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Masco Ventures

17450 College Parkway, Livonia, MI, 48152, United States

Overview

Masco Ventures seeks to invest in companies that will further Masco’s commitment to innovation. The fund will target investments in products and services that augment water management, create a connected in-home experience, enhance our customer service, and provide different ways to reach new and existing end-use customers of Masco products.

Total investments
5
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
1
Active investors
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Investment portfolio

  • Fabric8Labs

    Participated · Equity · Nov 2025

    Fabric8Labs, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, has created a patented Electrochemical Additive Manufacturing (ECAM) platform that builds metal parts atom-by-atom at room temperature, eliminating costly post-processing while achieving exceptional feature resolution and surface finish. The technology enables production of next-generation components such as direct-to-chip cooling structures, 3D antennas printed on PCBs, and high-current interconnects for electric vehicles. With ECAM, customers can move seamlessly from prototyping to high-volume output on a single manufacturing line. Backed by an ISO9001-certified, ITAR-registered U.S. facility, Fabric8Labs plans to expand production capacity from 5 million to 22 million components annually. The company is hiring across manufacturing, design, quality, and process engineering to meet demand from AI/HPC, wireless communications, and power electronics sectors. Its U.S. manufacturing presence also addresses supply-chain resiliency requirements for advanced electronics customers.

  • Mattoboard

    Participated · Seed · Feb 2025

    Mattoboard offers web-based software that lets interior designers and architects mix and match more than 1,000 virtual materials, build 3D mood boards, and manage design projects in a centralized hub. The platform uses 3D twins for materials to simulate how surfaces interact with light, shadow, and reflections, and users can upload images of their own products. Mattoboard aims to consolidate tools designers currently use across Canva, Pinterest, Photoshop and 3D renderers while adding a searchable marketplace to discover and buy materials. The company plans to launch Design Stream, an AI-driven visual search and discovery tool that accepts natural language and visual inputs and will be trained on custom models specific to the design industry. Since launch, around 200,000 designers have used the free platform, and over 2,000 designers pay for the Pro tier at $30/month. Mattoboard intends to use new funding to expand its material database and partner with global suppliers to “bring every material in the world online.”

  • Roofstock

    Participated · Series E · Mar 2022

    Roofstock is an end-to-end online platform for investing in single-family rental (SFR) homes. Its technology and software enable institutional and retail investors to buy, manage, and sell investment real estate online, providing a customized, transparent digital experience. The company plans to enhance its Roofstock One offering for accredited investors and build out Roofstock Labs, an internal incubator for next-generation products and services. It intends to hire across engineering, product, marketing, analytics and operations and to provide capital for additional strategic M&A. Roofstock has facilitated more than $5 billion in transaction volume, with more than half of that coming in the last year, signaling recent growth in activity. The company serves the $4 trillion single-family rental sector and is led by CEO Gary Beasley and co-founder and Chairman Gregor Watson. Roofstock operates an online marketplace that enables investors to buy, own and sell single-family rental homes across top U.S. markets. The platform provides market and neighborhood data, analytical tools and property-management oversight to simplify investment and lower barriers to entry. Roofstock markets products such as Roofstock One, which offers shares in fully managed investment homes starting at $5,000, and is rolling out Roofstock Platform Services to let institutional investors build tailored portfolios. The company plans to use new capital to invest in data science, product and engineering and to expand its retail supply and distribution network. Financially, Roofstock has facilitated more than $2 billion in transaction volume through its marketplace to date. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, the company has raised $133 million of equity in total, including the $50 million Series D. Roofstock is an Oakland, California–based online marketplace for buying, owning and selling single-family rental (SFR) homes. Its platform lists properties in 25 U.S. markets and provides detailed home and tenant information, local vetted property management options, analytics, and market insights to help investors evaluate and purchase properties. The company launched its marketplace in early 2016 and is led by co-founders Gregor Watson (chairman) and Gary Beasley (CEO). Roofstock has surpassed $1 billion in property transactions since launch. The company says it will use the new funding to continue expanding its dynamic marketplace to new audiences. To date Roofstock has raised $75.25M from investors including Khosla Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Canvas Ventures, QED Investors, Nyca Partners, FJ Labs and SVB Capital. Roofstock is a two-year-old, Oakland, California–based marketplace that connects buyers and sellers of single-family homes with tenants in place. The platform enables institutional and retail investors to transact properties without forcing renters to leave and lets buyers acquire income-generating homes without sourcing tenants. Roofstock sources inventory from small retail sellers to mid and large institutions and lists homes across 15 U.S. markets. The company is roughly 65 people and said properties sold on the platform represent hundreds of millions of dollars in value this year. Listings typically go under contract within 30 days and, in Q2, 44 percent of homes sold went under contract within 14 days; some listings sell within minutes. The marketplace charges sellers 2.5 percent and buyers 0.5 percent and is beginning to work with agents to facilitate sales of tenant-occupied homes. Roofstock operates an online marketplace and community for investing in leased single-family rental (SFR) homes, led by co-founder and CEO Gary Beasley. The platform provides research, analytics and insights to evaluate and purchase independently certified properties, including detailed inspection, valuation and title reports. Listings also include information about tenants and local property managers who have been certified by Roofstock. Since its public launch in March 2016 the company has expanded to serve 10 markets and has engaged thousands of registered users. Financially, Roofstock has raised a total of $33.25M since its formation in May 2015. The company plans to use new proceeds to accelerate national expansion, invest in product development, engineering and data science, roll out an asset management platform and broaden its reach to domestic and global investors.

