The BuiltWorlds Venture & Investment Research Track provides leading innovation teams and investors across the built world an opportunity to learn, invest, and collaborate while supporting a thriving ecosystem of new technology solutions. Core benefits include participation in the Venture Forum, an exclusive consortium of 30+ corporate venture capital and strategic investing arms of Fortune 500 companies that are actively funding innovation in the built environment. Members gain access to industry-leading research, startup due diligence, monthly peer-to-peer meetings, and a powerful network of startups and investors driving adoption of cutting-edge solutions across the sector. The Venture & Investment Research Track is a premier platform for investors and industry leaders committed to accelerating built world technology adoption.
Research Reports
BuiltWorlds’ quarterly venture reports offer insights into the built environment’s investment landscape, dissecting quarterly activity from CVCs, VCs, private equity players, industry consolidators and more.
Startup Profiles
An exclusive due diligence database available only to track members, featuring insight-rich profiles of promising startups in the built environment. Each curated profile delivers a forward-looking evaluation of the company’s business model, go-to-market strategy, market opportunity, leadership team, and financial outlook, helping members identify and engage with ventures best positioned for funding and strategic partnership.
Venture Dashboard
A continuously updated tracking dashboard of investor fundraising and startup investments across the globe, segmented in a variety of ways which allow you to understand key trends and areas of opportunity as an investor or startup in the built environment.
Working Group Sessions
BuiltWorlds’ working group sessions are exclusive, closed-door gatherings reserved for research track members. Facilitated by the BuiltWorlds team and led by expert speakers from within the network, these sessions bring together industry stakeholders for deep, collaborative discussions, both virtually and at BuiltWorlds events throughout the year.
2026 Sessions
In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Venture West Conference | March 11, 2026
- Session facilitators: Kaushal Diwan, Corporate Director, Strategic Investments & Partnerships, DPR Construction; Alice Leung, Principal, Brick & Mortar Ventures
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Chicago Global Summit | April 15, 2026
- Session facilitators: Fred Hoch, Founding Partner, TechNexus; Andrew Loulousis, VP, Strategy & Venturing, TechNexus; Matt Meyers, Director, TechNexus
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Paris Global Summit | June 10, 2026
- Session facilitator: Valentin Piperno, Investment Director, Leonard
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Construction Tech Conference | July 14, 2026
- Session facilitator: Mack Rush, Senior Associate, Emerging Technologies, Suffolk Technologies
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Tokyo Summit | October 13-15, 2026
In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds AEC Emerging Tech Conference | November 18-19, 2026
2027 Sessions
In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Venture West Conference | March 2027
- Session facilitator: TBA
In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Chicago Global Summit | April 2027
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Paris Global Summit | June 2027
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Construction Tech Conference | July 2027
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds Tokyo Summit | October 2027
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In-Person Working Group Session @ BuiltWorlds AEC Emerging Tech Conference | November 2027
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Past Speakers Include
Darren Bechtel
Managing Director, Brick & Mortar Ventures
Gabriele Tinelli
Investor, Foundamental
Valentin Piperno
Investment Director, Leonard by VINCI
Kaushal Diwan
Corporate Director, Strategic Investments & Partnerships, DPR
Nolan Browne
CEO, ADL Ventures
Aidan Halter
Head of Strategy & Venture, Bouygues Construction
Rip Furniss
Director, Technology Investment Banking, Houlihan Lokey
Thomas Crist
Chairman, Infrastructure Team, Benesch Law
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