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7TV Growth · AEC & Construction AI · Physical AI · Built-World Startups

Rebuilding the stack
for the built environment.

Vector 02 of the SevenTrain architecture. The Decision Intelligence Layer above the built environment — where ConTech, AEC, and physical AI founders build the perception substrate and decision systems above the $13 trillion built world. The thesis a16z named as a Big Idea for 2026. The platform that executes it.

The firm thesis → · The operating model → · For enterprise leadership: /enterprise →
Two doors. One platform. Choose yours.
For ConTech Founders & Physical AI Builders
I'm building in AEC.
You have a great product. You've hit the enterprise adoption wall. AEC procurement is fragmented, project-driven, and relationship-gated. Standard SaaS playbooks don't work here. We open the doors — GCs, owners, developers, materials companies — that take years to knock on alone.
90-day Market Access Program · Retainer + equity · Path to paid contract
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For GCs, Owners, Developers, OEMs
I'm buying in AEC.
You have a specific operational problem. You've sat through vendor parades that never quite match what you actually need. We start with your pain — not a startup's pitch deck. We find the right solution, structure the pilot, and facilitate the path to contract. No pitch. Just the right match.
Problem submission · Curated startup match · Structured pilot → paid contract
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The Problem

A $13 trillion industry
running on borrowed time.

The built environment is the largest asset class on the planet — and the least digitized. The opportunity isn't to digitize what exists. It's to rebuild the stack.

01
No Two Deals Look the Same
Decision-makers shift mid-cycle. ROI is site-specific. Procurement is fragmented and project-driven. The buyer you qualified yesterday isn't the buyer who signs tomorrow.
02
Pilots Stall. Revenue Doesn't Follow.
Startups land pilots but can't convert to enterprise contracts. They lack buyer access, pricing architecture, and the relationships to close. The pilot graveyard in AEC is the largest in enterprise technology.
03
Innovation Without Commercialization
ConTech startups build breakthrough products — then hit a wall. AEC procurement is relationship-gated at every level. Standard SaaS playbooks fail here. The buyer needs to trust the introducer before they trust the product.
Why Now · Three Curves Converging
Foundation Models
Reasoning about physical space
Foundation models can now interpret unstructured building data and reason about spatial constraints in ways that were impossible two years ago.
Simulation Fidelity
Real-world deployment ready
Simulation has reached the fidelity required for real-world deployment of autonomous systems — from design coordination to on-site robotics.
Cost Curves
Commercially viable at last
The cost of sensors, compute, and actuators has dropped to where hardware-enabled AI is commercially viable — not just a lab experiment.
Institutional Capital
Validated by Capital · Not Just Technology
When a16z names Physical AI and the Industrial Stack as a Big Idea for 2026 — and raises $1.176 billion for American Dynamism — the market is no longer early. The adoption window is open. The capital is forming. The question is not whether this happens. It is which companies are positioned when it does.
For ConTech Founders & Physical AI Builders

The doors that take
years to knock on are
already open.

We don't sell strategy decks. We commit to outcomes. Four capabilities. One goal: from pilot to paid contract.

01
GTM Strategy & Execution
ICP development, sales playbooks, pricing architecture, pipeline construction, digital footprint. Built for AEC — not adapted from SaaS templates.
02
Corporate Access & Buyer Matching
C-suite relationships across GCs, owners, materials companies, and OEMs. Buyer-problem-first matching. Pilot facilitation. AGC, ABC, DBIA, CMAA network access.
03
Investor Relations & Readiness
Curated VC/CVC outreach. Deck, data room, and narrative. Mock pitches and fundraising readiness. Warm introductions via SevenTrain network.
04
Technical Audit & Due Diligence
TRL and PMF assessment. Architecture and scalability review. Performance claim validation. Investor-grade due diligence documentation.
How We Work · Four Steps
1
Step One
Identify Buyer Problems
Start with real pain from our AEC network. GCs, owners, developers tell us what they need — before we bring a startup in.
2
Step Two
Match the Right Startup
Source from pipeline. Match startups to specific buyer pain — not the other way around. This is why our pilots convert.
3
Step Three
Execute the GTM Motion
Open doors at C-suite, CFO, Tech, Precon. Structure pilots. Define pricing. Drive to contract. We stay in through close.
4
Step Four
Investor Readiness in Parallel
Build growth narrative. Connect founders to aligned capital as traction mounts. The two tracks compound each other.
The Offering · For ConTech Founders
7TV Market Access — AEC
A 90-day enterprise GTM program designed specifically for AEC and physical AI. ICP development, buyer matching, pilot facilitation, and path to paid contract — with ongoing investor readiness in parallel. Not a consulting engagement. A committed GTM partnership.
90-day program · Monthly retainer + equity participation · Success fee on closed contracts
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For GCs, Owners, Developers & AEC Enterprise Buyers

Tell us your problem.
We find the right solution.

