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As someone with an unconventional path to venture capital, I want to share with you some of the tips and tricks of starting a company in the AEC space. I will discuss funding strategies, how to pick the team members and advisors, what an industry focused venture capital firm looks for in startups, and share other words of advice when navigating the world of VC.
1. Learn about the terms used in the venture capital world
2. Learn about the different options of starting a company
3. Learn about what venture capitalists look for in startups
On a day to day basis, I (along with my team) work with startups in many different capacities. Aside from helping our portfolio companies grow, we also work with many early stage startups that are solving pain points in the AECO space. Many of these entrepreneurs did not go to business school and/or know much about how to start a company or how to fundraise. Traditional venture capitalist look for specific things during startup pitches—things that one would not know about unless they’ve gone through the startup experience themselves or is able to access mentors and advisers in this space. During this presentation, I will share with you my version of “the secrets of Sand Hill Road.” I will demystify some of the words and phrases used in this space and help demystify the process. I will also provide some tips and tricks based on my experience hearing many pitches from startups in this and speaking with and learning from other founders, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, investors, venture capitalists and thought leaders in the construction technology space.
Brick & Mortar Ventures
Investment Associate
Alice started her career in the AEC industry with DPR Construction in the San Francisco Bay Area building UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. She led the Bay Area Skunkworks group and implemented various construction technologies on project sites. In April 2016, Alice relocated to Singapore to help start up the Southeast Asia HQ for DPR Construction as the resident BIM/VDC and construction technology expert and worked on data center projects. She was part of various workgroups led by the Singapore Building and Construction Authority (BCA), was a part-time lecturer for the BCA Academy BIM Management Certification Course, taught BIM courses for RICS and spoke at various conferences in the region. She joined the Digital Built Environment Institute(DBEI) organizing committee whilst in Asia and is now part of the DBEI North America Committee since her relocation back to San Francisco. After realizing the slow pace of digitization in the construction industry, Alice joined the Brick & Mortar Ventures team to work with startups that want to disrupt the way we design, construct and maintain the built world. Alice holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Brown University where she was on the Formula SAE racecar team and worked in a materials science lab researching lead-free piezoelectrics.
Speaker
Brick & Mortar Ventures
Investment Associate