Exploratorium
Darren Bechtel is the founder and managing director of Brick & Mortar Ventures, the leading sector-specific venture capital fund focused on emerging technologies to improve the way they design, build, and maintain built environment. Darren has been the single most active early-stage investor in AEC and FM tech over the past five years, with his first four construction tech deals being seed-round investments in PlanGrid, BuildZoom, BuildingConnected, and Rhumbix.
Darren holds a BS in mechanical engineering with a product design focus from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He has served as a board member on the Oak Meadow Foundation. He also serves on two private family foundations: Third Horizon Foundation and DHB (also known as the Samantha and Darren Bechtel Family Foundation).
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Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is the global leader in informal learning, designed to ignite curiosity and inspire creativity in people of all ages. The world-renowned science museum creates original, interactive exhibits, on display at more than 1,000 science centers, museums and public spaces around the world. Dedicated to education reform in and out of the classroom, the Exploratorium is a premier professional development center for educators and a creator of award-winning educational resources. Since 1969, the Exploratorium has influenced generations of entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, teachers, students, children, museum professionals and everyday doers, reaching nearly 200 million people annually from around the globe. In the spring of 2013, the Exploratorium will move to Pier 15 in the heart of San Francisco's waterfront district, where it will celebrate a new era of experiences that encourage critical thinking and awaken wonder for generations to come.