# Chris Gaertner

> Chris Gaertner is a Series A investor at Telescope Partners backing Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Telescope Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telescope-partners)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-gaertner/
- Website: https://www.telescopepartners.com/team/chris-gaertner

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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 100% |
| Construction | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buildcheck | 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 | https://buildcheck.ai/ |
| Buildcheck | 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 | https://buildcheck.net/ |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [WND Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wnd-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SaltVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saltvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Uncork Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softtech-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Xfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xfund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Telescope Partners

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Telescope Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nicole Naidoo | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicole-naidoo |
| Amit Parekh | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amit-parekh |
| Chris Gaertner | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-gaertner-405c |
| Evan O'Brien | Associate/Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evan-o-brien-ff44 |
| Martha Teka | Associate/Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/martha-teka |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Gaertner invest in?

Chris Gaertner invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Construction and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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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### When did Chris Gaertner last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Gaertner closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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