BuiltUp
Ventures
BuiltUp
Ventures
BuiltUp
Ventures
BuiltUp Ventures (BUV) is a seed investment fund specializing in early-stage property, construction, and smart city technology. Our 360 degree business model addresses every stage of Corporate Real Estate. With extensive experience in real estate and a large global professional network, we provide access to innovative investment opportunities in property technology.
At BuiltUp Ventures, we do more than just invest. With our vast resources and experience in go-to-market strategy and a strong U.S.-based business development team, we actively accelerate our portfolio companies’ value.
BuiltUp Ventures' business relationships create partnerships, integrations, business development initiatives, and strategic alliances. Additionally, these integral connections can improve the position of our portfolio companies for acquiring Round A investments, and may even remove the need for additional seed funding.
Our partnership with leading IP firm Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co., provides value to our portfolio companies.
Our team and network have years of experience in seed to Round A funding. Moreover, BuiltUp Ventures has access to many of the leading innovative players in global hi-tech.
3DCOM's online SAS platform produces 3D models from architectural plans.
Founder -
Ron Cohen, Avi Cohen, & Sagi Hirsh
Augmented Reality solutions for Real Estate
Founders -
Ran Keren and Yuval Gloz
Command & Control solution for the construction industry
Founders -
Omri Sorek & Ofer Simon
Digitizing Construction Purchasing
Founders -
Or Lakritz & Arik Davidi
OKIBO is developing smart, autonomous robots, designed for construction sites.
Founders -
Guy German and Nadav Shuruk
Fully-autonomous water leak detector
Founders -
Uri Sokolov, Yaniv Frydman
Vizit.co is 3DCOM’s revolutionary online platform for creating professional 3D models from 2D architectural plans. It converts PDF floor plans into realistic 3D tours.
Trusstor’s construction site management creates safer more productive working environments. Their command & control dashboard provides real-time status, enabling quality data gathering and utilization for decision-making. Led by professional domain experts and leading tech minds, Trusstor assists site management without creating additional overhead. Trusstor finds simple solutions for complex problems.
Okibo’s autonomous, intelligent, robots reduce construction costs and increase efficiency. With advanced computer vision, laser detectors, geo-positioning, and inertial motion sensors, they easily integrate with any construction site, to perform tasks that were previously performed manually or with limited-function machinery.
Watrix’s fully autonomous solution for detecting water leakage. With an internal 3-year battery pack and internal SIM, it does not require an electrical socket, internet connection, or WiFi connection. Their smart AI algorithm detects abnormal water usage quickly and accurately and immediately alerts you to prevent damage.
Real Estate asset tokenization platform.
Founders -
Yuval Wirzberger & Yael Tamar
An intelligent property management platform.
Founders -
Pini Shemesh & Amit Giladi
Wonder Robotics enables drones to safely and autonomously land on any unprepared, unattended, site.
Founders -
Idan Shimon, Amnon Demri, Or Epstein
Airways offers AI-based, dynamic, unmanned traffic management.
Founders -
Eyal Zor, Yair Yosef, Shai Kurianski
SolidBlock is building a new asset class based on real estate. Moreover, it combines the stability of property market growth with the efficiency of blockchain-based financial products. SolidBlock creates tradable digital assets backed by real estate. Apart from this, it gives investors rights to revenue and dividends/interest and enables them to benefit from property growth.
Eliezer Gross
Chairman, Investment Committee Member
LinkedinEliezer is the Founder and CEO of Besadno Investment Group, with forty years of international business experience in North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Under his leadership, Besadno has invested in close to fifty companies. He has taken an active role in many of these ventures. Eliezer believes in the Jewish principle of “siyata dishmaya” (a term that means “with G-d's help”) which conveys the idea that we succeed because of G-d's intervention. Moreover, he has written three books on this concept, which guides his ethical principles in life and business.
Brian Steinberger
Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Investment Committee Member
LinkedinBrian is the founder of Lucent Investments, an investment management firm, and Inner Circle, a boutique investment advisory firm. He has managerial roles at world-leading financial institutions, including Deutsche Bank, where he served as the Head of Operations – Equity Trading Desk. Brian studied business management and economics at the State University of New York. He holds FINRA securities licenses in Series 7 – General Securities, and Series 55 – Equity Trader.
Rami Navarro
UAE Regional Director, Director of Business Development, Investment Committee Member
LinkedinRami Navarro
UAE Regional Director, Director of Business Development, Investment Committee Member
LinkedinRami has years of experience in sales, finance, marketing, and business operations, including more than thirty years in real estate development and green energy construction. As the CEO of Energy Green Builders Inc. in Los Angeles, CA, he led the company’s development to financial success. Rami is an ambitious, analytical, problem-solver. With his extensive experience, varied skills, and great attitude, Rami is an essential asset.
The real estate industry has long been a driving force in the global economy, and this is expected to continue in the coming years. According to recent projections, the global real estate market is anticipated to reach a staggering $48.9T by 2031. With its significant size and profitability, the industry has naturally attracted the attention of startups, who have subsequently become integral participants in the market.
Cyber attacks on utilities and industrial infrastructure are on the rise. There was Colonial Pipeline, where an American oil pipeline system carrying gasoline and jet fuel suffered a ransomware attack that affected computerized equipment managing it, and JBS, where the world’s largest meat processing company paid the equivalent of $11 million in ransom to put an end to a major cyber attack.
For the first time in history, a single-family property fund will be financed through blockchain-based securities. UK investment company London Chelsea Limited is partnering with SolidBlock, a digital securities issuance and trading platform, to raise financing for London Digital Bond, a new fund that invests in prime residential real estate.