Builders + Backers
Funding platformPre-Seed–Series A · 17 people tracked
Investment thesis
Builders + Backers focuses on developing entrepreneurs rather than only startups, arguing that the main obstacles to entrepreneurship are lack of access to capital and to high-caliber startup expertise. It pairs a venture studio process with an AI platform trained on thousands of hours of real founder-to-founder mentorship conversations. Through its Idea Accelerator and venture studio programs, the firm guides early-stage builders across the full journey: discovering problems, ideating, validating assumptions, running real-world experiments, building MVPs, and launching and growing companies. Human Builders in Residence provide targeted feedback at key moments, with AI amplifying rather than replacing human expertise. It has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs across the US.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 16, 2026.
Team · 17 people
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What they invest in
from 22 of 28 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6B2B Marketplaces ×4Logistics & Supply Chain ×4EdTech ×3GovTech ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3
HQs:United States×13Brazil×1Canada×1
Investments · 28 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12018 · 13 dated
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Daniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)Tom Brown(Co-founder)Jack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)Jared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)Chris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)
Noda offers an AI platform for commercial real estate owners and operators that monitors building systems around the clock to detect and resolve equipment problems, reduce energy use, and lower maintenance costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyPropTechWashington, US
Logan Soya(Executive Officer, Director)Bac Tran(Director)
BoardRevell Horsey(Director)
Autonomy is an automotive subscription platform that enables vehicle subscription services as a sustainable business model in automotive retail.
CleantechConsumerMobility & TransportationSaaS
Scott Painter(Founder)Georg Bauer(President & Vice Chairman)Fred Weick(Chief Executive Officer)
Babyscripts provides a maternity care platform combining a mobile app, remote patient monitoring, and care management services to improve prenatal and postpartum care.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech
Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.
Surry Hills, Nsw
Melanie Perkins(Executive Officer, Director)Clifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Melanie Joy Perkins(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Clifford James Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Civitech builds technology infrastructure for political candidates, social causes, and local governments to increase voter registration and engagement.
Enterprise SoftwareGovTechSaaSSan Antonio, US
Jeremy Smith(CEO and Co-founder)Dan Graham(Director)Stephanie Fisher(Executive Officer)Erin Fahy(Chief Technology Officer of Issuer)Sarah Jackel(Executive Officer)
BoardTamer Mokhtar(Director)
Digiphy offers a connected packaging and contextual storytelling platform that uses QR codes and page building to enable brands to communicate product origin, traceability, and sustainability information directly to consumers.
AI & Machine LearningCircular EconomyMarketing TechRetail TechLos Angeles, US
Sarah Wagman Ellenbogen(Co-Founder & CEO)
Dorsata builds clinical workflow software for healthcare providers, delivering point-of-care tools and content (including ACOG guidelines) that translate provider best-practices into structured workflows.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSArlington, US
Mark Kolb(Former CEO & Founder of Taratec)David S. Fairbrothers(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMiles Reidy(Director)inPeter Hotz(Director)
GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US
Guild operates a global education benefits platform that connects employees to a curated learning marketplace, 1:1 coaching, and analytics so employers can develop talent, fill critical roles, and build internal mobility.
EdTechFuture of WorkHR TechDenver, US
Brittany Stich(Founder)inGREG SIEGEL(Executive Officer)RACHEL ROMER CARLSON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NATALIE MCCULLOUGH(Executive Officer)PAUL FREEDMAN(Executive Officer)LEIGHANNE LEVENSALER(Director)
HopSkipDrive operates a marketplace and software platform connecting students and other individuals needing support to vetted caregivers for transportation, while providing school districts with tools like RouteWise AI to optimize their transportation operations.
B2B MarketplacesEdTechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSLos Angeles, US
Carolyn Yashari Becher(Executive Officer)Joanna McFarland(Executive Officer, Director)inJanelle McGlothlin(Executive Officer)
BoardGreg Bettinelli(Director)in
Boston, US
Christopher Lustrino(Executive Officer, Director)Venkatachalam Sankaranarayanan, Jr.(Executive Officer)Sean O'Reilly(Executive Officer)James Bordewick, Jr.(Executive Officer)Andrew Gordon(Executive Officer)Howard Schneider(Executive Officer)
Mercury provides a banking platform for entrepreneurs and startups that integrates checking, savings, credit, debit cards, payments, invoicing, bill pay, and cash flow management in a single interface.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSector Agnostic
Immad Akhund(Founder & CEO)in
MPOWER Financing is a public benefit corporation that provides fixed-rate private student loans (US$2,001 to US$100,000) without requiring a cosigner or collateral, aimed at international students attending eligible U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities.
EdTechFintechWashington, US
Pacaso enables fractional co-ownership of luxury second homes, allowing owners to purchase shares in vacation properties rather than owning entire homes individually.
B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechCalifornia, US
Austin Allison(CEO)David J. Willbrand(CLO)Charles Tanner(Managing Officer)Nina Tran(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardDan Levitan(Director)inLara Cumberland(Director)
Shippify is a logistics company that provides technology-driven last-mile, middle-mile, crossdocking, ship-from-store, and dedicated delivery operations for businesses.
Enterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSBelo Horizonte, Mg, BR
Miguel Torres Espinosa(Executive Officer, Director)Luis Elicio Loaiza(Executive Officer, Director)
SOAR AI Studio is a human-centered AI company building products on a proprietary multi-agent AI platform that turns conversations, meetings, and documents into usable insight while retaining memory of a user's work and preferences.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS
Paul Allen(Founder)in
Statt is an AI-powered policy intelligence platform that helps government affairs, legal, and regulatory teams monitor legislative and regulatory developments, analyze their impact, and produce decision-ready work products.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSilver Spring, US
Steven Glickman(CEO)
BoardAndrew Platt(Director)Aasim Hasan(Director)in
SureBright provides AI-powered extended warranty and product protection plans that merchants can offer to their customers through an API integration, covering issues like accidental damage, shipping loss, and power surges across a wide range of product categories.
E-commerceInsurTechRetail Tech
Upskill develops the Skylight augmented reality platform providing digital workflow applications that connect frontline workers with data through smart glasses and handheld mobile devices, focused on industrial manufacturing, inspection, and audit use cases.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareTysons Corner, US
VOMO is a cloud-based volunteer management platform that connects individuals with local volunteer opportunities and helps nonprofits recruit, coordinate, and retain volunteers.
Cloud ComputingImpact & Social GoodSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesAnthropic · Reuters · Aug 15, 2026
Guild · massivelyop.com · Jul 27, 2026
Mercury · marketbeat.com · Jul 18, 2026
Autonomy fka NXCR · pulse2.com · Jul 12, 2026
GrubMarket · igrownews.com · Feb 3, 2026
Statt · statt.com · Jan 20, 2026
Iconic · eu-startups.com · Dec 15, 2025
Pacaso · skift.com · Oct 13, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Builders + Backers made?
- Builders + Backers has 28 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Builders + Backers invest at?
- Builders + Backers invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Builders + Backers focus on?
- Builders + Backers focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Healthtech, InsurTech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Social.
- Who does Builders + Backers co-invest with?
- Builders + Backers most often shares deals with Flucas Ventures, K Street Capital, Moonshots Capital, among 186 tracked co-investors.
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