2024 Venture West Conference Playlist

Unable to attend Venture West last April? We've got you covered with the playlist of panel recordings below. Click on the thumbnails to discover who spoke on which panel.

Be sure to register for the 2025 Venture West Conference coming up April 8-10 in San Francisco, CA.

Go-To-Market Strategies

This panel will dissect the different strategies AEC founders have taken to penetrate this slow to adopt industry. The panelists will assess the best/worst paths forward for built world innovators across technology types.

Standardizing Pilot Programs

This discussion will look at how different AEC innovation teams approach new innovation. Questions that will be addressed include: What are the best practice when partnering with a built world startup? How do you vet out the studs from the duds? How to assess the business impact following a product pilot?

Financing FinTech in Construction

Digital financial solutions have become top of mind for contractors, subcontractors, and tradesmen, that can't afford to wait 30-days to get paid for work they've already completed. This panel will discuss emerging FinTech & Insurtech solutions in the AEC space and their potential impact on this space.

Optimize Your Cap-Table: Strategic vs. Financially Motivated Ownership

Having the right balance of corporate venture capital (CVC) and traditional VC is critical for success in this nuanced innovation niche. This panel will dive into the benefits and drawbacks of both strategic and financially motivated venture ownership.

Robotics Place In The Built World

Interest in robotic solutions has grown materially in recent quarters as the skilled labor shortage becomes an apparent issue. Labor augmenting robots could be the answer, but join this session to learn more.

Join us for Venture West 2025 April 8-10

The conversations will continue and new perspectives will be explored at Venture West, taking place soon in San Francisco. This event has sold out the last two years so grab your tickets today by using the link below.

The Future of Physical Infrastructure

The physical infrastructure of the built world needs a facelift as we enter the next-stage of our advancing civilization. Regulators, legacy AEC players, innovators, and investors are pouring an enormous amount of resources into the build out of the next generation of our infrastructure. This panel will discuss the latest infrastructure innovations and what the future of this part of the built world could look like.

The Journey to Net-Zero

The built world accounts for ~40% of global emissions. This panel will discuss where leading AECO players are adopting sustainable technologies and the innovations at the forefront of this adoption curve.

Exit Strategies For AEC Founders

This panel will focus on startup exits in an industry that hasn’t seen very many. The discussion will dive into what that exit process could look like and how investors and founders should prepare.