List of Top Proptech Investors
- Founded: 2017
- Headquarters: Park City, Utah
- AUM: $200 million +
Based out of Park City, Utah Real Estate Technology Ventures (RET Ventures) is an early-stage venture fund focused on helping build real estate technology companies for the multifamily industry. They have invested in numerous up-and-coming proptech startups, including Kasa, Lula, Get Covered, Smartrent, which helps residents and property managers, control a range of IoT-backed devices. They usually invest across all stages of the investing round from series-A through D. There is no typical stage of investment, and deal sizes can vary. But their proptech focus is what makes them a prominent name in the field
- Founded: 2011
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
- AUM: $500 million +
Camber Creek is a multi-stage venture capital firm that is based out of Washington, D.C. that looks to deploy capital primarily to proptech startups. They have invested in numerous prominent proptech startups including Arcadia, Flyhomes, Bowery among others. They were some of the earliest investors in proptech and since then have been at the forefront of the sector. They typically invest in series-A through B rounds. They invest usually around $1-10 million and focus on companies that have the potential to grow into very large enterprises.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
- AUM: $100 million +
Based out of Los Angeles, Wilshire Lane Capital, is an early-stage venture capital group that looks to invest across the real estate technology sector. The fund is one of the newer players on the market and is looking to take advantage of the latest technology in real estate. Wilshare lane has made investments in numerous prominent proptech startups including, Neighbor, Workchew, Hungry house. The fund typically invests in Series-A rounds and looks to invest anywhere from $1-20 million.
- Founded: 2018
- Headquarters: Boston, MA
- AUM: $3 billion +
Based out of Boston, MA, Bain Capital Real Estate LP invests across various stages of the investment process, with a focus on the real estate and proptech sector. They have made investments in numerous property-focused startups such as Properly, and are looking to increasingly deploy capital in the sector through 2022. Bain Capital Real Estate has no typical deal size and looks to invest from Series-A through D. Prominent investments include Reonomy, Ribbon, Smartrent, and 1roofstock
- Founded: 2015
- Headquarters: New York City, New York
- AUM: NA
Based out of New York City, and one of the largest proptech focused investors. Metaprop is an early-stage, seed and venture capital firm that is focused on the property industry. They manage multiple funds and invest in a large range of real estate -focused assets including commercial, proptech etc. They have invested in numerous projects such as 1build,Homelister, Floorfy, GoFloor and Aldoa. The fund invests usually in Series-A through D and has a deal size of around $2-5 million.
- Founded: 2016
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
- AUM: $100 million +
Based out of Los Angeles, Fifth Wall is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It manages the largest fund specialized in real estate technology. The fund focuses on a range of early stage and later stage investments, in the proptech sector. They have invested in numerous proptech startups including Flyhomes, Homebound, Built. The fund typically invests anywhere from $500k to $2.5 million in a typical.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Munich, Germany
- AUM: NA
Picus Capital is a Munich-based, early-stage venture capital firm. Their philosophy is to primarily invest in companies that have a long-term vision that is sustainable. They invest across industries, including proptech and have invested in numerous European proptech companies, including home24 and Casavo. The firm looks to deploy capital primarily in the European markets and has been one of the most prominent investors for the continent, in the proptech space. They have no typical deal-size and invest at various stages of the investment process.
- Founded: 2017
- Headquarters: Hong Kong
- AUM: NA
Asia Proptech is a facilitator that helps raise capital for startups in the proptech industry. Through the use of pooled funds, they help to connect investors and capital to startups. They also offer a range of go-to-market solutions for their startups. The firm provides all-in-one services and is one of the most prominent Asia-focused firms.
- Founded: 2018
- Headquarters: Boston, MA
- AUM: $500 million +
Based out of Boston, Building Ventures invests in early stage venture startups. They usually provide Series-A venture capital. They have a focus on multiple industries but also look to invest in proptech startups. Prominent startup names include Fieldlens, Gocontractor, Honest Buildings, etc. Building ventures focused on proptech make it a key figure in the industry, and they typically invest anywhere from $10-50 million during deals.