  • HappyCo

    Participated · Equity · Jan 2022

    HappyCo is a real estate software company that develops mobile and cloud solutions to enable real-time operations data for property managers, asset managers, lenders and investors. Its core product is a residential operations platform offering condition assessment and workflow tools with in-unit data on over 3.5 million rental homes. The suite supplies underwriting information to lenders, investors and asset managers and empowers property managers with real-time operational tools and reporting. Current customers include Freddie Mac; lenders such as Walker & Dunlop, Berkadia, and Greystone; investors including CA Ventures and Maxus Properties; and property managers such as Cushman & Wakefield and AMC. The company intends to use the newly raised funds to expand its platform and add new services. Founded in Australia in 2011 and based in San Francisco and Adelaide, HappyCo positions itself as a data provider for rental housing operations. HappyCo builds mobile and cloud solutions to enable real-time property operations, including tools for inspecting, managing and monitoring residential properties and commercial facilities. The platform is used to manage more than 1.2 million units and counts customers such as Airbnb, Softbank/Fortress and Vicinity Centres. Founded in Adelaide in 2011 and based in San Francisco since 2012, the company serves a global customer base with particular activity in the Asia‑Pacific region. HappyCo completed the third and final tranche of its Series A in March 2018 and intends to use the proceeds to expand R&D operations in Australia and the U.S. and to build out its support team to sustain its Asia‑Pacific customer base. The article does not provide additional financial metrics beyond the fundraising and units under management. HappyCo is a San Francisco-based provider of a SaaS mobile inspection platform for real-time operations management of residential properties, commercial facilities and enterprise workforces. Led by CEO Jindou Lee, the company’s flagship product, Happy Inspector, is used by thousands of companies and has facilitated more than 1.3 million inspections and more than 20 million inspection photos. The company completed a $7.5M Series A funding round in May 2016. HappyCo intends to use the funds to expand its engineering and sales teams, continue increasing its customer base, enter new verticals and add to its product suite. The capital is intended to accelerate product development and sales growth across existing and new markets.

  • Curbio

    Participated · Series B · Jan 2022

    Curbio provides a pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents, brokerages and their listing clients, completing pre-listing projects of any size from start to finish with zero payment until closing. The company uses proprietary technology to power its service and partners exclusively with agents to help homes sell faster and for top dollar. Curbio is used by thousands of realtors and brokerages nationwide. The company raised a $65M Series B earlier in the year and closed a $25M credit facility with Cambridge Trust, bringing total 2022 funding to $90M. Curbio has raised $118M since its founding in late 2017. It intends to use the funds to expand into additional markets, further develop its proprietary technology, and support growth expected to exceed $100 million in 2023. Curbio provides a pay-at-closing home improvement solution for real estate agents, brokerages and home sellers, handling sourcing, project management and communication. The company acts as the licensed, insured general contractor on all projects. Led by CEO Rick Rudman, Curbio develops proprietary technology and a job platform for contractors to manage projects and workflows. In January 2022 Curbio raised $65M in a Series B to support growth. The company intends to use the funds to expand into additional markets and further develop its proprietary technology, including the growth of its job platform for contractors. Curbio is based in Potomac, Maryland. Curbio provides home improvement services specifically designed to help real estate agents prepare client homes for market with payment due only at closing. The company uses proprietary technology, including a platform and app, to monitor project schedules, visual updates and communications to keep projects running smoothly. It operates an invitation-only job platform that vets and invites top contractors. Curbio intends to use recent funding to expand its market footprint, develop its technology further, and grow its contractor platform. The company is a graduate of the NAR REACH growth program, which leverages the National Association of Realtors' membership to refine and scale solutions for REALTORS®. The article states the company is based in Potomac, MD. Curbio is a Potomac, Md.-based real estate technology company that specializes in pre-sale home renovation to help Realtors and their clients prepare homes for sale, reduce days on market and increase seller proceeds. The platform provides real-time project communication and updates via comments, pictures and video. It complements these features with a design-build process that includes complete project management, pre-selection of materials and renovation choices. Founded in late 2017 by Matt Siegal and Rick Rudman, Curbio currently serves the District of Columbia and surrounding suburbs of Maryland and Virginia, Greater Baltimore, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Orlando and the Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey metropolitan region. The company plans to use the Series A capital to build out its proprietary technology and expand to new cities. Curbio plans to complete over 1,000 renovation projects in 2020 while doubling city expansion in 2020 and 2021 and has raised $13.6M in total funding.

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