# BuildTech VC

> BuildTech VC is a VC fund backing Renewable Energy and SaaS. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/buildtechvc
- Website: https://www.buildtech.vc

BuildTech VC is a Silicon Valley-based investment group that specializes in investing in ConTech and RealTech companies. The company believes that ambitious and creative construction endeavors can go hand-in-hand with responsible and sustainable building practices, ensuring maximum impact while minimizing ecological footprints.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for BuildTech VC. Shizune tracks 1 team members at BuildTech VC. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/buildtech-vc?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $883k–$1.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 50% |
| SaaS | 1 | 25% |
| Water | 1 | 25% |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Roman Smolevskiy | Co-founder | 97 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roman-smolevskiy-7281 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RainStick | The RainStick shower is a recirculating shower that saves 80% energy and 80% water but still feels like a luxurious shower. | $1.9M | Seed | Jul 16, 2024 |  |
| HyWatts | HyWatts is developing the Power-Plant-in-a-Box, an innovative solution that integrates on-site solar energy production and our breakthrough Hydrogen Energy Conversion System. The technology aims to offer reliable, renewable, and cost-effective power, ideal for applications such as EV charging stations, AI data centers, and Real Estate Developments. | $2.9M | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2024 |  |
| OnTraccr | OnTraccr is on a mission to automate the way construction is managed. We provide next-generation construction workflow automation (CWA) software that helps any type of construction contractor automate the tedious and time-consuming workflows no one should be spending their time on. Companies can use OnTraccr’s automations to automate everythingfrom time tracking, document management, and scheduling, to customer invoicing and email communications. | $882.9K | Seed | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| RainStick | The RainStick shower is a recirculating shower that saves 80% energy and 80% water but still feels like a luxurious shower. |  | Seed | Jan 02, 2024 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Capital Angel Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-angel-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aloniq](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aloniq) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Earth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-earth-technologies) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ground Up Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ground-up-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [LAB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lab-miami-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does BuildTech VC invest in?

BuildTech VC invests primarily in Renewable Energy, SaaS and Water startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is BuildTech VC's check size?

BuildTech VC typically joins rounds of $883k–$1.9M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds BuildTech VC participates in.

### How do I contact BuildTech VC?

Public channels for BuildTech VC include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at BuildTech VC?

The team at BuildTech VC includes Roman Smolevskiy (Co-founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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