# Parker McKee

> Parker McKee is a seed investor at Pillar VC backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Pillar VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pillar-companies-2)
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 27%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parker-mckee-491118a7
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ParkerMcKee50
- Website: https://x.com/ParkerMcKee50

Parker McKee is a Partner at Pillar VC.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 27% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 27% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 18% |
| Cryptocurrency | 2 | 18% |
| B2B | 1 | 9% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 45% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 18% |
| Series A | 2 | 18% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mesoware | Mesoware is an automation infrastructure platform that helps manufacturers in designing, installing, and extending robotic automation. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| OpenHands | All Hands AI operates as an open source agent for developers. | $18.8M | Series A | Nov 18, 2025 |  |
| Acelab | Acelab is building the operating system for the $2.4 trillion building materials industry, transforming how architects, designers, and building owners discover, specify, and manage material decisions for construction projects. The company's AI-powered platform serves as a comprehensive material intelligence hub that solves a critical painpoint in the architecture and construction workflow - the fragmented and outdated process of researching and selecting building materials. By creating a centralized database with advanced search capabilities, intelligent recommendations, and collaborative project management tools, Acelab connects architects who specify materials with manufacturers who supply them, while streamlining the entire decision-making process from design through procurement. Founded by second-generation architect Vardhan Mehta and led by Executive Chairman Dave Lemont (former CEO of Revit), Acelab is positioned to become the essential infrastructure that powers material decisions across the global construction industry. | $16.6M | Series A | Sep 30, 2025 |  |
| OpenHands | All Hands AI operates as an open source agent for developers. | $5M | Seed | Sep 05, 2024 |  |
| Acelab | Acelab is building the operating system for the $2.4 trillion building materials industry, transforming how architects, designers, and building owners discover, specify, and manage material decisions for construction projects. The company's AI-powered platform serves as a comprehensive material intelligence hub that solves a critical painpoint in the architecture and construction workflow - the fragmented and outdated process of researching and selecting building materials. By creating a centralized database with advanced search capabilities, intelligent recommendations, and collaborative project management tools, Acelab connects architects who specify materials with manufacturers who supply them, while streamlining the entire decision-making process from design through procurement. Founded by second-generation architect Vardhan Mehta and led by Executive Chairman Dave Lemont (former CEO of Revit), Acelab is positioned to become the essential infrastructure that powers material decisions across the global construction industry. | $5.3M |  | Jul 11, 2023 |  |
| Lightblocks | Web 3.0 infrastructure startup | $5M | Pre-Seed | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Algofi | Algofi is a blockchain-based decentralized crypto lending platform based on Algorand. The company's platform enables users to purchase cryptocurrency and earn interest without the use of a bank or centralized custodian. | $2.8M | Seed | Nov 30, 2021 |  |
| Friktion Labs | Friktion Labs is a team of quantitative traders, researchers, and crypto engineers with backgrounds in commodities, treasuries, volatility products, and crypto-assets. The organization has brought on board a group of derivatives traders and market makers in Genesis Trading, Alameda Research, LedgerPrime, QCP Capital, CMS Holdings, OrthogonalTrading, and GSR. |  | Seed | Oct 04, 2021 |  |
| Algofi | Algofi is a blockchain-based decentralized crypto lending platform based on Algorand. The company's platform enables users to purchase cryptocurrency and earn interest without the use of a bank or centralized custodian. |  | Seed | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| Acelab | Acelab is building the operating system for the $2.4 trillion building materials industry, transforming how architects, designers, and building owners discover, specify, and manage material decisions for construction projects. The company's AI-powered platform serves as a comprehensive material intelligence hub that solves a critical painpoint in the architecture and construction workflow - the fragmented and outdated process of researching and selecting building materials. By creating a centralized database with advanced search capabilities, intelligent recommendations, and collaborative project management tools, Acelab connects architects who specify materials with manufacturers who supply them, while streamlining the entire decision-making process from design through procurement. Founded by second-generation architect Vardhan Mehta and led by Executive Chairman Dave Lemont (former CEO of Revit), Acelab is positioned to become the essential infrastructure that powers material decisions across the global construction industry. | $3.5M | Seed | Jun 23, 2021 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Draper Associates](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/draper-associates-2) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Transcend Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/transcend-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alpaca VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpaca-vc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Klingenstein, Fields & Co](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/klingenstein-fields-co-l-l-c-) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Menlo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/menlo-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PJC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pjc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Pillar VC

VC Fund · Boston, United States

Pillar VC is an early-stage Boston-based venture firm co-founded by a group of CEOs who have built highly successful companies, including the leaders of Wayfair, Ginkgo Bioworks, DraftKings, Abridge, ButcherBox and Flywire. We invest in breakthroughs that will define our future, partnering with founders at inception. Our team manages $500M inassets with an active $175M Fund IV; our investments span over 90 companies, 50% with university roots, and we have a strong performance track record.

5 contacts available at Pillar VC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parker McKee | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/parker-mckee-2287 |
| Ash Ashutosh | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ash-ashutosh |
| Emily Batt | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emily-batt-a695 |
| Jamie Goldstein | Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jamie-goldstein |
| Jeremy Hitchcock | Pillar VC Founding Pillar | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeremy-hitchcock |

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## FAQ

### What does Parker McKee invest in?

Parker McKee invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Parker McKee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Parker McKee closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 11 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?

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