Blake Luse
Managing Director @ Ferguson Ventures
Newport News, United States
Blake Luse is a Senior Director, Enterprise Strategy and Planning at Ferguson Enterprises. He attended Auburn University.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 57%
Last updated:
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Industries Blake Luse invests in
Stages Blake Luse invests in
Countries Blake Luse invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (43%)
- Construction 2 (29%)
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (29%)
- Water 1 (14%)
- Energy 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (43%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (29%)
- Seed 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- United States 5 (71%)
- Canada 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Ply is a finished materials procurement platform that increases cash flow predictability for mechanical contractors by offering buyer augmentation, actionable insights, and flexible funding. | $8.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 04, 2025 | ||
| Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably. | $53M / Series B / Feb 15, 2024 | ||
| VODA.ai serves water utilities by helping them assess the condition of their pipes with affordable software that ranks pipes by Business Risk Exposure (BRE) which includes Likelihood of Failure (LoF) and Consequence of Failure (CoF). This helps utilities prioritize capital investments, conserve water, and save money in operations. Customers includelarge metropolitan cities like Las Vegas and Boston. | Sep 21, 2023 | ||
| Higharc is the all-in-one web platform that simplifies, connects, and improves each step of design, construction, and sales for home building. It enables builders to design, sell in 3D, and get permit-ready construction documents — all in a single platform. Higharc is on a mission to help builders create better homes and communities, moreaffordably. | Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Greyter offers smart water solutions that save water and money by reducing the water and waste water demands. | $10M / Series B / Jan 30, 2023 | ||
| Tigeraire develops smart equipment technology designed to improve performance, productivity, and safety. The company's technology supports air circulation, anti-fog protection, and sweat reduction in football helmets, allowing athletes of all ages to play in a cooler and more comfortable environment. | $3M / Seed / Jul 15, 2022 | ||
| Bluon is a mobile app and support platform utilized by one-third of all HVAC techs in the U.S. It recognizes that HVAC-R techs are the heart and soul of the industry and the ultimate drivers of its efficiency and innovation. Bluon’s support platform is a revolutionary mobile app that offers tools, training, and 24/7 tech support to HVACRtechnicians in the field. Bluon is the first mobile app platform to aggregate detailed technical information on more than 55,000 unique HVAC models, further providing technicians with the information they need to be effective and proficient on the job. With more than 175,000 downloads, 88,000 onboarded member technicians (growing by 6,000 each month), and hundreds of distributors already in the Bluon network, it has become the largest and fastest-growing support platform and community in HVAC-R. Fueled by the feedback from its members, Bluon is set to revolutionize the way in which technicians and their local distributors interact, enabling both parties to do more with less. | $27.6M / Series B / Jan 11, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Ferguson Ventures
Ferguson Enterprises is committed to driving and enabling innovation in the commercial and residential construction, remodel and services industries. As part of this commitment Ferguson Ventures has been established as the Corporate Venture capital and strategic partnering arm for Ferguson.Ferguson Ventures invests in and partners with earlythrough late stage companies that are solving industry challenges, able to add value to our partners, scale across our customer base and dominate in their space. Ferguson’s industry leading position, deep expertise, national branch network, and deep customer and vendor relationships will accelerate our partners’ ability to scale.Ferguson Ventures is focused on finding partners who can help meet the needs of our customers, enabling them to succeed in today’s ever evolving marketplace and be better prepared for tomorrow’s. We support endeavors that include:Connected Ecosystems – We seek opportunities to replace, enable, or create processes that will streamline and strengthen value chains across the industryDigital Experiences – Creating a best-in-class customer experience with industry leading contentEmerging Technology – Exploring and leveraging emerging technologies to enhance customer and associate experiences through Augmented / Virtual Reality, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Ferguson Ventures Contacts
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Stephanie Ziegler
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What does Blake Luse invest in?
Blake Luse invests primarily in Software, Construction and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Blake Luse closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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