BuildGroup
VC Fund
Austin, United States
BuildGroup is a software holding company that selectively invests in leadership teams with staying power. We back founders who are ambitious enough to want to make a dent in the universe and humble enough to realize they can’t do it alone.By providing permanent capital from aligned investors and avoiding forced exits, BuildGroup freesentrepreneurs to focus on serving customers instead of raising the next round. We believe that great businesses are built, not bought, and that’s why our team works side-by-side with founders to create conditions for long-term growth. BuildGroup was founded in Austin, Texas by a team of proven builders who love nothing more than helping build and grow extraordinary companies.
- Total investments:
- 21
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 71%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries BuildGroup invests in
Stages BuildGroup invests in
Countries BuildGroup invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $3M–$36M
- Series B
- $12M–$31M
- Series C
- $25M–$50M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 6 (29%)
- Information Technology 5 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (19%)
- Machine Learning 3 (14%)
- Video 2 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (29%)
- Series B 4 (19%)
- Series C 3 (14%)
- Private Equity 3 (14%)
- Post-IPO Equity 1 (5%)
Country
- United States 11 (52%)
- Canada 1 (5%)
- Switzerland 1 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lanham Napier
CEO & Builder
|
CEO & Builder | Total investments: 13 | Find email | |
Jim Curry
Builder
|
Builder | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Klee Kleber
Co-Founder
|
Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Peter Freeland
Builder
|
Builder | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia is the enterprise's Trusted AI leader. Amelia has a proven track record of innovation in automation and Conversational AI as a pioneer in AI. Amelia's platform captures the rapid innovation of AI ecosystems and transforms them into enterprise-grade products that are ready for customer consumption. Amelia is used by businesses toincrease revenue through conversational experiences and increase productivity through operations automation. | $175M / Private Equity / Mar 07, 2023 | ||
| Cybrary is the fastest growing, fastest-moving catalog in the industry. By working with an elite community of instructors, experts, and thought leaders, as well as cutting edge hands-on learning providers, we deliver relevant and high-quality content that is accessible anytime, anywhere. Cyber security and IT companies on Cybrary can play a role inthe learning by contributing courses and content. Companies can also use their presence to recruit talent. Finally, companies looking to train their employees can use Cybrary's "Teams" product, to manage the training that their employees are taking on the platform. The product also provides hands-on CTF style challenges, practical labs and skill assessments. | $25M / Series C / Aug 02, 2022 | ||
| Squirro is a software company that utilizes Augmented Intelligence to enhance decision intelligence. | $4M / Private Equity / Feb 24, 2022 | ||
| Dvinci® is a customer-centric clean technology company that is accelerating the clean energy movement. We are doing so by enabling a new era of on-demand, clean energy entrepreneurs. | $36M / Series A / Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| Flowspace is the fastest and easiest way to store, manage and fulfill your inventory from over 1000 certified warehouses and fulfillment centers.Whether its 2-day shipping to your customer’s door, or managing replenishments for your retail store, only Flowspace has the technology, expertise, and scale to help you accelerate your growth andstreamline omnichannel fulfillment needs. | $31M / Series B / Mar 15, 2021 | ||
| VidMob is the world's leading platform for Intelligent Creative. We provide an end-to-end technology solution for all of a brand’s creative needs. It is an integrated platform combining AI-powered creative analytics with a production workflow system connected to a global network of expert creators. VidMob’s platform dramatically improves adcampaign ROI through actionable creative insights, faster creative turnaround, better performing ads and streamlined workflow. We are the only company in the world to receive a certified creative marketing partner badge from every major social and digital platform. A portion of every dollar VidMob receives is used to fund pro bono creative services for non-profits through the 501(c)(3) VidMob Gives. | $50M / Series C / Feb 23, 2021 | ||
| DigniFi is a software company that offers the highest quality financial solutions for automotive service centers and their customers. The company also provides a fintech marketplace that connects consumers with lenders to help finance large repair costs. It connects consumers with lenders for car repairs, tires, accessories, and other auto-relatedneeds.DigniFi's platform partners with auto service centers to offer access to financial products for car repairs, tires, accessories, and other automotive needs. The company plans to deploy the funding to automate loan applications, invest in machine-learning automation, and increase its network. DigniFI was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA, United States. | $14M / Series A / Jun 30, 2020 | ||
| Benefitfocus is a leading provider of benefits technology. More than 20 million consumers manage all types of benefits in the Benefitfocus cloud. By delivering technology that integrates all benefits in one place, Benefitfocus provides a better way to engage consumers, educate employees and simplify benefit enrollment and management. | $80M / Post-IPO Equity / May 26, 2020 | ||
| Cybrary is the fastest growing, fastest-moving catalog in the industry. By working with an elite community of instructors, experts, and thought leaders, as well as cutting edge hands-on learning providers, we deliver relevant and high-quality content that is accessible anytime, anywhere. Cyber security and IT companies on Cybrary can play a role inthe learning by contributing courses and content. Companies can also use their presence to recruit talent. Finally, companies looking to train their employees can use Cybrary's "Teams" product, to manage the training that their employees are taking on the platform. The product also provides hands-on CTF style challenges, practical labs and skill assessments. | $15M / Series B / Nov 13, 2019 | ||
| Yonder is defining the authentic internet category. We believe in the internet and are still sold on its promise to democratize the flow of information. Our mission is to add cultural context to every piece of information as it moves across the internet. Without that context, information is dehumanized. This leads to fake accounts, fake news, anddisinformation. We do not want to live in a world of information gatekeeping, mistrust, and close mindedness. | $3M / Series A / Jul 30, 2019 | ||
| See all 21 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does BuildGroup invest in?
BuildGroup invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 21 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does BuildGroup invest in?
BuildGroup typically joins rounds of $3M–$36M at Series A, $12M–$31M at Series B and $25M–$50M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not BuildGroup's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds BuildGroup took part in.
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Who are the partners at BuildGroup?
The team at BuildGroup includes Lanham Napier (CEO & Builder), Jim Curry (Builder) and Klee Kleber (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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