Darren Bechtel

Darren Bechtel is a pioneer in the engineering and construction technology industry and is leading the charge to modernize one of the last industries to step squarely into the digital age.

As the founder and Managing Partner of Brick & Mortar Ventures -- the first and largest venture capital firm focused solely on supporting the commercialization of emerging technology to improve the design, construction, and ongoing maintenance and operation of the modern built environment -- Darren is forging a new path in industry his family and its eponymous global engineering construction firm, Bechtel, have helped shape for over one hundred and twenty years.

Darren’s Brick and Mortar Ventures announced in 2019 its $100 million funds backed by global heavyweights from across the construction value chain including Ardex, Autodesk, Cemex, United Rentals, Hilti, Obayashi, and Google sister company Sidewalk Labs. Darren and his team continue to invest those funds exclusively into early-stage AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) and O&M (operations & maintenance) technology startups. Among Darren’s portfolio of over thirty-five past and present investments are notable startups PlanGrid, BuildingConnected, Fieldwire, Levelset, Rhumbix, and BuildZoom.