Today, few forces are more visible—or more pressing—for the construction industry than the explosive demand for data centers. Over the past year alone, developers, contractors, and investors have seen data center projects move from niche projects to mainstream priorities, from specialized outlier jobs to opportunities overwhelming the pipeline. And with recent news for more data centers, including Nvidia’s plans to invest up to $100 billion in a 10GW scale installation, this demand will continue to shape the building industry for some time.
Exactly how this will shape the industry remains a question. The technical requirements of these facilities—specialized cooling, redundancy, and security—require innovation across materials, design, and project delivery. The opportunity is considerable, but the pressure is, too.
Like any rapid transformation, this surge in data center development raises challenges, including contending with energy allocation, sustainability requirements, and, perhaps most simply, how the built environment will adapt. But it also highlights a central truth: the future of our industry is tied to the future of technology.
Our portfolio companies are keenly aware of this, as you can see from their work below. We’ve rounded up the latest news, including new product launches, AI-driven exploration and industry discussions, and more. You’ll also find pictures from our BVIN Happy Hour last week in Las Vegas, as well as updates from our team.
– The BV team
Investment Updates
Our Investment in Station A
Station A helps real estate owners and long-term tenants rapidly identify and install solar, battery, and EV charging projects. Learn more about Station A and our conviction in their mission here.
Our Investment in Copper
Copper makes the choice to decarbonize our homes easy and obvious by making appliances with integrated battery energy storage. Learn more about Copper’s flagship product Charlie and how this funding will accelerate growth here.
Our Continued Investment in Parspec
Parspec is an AI-native software platform that enables wholesale distributors and sales agents to efficiently bid and supply construction products. We’re excited to continue to back Forest, Pratyush, and their team, and you can read more about why here.
Portfolio News
In the media
Copper in The Wall Street Journal 👏👏
Last month, WSJ covered Copper’s $28 million Series A, including the early traction for Charlie, the world’s first energy-storage-equipped induction electric range, and more. Read the full story.
🏆 Dandelion was named a Top 25 Cleantech Startups Solving Energy, Emissions, and Waste in 2025. Check out the full list.
Aeroseal was named one of Dayton’s fastest-growing businesses by the Dayton Business Journal. See the full list. 🚀
🎧 Clearstory Founder & CEO Cameron Page sat down with Eric Thomas for Autodesk Construction Cloud’s Digital Builder Podcast. Listen to the episode.
Houston Innovation Map featured Work&’s new lactation pods. Read the article. ✍️
🦺 Construction Business Owner Magazine invited Skillit Founder & CEO Fraser Patterson to talk AI and hiring for the organization’s August webinar. Watch the recording.
On the move
Aeroseal participated in the first ever Healthy Homes Summit hosted by the International WELL Building Institute. ♻️
75F Founder & CEO Deep Singh is speaking at NETZERO 2025. 🌡️
🏙️ The Adaptis team attended Toronto Tech Week.
🔨 Joist AI was at Stanford University for the Construction Tech Deep Dive Day hosted by CIFE.
SmartPM, Hypar, Join.build, and Clearstory joined Autodesk University. 🎓
New products, people announcements, and more
🏗️ Built Robotics announced a partnership with Blattner, the leader in renewable energy construction. Blattner will use Built’s AI-powered robots on solar projects for the next three years. Learn more here.
Measurabl launched a free sustainability solution. Within the first four weeks, the team had onboarded 2 billion square feet in commercial real estate. Find out more. 🌎
📐 Hypar released Libraries, a new feature that allows users to capture standard spaces, furniture, or equipment for use in multiple projects. Try it out.
Faura has a new partnership with Property & Casualty Management Systems, a leading provider of enterprise insurance software solutions for small to mid-size carriers. Read more. 🤝
Join Digital was recognized in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Wired and Wireless LAN Infrastructure. Check it out. 🔌
🐘 ⚡️ Elephant Energy announced a partnership with the non-profit Groundwork Denver. Together, they are launched a small pilot to offer no-cost home electrification to a limited humber of houses. Learn more.
🎧 UpCodes Co-founder and CEO Scott Reynolds joined Jeff Sample and Nathan Wood on The Contech Crew podcast to talk the impact of SEO and algorithm changes impact on construction.
And many of our portfolio companies are looking for team members. We have 79 open roles in product marketing, engineering, sales, and more. Check those out here. 👀
BVIN Headlines
BVIN Happy Hour
Last week, our team hosted a BVIN happy hour in Las Vegas, ahead of the Blueprint conference, and it was fun to see so many of you there. Take a look at the photos here.
BV Activity
Next month, Jesse will be discussing investing in AI-driven construction tech at Bluebeam Unbound 2025. He’ll be in conversation with Mike Pink and Peter Rowland from Smart PM, Matt Wheelis from the Nemetschek Group, and Aleksey Chuprov from Suffolk Construction.
This week, Heather and Lucas joined NYC Climate Week. Later this fall, Heather will be attending the annual All Raise VC Summit. Heather serves as the All Raise Membership Committee Co-Chair.
Earlier this month, Lucas hosted office hours at Blueprint.
Mayra participated in HITT Contracting’s Master Series. Mayra discussed prefabrication and new manufacturing methods with Andy Loff of Building Composites, Nick Masci of Industrialized Construction Group, and Mariela Chagas, Research & Development Manager at HITT Contracting. You can watch the replay here.
Mayra will also be attending Groundbreak 2025 in Houston next month.
Last week, Mayra and Allen were in Nashville for this year’s Autodesk University, along with a number of BV portcos, including Join.build. Allen’s pictured below at the Join.build booth with BVIN members Takashi Tsuchiya and Jim Forester. Allen also attended the happy hour co-hosted by Clearstory and SmartPM to end the first day of AU. He joined hundreds of other event goers, including BVIN members Jim Lynch, David Hindley, and Don Henrich, all pictured below.
