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NextGen Construction Ventures

VC
Chicago, IL

NextGen Construction Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Developer Tools, Real Estate, Security. The firm typically writes $150K–$1.0M checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$150K–$1.0M
Portfolio
5 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Developer Tools, Real Estate, Security, Healthcare, AI / ML
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-21

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$150K – $1.0M

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dedicated to investing in emerging construction and infrastructure technologies that drive industry innovation.

How NextGen Construction Ventures invests

NextGen Construction Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Developer Tools, Real Estate, Security, Healthcare, AI / ML. It does not invest in Consumer, Retail.

NextGen Construction Ventures typically writes checks of $150K–$1.0M per investment.

NextGen Construction Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including BuildSmart AI, InfraLink, Dusty Robotics.

Partners & Team

MS

Michael Smith

Investment Director

Construction
Infrastructure

Industry Focus

Invests In

Developer Tools
Real Estate
Security
Healthcare
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Retail

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

BU

BuildSmart AI

Construction Tech
IN

InfraLink

Infrastructure
DU

Dusty Robotics

Construction tech / robotics·Seed

Builds robot-powered automation for the construction industry.

RU

RunSafe Security

Cybersecurity / infrastructure software·Series B in the cited round; earlier Series A participation is also noted

Software security platform that helps protect software from cyberattacks without developer friction.

VI

VistaPath

Healthtech / AI software·Seed

AI-based pathology processing platform for modernizing pathology labs.

How to pitch NextGen Construction Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Developer Tools, Real Estate, Security — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $150K – $1.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Michael Smith, Investment Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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