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BuildDirect: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

BuildDirect Technologies Inc. is an innovative platform for purchasing and selling quality home improvement materials online. It directly connects buyers (consumers and contractors) with sellers (suppliers and manufacturers). Categories include, but are not limited to, flooring, tile, decking, building materials, outdoor, kitchen & bath, moldings & accessories and doors. The company is credited with building the first open network for heavyweight products. In February 2016, BuildDirect launched the BuildDirect Home Marketplace – the world’s largest online marketplace for heavyweight home improvement products. It is an online platform that cuts out the “middle men” to connect the suppliers of home improvement products directly with their customers. The BuildDirect Home Marketplace allows suppliers to manage the sale and distribution of their home improvement products. In February 2017, BuildDirect launched the Gateway Supply Chain, opening their logistics network to third parties and providing access to warehousing services, ground and ocean logistics for any part of the shipping process. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Vancouver, Canada with warehouses across North America.

www.builddirect.com LinkedIn Vancouver, Canada 101-250 employees
E-Commerce E-Commerce Platforms Home Improvement Marketplace
Total raised
$3.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Post-IPO Debt
Feb 2022

BuildDirect has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Post-IPO Debt of $3.0M announced in Feb 2022.

That round is below the $3.5M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

BuildDirect Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$3.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Post-IPO Debt
$3.0M in Feb 2022
Employees
101-250
reported band
Headquarters
Vancouver, Canada

Latest funding round on record: Feb 2022.

BuildDirect Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Post-IPO Debt
$3.0M

BuildDirect Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
David Lazar
CEO
Locked

Contact details for the BuildDirect team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

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BuildDirect Funding Compared to Other Commerce and Shopping Startups

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BuildDirect's latest round of $3.0M is below the median round in Commerce and Shopping. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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BuildDirect Funding FAQs

What does BuildDirect do?

BuildDirect Technologies Inc. is an innovative platform for purchasing and selling quality home improvement materials online. It directly connects buyers (consumers and contractors) with sellers (suppliers and manufacturers). Categories include, but are not limited to, flooring, tile, decking, building materials, outdoor, kitchen & bath, moldings & accessories and doors. The company is credited with building the first open network for heavyweight products. In February 2016, BuildDirect launched the BuildDirect Home Marketplace – the world’s largest online marketplace for heavyweight home improvement products. It is an online platform that cuts out the “middle men” to connect the suppliers of home improvement products directly with their customers. The BuildDirect Home Marketplace allows suppliers to manage the sale and distribution of their home improvement products. In February 2017, BuildDirect launched the Gateway Supply Chain, opening their logistics network to third parties and providing access to warehousing services, ground and ocean logistics for any part of the shipping process. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Vancouver, Canada with warehouses across North America.

How much funding has BuildDirect raised?

BuildDirect has raised $3.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Post-IPO Debt of $3.0M announced in Feb 2022.

When did BuildDirect last raise funding?

BuildDirect's most recent funding round on record is a Post-IPO Debt of $3.0M, announced in Feb 2022.

Who is the CEO of BuildDirect?

David Lazar is listed as CEO at BuildDirect.

Where is BuildDirect headquartered?

BuildDirect is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

How many employees does BuildDirect have?

BuildDirect is in the 101-250 employee band.

How does BuildDirect's funding compare to other Commerce and Shopping startups?

BuildDirect's latest round of $3.0M is below the $3.5M median round size for Commerce and Shopping companies on FundedIQ across 3,501 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's BuildDirect Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for BuildDirect is left off this page rather than filled in.

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