Boston Built Week: AI & Early-Stage Tech in Decarbonizing the Built World
Boston Built Week: AI & Early-Stage Tech in Decarbonizing the Built World
The built environment stands at the center of the climate challenge—and opportunity. As construction, real estate, and infrastructure industries embrace digital transformation, AI and emerging technologies are reshaping how we design, build, and decarbonize at scale.
Join us for an evening of high-impact conversations and networking as part of Boston Built Week, where industry leaders, investors, and innovators explore how AI and early-stage technologies are accelerating decarbonization in the built world.
This event will feature two 45-minute panel discussions covering:
AI adoption in construction & productivity transformation
Early-stage technology innovation in decarbonizing the built environment
Moderators
CVC Congregating
Jainish Rathod
Convenes corporate venture leaders, founders, and early-stage ecosystem builders across the built world. He focuses on the intersection of AI, CVC strategy, construction tech, robotics, climate innovation, and has experience across family offices, corporate venture, and growth strategy for emerging technologies in AEC, Robotics and Industrial Sectors. Core Member at TVF North America, supporting VC networks and founder ecosystems across the U.S.
Yale University, Founder, H*QUOTIENT
Roxana Grunenwald
Chemical Engineering student at Yale; Founder of H*QUOTIENT, the fastest-growing deep tech ecosystem in the world. We believe young people ages 18-28 are uniquely poised to solve some of the world's greatest challenges across R&D and IP-intensive industries, and we're their earliest believers in the next generation of critical innovation.
Featured Speakers
Zacua Ventures
Vivin Hedge
GP & Founding Partner, Zacua Ventures Vivin leads Zacua Ventures, an early-stage global VC fund focused exclusively on innovation in the built environment. Backed by leading corporates worldwide, Zacua partners with founders from inception, providing deep industry access and support to build the next generation of breakthrough construction and climate technology companies.
Saint-Gobain Ventures
Sven Harmsen
Director of External Ventures, NOVA by Saint-Gobain Sven leads NOVA by Saint-Gobain in North America, driving external innovation and startup engagement for one of the world’s largest building and advanced materials companies. His work accelerates sustainable and high-performance solutions through strategic venture investments and corporate-startup collaboration.
E3Tech
Anita Venkiteswaran
Partner & Chief Strategist, E3Tech Anita is a partner at E3Tech, a private investment firm launched by Rudy Adolf in partnership with a16z. E3Tech invests in essential industries with opportunities for value creation through consolidation and AI deployment. Their first platform, Sylvan, is building a category-defining AI-enabled multi-trade construction services company. Anita also leads the firm’s EIR program, backing technologist founders building AI for the built world and mission-critical sectors.
Orrick
Andy Bloom
Senior Associate, Orrick Boston. Andy is a Senior Associate in Orrick’s Technology Companies Group, where he advises high-growth technology companies, founders, and institutional investors across the full company lifecycle — from formation and governance through venture financing, growth equity, and exits. With experience supporting prop-tech and built-world innovators, Andy brings a founder-aligned, strategic legal perspective to accelerating innovation and helping early-stage companies scale within complex regulatory and capital environments.
Who Should Attend
Built world founders & operators
Climate-tech & construction-tech innovators
Investors, architects, engineers & builders
Students and researchers shaping sustainable cities
Why Attend
Hear from leading investors shaping the future of construction & climate technology
Learn how AI is being deployed across construction workflows and industrial services
Understand early-stage investment dynamics in decarbonization innovation
Connect with peers driving transformation across the built environment
Thank You to our Sponsors
Orrick
Orrick is a tech-focused law firm passionate about helping entrepreneurs, innovators and investors push boundaries. Through its extensive client portfolio, deal volume, and relationships in the ecosystem, Orrick provides commercial insight to each client’s strategy. From financing to protecting IP to retaining talent to advocating for innovation-friendly public policy, Orrick offers a holistic solution across the tech & venture lifecycle. Explore Orrick's Tech Studio suite of services & resources to help you scale your business.
Please reach out to Andrew Bloom [[email protected]] with questions!
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan's startup banking division offers specialized financial services, resources, and support tailored to the unique needs of early-stage companies, helping them manage cash flow, access capital, and scale their operations.
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Please reach out to the following J.P. Morgan team with questions:
Christian Williams [[email protected]]
Braxton Kulkulka [[email protected]]
About Us
H*QUOTIENT is a new-age, global deep tech community supporting emerging engineers, innovators, scientists, and artists with nearly 7,000 founders, investors, students, academics, and startup service providers across 55+ countries. We aim to decrease the activation energy barrier for young people to found early-stage deep tech companies and have a lot of fun while doing it! Learn more here.
Please Note
By attending this event, please note that you may be recorded or videotaped, and will be added to the H*QUOTIENT newsletter mailing list. By entering, you consent to being filmed and grant to H*Quotient and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (together with its affiliates, “JPMC”) the right to use your image, likeness and voice in audio, visual and audiovisual productions created by JPMC in any media worldwide. Your attendance is strictly voluntary and no financial compensation will be provided.
Reach out to [email protected] with questions!