Analyst Call: Venture & Finance – Top Venture Investors of 2022

The State of BuiltWorlds Venture: Venture Investors 50 Analyst Call on Wednesday, December 7th was hosted by BuiltWorlds’ Dan Laboe and featured Vivin Hegde, General Partner at Zacua Ventures, and Najeeb Ahmed, Investment Banking VP at Raymond James. 

Laboe began the conversation discussing the contents of the BuiltWorlds Venture Investors 50 Top List – which features the top 50 most active investors in the AEC industry over the last 24 months. The four largest of these investors were Fifth Wall, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Tiger Global, and Foundamental. Laboe highlighted how these investors capitalized on technology integration and are driving the industry towards an inflection point of ubiquitous tech adoption.

Hegde and Ahmed follow up by providing insight into the investment strategies of their companies. Hegde discussed the early-stage strategy utilized by Zacua Ventures in construction technology, particularly how he has witnessed a recent reduction in the frequency of deals at the Series B, C, D and stages. Ahmed mentioned how Raymond James is involved in sell-side M&A in real estate and construction technology. He discussed how M&A may be a…