Blackhorn Ventures News and Posts
Blackhorn joins Autodesk in latest Rhumbix Round
Aug 20, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Rhumbix is proven to increase labor productivity and profitability, which is exactly the type of results we seek to pass along to our existing and future construction customers. The Autodesk Forge Fund invested in six construction technology startups in the last year,...
Is a startup you’ve heard about a potential good investment?
Jul 25, 2018 | Entrepreneurship
Watch as Jack Fuchs, one of Blackhorn's Operating Partners, talks about a framework to evaluate potential new startup opportunities:Based in Boulder CO. Click here to learn why
Blackhorn leads $7.5 Million investment in Rhumbix
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Rhumbix, a new firm focused on helping make construction sites smarter, was one of the first companies in which Blackhorn invested. Managing Partner, Trevor Zimmerman, stated "We look for companies that are coupling engineering breakthroughs with the infrastructure of...
Blackhorn invests in VEERUM
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Blackhorn Ventures joined Creative Ventures in a $3.9 million CAD seed funding round led by Brick & Mortar Ventures for built environment startup VEERUM. VEERUM has developed a platform that allows for the creation of a digital twin of construction job sites that...
Interview with Blackhorn Operating Partner, Dr. Raymond Levitt, from the PlanGrid Construction Summit
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Dr. Raymond Levitt spoke at the upcoming PlanGrid Construction Summit on June 10-11 2018 and was interviewed by PlanGrid to learn more about Dr. Levitt's experience and history within the construction sector. Read more about the interview here. Based in Boulder...
Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Joins the Blackhorn Team
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Former Gov. Bill Ritter, who championed the renewable-energy focused New Energy Economy for Colorado during his four-year term, has joined Boulder's Blackhorn Ventures, a venture capital firm, as a strategy partner. Blackhorn founders Trevor Zimmerman, Philip...
Blackhorn Portfolio Company Rhumbix is Poised to Disrupt the Construction Industry
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Portfolio Company News
Recognizing opportunities to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar construction industry, a slew of startups are focused strictly on developing technologies to make construction projects go more smoothly while increasing productivity and efficiencies. Investors are...
Motiv Poised to Profit as Demand Grows for Electric Trucks, Buses
Jul 25, 2018 | Portfolio Company News
For a first-grade project on solving community issues, Motiv Power Systems founder Jim Castelaz chose pollution as his topic. He sketched his prophetic solution onto a poster board. It read, make electric cars. Castelaz did make an electric car, using scrap lumber and...
Bill Ritter talks with PBS Newshour on Energy
Jul 25, 2018 | Blackhorn News
Former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter sat down with PBS Newshour to talk about Energy policy.Based in Boulder CO. Click here to learn why
Blackhorn Partner Jack Fuchs Talks about Entrepreneurship
Jul 24, 2018 | Blackhorn News, Entrepreneurship
Based in Boulder CO. Click here to learn why