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LUCAS TURNER-OWENS

Investor

Principal at Building Ventures

Washington, District of Columbia

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Lucas Turner-Owens is a principal at Building Ventures covering construction tech and proptech, and brings seven years of investment experience. He previously was a principal at TMV, a generalist firm focused on Seed and Series A, and earlier served as fund manager for The Ujima Fund, a Boston loan fund for under-resourced entrepreneurs. He holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA with a certificate in sustainable business from Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business.

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Invests in

Construction TechPropTech

Experience

  1. Building VenturesPrincipalcurrent2024 — presentBoston, MA
  2. TMVPrincipal2022 — 2023Manhattan, NY
  3. TMVVenture Fellow2020 — 2022
  4. The Sankofa Group, LLCFounder2020 — 2023Boston, MA
  5. Boston Ujima ProjectFund Manager2017 — 2020Boston, MA
  6. Cooperation DCLoan Officer2016 — 2017614 S St NW, Washington, DC 20001
  7. Operation HOPEPublic Policy Analyst2013 — 2016
  8. Operation HOPEPresident's Advisory Council on Financial Capability (PACFC) Fellow2012 — 2013

Education

  1. Georgetown UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA
  2. Wesleyan UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA

Skills & more

Facebook1SPSS1Impact Investing1Venture Capital1Fundraising4Editing10Public Policy19Research4Community Outreach13Public Speaking13Social Media3Grant Writing2
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Languages English · Spanish

From LUCAS's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Georgetown University320

Trae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilLuciana LixandruPartner at Sequoia CapitalKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Tobi CokerDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAna AndreescuInvestor at Index VenturesTed LeonsisFounder & Partner, Revolution Growth at Revolution

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Also attended Wesleyan University50

Jennifer ZimmermanMarketing & Communications at General CatalystDaniel LynchInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)David SchenkeinInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Andy WeissmanPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Brad BurnhamPartner at Union Square Ventures (USV)Kristen LaguerreExecutive Partner at MPM BioImpact

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Shared employers

Also worked at TMV11

Soraya DarabiInvestor at TMV LogisticsMarina HadjipaterasInvestor at TMV LogisticsJoshua GilbertInvestor at TMV LogisticsEmma SilvermanInvestor at TMV LogisticsTim SheyInvestor at TMV LogisticsJoshua GoldInvestor at TMV Logistics

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Investments

Board seats

AdaptisFauraJoistStation A

Per the firm's website.

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
HEATHER WIDMAN
Partner at Building Ventures
JESSE DEVITTE
Co-founder and General Partner at Building Ventures
MATT RIGHTMIRE
Venture Partner at Building Ventures
MAYRA ARNTZ
Principal at Building Ventures

Network2

ALLEN PREGER
Partner at Building Ventures
Connor Blandini
Analyst at Building Ventures

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