# Jesse Devitte

> Jesse Devitte is a Series A investor at GoContractor backing Software and Construction. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [GoContractor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/induction-manager)
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-devitte-01768b45
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/designsoftv
- Website: https://buildingventures.com/

Jesse Devitte is a Series A investor at GoContractor focused on Software and Construction. Jesse leverages his hands-on operating experience and industry contacts to source and nurture innovative companies applying technology to design, build, and improve our world.At Building Ventures, Jesse co-leads the Investment Committee and currently manages the firm’s involvement at the board level with Hypar and Join.Build while working closelywith the teams at Blokable, Built Robotics, Dandelion, enVerid, Join Digital, Measurabl, 75f, and Newmetrix.Previously, Jesse represented the firm’s investment in Assemble Systems (acquired by Autodesk) and Borealis Ventures’ investments in Honest Buildings (Acquired by Procore), Newforma (acquired by Battery Ventures), Envista Software (acquired by Accela), Handmark (acquired by Sprint), IrisMaps (acquired by OmniEarth), Scribe Software (acquired by The Mustang Group), SketchUp (acquired by Google), SpaceClaim (acquired by ANSYS), TinkerCad (acquired by Autodesk) and VICO Software (acquired by Trimble).Prior to co-founding Borealis Ventures, Jesse served as an executive in two public application software companies. He helped grow Softdesk from a New Hampshire start-up to a successful venture-funded public company as an Executive and Board Director concluding in the sale of the business to Autodesk. While at Autodesk, Jesse led the integration of the two companies and served on the Autodesk executive staff as the Vice President & General Manager of the AEC Market Group. He is a founding member of the Urban Land Institute’s Technology and Real Estate Council and serves on the Freddie Mac Housing Technology Council.Jesse graduated with Distinction from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and completed his military service as a member of the White House Communications Agency.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 29% |
| Construction | 5 | 24% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 10% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 10% |
| SaaS | 1 | 5% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 24% |
| Series B | 5 | 24% |
| Series C | 2 | 10% |
| Series D | 2 | 10% |
| Seed | 1 | 5% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aston Labs | Aston Labs operates a decentralized utility organization working to build a carbon-free utility network. The company's platform is made to support 100% uptime, equality of access, zero carbon, digital currency, Defi, and metaverse, giving people access to modern life. | $20M | Series A | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Clearstory.build | Clearstory’s mission is to help the commercial construction industry get extra work processed and closed faster in order to reduce risk, waste less time, and increase transparency. This is done through the industry’s only Change Order Communication and workflow Platform, which supercharges extremely manual workflows and connects companies outsideof their internal financial software to resolve change orders in real-time. Along with a collaborative cloud-based COR log with real-time messaging and PDF mark-ups, Extracker includes digital Time and Material Tags, standardized Change Order Templates, trackable Change Notifications, and more, to organize and streamline the process. The software can be rolled out by Subcontractors across their entire company or General Contractors and Owners can use the software by making Extracker a project requirement for their Subcontractors. | $16M | Series B | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| SmartPM Technologies | SmartPM Technologies is an Atlanta-based real estate technology company that provides a real-time automated analytics platform. Founded in 2012, the company is located at 53 Perimeter Center E, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. | $5.5M | Series A | May 29, 2024 |  |
| Skillit | Skillit offers solutions that make the hiring experience for skilled tradespeople and contractors easier. They create the infrastructure for skilled trade hiring that enables scalable construction recruitment. The company's contact mode is at its physical address. is an AI-powered construction workforce platform that connects skilledtradespeople with contractors through intelligent job matching and recruiting automation. It uses AI to streamline hiring, verify worker qualifications, and help construction companies fill labor shortages faster and more efficiently. | $8.5M | Seed | Jul 14, 2023 |  |
| Clearstory.build | Clearstory’s mission is to help the commercial construction industry get extra work processed and closed faster in order to reduce risk, waste less time, and increase transparency. This is done through the industry’s only Change Order Communication and workflow Platform, which supercharges extremely manual workflows and connects companies outsideof their internal financial software to resolve change orders in real-time. Along with a collaborative cloud-based COR log with real-time messaging and PDF mark-ups, Extracker includes digital Time and Material Tags, standardized Change Order Templates, trackable Change Notifications, and more, to organize and streamline the process. The software can be rolled out by Subcontractors across their entire company or General Contractors and Owners can use the software by making Extracker a project requirement for their Subcontractors. | $5.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 27, 2023 |  |
