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Builders VC

San Francisco early-stage VC — the firm does not describe itself as deep tech.

What
Early-stage equity investment.
Cost
Equity
From abroad
Not stated on the programme’s site (checked September 2026) All programmes open to founders from abroad →
Backed by
QIA Fund of Funds
Status
Active

Checked · September 2026 · builders.vc · How we check ↗

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In detail

Builders VC is a venture capital in Qatar. San Francisco early-stage VC — the firm does not describe itself as deep tech. QIA Fund of Funds partner with a Doha office announced February 2025. Accepts startup pitches through the VC funding module on the Invest Qatar Gateway — free account required.

Amount
Early stage — no specific range published
Focus
Consumer, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Construction and Real Estate, Agriculture, Industrials
Portfolio
  • QIA FoF member
  • Doha office announced by QIA in February 2025
  • portfolio on builders.vc includes Gradiant, Navier, Breaking, Colossal, Fieldwire and Upside
Status
Active

What the source says

“601 California Street Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94108; portfolio companies tagged by stage 'Early / Growth / Acquired'”

builders.vc/companies.html · seen September 2026

“Mission statement reads 'backing founders solving complex, mission-critical problems with tech that transforms legacy systems and reshapes essential industries' — the term 'deep tech' does not appear on the homepage, companies or team pages checked”

builders.vc/index.html · seen September 2026

“No dollar figure or stage range is stated on the homepage, companies page or team pages; only qualitative 'Early / Growth / Acquired' company tags appear”

builders.vc/companies.html · seen September 2026

“Consumer, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Construction and Real Estate, Agriculture, Industrials used verbatim as the portfolio category labels”

builders.vc/index.html · seen September 2026

“'Builders VC MENA' listed as a current participating fund in Invest Qatar's VC Funding Module (article dated 23 June 2026)”

invest.qa/en/media-centre/news-and-articles/invest-qatar-gat · seen September 2026

“the opening of its new office in Doha, Qatar”

qia.qa/en/Newsroom/Pages/Builders-VC-expands-into-Middle-Eas · seen September 2026

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Sources

Primary source · builders.vc · LinkedIn · linkedin.com/company/builders-vc · Checked September 2026

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