Venture 313·Tech Founders to Watch 2026
ChurchSpace
Emmanuel Brown · Co-CEO
The average church building sits empty roughly 70% of the week. ChurchSpace turns that property into ready-to-run sites for delivery and logistics operators.
Brown is turning the most underused real estate in American cities into neighborhood infrastructure. The average church building sits empty roughly 70% of the week. ChurchSpace is a neighborhood infrastructure network that helps delivery and logistics companies launch local operating sites faster, turning underused church properties into ready-to-run spaces in the neighborhoods they serve. The model strengthens local delivery capacity and helps communities receive goods faster and more reliably, while congregations generate revenue with ministry still at the center. A pastor’s kid and first-generation entrepreneur, Brown is Co-CEO and raised a $1.5M pre-seed round led by Black Ops Ventures. ChurchSpace moved its headquarters from Houston to Detroit in 2025.
Proof
- 01 · Pre-seed led by Black Ops Ventures
- $1.5M
- 02 · Average church vacancy
- 70%
- 03 · Headquarters relocated 2025
- Houston to Detroit
ChurchSpace is one of ten companies recognized in Venture 313's Tech Founders to Watch for 2026, a sponsored feature in Crain's Detroit Business. Venture 313 is an initiative consisting of TechTown Detroit, ID Ventures and Detroit Development Fund.