Chris Gaertner
Principal @ Telescope Partners
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Chris Gaertner is a Series A investor at Telescope Partners in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Artificial Intelligence and Construction. Chris focuses on B2B software and AI businesses at the early growth stage. Before joining Telescope, Chris was at OpenView, where he helped lead the firm's AI investing efforts, partnering with companies such as Parabola and Voiceflow, among others. Prior to OpenView, Chris worked at Omega Venture Partners and was actively involved in the firm's investments in ZenBusiness, Otter AI, and Datarobot. Chris began his investing career at GI Partners, a technology-focused investment firm in San Francisco. Chris earned both his BA and MBA from Stanford, where he was a defensive back on the football team.
- Total investments:
- 2
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- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 2 (100%)
- Construction 1 (50%)
- Information Technology 1 (50%)
Investments
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| Buildcheck is an AI-powered design review software that identifies errors, omissions, and coordination issues in construction drawings. Buildcheck, founded at Stanford University by Alexander Michalatos, Andrei Molchynsky, and Alex Gureev, currently serves over 50 construction businesses, including major developers and general contractors.Buildcheck's computer vision technology scans 2D construction papers from all disciplines, resulting in a 10-35x ROI by avoiding costly field issues during pre-construction. | $12M / Series A / Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Buildcheck is an AI-powered design review software that identifies errors, omissions, and coordination issues in construction drawings. Buildcheck, founded at Stanford University by Alexander Michalatos, Andrei Molchynsky, and Alex Gureev, currently serves over 50 construction businesses, including major developers and generalcontractors.Buildcheck's computer vision technology scans 2D construction papers from all disciplines, resulting in a 10-35x ROI by avoiding costly field issues during pre-construction. | $12M / Series A / Sep 09, 2026 |
Co-Investors
About Telescope Partners
Telescope Partners is an active growth equity firm partnering with best in class entrepreneurs across the technology landscape. We invest ourselves and our capital in companies building long-term, sustainable businesses.
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Chris Gaertner
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Evan O'Brien
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Martha Teka
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What does Chris Gaertner invest in?
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