Community
Of the trades. For the trades.
The skilled trades built the world we live in. Chisel reinvests in the people who keep it standing — funding education, scholarships, and the career pathways that carry the work into the next generation.
Operator stories
The people behind the work.
Two short films about operators who built something real in Napa — and why they chose to write the next chapter with Chisel.
Decades of Napa pools, one crew that never cut a corner — and the day the owner decided the next chapter didn't mean walking away.
A builder whose houses hold up wine country's hills — on the craft, the crew, and finding a partner who keeps the name on the door.
Our commitment
Investing in the people of the trades.
Trade schools
We partner with the schools and programs training the next generation — and put Chisel in their hands from day one, so students learn on the software they'll run a business on.
Scholarships
Funding scholarships and apprenticeships for people choosing a career in the skilled trades — lowering the cost of entry into a great living.
Career pathways
Real paths from apprentice to owner — with mentorship, modern tools, and, when the time comes, the capital to buy in or build their own.
Career pathways
From apprentice to owner.
A career in the trades should have a ceiling no lower than ownership. We back the whole journey — the tools to learn on, the mentors who pass down the craft, and, when the time is right, the capital to buy in or build something of your own.
The people who install the roofs, fix the pipes, and clear the pools are skilled professionals. We invest like it.
How we show up
Concrete, not corporate.
The software students learn on
Free for classrooms. When a graduate walks onto their first crew, the operating system is already second nature.
A hiring pipeline that works
We connect program graduates directly to Chisel businesses and our network — turning training into real jobs, faster.
Recognition for the work
Documentary stories of real operators and tradespeople — told with the production value the trades have earned, not stock-photo gloss.
Apprenticeship support
Backing registered apprenticeships and the mentors who run them — because the trade is passed hand to hand, not in a manual.
A standard of fairness
BOLTBalanced Open-License TermsA Chisel-developed standard for fair, transparent terms in trades transactions — for customers, crews, and partners alike. A baseline of fairness the whole trade can trust, not fine print that works against the people doing the work.
Community
Build the trades with us.
Run a trade school, a program, or a crew? Let's put real tools, real funding, and real pathways behind the next generation.