Brickyard
Venture studioNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Brickyard operates a no-distraction, in-person facility designed to help exceptional teams reach product/market fit. The firm targets founders who are deeply committed to building full-time in a shared space, writing 10 annual checks of $500K-$800K. Rather than offering traditional accelerator programming, Brickyard provides operational support and community, with portfolio companies building toward $1-3M ARR over approximately 18 months. The firm explicitly prioritizes founder autonomy and practical support over structured mentorship or demo-day culture.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 43 of 53 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×17Fintech ×8Consumer ×7Enterprise Software ×7Marketing Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×5PropTech ×5
HQs:United States×19Canada×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 53 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAllera provides food safety and quality assurance (FSQA) software that digitizes paperwork with searchable digital forms, document control, and automated supplier document collection, including AI features for building forms and flagging non-conformances.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Co-investorsElevate VenturesGutter Capital
Peachtree City, US
Benjamin J. Airdo(Executive Officer, Director)Robert C. van Zyl(Executive Officer)Marc van Zyl(Director)
BoardMike Rosengarten(Director)
Co-investorsBuilders VCKnoll VenturesOverlineSovereigns Capital VentureTeamworthy Ventures
Co-investorsKnoll VenturesSwell PartnersTeamworthy Ventures
Co-investorsAltari VenturesKnoll VenturesTribes Ventures
Co-investorsNama Ventures
A mobile platform where pet breeders and pet owners can connect, buy and sell pets, and access pet care resources through video content.
ConsumerMarketplacesLondon, GB
Moustafa Mahmoud(Founder)inMaha Refai(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Candytrail offers AI agents that automate outbound sales tasks, including generating targeted lead lists, personalizing cold email outreach, booking prospects, and identifying upsell opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsCosmic Venture Partners
Carbon Origins builds Bobby, an autonomous robot for hazardous work in construction, landscaping, and firefighting that combines AI autonomy with remote operator control via VR.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechGamingRoboticsLancaster, US
Amogha Srirangarajan(Founder)in
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcGROOVE CAPITALTechstars
Clockout provides earned wage access (EWA) technology that financial institutions embed into their mobile banking apps, enabling consumers to access a portion of earned wages before payday.
FintechCooper City, US
Juan Jurado-Blanco(Founder)inAnthony Tardugno(Founder)inKrishna Dosapati(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMarket Square VenturesTechstarsCofounders Capital
Coast helps software companies create interactive product demonstrations and tell their product stories more effectively.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Spencer Levitt(Founder)inAustin Pager(Founder)in
Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesRecall CapitalY CombinatorConservation International Ventures
CrowdVolt builds a marketplace platform that automates bookings and logistics for electronic dance music events and raves.
ConsumerMarketplacesNew York City, US
Max Hammer(Founder)inJosh Karol(Founder)inAria Mohseni(Founder)in
Co-investorsEdge Case Capital PartnersY Combinator
Cultra offers a platform for growers and agronomists to upload soil lab data, track nutrient trends, and generate agronomic recommendations with less manual work.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Co-investorsRoo Capital
DebtWise provides debt management tools and products for financial institutions, universities, and fintech platforms to help consumers understand loans, manage payments, and build budgets.
Fintech
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsDorm Room
Dimension Labs builds AI systems to understand human language, specifically extracting meaning from conversations including intention, emotion, and intent.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Co-investorsDragonXGoAhead VenturesSamsung Next
Electrokare develops continuous biomarker monitoring and intelligence systems for athletes and patients with chronic conditions, using real-time chemistry analytics to inform performance optimization and clinical care decisions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesVernon Hills, US
Joshua Malinkovich(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesVibe Capital
Goliath is an AI-powered real estate operating system that identifies motivated sellers from county and court records, scores and enriches leads, and uses AI voice/chat agents to contact, qualify, and book appointments.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Gumption operates a platform that connects commercial real estate developers and investors with a network of 700+ banks, credit unions, and funds to source competing financing term sheets for acquisitions and refinancings.
B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTech
Co-investorsService Provider Capital
Haven provides AI workers trained to automate repetitive tasks for property management teams, including leasing inquiries and maintenance coordination across calls, texts, and emails.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US
Co-investorsY CombinatorBoxGroup
Harmony is a manufacturing operations platform that digitizes factory data from pen-and-paper capture through ERP, QMS, and machine/sensor integration to build a unified data model for plants.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoT
Iron is a mobile app for tracking weight lifting workouts, available for download on the App Store.
ConsumerSports TechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsDorm Room
Joon is a mobile app that turns daily tasks and routines into a game where children care for a virtual pet by completing parent-assigned "Quests," aimed at helping kids build habits, focus, and life skills.
ConsumerDigital HealthEdTech
Co-investorsBlue Lion GlobalCathexis Ventures
Krepling is a no-code commerce platform that lets entrepreneurs and businesses build, customize, and manage online stores using a visual store builder, workflows, integrations, and analytics.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Co-investorsTribes Ventures
Kunin is a US-based vertically integrated ion-exchange technology company that manufactures ion-exchange resins, develops metal recovery processes, and builds co-product plants at operating mines, smelters, and refineries.
CleantechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsFifty Years
Lux Bio develops non-electric, non-toxic lighting products powered by proprietary bioluminescent enzymes, including a water-activated light stick (Lux Light) and a battery-free room-illuminating system (Lux Conduit).
