# Ari Bleemer

> Ari Bleemer is the co-founder and CEO of OneCrew, a San Francisco software company building an end-to-end operating platform for asphalt and concrete paving contractors. A computer engineering graduate of Georgia Tech and former Bain & Company consultant, Bleemer entered an industry wary of generic technology, won early customers through advice-seeking calls and relationships, and built OneCrew around the complete contractor workflow from lead and estimate through scheduling, field work, invoicing, payment, and job costing.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at OneCrew
- **Organizations:** OneCrew, Bain & Company, Nature's Fynd, Siemens, Georgia Institute of Technology
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering; minor in Engineering & Business through the Denning Technology & Management Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Exchange program, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded OneCrew and led it as CEO from its early customer-discovery stage through seed and Series A financing., Helped build an end-to-end software platform for asphalt and concrete paving contractors covering CRM, estimating, scheduling, field management, invoicing, payments, and job costing., Raised a $7.5 million Series A led by Stage 2 Capital in 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — Worked as a market analyst at Siemens and received Georgia Tech's ECE Junior Scholar Award.
- **2018** — Graduated from Georgia Tech and joined Bain & Company as an associate consultant.
- **2020** — Advanced to senior associate consultant at Bain & Company; also worked in business development at Nature's Fynd during 2020-2021.
- **2021** — Became CEO and co-founder of OneCrew with Max Kostow.
- **2024** — OneCrew announced a $3.25 million seed round led by Entourage and Bienville Capital, with participation from Alaris Capital.
- **2025** — OneCrew raised a $7.5 million Series A led by Stage 2 Capital, with continued support from Entourage and Bienville.
- **2026** — Appeared on the Top Contractor School Podcast to discuss scaling crews through systems, accountability, and communication.

## Achievements

- Co-founded OneCrew and led it as CEO from its early customer-discovery stage through seed and Series A financing.
- Helped build an end-to-end software platform for asphalt and concrete paving contractors covering CRM, estimating, scheduling, field management, invoicing, payments, and job costing.
- Raised a $7.5 million Series A led by Stage 2 Capital in 2025.
- Received Georgia Tech's ECE Junior Scholar Award in 2017 for the highest GPA among students with junior standing in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
- Built OneCrew's first customer base through a mix of cold outreach, industry advisors, and relationships, with several early advisors becoming customers.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Appeared on the Top Contractor School Podcast to discuss repeatable systems, accountability, communication, and crew scaling.
- **2025-10** — Discussed OneCrew's fundraising journey, enterprise platform, subcontractor portal, and AI-powered insights on The SaaS CFO Podcast.
- **2025-08** — Announced OneCrew's $7.5 million Series A led by Stage 2 Capital, with Entourage and Bienville continuing as investors.

## Links

- Website: https://www.getonecrew.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aribleemer

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Last updated: 2026-08-17