Building the technology
layer of the HCE ecosystem.
HCE Ventures focuses on building and investing in innovative businesses and technologies that strengthen the broader HCE platform and create new sources of long-term value.
Innovation with a purpose.
Unlike many venture platforms that invest broadly across unrelated startups, HCE Ventures is strategic. We build and back companies that complement or strengthen HCE’s operating businesses — solving real problems we encounter in the businesses we run.
This means the software we build gets deployed in our own operations first. The technologies we invest in get tested against real industrial, commercial, and operational challenges. The result is innovation grounded in real-world application rather than theoretical market opportunity.
Where we build and invest.
Enterprise Software
Software products that address real operational needs in the industries HCE operates in — facilities management, workforce tools, and operational intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence
AI-powered tools that improve decision-making, automate routine operational tasks, and surface insights from the data generated across HCE’s portfolio.
Internal Technology
Proprietary platforms built for internal use across HCE’s holding companies — shared infrastructure that gives every business in the ecosystem a competitive edge.
Strategic Startups
Early-stage companies in markets adjacent to HCE’s operating businesses — where we can provide not just capital but meaningful operational and strategic support.
Future Innovation
We continuously evaluate emerging technologies and business models that could become meaningful value drivers for the HCE ecosystem over the next decade.
Ecosystem Tools
Platforms and tools that help HCE’s portfolio companies operate more efficiently, collaborate more effectively, and grow faster than they could independently.
Building real products
that solve real problems.
HCE Ventures’ portfolio includes both internally-built platforms and externally-invested companies. One example of our internal build capability:
Relay — Facility & Operations Management
Relay is an AI-powered facility and operations management platform built by HCE Ventures. It serves manufacturing, warehousing, hospitality, healthcare, and retail operators — helping teams manage work orders, assets, compliance, vendors, and operational intelligence from a single platform.
Relay is one example of HCE Ventures’ ability to identify operational gaps in real businesses and build software solutions from the ground up.
Building something that fits
the HCE ecosystem?
We’re always open to conversations with founders building at the intersection of operations, software, and real-world industry. If your work complements what we’re building, we’d like to hear from you.