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JESSE DEVITTE

Investor

Co-founder and General Partner at Building Ventures

Boston, Massachusetts

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

About

Jesse Devitte, co‑founder of Softdesk (acquired by Autodesk) and former head of Autodesk's AEC Market Group, focuses on sapling‑stage built‑world startups, backing problem‑obsessed founders with earned secrets, with full‑lifecycle support.

Invests in

Climate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsPropTechRoboticsSaaS

Experience

  1. Building VenturesCo-Founder, General Partnercurrent2017 — presentGreater Boston
  2. Borealis VenturesCo-Foundercurrent2002 — present
  3. AerosealInvestor, Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  4. SkillitInvestorcurrent2022 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  5. JoinInvestor, Directorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. Clearstory.buildInvestor, Board Observercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. enVerid Systems, Inc.Investor, Board Observercurrent2020 — present
  8. Mosaic Building Group, Inc.Investorcurrent2020 — present
  9. MeasurablInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  10. Dandelion EnergyInvestorcurrent2017 — present
  11. ParspecInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  12. The Canoa Supply Co. PBCInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  13. HyparInvestorcurrent2019 — presentLA, Boston
  14. Built RoboticsInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  15. Join DigitalInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  16. 75FInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  17. URBAN-XBusiness Mentorcurrent2017 — presentBrooklyn NY
  18. Flux FactoryInvestorcurrent2012 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  19. SketchfabAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  20. coUrbanizeAngel Investorcurrent2013 — presentGreater Boston

Education

  1. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental AffairsPublic Affairs

Skills & more

Mergers & Acquisitions8Entrepreneurship5Business Modeling3Product Marketing5Business Strategy5Venture Capital5Business Planning3Start-ups15Strategic Partnerships2Business Development17Investments3Team Building2
+12 moreAngel InvestingDue DiligenceProject ManagementCloud ComputingPrivate EquityGo-to-market StrategyLead GenerationCross-functional Team LeadershipSaaSEnterprise SoftwareStrategic PlanningManagement

From JESSE's professional profile.

Shared employers

Deals · 4

Aston LabsBoard seat

via Building Ventures · filed Apr 2026 · $22.4M raise

SmartPM TechnologiesBoard seat

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

Skillit Inc.Board seat

via Building Ventures · filed Jul 2023 · $8.5M raise

Assemble SystemsBoard seat

via Building Ventures · filed Oct 2017 · $11.6M raise

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

Colleagues at Building Ventures

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Investors connected to JESSE in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.