# WND Ventures

> WND Ventures is a VC fund in Redwood City backing Construction and Artificial Intelligence. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Redwood City, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Sep 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wnd-ventures/
- Website: https://wndventures.com/

WND Ventures is a VC fund in Redwood City focused on Construction and Artificial Intelligence. WND Ventures is focused on changing the way things are done in the AEC industry. Working with entrepreneurs to prototype and implement solutions, we aim to make our industry attractive for technology talent, provide a platform to incubate ideas, and deliver more meaningful value to customers. WND pairs deep industry expertise with access toreal-world projects where solutions can be implemented and tested rapidly to not only enhance design and construction but also support the full life-cycle of buildings.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$17M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$20M |
| Series B | $13M–$45M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Construction | 10 | 56% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 9 | 50% |
| Software | 8 | 44% |
| SaaS | 3 | 17% |
| Robotics | 3 | 17% |

30 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 28% |
| Seed | 3 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | 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/ |
| Wyre AI | Wyre AI provides an AI-powered preconstruction risk management platform for construction teams. | $5M | Seed | Sep 09, 2026 | https://www.wyreai.io |
| 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. |  |  | Jun 22, 2026 | https://www.skillit.com/ |
| MeltPlan | MeltPlan is an AI-native planning engine designed specifically for construction, focusing on automating takeoffs and ensuring building code compliance. The platform aims to streamline preconstruction workflows, enhancing productivity and efficiency in the construction industry. MeltPlan addresses challenges such as fragmented multi-disciplinaryteams and complex regulatory requirements by offering solutions that facilitate collaboration and reduce inefficiencies. The company also leverages on-device AI to support intelligent decision-making across different stages of construction projects. Its technology aims to reverse productivity declines in construction by enabling teams to work more effectively and coordinate across diverse tasks and trades. MeltPlan’s approach combines sophisticated computational methods with practical construction experience to deliver tools that bridge planning and execution. | $17.4M | Seed | Feb 26, 2026 | http://meltplan.com |
| Trunk Tools | Trunk Tools is a construction financial technology company that aligns workers’ incentives through measurable goals based on best practices in psychology and cutting-edge AI. | $20M | Series A | Aug 20, 2024 | https://trunktools.com |
| ALICE Technologies | ALICE Technologies is the world's first AI-powered construction simulation platform. Founded in 2015 based on research from Stanford University, ALICE leverages artificial intelligence to analyze a project's complex building requirements,  generate highly efficient building schedules, and tune those schedules as needed duringconstruction. ALICE enables contractors and owners to plan, bid, and build more effectively, reducing construction times and labor costs by $30 million for a typical $500 million construction project. ALICE Technologies works with construction leaders in the infrastructure and commercial construction segments, such as Parsons, HDCC, and Kajima Corporation. Learn more at www.alicetechnologies.com. | $13M | Series B | Apr 11, 2023 | http://alicetechnologies.com |
| Dusty Robotics | Dusty Robotics develops robot-powered tools for the modern construction workforce. Their flagship product, the FieldPrinter, turns digital BIM designs into fully-constructible layouts in the field quickly and accurately. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Mountain View, California, United States. | $45M | Series B | May 10, 2022 | http://dustyrobotics.com |
| Hyperframe | Hyperframe develops a commercial metal wall framing system for large towers and commercial structures, enabling snap-together assembly that is 5x faster than traditional methods. Its automated, all-digital manufacturing process integrates with proprietary HyperBIM software, which coordinates the framing model with as-built conditions using pointcloud data. An AR app ensures precise on-site installation. The system eliminates scrap and significantly boosts schedule, quality, and safety. | $9.7M | Series A | Apr 05, 2022 | https://www.hyperframe.com/ |
| Rhumbix | Rhumbix develops a mobile platform designed for the construction craft workforce. It modernizes construction field operations, helping builders go paperless in the field, and improving how they measure and manage labor productivity to be more profitable. Rhumbix was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $11M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 21, 2021 | http://www.rhumbix.com |

10 of 18 investments shown.

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- [Suffolk Technologies](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/suffolk-construction) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Telescope Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telescope-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does WND Ventures invest in?

WND Ventures invests primarily in Construction, Artificial Intelligence and Software startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is WND Ventures's check size?

WND Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$17M at Seed, $2.5M–$20M at Series A and $13M–$45M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds WND Ventures participates in.

### When did WND Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for WND Ventures closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 18 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?

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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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