Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
Block Renovation is an AI-powered renovation and construction platform that helps property owners plan projects, understand scope and costs, visualize designs, compare contractor proposals, hire vetted contractors, and manage projects with payment protection, warranties, and expert support.
Primary product
An AI-first renovation marketplace and project-support platform for residential renovations, new builds, and small commercial construction.
Founded
2018
Headquarters
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Construction technology / proptech / residential renovation marketplace
Offices
Business model
Stage
Late-stage venture-backed private company; last publicly reported round was Series C
Total raised
$113M
Latest round
Series C · Nov 2021
Latest amount
$50M
Nov 2021 · SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Jul 2021 · Giant Ventures
May 2019 · New Enterprise Associates
Dec 2018
Leadership
Carl Delacato
Chief Executive Officer
Julie Kheyfets
Former CEO; current status not independently confirmed
Co-founder and Executive Chair
Chief Operating Officer
Matt Stein
SVP, Product and Engineering
Fineias Barbutti
Director of Engineering
Director of Construction
Carolyn Hsu
VP of Marketing
Allie Weiss
Head of Brand and Content
Stephanie Trometter
Director, Marketplace - Contractor Network
Founders
Luke Sherwin
Co-founder
Public company materials describe an ambitious, tenacious, creative team focused on making renovation more transparent and predictable. Public evidence suggests a distributed workforce across multiple countries, but the formal work policy and benefits are not clearly disclosed.
Pricing
Free for homeowners for core contractor matching, renovation-consultant support, quote review, and project protections in at least some markets; paid design services are available. Contractors pay a commission after a successful match produces a won project. Block does not directly provide financing.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately $5M-$10M annually; Exa estimates about $8M
Estimated monthly visits
91.7K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Block Renovation acquired BuildZoom Marketplace. The transaction expands Block to all 50 states and into residential new builds and small commercial projects. Integration and execution risk are material, although the companies announced the deal as a growth and scale initiative.
SourceCEO transition: Julie Kheyfets replaced co-founder Koda Wang as CEO; Wang became Executive Chair. Later third-party/company-directory data lists Carl Delacato as CEO, but the timing and details of that apparent subsequent transition are not independently confirmed by a primary company announcement.
SourcePR Newswire / Block Renovation · Nov 2025
Block announced its acquisition of BuildZoom Marketplace, claiming nationwide availability, more than $100M in annual project volume, and expansion into new residential construction and small commercial projects.
PR Newswire / Block Renovation · May 2025
Block published survey findings from more than 1,000 homeowners covering renovation budgets, stress, contractor discovery, and early AI adoption.
PR Newswire / Yahoo Finance · Mar 2025
Block announced its Chicago launch, extending its platform of AI guidance, cost and scope information, contractor matching, and project protections to the market.
PR Newswire / Block Renovation · Jan 2025
Julie Kheyfets was appointed CEO, succeeding co-founder Koda Wang, who became Executive Chair. The announcement emphasized Block's AI-first marketplace strategy.
TechCrunch · Nov 2021
TechCrunch reported Block's $50M Series C led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and said the company had raised $104M at that point since its 2018 founding.
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