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Built World Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

Built World Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Real Estate, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$100K–$2.0M
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Real Estate, Other, SaaS, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-06

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$100K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

US-based fund focusing on startups transforming the built environment through PropTech and AI-enabled SaaS innovations.

How Built World Ventures invests

Built World Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Real Estate, Other, SaaS, AI / ML. It does not invest in Media, Consumer.

Built World Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$2.0M per investment.

Built World Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including Rise Buildings.

Partners & Team

MC

Michael Coughlin

Managing Partner

Built Environment Transformation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Other
SaaS
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Media
Consumer

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

RI

Rise Buildings

PropTech
How to pitch Built World Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Coughlin, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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