UFP Ventures

?? Attention Startups! Schedule Your 1:1 Meeting with a VC at CREtech New York! ?? Seize the opportunity to connect with leading real estate investors at our NEW VC Office Hours during #CREtechNewYork2024! Whether you're ready to pitch your company, seek strategic guidance, or validate your product, this is your chance to shine! ?? ?? Why Join? - 1:1 meetings with leading VCs in built world tech - Strategic advice and feedback - Perfect for those raising funds, refining their pitch, or planning future growth ?? Participating Investors: - Andrew Peng, Senior Associate, Alpaca VC - Chris Millisits, Senior Associate, Antler - Giulia Martins, Investor, Zigg Capital - Isabelle Granahan-Field, Investor, Camber Creek - John Goettee, Analyst, Outsiders Fund - Julia L., Associate, RET Ventures - Klicia Oliveira Wilson, MSc, Investor, Rock Yard Ventures - Lucas Turner-Owens, Principal, Building Ventures - Matt Boras, Managing Director, RXR ARDEN Digital Ventures (RADV) - Matthew Ohlman, General Partner & CTO, Shadow Ventures - Ajey Kaushal, Principal, JLL Spark - Dana Goldman Szekely, Senior Principal, Greensoil PropTech Ventures - David Kolada, Managing Partner, Greensoil PropTech Ventures - Phoebe Zhang, Investor, DivcoWest Ventures - Ross Bosn, Principal, UFP Ventures - Megan Ananian, Partner, Great Wave Ventures - MORE VC'S TO BE ANNOUNCED! ??Meetings will take place at a dedicated room at CREtech New York. ??? How to Book: Register for CREtech NY, and you'll receive a confirmation email with the booking link. Availability is limited—so hurry! Already registered? Keep an eye out for booking instructions! ?? Register now and secure your spot! https://bit.ly/400uZS4 #CREtech #VC #Innovation #BuiltWorld #Tech #Technology #Sustainability #startup #investing #venturecapital #realestate Michael Beckerman Lindsey Imperatore Lauren Watson Kyle Halls Kay Ross-Baker Emily Wright

Our annual Venture East event—the next of which will take place in Boston early this November—is our chance to give full attention to the investor side of the larger buildings and infrastructure industries equation. Where and how do VCs fit in to the construction space? What are the biggest problems left to solve and areas most ripe for optimization? How can startups find suitable VCs and VCs find worthwhile startups? These questions and more will be at the forefront this November. To give you a better idea of the content you can expect at Venture East this year, we'd like to shine a spotlight on one of the panel discussions we have planned for the event: Aligning the Stakeholders of a Venture Investment. This panel will bring together leaders from throughout the VC-construction ecosystem—including two experts from the Corporate VC world (Adam Goodson of UFP Industries and Dina Routhier of Stanley Ventures), a specialist institutional investor (Austin Yount of Brick & Mortar Ventures), and an entrepreneur with plenty of startup experience (Don Henrich of Henrich Advisory)—to discuss the balancing act that is managing the different motives involved in a built world venture investment. Learn more about or register for Venture East: https://lnkd.in/e7uxP55E

