BuildZoom is a platform that aggregates information from building permits, contractor licenses, and other data points to help users find a contractors. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was founded in 2013 by David Peterssen and Jiyan Wei.
Introduction to BuildZoom.
Y combinator
BuildZoom participated in the W13 cohort of Y Combinator in 2013, and at the time had over 2.5 million licensed contractors in their database. The company received $120,000 in funding from Y Combinator on March 26, 2013. In a TechCrunch interview after graduating from Y Combinator, the founder of BuildZoom David Peterssen commented on his inspiration for starting the company by saying:
We were looking at other ways we could use government data, and we realized we could use it to seed the community of homeowners and contractors.
Funding
Seed
On June 25, 2013 BuildZoom completed their seed funding round with $1.4 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Digital Garage, Start Fund, Signatures Capital, Otter Rock Capital, Netprice Partners, Hydrazine Capital, YC Start Fund, Grey Wolf, Goldcrest Investments, Ullas Naik, Ted Geary, Pankaj Shah, Jason Young, and Dakin Sloss. On October 6, 2014 BuildZoom completed their second seed funding round with $2.2 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Streamlined Ventures, Goldcrest Investments, and Brendan Wallace.
Series A
On October 14, 2015 BuildZoom completed their series A funding round with $10.6 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Y Combinator, and Founders Fund. On May 23, 2017 BuildZoom completed their series A funding round with $9 million in funding from 8VC.
Timeline
Second series A funding round
On May 23, 2017 BuildZoom completed their series A funding round with $9 million in funding from 8VC.
First Series A funding round
On October 14, 2015 BuildZoom completed their series A funding round with $10.6 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Y Combinator, and Founders Fund.
Second seed funding round
On October 6, 2014 BuildZoom completed their second seed funding round with $2.2 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Streamlined Ventures, Goldcrest Investments, and Brendan Wallace.
First seed funding round
On June 25, 2013 BuildZoom completed their seed funding round with $1.4 million in funding from Formation 8 (lead investor), Digital Garage, Start Fund, Signatures Capital, Otter Rock Capital, Netprice Partners, Hydrazine Capital, YC Start Fund, Grey Wolf, Goldcrest Investments, Ullas Naik, Ted Geary, Pankaj Shah, Jason Young, and Dakin Sloss.
Participated in Y Combinators accelerator program
BuildZoom participated in the W13 cohort of Y Combinator in 2013, and at the time had over 2.5 million licensed contractors in their database.
Founding of BuildZoom
BuildZoom was founded in 2013 by David Peterssen and Jiyan Wei.
BuildZoom was founded by David Petersen and Jiyan Naghshineh Wei.
BuildZoom raises a $18,000 seed round from Y Combinator.
Funding rounds
Y CombinatorPeople
Aaron Staggs
Employee
Alex Litvak
Employee
Alex Stewart
Employee
Andrew Fischer
Employee
Arra Malekzadeh
Employee
Artem Kholodenko
Employee
Christine Vergis
Employee
Connor Stauffer
Employee
Dakin Sloss
Investor
Darren Bechtel
Advisor
Dave Smith
Investor
David Lee
Employee
David Petersen
Founder
Drew Oetting
Advisor
gilbert logan
Employee
Hal Bennett
Employee
Issi Romem
Employee
Jack Cookson
Employee
Jaime Hays
Employee
Jimmy Qiu
Employee
Jiyan Naghshineh Wei
Founder
John Gardner
Employee
Josh
Employee
Justin Carrao
Employee
Katherine Remigio
Employee
Further reading
BuildZoom Connects Homeowners With Contractors For Remodeling Projects, Doesn't Charge For Access Or Leads
Sarah Perez
Web
March 14, 2013
Peter Thiel, others help home remodeling startup BuildZoom raise $10.6 million
Anya George Tharakan
Web
October 14, 2015
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
How BuildZoom simplifies the construction process
July 12, 2019
Company
Construction
San Francisco
California
United States
David Petersen
Jiyan Naghshineh Wei
