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HEATHER WIDMAN

Investor

Partner at Building Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

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

About

Heather Widman is a partner at Building Ventures, where she serves on the Investment Committee and leads the firm's proptech investing with an emphasis on the sustainability of the built environment. She previously led product, customer, and brand marketing at WordStream (acquired by Gannett in 2018) and held product management and marketing roles at ownerIQ and Express Scripts. She holds a BA from Boston College and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

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Invests in

Climate TechPropTech

Experience

  1. Building VenturesPartnercurrent2019 — presentBoston, MA
  2. All RaiseCo-Chair | Membershipcurrent2024 — present
  3. All RaiseCohort Co-Captaincurrent2024 — present
  4. All RaiseMembercurrent2019 — present
  5. All RaiseCo-Chair | Fundraising2024 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  6. Urban Land InstituteMember | Technology & Innovation Committeecurrent2024 — present
  7. FauraBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  8. AdaptisBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
  9. Elephant EnergyBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
  10. Women in PropTechAdvisory Committee Membercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
  11. Join DigitalBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. MIT designXMentorcurrent2019 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  13. MezoBoard Member2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  14. Work & MotherBoard Member2023 — 2025Houston, Texas, United States
  15. Carbon TitleBoard Observer2023 — 2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  16. NAIOPTechnology Forum Member2022 — 2025
  17. Animated Insights™Board Member2021 — 2023New York, United States
  18. WordStreamHead of Product & Customer Marketing2017 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  19. ownerIQVice President of Product Marketing2016 — 2017Greater Boston Area
  20. ownerIQDirector of Product Management2015 — 2016Greater Boston Area

Education

  1. Boston CollegeBA, Political Science
  2. Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business SchoolMBA

Skills & more

Go-to-market Strategy2Early-stage Startups2Venture Capital3Business Strategy1Product Management16Product Marketing15Product Development4Strategy24Marketing Strategy11Digital Marketing15Digital Strategy2Digital Media6
+12 moreIntegrated MarketingStrategic PlanningMarketingCompetitive AnalysisProduct Lifecycle ManagementCompetitive IntelligenceOnline AdvertisingStart-upsManagementLeadershipSoftware as a Service (SaaS)Market Research
  • Nexus Foundations — Nexus Labs
  • AdWords — Google
  • Digital Marketing — General Assembly
  • Pragmatic Marketing Framework — Pragmatic Institute

From HEATHER's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Boston College173

Pat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalDavid FialkowInvestment Team at General CatalystBijan SabetPersonal journalSteve MurrayAdvisor, Revolution Growth at RevolutionNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal InvestmentsKerry HullChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at CincyTech

+ 167 more

Also attended Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School48

Steve BrotmanManaging Partner, Founder at Alpha PartnersAaron SamuelsFounder at Collide CapitalRick HoltonCo-Founder at FINTOP CapitalElise HoffmanGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalHeather WoodGeneral Partner at Cultivation CapitalJiya SinghAssociate at Outsiders

+ 42 more

Shared employers

Also worked at All Raise47

Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalByron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersHolly MaloneyInvestment Team at General CatalystMaya MatthewsSenior Associate at March Capital PartnersStacey BishopPartner at Scale Venture Partners

+ 41 more

Also worked at Urban Land Institute8

Jenn BurkaInvestor at FTW VenturesJESSE DEVITTECo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesLennart SchlegelManager Investor Relations at FoodLabsKaren ShiInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALGabe KleinVenture Partner at Fontinalis PartnersSilvia RovereAdvisory Board at 360 Capital

+ 2 more

Also worked at Join Digital3

JESSE DEVITTECo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesRich BoyleInvestor at Canaan PartnersBob WilliamsVenture Partner at Canaan Partners

Also worked at ownerIQ2

TRAVIS CONNORSCo-founder and General Partner at Building VenturesJennifer JORDANOperating Partner at iGlobe Partners

Deals · 1

Adaptis Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via Building Ventures · filed Jun 2024 · $5.5M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Building Ventures

ALLEN PREGER
Partner at Building Ventures
CEILLIE CLARK-KEANE
Head of Marketing & Communications at Building Ventures
Connor Blandini
Analyst at Building Ventures
Gregg Wallace
Partner at Building Ventures
JESSE DEVITTE
Co-founder and General Partner at Building Ventures
LUCAS TURNER-OWENS
Principal at Building Ventures
MATT RIGHTMIRE
Venture Partner at Building Ventures
MAYRA ARNTZ
Principal at Building Ventures

Network3

ALLEN PREGER
Partner at Building Ventures
Connor Blandini
Analyst at Building Ventures
Daniel Gulati
Investor at Treble Capital

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