GroundBreak Ventures
Venture capitalToronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
GroundBreak Ventures invests in technology across the entire housing and construction value chain, spanning planning (AI/ML design, digital permitting, land acquisition), financing (home financing platforms, construction lending, insurance innovation), building (off-site manufacturing, 3D printing, sustainable materials, robotics), operating (smart building systems, IoT, energy optimization), and retrofitting (aging-in-place tech, modular ADUs, adaptive reuse). The firm sees financial returns and impact as increasingly aligned, backing companies that make housing more affordable, scalable, sustainable, and resilient. It connects innovation with capital, deployment, and commercialization pathways, and tracks portfolio impact through metrics such as units enabled, cost reductions, delivery acceleration, and energy performance.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 15 of 27 portfolio companiesPropTech ×9SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3Construction Tech ×3Consumer ×2Energy ×2
HQs:Canada×4United States×2
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAirWorks provides AI-enabled geospatial processing and field intelligence solutions for infrastructure projects, serving telecommunications, power, architecture, engineering, construction, and government sectors.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePropTech
David Morczinek(CEO & Co-Founder)Adam Kersnowski(Chief Evangelist & Co-Founder)
Axe Living designs and builds CSA A277-certified modular homes—including backyard ADUs, secondary suites, and multiplexes—using an in-house team and factory workflow, managing the full process from feasibility and permits through delivery and occupancy.
Construction TechImpact & Social GoodPropTech
Chexy lets consumers in Canada pay rent, tuition, taxes, utilities and other bills with any Visa, Mastercard or Amex credit card, collecting cashback, points and miles on payments that normally earn nothing.
ConsumerFintech
Crewscope provides an AI field intelligence tool for heavy-industry jobsites, letting frontline crews report site conditions via text (no app or login) while its AI structures, routes, and resolves issues and pushes schedules to workers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS
Darabase operates a global registry of Property Digital Rights (PDRs) that licenses existing outdoor media assets — billboards, transit shelters, and street furniture — as rights-cleared AR ad inventory for smart glasses platforms such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Snap.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing Tech
Enertiv provides a software platform for real estate portfolios to automate sustainability reporting, compliance, and utility data collection, and to manage decarbonization, energy optimization, tenant utility billing, and maintenance.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyPropTechNew York City, US
Eldon Klaassen(Director)Pavel Khodorkovskiy(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Blum(Director)Connell McGill(Executive Officer, Director)
Fillogic operates a unified logistics platform for fulfillment, returns, resale, recycling, and disposition, using local market hubs located in malls and shopping centers to process e-commerce orders and returns closer to consumers.
Circular EconomyLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Public Grid simplifies access to household energy efficiency actions and connects individuals with their neighbors to collectively reduce emissions and save money.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintech
Rosarium Health provides home modification and accessibility services designed for seniors and people requiring care, partnering with health plans to reduce medical costs and improve safety outcomes.
HealthtechPropTech
Snag is an online marketplace for finding and listing short-term apartment and room sublets, with listings across neighborhoods in cities such as New York.
ConsumerMarketplacesPropTech
Virtuo offers a "Home Journey Platform" that helps homebuilders and real estate agents manage the home buying and building process, combining AI-powered assistance with human support to keep buyers informed and coordinate contacts, services, and home information in one place.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRosarium Health · houston.innovationmap.com · May 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does GroundBreak Ventures invest at?
- GroundBreak Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does GroundBreak Ventures focus on?
- GroundBreak Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Impact & Social Good, InsurTech, IoT, New Materials, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS.
- Where is GroundBreak Ventures located?
- GroundBreak Ventures is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
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