Jesse Devitte

Our Latest Investment in Clearstory

When we first met Founder and CEO Cameron Page early last year, our team was impressed with his commitment to and enthusiasm for solving the industry’s change order communication problem.…

Jesse DevitteJune 27, 2024

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Jesse Devitte Building Ventures Investment Thesis

Constructing a Better Built World

Recently, I was in a meeting where I heard a builder casually proclaim that software isn’t going to bend the cost curve or materially improve how we build.

Jesse DevitteJune 3, 2024

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Our Investment in SmartPM

SmartPM’s platform provides this comprehensive view of projects for users, including contractors, project managers, and other stakeholders.

Jesse DevitteMay 29, 2024

Skillit CEO presenting at BVIN Fall 2022

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Our Continued Investment in Skillit

In the face of venture capital industry headwinds and while still relatively early in its company journey, Skillit has now raised $13.6M in capital from leading firms Bow Capital, MetaProp,…

Jesse DevitteJuly 20, 2023

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Our Continued Investment in Aeroseal

Aeroseal might be the most impactful company in the emerging climate tech world that few people have heard of. Maybe that’s because they were there before all the climate tech…

Jesse DevitteJune 15, 2023

Skillit CEO Fraser Patterson presenting at our BVIN Fall Summit 2022.

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Our Investment in Skillit

Our mission at Building Ventures is to create a better built world, and there’s no way to do that without addressing and improving construction’s labor crisis. This is exactly why…

Jesse DevitteJanuary 20, 2023

The Building Ventures team at our BVIN Fall Summit 2022. From left: Gregg Wallace, Ceillie Clark-Keane, Jesse Devitte, Heather Widman, Mayra Soto, Travis Connors, and Allen Preger.

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Welcoming Mayra Soto to the Building Ventures Team

It's been an exciting year for Building Ventures. We've made some new investments and celebrated exciting successes for our existing portfolio companies. Earlier this fall, we announced that we've raised…

Jesse DevitteDecember 5, 2022

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Jesse Devitte Building Ventures Updates

Building Ventures Closes $95 Million Second Fund to Continue Driving Innovation in the Built Environment

When we started Building Ventures in 2018 with our $53 million debut fund, Travis and I had a clear mission in mind: to invest in early-stage startups working to create…

Jesse DevitteSeptember 6, 2022

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Our Investment in Aeroseal

Last year, residential and commercial buildings consumed 40% of all energy used in the United States. That percentage is staggering before you even consider how that energy is used —…

Jesse DevitteJune 18, 2021