⓘ$17.6M raise · filed Jun 2026 · via Darren Bechtel
$500K raise · filed Apr 2025 · via Darren Bechtel
$24.3K raise · filed Jun 2021 · via Darren Bechtel
$1M raise · filed Dec 2020 · via Darren Bechtel
Inferred from directors named on each 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 Construction Tech.
- Where is Brick Mortar Ventures located?
- Brick Mortar Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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