ABOUT // eric boothe
Engineer. Writer. Investor.
A longer bio is on its way. In the meantime, the easiest shorthand is the list of companies below — early-stage software bets in places where physical and financial reality still bites: construction, energy, real estate, industrial infrastructure.
Companies I've backed
7 investments — software for industries where the ground truth is concrete, kilowatts, contractors, or rent checks.
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Roebling
AI-native capital project planning.
Techno-economic modeling that fuses process design, equipment sizing, cost estimation, and project economics. Feasibility studies in days instead of months.
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Shackleton
The agentic OS for development and construction.
Specialized agents that handle project planning, RFI processing, bid management, and financial tracking across the construction lifecycle. Less spreadsheet drag, more project visibility - for GCs, owners, and franchise operators.
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Flipturn
Modern charging software, built for how you charge.
EV charging management for fleets, multifamily, and commercial sites — monitoring, energy management, billing, and an AI ops agent watching the network 24/7.
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Power Neutron
Battery-powered savings. Zero upfront cost.
Zero-capex battery storage for hospitality properties. Up to 20% lower energy bills, immediate NOI lift, backup power included — they handle install and optimization.
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Mason
An autonomous AI workforce for real estate development.
Pulls project data, zoning, market insights, and third-party systems into one workspace; ships audit-ready outputs in the formats developers actually use (Excel, PDF).
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Beam
acq. CompanyCamEstimating, project management, and payments for contractors.
AI-assisted estimating plus invoicing, job costing, expense tracking, and compliance. Built for residential and commercial contractors who'd otherwise live in spreadsheets.
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Stake
The cash back network for renters.
Earn cash back on rent, build credit through on-time payments, get banking and rewards stacked on top. Aligns landlord, renter, and merchant incentives around the rent check.
Coming soon
The proper bio — what I work on day-to-day, how I got here, what kinds of companies I write checks for — is being written. For now, the portfolio above is the most honest summary.
If you'd like to talk — eric@boothe.io.