No vendor parade. No pitch decks you didn't ask for. We start with your specific operational pain — and match you to the ConTech company that solves it. Pre-vetted. Pilot-ready.

Step 01
Submit Your Problem
Tell us the operational challenge — not the technology you think you need. Two questions. Five minutes.
Step 02
We Find the Match
We search our pipeline and network for the startup that solves your specific problem. Pre-vetted. No noise.
Step 03
Structured Introduction
We facilitate the introduction — properly framed around your problem, not their pitch. You already know what you're getting before the first call.
Step 04
Pilot to Contract
We structure the pilot, define success metrics, and stay in through the path to paid contract. We're accountable to the outcome.
The Offering · For AEC Enterprise Buyers
7TV Buyer Match — AEC
Submit your operational problem. We match you to the right ConTech or physical AI solution — pre-vetted, pilot-ready, matched to your specific pain rather than their pitch deck. No vendor parade. No commitment until you've seen the match. Just the right solution at the right moment.
Submit Your Problem →
The Team · Execution · Capital · Network

Three disciplines.
One outcome.

7TV Growth operates at the intersection of a16z’s Physical AI thesis and SevenTrain’s AEC operating network. The capital has identified the opportunity. The platform opens the doors.

GTM · AEC ENTERPRISE BUYERS

Lisa Kelly
GTM Lead, AEC
Lisa Kelly
20+ years in construction technology. C-suite relationships across GCs, owners, developers, OEMs, and materials companies. Previously led growth at EarthCam. Harvard ALM.
Growth executive with 20+ years in construction technology. Drove 300% growth at EarthCam. Built Procore, Autodesk, and Bentley integrations.
Buyer RelationshipsCorporate AccessConTech GTM
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INVESTMENT · AEC & BUILT WORLD

Jainish Rathod
Investment, AEC & Built World
Jainish Rathod
Deep Tech Investor · Previously NOVA / Saint-Gobain · Pidilite Ventures
Deep ConTech VC relationships across the built-world landscape. Sources and vets post-PMF startups. Tracks physical AI convergence toward autonomous machines.
Startup SourcingInvestor NetworkPhysical AI
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SYNTHESIS · ALL THREE VERTICALS

Vikal Kapoor
Founding Partner, SevenTrain Ventures
Vikal Kapoor
Founding Partner. AI GTM Lead across all three verticals. 25 years inside JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Bloomberg, and the World Economic Forum. Ran them. Didn't just advise them.
Founding Partner. AI GTM Lead across all three verticals. 25 years inside JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Bloomberg, and the World Economic Forum.
GTM ArchitectureStrategic PlatformGlobal Network
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The platform behind this is SevenTrain Ventures — founded by Vikal Kapoor, who called AAPL in 2003, scaled EquityNet 100x to acquisition, backed PsiQuantum before quantum was institutional consensus, and spent 25 years inside JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, Bloomberg, and the WEF. The AEC GTM motion runs through the same intelligence loop — both sides of every market, including every deal lost — as the AI Advisory practice and the Quantum Fund.

AI ADVISORY · SYSTEMS · SPEAKING

For Fortune 500 AI advisory, executive briefings, agentic system design, founder GTM beyond AEC, and speaking engagements:

Visit AI Advisory →

Team Member

Vikal advises on AI across all verticals.
For Fortune 500 AI advisory, executive briefings, agentic system design and deployment, founder GTM beyond AEC, or speaking engagements — visit the full AI Advisory platform.
AI Advisory & Systems →

The same operating bench that opens AEC enterprise buyer doors also deployed the iCommerce Agentic OS at $300M GMV and backs the SevenTrain&Co. Quantum Fund — one flywheel across three frontiers. The intelligence from both sides of every market runs through all three.

CONNECT

Two conversations.
One right now.

For ConTech Founders & Builders
Apply for GTM Program
Tell us what you're building, who your ideal buyer is, and what's standing between you and your first enterprise contract. We'll tell you in 48 hours whether there's a fit.
For GCs, Owners, Developers & Enterprise Buyers
Submit Your Problem
Don't describe the technology you think you need. Describe the operational problem you're trying to solve. We'll find the right match.