# build3

> build3 is a VC fund backing Information Technology, Energy and Analytics. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build3/
- Website: https://www.build3.org/

build3 is a VC fund focused on Information Technology and Energy. We help founders build impact startups better.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 7% |
| Analytics | 1 | 7% |
| Education | 1 | 7% |
| Data Center | 1 | 7% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 43% |
| Seed | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| MediKno | MediKno operates as an AI-powered health analysis platform. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| RenewCred | RenewCred provides a specialized platform for high-quality carbon credits, focusing exclusively on technology-based offsets rather than nature-based solutions. It serves as a standards and registry body targeting industrial decarbonization, particularly in the Global South, through rigorous methodologies developed with over 250 climate scientists.The company streamlines carbon credit issuance for project developers while enabling buyers to access verified, tech-driven offsets like CCUS, biochar, methane reclamation, and EV fleets. ​ | $470.4K | Seed | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| GoodLives | Personalized mental wellness | $129.9K | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2024 |  |
| Neokul | Neokul provides skill based training to students to obtain better job opportunities. | $30.1K | Pre-Seed | Feb 01, 2024 |  |
| 18startup | Entrepreneurship skill-building at college level | $30.1K | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| GoodLives | Personalized mental wellness |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| ZiTi | Redefining catering sector |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Citrus Healthcare | Enriching lives of elderly |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Black Swan | Recoding youth for evolving future skills |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| NomadGao | Gone are the days when the office was a place and 'colleagues' was a social circle. It's time to work from anywhere and connect with like-minded people. At NomadGao, we are on a mission to create a network of communities to enable professionals to live happy, healthy, and productive lives in the company of likeminded people. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 19, 2022 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- ACT Grants — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Campus Angels Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/campus-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IDEASHACKS VENTURES PRIVATE LIMITED — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IIM Lucknow — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Kairos CoLabs and Early Opportunities Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- IIML- Enterprise Incubation Centre — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does build3 invest in?

build3 invests primarily in Information Technology, Energy and Analytics startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in India. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did build3 last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for build3 closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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