Blackhorn Ventures News and Posts
Interview with Christina Curtis: Building a Culture that Fosters High-Performance
Sep 8, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Entrepreneurship
"The skills required to lead high-performance teams have shifted more in the last two years than they did in the previous two decades," explains Christina Curtis, Senior Advisor of Talent Strategy at Blackhorn Ventures. "The pandemic was an awakening, further blurring...
An Interview with BV Operating Partner and Governor Bill Ritter: What the IRA and CHIPS Act mean for climate change and the economy?
Aug 18, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Built Environment, Energy
“The most massive public dollar investment we'll probably see in our lifetime.” With this week's passage of the $369B Inflation Reduction Act, and the passage earlier this month of the $52B CHIPS Act, we've been getting inbound questions as to how these new policies...
Interview with Jack Fuchs, Co-Founder and Operating Partner at Blackhorn Ventures and Stanford Lecturer on Entrepreneurialism.
Aug 3, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Entrepreneurship, PortCo Resources
Could you start by walking us through your experience, how you ended up at Blackhorn, and what each of your previous experiences taught you? I started my career as a big company guy. I spent six years with McKinsey and Company and then five years at Becton Dickinson,...
Blackhorn Ventures Leads the $10M Series A for Datch: Empowering the Industrial Workforce Through Voice and AI
Jul 26, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Blackhorn Ventures is proud to announce our latest investment in Voice AI startup Datch, with participation from existing investors Blue Bear Capital and Stage Venture Partners and joining existing investors Boeing HorizonX, Predictive Venture Partners, Lorimer...
Using Fractional Prefabrication to Solve the U.S. Housing Shortage; AGORUS Takes the Next Step in Their Journey
Jul 5, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Built Environment
Blackhorn Ventures is thrilled to announce that AGORUS, an exceptional San Diego-based team working to streamline residential homebuilding through fractional prefabrication, recently emerged from stealth and announced their seed capital raise. We’re proud to invest...
SaaS Investor Stephan Cizmar Joins the Blackhorn Team
Jun 15, 2022 | Blackhorn News
Blackhorn Ventures is thrilled to announce that Stephan Cizmar will join the firm as an operating partner and provide his expertise and insights on SaaS startups. Stephan Cizmar knows enterprise SaaS inside and out. As an early member of the team at Yext who helped...
Blackhorn Ventures Backs Ecoworks to Scale Modular Carbon-Neutral Buildings
Jun 10, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Blackhorn Ventures is excited to share that we have invested in Berlin-based energy retrofit startup Ecoworks alongside our friends at JLL Spark Global Venture, Zacua Ventures, PropTech1, Warema Group, and Motu Ventures. Ecoworks’ approach benefits from...
Profile: Dan Blank, CEO & Co-founder, Toggle Industries
May 27, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Built Environment, Portfolio Company News
Dan Blank’s passion for designing and building large-scale projects has early roots. He grew up playing with Legos, always aspiring to build the next biggest thing-- be it a Monorail, a ship, or even a model city. In the years since, he has charted his own course...
NY-based Climate Tech Investor Micah Kotch Joins Blackhorn Ventures
Mar 21, 2022 | Blackhorn News
Blackhorn Ventures is thrilled to announce that NY-based climate tech investor Micah Kotch will join the firm and lead platform and value creation activities. Micah joins Blackhorn Ventures from the BMW Group, where he started and served as Managing Director for...
Prefabrication Case Study: A Potential Solution to the Construction Industry’s Productivity Problem
Feb 1, 2022 | Blackhorn News, Built Environment, Portfolio Company News
Prefabrication Case Study: A Potential Solution to the Construction Industry’s Productivity Problem The following case study provides insight into Blackhorn’s strategy for addressing prefabrication’s sustainability challenges so it can be successfully integrated into...
