About BuildGroup
BuildGroup is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Austin, United States. As of Mar 2023, BuildGroup has invested in 18 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series D round of Amelia Overall, BuildGroup portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 7 acquisitions including key companies like Anaconda, Fiix and Benefitfocus. A lot of funds co-invest with BuildGroup, with names like General Catalyst sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. BuildGroup has team of 5 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 4 more
Portfolio Unicorns
BuildGroup's List of Top Investments
BuildGroup has a portfolio of 18 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Flowspace and Casetext.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Switzerland. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and 16 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by BuildGroup:1. Anaconda
Provider of a platform for developing and deploying data science projects. It provides collaboration tools to manage and share multiple versions of a data science project. Features include multiple data source integration, deployment, machine learning models, end-to-end encryption, and token-based access to models.
Key facts about Anaconda
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $210M
- Employee Count: 592 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Dell Technologies Capital, Mubadala and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Squirro
Developer of generative AI platforms for enterprise data management tasks. The software integrates semantic search, knowledge graphs, and automated content classification to transform unstructured information into actionable intelligence. It supports service management operations by providing agents with historical data access, sentiment analysis, and automated responses. The technology functions across structured and unstructured data sources, utilizing retrieval-augmented generation to enhance accuracy and response reliability. Designed for use in regulated environments, the platform includes security features for data protection and auditability, while offering integration capabilities with existing business process management and service management tools.
Key facts about Squirro
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $15.5M
- Employee Count: 94 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Salesforce Ventures, Cross Continental Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Vidmob
Cloud based creative marketing and advertising platform. It enables users to compare ads, provides mobile fitness scores, creative fatigue trackers, dashboards, reports, and more. It also provides tools for analyzing campaigns. It allows users to carry out creative production by matchmaking, collaboration tool, manage multiple accounts, and more.
Key facts about Vidmob
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $210M
- Employee Count: 117 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Foundation Capital, Shamrock Capital Advisors and 28 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Apr 24, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Fiix
Cloud-based CMMS software for commercial spaces. It helps businesses organize and schedule their maintenance activities. Helps facility managers in tracking work orders, maintaining a work calendar, asset management, creating purchase requests, managing environmental, health, and safety standards data, etc. It helps in reducing equipment outages and optimizing maintenance costs. Also offers similar solutions through a mobile application for remote monitoring.
Key facts about Fiix
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Toronto (Canada)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $57M
- Employee Count: 201 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Georgian, MaRS Discovery District and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 29, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Benefitfocus
Provider of software for benefits administration and health plan management. This technology facilitates the automation of enrollment, billing, payroll, and compliance tasks for employers and health plans. The platform includes tools for data analytics, decision support, and member communication to assist with the selection and utilization of health care and insurance benefits. It also supports the administration of consumer health accounts and pharmacy procurement processes.
Key facts about Benefitfocus
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Charleston (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 870 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Oak HC/FT and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 04, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
BuildGroup's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
BuildGroup has invested in 18 companies over the last 11 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Amelia and most recent follow-on round was in Vidmob.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
BuildGroup's Investments by Stage
BuildGroup has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.2M, 4 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $25.4M and 1 investment in PE stage with an average round size of $30M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Series B | 4 |
PE | 1 |
Post IPO | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BuildGroup's Investments by Sector
BuildGroup has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Vertical SaaS, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 12 Software companies and at least 7 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 10 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 4 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 2 |
Consumer | 2 |
Others | 16 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BuildGroup's Investments by Geography
BuildGroup has made most investments in United States (12), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 12 |
Canada | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
BuildGroup's recent investments
BuildGroup has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by BuildGroup:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 07, 2023 | United States | Series D | 3736 | ||
Aug 17, 2022 | United States | Series D | 8837 | ||
Aug 02, 2022 | United States | Series C | 9795 | ||
Jan 18, 2022 | United States | Series A | 9683 | [+3] | |
Jan 07, 2022 | United States | Series C | 3107 | [+4] |
Unicorns in BuildGroup's Portfolio
BuildGroup has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Anaconda. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Anaconda which became a unicorn in 2025, 10 years after BuildGroup first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in BuildGroup's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Provider of a platform for developing and deploying data science projects | 2012 | Austin | Series C | dvaezfo |
Acquired companies in BuildGroup's Portfolio
7 companies from BuildGroup's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Amelia in Aug 2024 by SoundHound for $*****.Here are BuildGroup's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 08, 2024 | Mar 07, 2023 | Series D | 3079 | |
Jun 26, 2023 | Jan 07, 2022 | Series C | 4760 | |
Nov 01, 2022 | Jun 04, 2020 | Post IPO | 4902 | |
Jun 07, 2022 | Jul 2019 | Series A | 8146 | |
Nov 17, 2020 | Mar 08, 2016 | Series A | 3589 |
Team profile of BuildGroup
BuildGroup has a team of 5 members including 2 Partners located in United States. BuildGroup's team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of BuildGroup
Over the past 11 years, 77 investors have co-invested in BuildGroup's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before BuildGroup: Canvas Ventures, DARPA and 41 others have invested in rounds before BuildGroup. There are 2 companies where Canvas Ventures has invested before BuildGroup and 1 company where DARPA has invested before BuildGroup.
- Top Co-investors of BuildGroup: 10 investors entered a company along with BuildGroup. These include investors like General Catalyst (1 company).
- Invested after BuildGroup: A total of 24 investors have invested in BuildGroup's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SVB (1 company), Snowflake (1 company) and Citi Ventures (1 company).
Recent News related to BuildGroup
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SoundHound AI’s Acquisition of AmeliaGlobal Legal Chronicle•Aug 27, 2024•Amelia, BuildGroup, SoundHound
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Monroe Capital Leads Funding of Senior Credit Facility for AmeliaABFJournal•Apr 05, 2023•Monroe Capital, Amelia, BuildGroup, Monroe
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Amelia Announces $175 Million Investment from BuildGroup and Monroe CapitalPR Newswire•Mar 07, 2023•BuildGroup, Monroe Capital, Amelia, Goldman Sachs and 1 other
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VidMob raises $110 million in Sequence D Funding Sphericalinvestidollar.com•Aug 17, 2022•Shamrock Capital Advisors, Vidmob, ID FUND, Drive by DraftKings and 9 others
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Cybrary raises $25M in a Series C funding roundEnterprise Times•Aug 08, 2022•Cybrary, Gula Tech Adventures, BuildGroup
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Ecommerce Logistics Company Flowspace Raises $31 MillionLos Angeles Business Journal•Mar 22, 2021•Flowspace, BuildGroup, Canvas Ventures, Industrious Ventures and 4 others
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Build Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $200 Million Initial Public OfferingBusiness Wire•Mar 17, 2021•BuildGroup
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Vidmob Raises $ 50 Million On Series C To Accelerate Widespread Adoption Of Its Intelligent Advertising PlatformBusiness Wire•Feb 25, 2021•Vidmob, Macanta Investments, Interlock Partners, BuildGroup and 6 others
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VidMob set to hire dozens of Israelis following new $50 million funding roundCTech•Feb 24, 2021•Vidmob, Adobe, Shutterstock, Spruce House Investment Management and 6 others