| Skillit | Skillit offers solutions that make the hiring experience for skilled tradespeople and contractors easier. They create the infrastructure for skilled trade hiring that enables scalable construction recruitment. The company's contact mode is at its physical address. is an AI-powered construction workforce platform that connects skilledtradespeople with contractors through intelligent job matching and recruiting automation. It uses AI to streamline hiring, verify worker qualifications, and help construction companies fill labor shortages faster and more efficiently. | $5.1M | Seed | Jan 20, 2023 |  |
| Clearstory.build | Clearstory’s mission is to help the commercial construction industry get extra work processed and closed faster in order to reduce risk, waste less time, and increase transparency. This is done through the industry’s only Change Order Communication and workflow Platform, which supercharges extremely manual workflows and connects companies outsideof their internal financial software to resolve change orders in real-time. Along with a collaborative cloud-based COR log with real-time messaging and PDF mark-ups, Extracker includes digital Time and Material Tags, standardized Change Order Templates, trackable Change Notifications, and more, to organize and streamline the process. The software can be rolled out by Subcontractors across their entire company or General Contractors and Owners can use the software by making Extracker a project requirement for their Subcontractors. | $7M | Series A | Jun 08, 2022 |  |
| Newforma | Newforma develops, sells, and supports project information management (PIM) software for architecture, engineering, and construction firms worldwide, and the owners they serve. Newforma’s mission is to transform the AEC industry as the first industry-focused and integrated solution to connect firms to each other, to their project information, totheir processes, and to remote team members, all for the purpose of more successful project delivery. Customers are using Newforma software to manage information on more than 1.4 million projects worldwide, raising productivity, reducing exposure to risk, strengthening their brands, and freeing time and attention to focus on design, construction, and client service.The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Manchester, New Hampshire. | $5.1M | Series D | May 18, 2013 |  |
| enVista | enVista is the leading enterprise cost management services provider, offering expert consulting and technology services from source to consumption. enVista enables leading companies to reduce operating costs, improve customer service and enhance profitability through innovative solutions and deep domain expertise across a multitude of industriesand vertical markets. | $4.1M | Series B | Dec 01, 2010 |  |
| SpaceClaim | SpaceClaim Corporation develops and markets 3D direct modeling software solutions that help engineers, CAE analysts, product designers, and manufacturers in the product development process. It offers SpaceClaim Engineer that enables engineers to create concepts and prepare 3D designs for prototyping, analysis, and manufacturing; SpaceClaim Style,an industrial design tool that is used to create, edit, and validate design concepts; SpaceClaim Viewer, which enables its users to open and measure SpaceClaim designs, drawings, and 3D markups; and add-on modules and plug-ins for SpaceClaim software. The company also provides educational licenses for its software solutions to professors, instructors, and educational institutions in North America, as well as training programs for its software. Its products are used for conceptual engineering, CAE/model preparation, industrial design, and manufacturing engineering applications. The company offers its products through a network of resellers in the United States and internationally. SpaceClaim Corporation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts with additional offices in France and Japan. | $17M | Series D | Sep 15, 2010 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Kodiak Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kodiak-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Egan-Managed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/egan-managed-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [North Bridge Venture Partners & Growth Equity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-bridge-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [PJC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pjc) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Cloud Apps Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cloud-apps-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GS Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gs-futures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About GoContractor

VC Fund · New York, United States

GoContractor is a digital onboarding and subcontractor management platform designed to get construction workers on site faster, reduce compliance risk, and improve safety, while driving productivity and profitability. Using GoContractor allows construction workers and subcontractors to get on site 3x faster all while digitizing worker records,making them searchable and accessible from anywhere.

5 contacts available at GoContractor.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| James Omdahl | Director of Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-omdahl |
| Jesse Devitte | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesse-devitte |
| John Boss | VP of Product | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-boss-576a |
| John Naughton | Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-naughton-4fda |
| Ronan O'Sullivan | CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ronan-o-sullivan |

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## FAQ

### What does Jesse Devitte invest in?

Jesse Devitte invests primarily in Software, Construction and Real Estate 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.

### When did Jesse Devitte last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jesse Devitte closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 21 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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