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Allen Preger

Investor

Partner at Building Ventures

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $10M checks Β· typically $1M

About

Allen Preger is a partner at Building Ventures, leading the firm's West Coast presence from San Francisco and focusing on built environment technology startups. He previously co-founded Newforma, where he served as Chief Product Officer and later as VP of Global Strategy in London, and earlier spent a decade at Softdesk (later acquired by Autodesk, where he worked as a product manager on early BIM products). He holds a BA in economics and math from Occidental College.

Invests in

Construction TechPropTech

Experience

  1. Building VenturesPartnercurrent2018 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ParspecInvestor, Board Observercurrent2024 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. HyparInvestor, Board Directorcurrent2023 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. HELIX REBoard Director2020 β€” 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Borealis VenturesOperating Partner2017 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. NewformaCo-Founder2003 β€” 2016
  7. MarinsoftPartner1998 β€” 2003
  8. Autodesk, Inc.Director of Product Management1997 β€” 1998San Francisco Bay Area
  9. Softdesk, Inc.Managing Director, Asia Pacific1993 β€” 1997Singapore
  10. Archsoft GroupApplication Engineer, Sales1989 β€” 1993San Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

Strategy15SaaS35Architecture27Enterprise Software33BIM8Cloud Computing11Product Management49Marketing3Start-ups8Sales5Strategic Partnerships5Competitive Analysis12
+12 moreEntrepreneurshipGo-to-market StrategySalesforce.comSolution SellingProfessional ServicesProgram ManagementBusiness DevelopmentNewformaSoftware DesignProduct MarketingConsultingAgile Methodologies

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Investments

Board seats

HyparParspec

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Building Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Allen Preger?
Allen Preger is a partner at Building Ventures, leading the firm's West Coast presence from San Francisco and focusing on built environment technology startups. He previously co-founded Newforma, where he served as Chief Product Officer and later as VP of Global Strategy in London, and earlier spent a decade at Softdesk (later acquired by Autodesk, where he worked as a product manager on early BIM products). He holds a BA in economics and math from Occidental College.
Where does Allen Preger work?
Allen Preger is Partner at Building Ventures.
What does Allen Preger invest in?
Allen Preger invests in Construction Tech, PropTech.
What check size does Allen Preger write?
Allen Preger typically writes checks of $100K – $10M.
What boards does Allen Preger sit on?
Allen Preger holds tracked board seats at Hypar, Parspec.
Where did Allen Preger go to school?
Allen Preger studied at Occidental College (BS, Economics and Math).

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