# Blackhorn Ventures

> Blackhorn Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 120 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boulder, United States
- Total investments: 120
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 34%
- Fund size: $150M
- Last fund: Jun 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackhorn-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/blackhornvc
- Website: http://www.blackhornvc.com

Blackhorn Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that invests in companies using cutting edge engineering to improve resource productivity. The firm was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.8M–$10M |
| Series A | $7.4M–$28M |
| Series B | $8M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 30 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 19 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 14 | 12% |
| Construction | 12 | 10% |
| SaaS | 11 | 9% |

109 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 40 | 33% |
| Series A | 32 | 27% |
| Series B | 9 | 8% |
| Convertible Note | 8 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 62 | 52% |
| Canada | 4 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jack Fuchs | Co-Founder, Operating Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jack-fuchs |
| Bill Ritter | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-ritter |
| David Mindell | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mindell |
| David Mindell | Operating Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-mindell-2 |
| Mark Loch | Operating Partner; Director Strategy and Insights | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-loch-4a6c |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buzz Solutions | Buzz Solutions provides a software platform powered by Artificial Intelligence, Actionable Insights, and Predictive Analytics for faults and anomaly detection for the power line inspection process for power utilities. The company's platform automates the process of storing and organizing visual data (captured in the field through drones andhelicopters), analyzing for faults using its AI algorithms, mapping the data and providing heat maps as well as predictive insights for when, where and what kind of faults are happening on power line and assets. Using its solutions, power utilities save over 50% of cost and time to analyze data which makes condition-based maintenance efforts easier and time-efficient, thus, preventing wildfires, power outages, and other climate change effects on the physical infrastructure of the grid. | $20M | Series A | Aug 04, 2026 |  |
| LightTable | LightTable is a software company that specializes in designing documents and fewer RFIs for architects and construction. | $22M | Series A | May 27, 2026 |  |
| Canyon Code | Canyon Code is an enterprise AI infrastructure company that builds a workflow intelligence layer for managing advanced software agents. The platform gives companies real-time visibility into the exact cost, performance, and bottlenecks of their multi-agent applications. By utilizing workflow-aware routing, it helps businesses eliminate avoidablecomputing waste that standard token-level tools miss. Additionally, the software allows teams to enforce strict security compliance and governance policies at an enterprise scale. | $5M | Pre-Seed | May 26, 2026 |  |
| ThinkLabs AI | ThinkLabs AI is a specialist AI development and deployment firm. Its mission is to empower critical industries and infrastructure with trustworthy AI towards global energy sustainability. | $28M | Series A | Mar 31, 2026 |  |
| Coral | Coral is a B2B software platform that helps heat pump installers win more customers. | $8M | Seed | Mar 09, 2026 |  |
| Ridepanda | Ridepanda is an online e-ride shop that offers electric vehicles with maintenance support and theft protection. | $12.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 29, 2025 |  |
| CoConstruct AI | CoConstruct AI is a San Francisco–based SaaS platform that applies predictive AI to construction schedules. Trained on a large corpus of historical project schedules, the product automatically forecasts slippage risk, prioritizes critical activities, and quantifies the impact of mitigation strategies—turning reactive firefighting into proactivedelivery. Teams use CoConstruct AI to improve schedule integrity, reduce time spent on risk quantification, and confidently communicate data-backed actions to stakeholders. | $3.1M | Seed | Aug 05, 2025 |  |
| Tristar AI | Tristar AI is a software development company that provides AI-enabled manufacturing solutions. | $2.7M | Seed | May 01, 2025 |  |
| King Energy | King Energy is a next-generation energy company bringing solar power to multi-tenant commercial properties. King Energy solves this complexity by paying property owners to rent their open roof space and then handling the financing, installation, and long-term management of solar infrastructure. King then provides the clean energy generated to localtenants at a discount. | $10M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Datch | Datch offers an intelligent voice interface designed for industrial environments, enabling frontline workers to capture and manage data efficiently. The platform integrates with existing enterprise asset management systems, facilitating real-time maintenance and reporting. By leveraging AI, Datch enhances data accuracy and supports informeddecision-making across various operational workflows. | $15M | Series A | Aug 07, 2024 |  |

10 of 120 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Eniac Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eniac-ventures) — VC Fund, 25 deals together
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- [SaaS Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saas-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Brick & Mortar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brick-mortar-vc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Blackhorn Ventures invest in?

Blackhorn Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 120 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Blackhorn Ventures's check size?

Blackhorn Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$10M at Seed, $7.4M–$28M at Series A and $8M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Blackhorn Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Blackhorn Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Blackhorn Ventures?

The team at Blackhorn Ventures includes Jack Fuchs (Co-Founder, Operating Partner), Bill Ritter (Operating Partner) and David Mindell (Operating Partner), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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