Some startups build tech. Others build hype. But HydroBlok? They build trust, layer by layer, board by board, using a product that doesn’t just hold water, it owns it.
Born in Draper, Utah and now making noise across North America, HydroBlok just locked in $6 million in Series A extension funding to scale up what the construction industry has quietly known for a decade: these guys aren’t here to follow trends, they’re here to seal the future. Led by Pier 88 Investment Partners and Andina Capital Partners, this isn’t some speculative play, it’s a bet on fundamentals, patents, and performance.
You don’t land 100,000+ installs with Ritz-Carlton, Hilton, and Marriott if you’re just another panel in the pile. You get there because your product delivers on-site and on-budget. Lightweight, 100% waterproof, moldproof, and thermally superior, HydroBlok boards cut build times by up to 50% and slash labor costs by 30%. That’s not a pitch, that’s a punchline that hits GCs, architects, and developers where it counts: the bottom line.
Co-founders Colin House (CEO) and Peter Chen (Chief Manufacturing Officer) have been playing the long game since 2009. The first factory came online in 2013. Now, with operations shifting from Asia to a new plant in Grantsville, Utah, they’re scaling domestic production like it’s a political campaign, with jobs, infrastructure, and a whole lot of local love. And with over 50 patents in their arsenal, this isn’t just IP-backed growth, it’s insulation against copycats in a $1.4 trillion global market.
Let’s talk positioning. While other players are still fussing with vapor barriers and redundancy, HydroBlok built a single solution that makes gypsum look like it belongs in a museum. The construction world is chasing thermal performance and waterproofing like TikTok trends. HydroBlok’s already there, from showers to sheathing, drywall to stucco.
Their product isn’t just certified, it’s ISO 9001:2015, ICC-ES stamped, Class A fire/smoke rated, and boasts an R-value of 2.2 per half inch. Zero mold, zero capillary action, and less than 1% water absorption by volume. That’s not innovation, it’s elimination. Of waste, of risk, of old-world materials that can’t compete in a climate-conscious, performance-driven future.
Backed by Pier 88 and Andina Capital Partners, this $6M raise isn’t fuel for the fire. It’s the blueprint for domination, distribution, manufacturing expansion, next-gen R&D.
So to Colin House, Peter Chen, John Kemp, Lisa Nelson, Brian Dunn, and Brian Wright, congrats. You’re not just raising funds. You’re raising expectations for the entire construction industry.
