VC firm
Builders VC
Also known as Builders, Builders Capital, Builders Collective, Builders Fund, Builders VC Entrepreneurs, Builders VC Entrepreneurs Fund I, L.P., Builders VC Entrepreneurs Fund II, L.P., Builders VC Fund I (Canada), L.P.
- Investor type
- VC
- Investing status
- Activeas of 2026-09-17Source (opens in a new tab)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Assets under management
- $606MForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-30Source (opens in a new tab)
- Latest fund size
- $236MSEC amount sold, as of 2020Source (opens in a new tab)
- Funds
- 9
- Legal name
- BUILDERS VC, LLC
- builders.vc (opens in a new tab)
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Record updated 29 September 2026
About
We're seasoned operators and investors backing founders who tackle the messy, mission-critical problems that reshape the systems we all rely on.
Investment approach
- Thesis
- We go deep in sectors where complexity is the norm and legacy systems dominate. We bet on technologies that turn chaos into clarity , and the status quo into opportunity.Source (opens in a new tab)
- Leads rounds
- Yes
- Lead policy
- Builders VC Leads Askari Defense $9M Seed Round
- Investing status notes
- Builders Participates in Astromech's $20M Financing at a $3.8B Valuation
Funds
- Builders VC Fund III, L.P.
- Vintage 2023Main fund
- Builders VC Entrepreneurs Fund II, L.P.
- $236MVintage 2020, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Builders VC Fund II, L.P.
- $236MVintage 2020, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- Builders VC Fund I (Canada), L.P.
- $22.5MVintage 2018, SPV, SEC amount sold
- Builders VC Entrepreneurs Fund I, L.P.
- $10MVintage 2018, SPV, SEC amount sold
- Builders VC Fund I, L.P.
- $116MVintage 2016, Main fund, SEC amount sold
- BUILDERS VC FUND II (CANADA), L.P.
- Main fund
- BUILDERS VC FUND III, L.P.
- Main fund
- FCC CAPITAL BUILDERS SIDECAR I, L.P.
- SPV
SEC registration
- Registered adviser
- BUILDERS VC, LLC
- CRD number
- 288444 (opens in a new tab)
- SEC file number
- 802-110700
- Registration
- Exempt reporting adviser
- Regulatory AUM
- $606Mas of 2026-03-30
- Private funds reported
- 12
- Principal office
- SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States
- SEC CIK
- 1689584, 1741039, 1757197
Locations
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Office
- Calgary, AB, Canada