We released our first Venture Investor Top List in 2018, with the aim of bringing attention to the most active institutional and corporate venture capitalists investing in the built world.?That year, the list included 27 investors. Not even enough to fill out our 50 slots. Today, we track hundreds of active investors. This year’s Venture Investor 50 includes investors that you may recognize from previous years—such as Fifth Wall, Aramco Ventures, Zacua Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, and Nemetschek Group—but also plenty of newcomers—including CRH Ventures, GS Futures, Heartland Ventures, and Camber Creek—with quite a shakeup in the most active investors, as well. Learn more about all of the VCs featured on our Venture Investor 50 here: https://lnkd.in/gXuUzamm Foundamental, MetaProp, Suffolk Technologies, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Fifth Wall, Zacua Ventures, Navitas Capital, Ironspring Ventures, Building Ventures, Leonard, Energy Impact Partners, Breakthrough Energy , Y Combinator, GS Futures, KOMPAS VC, BDC Capital, Lowercarbon Capital, Cemex Ventures, B Capital , noa (formerly A/O), General Catalyst, Heartland Ventures, Blackhorn Ventures, UFP Ventures, SE Ventures, DCVC, Nemetschek Group, Insight Partners, BoxGroup, HTGF | High-Tech Gründerfonds, NOVA by Saint-Gobain, CRH Ventures, WND Ventures, Camber Creek, AEC Angels, Great Wave Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, FJ Labs, Andreessen Horowitz, Aramco Ventures, Shell Ventures, Munich Re Ventures, Keyframe Capital, Hitachi Ventures, National Grid Partners, RET Ventures, Koch Disruptive Technologies, Seedcamp, Trimble Ventures, Pi Labs

Thanks to Applico and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors for inviting me to speak on the joint efforts of distributors and CVCs at this years NAW Innovators Summit along with fellow thought leaders Jeff McLendon at Specialty Building Products and Blake Luse at Ferguson. A great panel/summit on the the innovative and distruptive trends in the industry and the tech enablers/companies who are meeting those challenges head on. UFP Ventures

An excellent venture capital panel discussion happening here at National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors Innovators Summit in Austin, with Jeff McLendon of Specialty Building Products, UFP Ventures' Adam Goodson, Ferguson Ventures' Blake Luse and NAW's Eric Hoplin covering what corporate venture capital programs have enabled industrial distributors to do, the factors at play and how to get involved. #distribution #wholesale #b2b #venturecapital #distributors

Day?of the NAW Innovators Summit, powered by Applico. The morning kicked off with Differentiating Through Innovation: The Ramp Story, featuring Eric Glyman, Co-Founder and CEO of Ramp, alongside Alex Moazed, Founder and CEO of Applico. Their insights set a powerful tone for the day. Next, we delved into Venturing Forward, the Joint Efforts of Distributors and CVCs, which highlighted collaboration within the industry. The session featured insights from: Jeff McLendon, CEO, Specialty Building Products, Adam Goodson, Managing Director, UFP Ventures, Blake Luse, Managing Director, Ferguson Ventures, moderated by Eric Hoplin, CEO of NAW. Then attendees engaged in the Innovation Showcase. Distributors heard rapid-fire pitch sessions featuring multiple innovators. This unique opportunity allowed them to focus on their company’s specific needs and participate in roundtable discussions to tackle unique challenges and seize new opportunities. We loved seeing everyone collaborate and innovate! Curri Kodaris – The Supply Chain Platform OneRail Proton.ai Prokeep SPOTIO #InnovateDistribution #NAWInnovators #Distribution #WholesaleDistribution

?? Meet the Judges for the Building Technologies Pitch Session at the?C3 Summit!??? Meet the distinguished panel of?judges who will assess cutting-edge innovations in building technologies:?Ross Bosn, Mac Gerlach, Nida Ansari,?Lee Rawlings, and Kevin Mull. Don’t miss the chance to witness this dynamic?session and see which innovative startup will take the lead. Secure your?spot now: https://lnkd.in/gqstHeqV #C3Summit #BuildingTechnologies?#Innovation #Infrastructure #PitchEvent

In the face of a more challenging business cycle, UFP's second quarter earnings were in line with expectations thanks to the commitment and hard work of the entire UFP team. Softer demand has allowed UFP to focus more energy on long-term expansion plans and improvement strategies that set us up for success. In the words of CEO Matt Missad, "Our long-term outlook for growth remains strong." https://lnkd.in/egWN_vFb

We are proud to announce that UFP Industries has been named to the FORTUNE 500 for the third consecutive year. Congratulations to the UFP team on another great year! https://lnkd.in/eWwZnNFU