ventbom

Chimney and Venting Design Softwareventbom.com

VentBOM provides web-based SaaS for quotation, 3D design, sizing, and simulation of chimney and venting systems, serving manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, engineers, and contractors across North America and Europe.

Company typePrivate
Founded2006
HeadquartersDenver, United States
Headcount—
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What ventbom does

VentBOM, LLC is a private software company founded in 2006 that provides web-based quotation, 3D design, sizing, and simulation software for the chimney and venting industry. The platform enables users to design complete vent and duct systems using products from multiple manufacturers within a single integrated environment. The company targets four primary personas: venting product manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, professional engineers, and contractors in the chimney and HVAC venting space.

The company's product suite consists of two interconnected solutions. VentBOM is the core quotation and 3D design platform; Visual Vent, added in 2016, provides calculation and simulation capabilities grounded in manufacturer-certified equipment data and approved engineering methods (CSA B149 and ASHRAE sizing standards). The platform's technical architecture is proprietary and fully web-based, with no third-party software or on-premise server requirements, and supports exports to AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and OpenBIM/IFC formats for Revit interoperability. Distinctive features include manufacturer-controlled protected price lists, an automated adapter matrix that pairs adapters with equipment, plan drawing import tools, schematic budget pricing, and map-based global elevation and ASHRAE design temperature data.

VentBOM operates a subscription SaaS model with quote-based annual pricing, where a single license covers an organization and its entire distribution network. The company is founder-owned following co-founder Michael Beisheim's assumption of full ownership in July 2015; no external institutional capital has been disclosed. Operations span two entities—VentBOM, LLC in Greenwood Village, Colorado (US headquarters) and VentBOM Limited in Bath, UK—serving North American and European markets respectively. By August 2017 the platform had processed 100,000 projects, with system activity scaling from fewer than 10 new layouts per day to 175+ per day by early 2018.

ventbom firmographics

Firmographics

Name: ventbom
Legal name: VentBOM, LLC
Website: https://ventbom.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2006
Operating status: Operating
Short description: VentBOM provides web-based SaaS for quotation, 3D design, sizing, and simulation of chimney and venting systems, serving manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, engineers, and contractors across North America and Europe.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

ventbom industry classification

Industry

Product category: Chimney and Venting Design Software
NAICS: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (238220), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)
SIC: Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)
akta.pro primary industry: Building Thermal Controls & Building Management Systems (HVAC BMS) (IMAHAKAK)
akta.pro secondary industries: Water Heater/Boiler Flue, Venting & Chimney Liner Service (HSAOACAF), Fireplace & Stove Venting/Connector Pipe Cleaning (HSAEANAF)

Keywords

Chimney venting software
3D duct design software
HVAC quoting tools
Vent sizing simulation
Bill of materials software

Where ventbom is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Denver
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

ventbom business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

SaaS Subscription Licensing: VentBOM operates as Software as a Service (SaaS). The platform offers affordable licensing for organizations and their entire distribution network with a single license. The platform does not require server equipment or IT-related resources from customers.

Pricing tiers

Model	Billing	Price
Subscription	Annual	Quote-based enterprise pricing

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

ventbom product offering

Product offering

Core offering

VentBOM provides a web-based SaaS platform that lets users design complete chimney, vent, and duct systems in 3D, generate quotations, and run sizing and simulation calculations. It uses manufacturer-certified equipment data and approved engineering methods (CSA B149, ASHRAE) and supports design with products from multiple manufacturers, with pricing controlled by manufacturers. The platform outputs AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and BIM/IFC files for downstream engineering workflows.

Product overview

VentBOM offers a unified two-product platform for the chimney and venting industry. The core product, VentBOM, is a web-based SaaS quotation and 3D design solution that enables users to design complete systems using products from multiple manufacturers. Visual Vent, added in 2016, serves as the calculation and simulation engine for the platform, providing equipment sizing, system analysis, and simulation capabilities using manufacturer-certified data and approved engineering methods. Both products share 3D design capabilities, plan drawing import tools, adapter matrix functionality, 3D model output, and BIM export features. The platform is designed for Manufacturers, Manufacturers Representatives, Engineers, and Contractors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

VentBOM
Visual Vent

Companies that use ventbom

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

ventbom technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature9 records

ventbom partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

ventbom competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Wrightsoft: Wrightsoft offers HVAC load calculation, design, and energy analysis software (RIGHT-Suite) used by engineers and contractors. It is the most directly comparable niche HVAC design platform to VentBOM's Visual Vent calculation and design engine.
Cool Calc: Cool Calc is a cloud-based HVAC design and load calculation tool for contractors and engineers. It targets the same engineering/contractor buyer as VentBOM and competes on speed and accuracy of system sizing and design.
Carmel Software (RHVAC): Carmel Software produces RHVAC and related HVAC load calculation tools widely used by residential HVAC designers. It serves an overlapping engineer/contractor base and competes on calculation depth rather than 3D venting design.

Broad incumbents

Trimble: Trimble's MEP and construction design portfolio (including PipeDesigner 3D and Trimble MEP) addresses a much broader mechanical and piping design market. It represents a large incumbent that could expand into venting system design and disintermediate VentBOM.
Autodesk: Autodesk's Revit MEP, AutoCAD, and BIM 360 are the dominant platforms for building services design. VentBOM integrates with these via IFC/Revit export, but Autodesk could in principle add native venting templates to erode VentBOM's design niche.
ServiceTitan: ServiceTitan is a leading software platform for HVAC, plumbing, and chimney service businesses, addressing office and field workflows for contractors. It is a logical strategic acquirer for VentBOM's contractor-facing quoting and design tools.

Emerging players

BuildOps: BuildOps provides modern operations and field service software for commercial HVAC, mechanical, and specialty contractors. It targets a similar contractor buyer and could expand into design and quoting workflows that overlap with VentBOM.
FieldEdge: FieldEdge (formerly dESCO) offers field service and back-office software for HVAC, plumbing, and electrical contractors. Its contractor-focused toolset competes for the same downstream buyer as VentBOM's contractor quotation tools.

Others

QuoteWerks: QuoteWerks is a CPQ (configure-price-quote) platform used by manufacturers, resellers, and integrators. While not venting-specific, it overlaps with VentBOM's protected-price-list and quotation capabilities as an alternative for manufacturers building quoting workflows.
SimScale: SimScale is a cloud-based engineering simulation platform with HVAC and airflow simulation use cases. It represents an adjacent simulation-as-a-service provider that could partner with or compete against VentBOM's Visual Vent simulation engine.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

ventbom financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

ventbom leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

ventbom funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

ventbom M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about ventbom

What does ventbom do?

Is ventbom a public or private company?

ventbom is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was ventbom founded?

ventbom was founded in 2006.

Where is ventbom based?

ventbom is headquartered in Denver, United States, in the North America region.

How does ventbom make money?

One revenue line is on record: saaS Subscription Licensing.

Who are ventbom's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Wrightsoft, Cool Calc and Carmel Software (RHVAC). Broad incumbents are Trimble, Autodesk and ServiceTitan. Emerging players are BuildOps and FieldEdge. Others are QuoteWerks and SimScale.

Does ventbom have an API?

No public API is recorded for ventbom.

What industry is ventbom in?

ventbom's product category is Chimney and Venting Design Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAKAK, Building Thermal Controls & Building Management Systems (HVAC BMS), with a secondary code of HSAOACAF, Water Heater/Boiler Flue, Venting & Chimney Liner Service. Its NAICS code is 238220 and its SIC code is 3585.