Home Technology Ventures

HTV (Home Technology Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, spun out of home-improvement retailer Lowe's venture arm. It invests in seed-stage founders solving significant problems within housing and home industries. Beyond capital, HTV offers hands-on support spanning board governance, hiring, fundraising preparation, and partner introductions, drawing on a network of over 2,000 housing industry contacts and hosting major housing innovation events. The firm focuses on construction technology, marketplaces, software, fintech, alternative materials, and tech-enabled services addressing housing supply, affordability, and homeownership simplicity. Notable portfolio companies include Landed, Key Living, Acre, Casa, Nimbus, and Scaffold. HTV's investment approach pairs capital with deep proptech industry expertise and genuine, personal founder support. Its criteria favor bold founders tackling housing affordability and innovation, an area the firm views as historically underinvested relative to its societal importance.