Darren H. Bechtel is the Founder and Managing Director of Brick & Mortar Ventures. See sector focus, stage focus and contact routes.
Darren H. Bechtel is the Founder and Managing Director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, the first venture capital firm dedicated solely to commercializing emerging technology for the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. His investment thesis targets early-stage startups in architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management (AEC/FM tech), focusing on Seed and Series A rounds across the United States, Europe, and Australia. Bechtel typically acts as a lead or co-lead investor and has been the most active early-stage investor in AEC and FM tech over the past five years, starting with four seed deals. Notable portfolio companies include PlanGrid, BuildZoom, BuildingConnected, Rhumbix, and Fieldwire, with the firm backing 34 companies and achieving 12 exits. He holds a mechanical engineering degree and an MBA from Stanford, leveraging his family’s 125-year legacy at the global engineering firm Bechtel to drive technology adoption in the built world. Bechtel distinguishes himself by advocating for collaboration over disruption and has been named a “40 Rising Stars Under 40” by VC Journal.
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