BiotechDeep TechNew Materials
Co-investorsTAWANI Ventures
Memvid provides a self-contained memory and retrieval system that stores data, embeddings, indices, and a write-ahead log in a single portable .mv2 file, offering hybrid BM25 and vector search as an alternative to traditional vector databases and RAG pipelines.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsMarket Square Ventures
MenuData provides AI-powered menu analytics and insights for large food and beverage companies, analyzing data from 300k+ restaurants across 10M+ menu items.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFoodTechMarketing TechPleasanton, US
Sunny Khamkar(CEO)Lino Fabiani(Head of Operations & Data Science)Edwin Villanueva(Head of Technology)Ryan Robichaud(Vice President Sales & Commercial Strategy)
Co-investorsMarket Square VenturesService Provider CapitalTechstars
Pledge Health provides an AI assistant that automates insurance verification, prior authorization submissions, and claim status checks across payer portals, integrating directly with clinical EHR systems to help medical administrative teams complete these tasks faster.
HealthtechSaaSNew York City, US
Andrew Tang(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Provision develops AI-powered software tools for construction contractors to manage complex contracts, drawings, and estimates, reducing project errors and improving profitability.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareToronto, CA
Luigi La Corte(Founder)inBrendan Ardagh(Founder)
Co-investorsOne Way VenturesY Combinator
REPOWR operates a marketplace connecting owners of underutilized trailers and equipment with carriers and brokers who need temporary capacity.
B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSaaSChattanooga, US
Chris Hines(CEO)Patrick Visintainer(Co-Founder)Todd Waldron(CCO)Ron Lazo(COO)Arthur Cheek(Executive Officer, Director)Spencer J. Ware(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNFI Ventures, LLCPerot JainUP Partners
Rollfi provides an embedded payroll and benefits platform, offering an API and banking/treasury infrastructure that lets businesses add payroll and benefits capabilities to their own products.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAdapt VenturesGD1RareBreed Ventures
Sendspark is a video platform that enables sales teams to create and send personalized video emails at scale using AI, with features for recording, customization, and viewing analytics.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsPath VenturesPurple Sage VenturesRoot and Shoot Ventures
Consumer commerce platform for emerging brands.
Karla Valdivieso(Founder)in
Co-investorsMarket Square VenturesRender CapitalWestbound Equity Partners
Sociable offers an AI-powered platform for social search and community management, letting users find short-form videos by detailed criteria and automate responses to comments and DMs across social media accounts.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsRabbit Ventures
Station was a service to help creators find new revenue and is now part of SpotsNow, which connects shows with advertisers to fill ad space and get paid.
AdTechCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Cam Pritchard(Co-Founder & CEO, SpotsNow)
Co-investorsAtland VenturesMarket Square Ventures
Talisman is a platform that automates transaction categorization, reconciliation, and month-end close processes for accounting firms using their existing general ledger software like QuickBooks Online or Xero.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDover, US
Mike Gebremeskel(Founder)in
Co-investorsTechstars
Textla is an SMS messaging platform that lets businesses send bulk text campaigns with audience segmentation, scheduling, and message personalization.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsBehind Genius VenturesGoAhead VenturesGraphene VenturesHOF CapitalTeam Ignite Ventures
Co-investorsMarket Square VenturesService Provider CapitalSerra Ventures
Warrant is an AI platform that helps marketing and compliance teams review and approve creative assets, employee social media, and marketing materials against regulatory and brand standards.
FintechLegalTechMarketing TechSaaSDurham, US
Austin Melonie Carroll(Founder)in
Co-investorsLegalTechTechstarsVast VenturesCapitalize VC
Waypoint provides an email layer designed for software teams building SaaS products, marketplaces, and fintech applications.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSUnited States, US
Jordan Isip(Founder)inCarlos Rodriguez-Rosario(Founder)inCarlos Rodriguez(Co-founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmplify PartnersAmplify Partners CV
Zest is an app that helps home cooks unlock their culinary skills and find joy in cooking.
ConsumerEdTechFoodTechChicago, US
Jake Gutstein(CEO)Amrit Saini(CTO)Graham Kirstein(CMO)
Co-investorsRosecliff VenturesTechstars
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesStation · themainewire.com · Aug 18, 2026
Coast · edhat.com · Jul 17, 2026

Zest · startupbusiness.it · Jul 17, 2026
Warrant · tipranks.com · Jul 15, 2026
Waypoint · midlandtoday.ca · Jul 8, 2026

Haven · aol.com · Jul 6, 2026
Askari Defense · unmannedairspace.info · Jun 26, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Brickyard invest at?
- Brickyard invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is Brickyard's typical check size?
- Brickyard typically writes checks of $500K – $800K.
- What sectors does Brickyard focus on?
- Brickyard focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Brickyard located?
- Brickyard is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does Brickyard lead rounds?
- Brickyard typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamA conversation on entrepreneurship with Brickyard's Cam Doody
JOSH ROE · Cam Doody
Exited Founder to Building a Startup Insulator: Brickyard Co-founder Cam Doody | Ep 85
Paige Finn Doherty // Seed to Harvest · Cam Doody
Brickyard's Cam Doody: Building Startups with Grit and Grind | Ep11
Ignite: Conversations on Startups, VC, and Society · Cam Doody
Building the Worlds Best Venture Capital Firm (seriously) With Brickyard Co-Founder, Cam Doody
The Cap Table: Builders and Backers · Cam Doody
Brickyard Cam Doody is Laying Brick -- New Type of VC in Tennessee (That Rhymes)
Founders Pack · Cam Doody
BRICKYARD x GCEP Episode 1 - Cam Doody
Chattanooga Chamber · Cam Doody
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