Startup profile for BuildZoom: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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BuildZoom funding, valuation and investors

Data-driven marketplace matching homeowners with licensed contractors.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Extension

$9M · May 2017

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$20M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

series a · San Francisco, California

Investors in latest funding

Lead: 8VC

Source links not recorded Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

BuildZoom matches homeowners with licensed contractors using permit and project data to score quality, pricing, and fit — a data-driven remodeling marketplace.

Why BuildZoom is interesting

Permit-graph moat for contractor quality scoring — Founders Fund and Formation 8 backed growth though a16z lists it without a disclosed round.

Product & use cases

Marketplace matching homeowners with licensed contractors using building permit records and project history for quality scoring.

  • Home remodeling contractor discovery and hiring
  • Permit-based contractor quality verification
  • Home improvement project matching

Key facts

  • Series A (Oct 2015): $10.6M led by Formation 8 with Founders Fund and YC (Globe Newswire)
  • Extension (May 2017): $9M from 8VC per indexed filings
  • Co-investors not in VCT directory: Formation 8 / 8VC, Y Combinator
  • Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/10/14/776158/35400/en/BuildZoom-closes-10-6-million-in-Series-A-funding-to-help-America-build-with-confidence.html

Funding history (newest first)

Extension

2017-05 $9M
  • 8VC (lead)

Series A

2015-10 $10.6M

Source: https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2015/10/14/776158/35400/en/BuildZoom-closes-10-6-million-in-Series-A-funding-to-help-America-build-with-confidence.html

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from BuildZoom's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Founders Fund

Competitive landscape

Edge: Permit-graph moat for contractor quality scoring — Founders Fund and Formation 8 backed growth though a16z lists it without a disclosed round.

Permit-graph data creates scoring moat vs generic lead-gen. Home services marketplaces are competitive but BuildZoom's data advantage is harder to replicate.

  • Angi direct

    Home services marketplace with broader scope.

  • Houzz adjacent

    Design-focused renovation platform.

  • Thumbtack direct

    Local services marketplace.

Notable stories

  • Permit data moat for contractor scoring vs generic home services lead-gen.
  • Founders Fund participated in Series A alongside Formation 8.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS

FAQs about BuildZoom

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

BuildZoom helps homeowners find and hire contractors for remodeling projects, using building-permit records and project history to rank contractor quality.
Founders Fund (see /fund/founders-fund) participated in the $10.6M Series A (2015). Andreessen Horowitz (see /fund/andreessen-horowitz) lists BuildZoom on its investment portfolio.
Series A stage with follow-on extension ($9M, 2017). The company remains private.
Its permit-graph data creates a moat for contractor scoring — harder to replicate than generic lead-gen marketplaces in home services.
No — BuildZoom remains private.
Headquarters not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
Founding year not publicly disclosed in sources we index.
BuildZoom has not publicly disclosed profitability.
See fundraising rounds and highlights on this profile for disclosed amounts.
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