- Founded: 2007
- Headquarters: New York City, New York
- AUM: $3 billion+
Thrive Capital is an early-stage venture capital group that is based out of New York, that prefers to invest at the seed and early-stages of the investment process. The firm invests across industries including, internet, software and technology. They were some of the earliest investors in prominent proptech startup Compass, Loft, Nextdoor and have been a key part of the proptech scene. There is no typical investment size, but they look to invest anywhere from $500k to $30 million per round. Although they aren’t proptech focused, their location makes them a prime investor in the area.
- Founded: 1976
- Headquarters: Menlo Park, California
- AUM: $5 billion
Based out of Menlo Park, Menlo Ventures is one of the oldest venture capital firms. They provide everything from seed to early-stage capital. The firm has been in recent times investing in proptech technologies, including the likes of OpenSpace, which provides next generation software, for construction, and mortgage company Polly. Typical investment size is usually $10-$20 million.
- Founded: 2017
- Headquarters: Cambridge, United Kingdom
- AUM: $80 billion +
Based out of Cambridge, Softbank Vision Fund is the venture arm of the SoftBank group. They typically invest anywhere from early-stage to late-stage investments. They have invested in a number of prominent Proptech names and have no typical deal size. Famous investments include WeWork, Pacaso, Cilakalia and Kattera. Softbank has had mixed success in proptech but is expected to continue to be a prominent investor in the space.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Palo Alto
- AUM: $18 billion +
Andreessen Horowitz is a Palo Alto based venture capital firm that invests across industries. They typically invest in Series-A through D and have invested in numerous proptech companies. They have no typical deal size and look to invest across all stages of the investment process Key investments include Harbor, Casai, and Loft,
- Founded: 2014
- Headquarters: New York City, New York
- AUM: $1 billion +
Based out of New York, Nyca is an early-stage venture capital fund. While the firm has traditionally invested in Fintech, they are branching out into areas where there is a crossover of fintech and proptech. They have invested in numerous firms with such a background, and are looking to fund various stages of the investment process. They have invested in numerous key proptech firms including 1roofstack and built.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: San Francisco,
- AUM: NA
A division of JLL technologies the firm looks to provide technologies backing to the real estate industry, A first-of-its-kind team combining builders of high-growth tech companies and commercial real estate experts, JLLT delivers a comprehensive technology portfolio of purpose-built solutions and leading edge, venture-backed companies to meet and exceed the industry’s demands for better business intelligence, workplace experience, and smart building platforms. They have invested in prominent names such as Openspace, Hank, LandTech and Juno
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
- AUM: $100 million +
Focused on rapid scalable climate startups, Third Space is a pre-seed and seed stage, venture capital fund. They are looking to increasingly invest in Prop/Urban tech that improves lives, sustainability, through unusual strategies. They have invested in numerous proptech startups such as BumbleBee and Citymart.
- Founded: 2014
- Headquarters: Ghent, Belgium
- AUM: $100 million
Volta Ventures is a seed & early stage VC firm based out of Ghent. They invest mostly in seed-A to D, rounds, and invests in a range of industries. They have invested in a range of proptech companies including, Spotr.AI, Sweep Bright, and Nodal View.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- AUM: $500 million +
Thomvest is a cross-stage venture capital firm, based out of Toronto. They invest primarily in financial, and real estate technology companies, and have invested in a number of Proptech industries. They have increasingly focused on the Proptech sector in recent times, and have invested in numerous companies such as Baselane etc.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
- AUM: $100 million +
Nine Four Ventures is a real estate focused venture capital firm that invests across multi-stage of the investment process. They are looking to deploy capital in ventures that look to provide real estate practitioners tools and resources to solve traditional profit formula. They have invested in prominent companies such as Built, and Agentsync. Deal size will usually be $10-$50 million dollars.
- Founded: 2019
- Headquarters: Los Angeles
- AUM: $100 million +
Based out of Toronto, Ontario, Groundbreak ventures is a real-estate focused, venture capital fund. It invest as early as early-stage seed investments, and seeks out startups that are early adopters of tools and technologies. They have invested in names such as Airworks, Oneroof, and Simplicity.
