Brick & Mortar Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on technology for the 'built world' — the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management industries. Founded in 2015 by Darren Bechtel and based in San Francisco, the firm identifies, backs, and enables emerging companies developing innovative software and hardware solutions for the AEC sector.
49% of their portfolio is in Construction. Deal activity increased 33% year-over-year (4 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $12.0M (across 57 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
51
Fund Size
$97.2M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
4
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
65 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mango | Unknown | $6M | Jul 2026 |
 Earlytrade | Unknown | $25M | Jun 2026 |
 Dili | Series A | $15M | Jan 2026 |
| Earlytrade | Series A | $25M | Jan 2026 |
 Downstream | Series A | $8M | Nov 2025 |
 Downstream | Series A | $8M | Nov 2025 |
 Klutch AI | Seed | $8M | Jul 2025 |
 Klutch | Seed | $8M | Jun 2025 |
 Kraaft | Series A | — | Jan 2025 |
| Klutch AI | Seed | $8M | Jan 2025 |
 Vizcab | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
 RIVET Work | Seed | $2M | Jan 2024 |
 Trustup | Unknown | — | Jan 2024 |
 Struxhub | Seed | $4M | Jan 2024 |
 Hypar | Series A | $5.5M | Jun 2023 |
 Pelles AI | Pre-Seed | $75K | Jan 2023 |
 Licify | Seed | $3.4M | Jan 2023 |
 SafeAI | Series B | — | Dec 2022 |
 Boom & Bucket | Seed | $5.5M | Mar 2022 |
 Boom and Bucket | Seed | $5.5M | Mar 2022 |
 Rugged Robotics | Series A | $9.4M | Mar 2022 |
| FForesight Risk and Insurance Services | Series B | $39M | Jan 2022 |
 Curbio | Series B | $65M | Jan 2022 |
| Boom & Bucket | Unknown | $5.5M | Jan 2022 |
 Siteline | Seed | $18M | Jan 2022 |
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Top Co-Investors
Realty Corporation10 shared
Builders VC7 shared
Cemex Ventures5 shared
Embark Ventures4 shared
Blackhorn Ventures4 shared
8VC3 shared
Quiet Capital3 shared
Streamlined Ventures3 shared
MaC Venture Capital3 shared
Y Combinator3 shared
Menlo Ventures3 shared
Autotech Ventures3 shared
Creative Ventures3 shared
FJ Labs3 shared
S3 Ventures3 shared
Bain Capital Ventures3 shared
Bling Capital3 shared
Anthology Fund3 shared
Original Capital3 shared
Autodesk3 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026