Seven Executives & Leaders from the Largest Proptech VC’s Join the prestigious CRETI Venture Board
New York, NY — The Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation (creti.org), the real estate technology industry’s venture capital think tank and network, is pleased to welcome seven of the largest and most profound investors in proptech to the CRETI Leadership Board. In addition to their dedication to innovation and entrepreneurship in the real estate industry, executives and directors Shahriar Shams-Ansari of Brookfield Growth, Courtney Cooper of Alate Partners, Matt Boras of RXR, Mike McAra of NAR REACH Canada, Melissa Landry of Prudence, Nish Patel of Inertia Ventures, and Nima Wedlake of Thomvest Ventures collectively represent well over $1 billion AUM.
The CRETI Leadership Board, also known as the Venture Board within the industry, is a community-led network of world-leading real estate technology investors devoted to the promotion of diversity, inclusion, entrepreneurship, and financial advocacy of innovation in the built and digital world. The group exists to create results and provide intelligence for the greater real estate technology (proptech) industry.
"Ashkán and the CRETI team play an important role in the proptech community by providing the most comprehensive investment data, as well as key resources for founders, investors, and the broader real estate community," said Courtney Cooper of Alate Partners. “I am honored to join the CRETI board and continue to support their work."
Since 2015, members of the 2022 CRETI Leadership Board, have collectively invested over $100 billion across 1,200 companies. 89% of investments were made in early and mid-stage companies, while 11% of investments were in late-stage companies. The elite group of proptech investors also represent diverse investment ideologies ranging from commercial, residential, industrial, construction, and multifamily technology.
“I’m thrilled to join this group of distinguished peers on the CRETI Venture Board,” says Melissa Landry, head of Investor Relations at Prudence. “As the early-stage proptech ecosystem continues to grow, we are excited to partner with CRETI in supporting and investing in companies that are finding global opportunities for technology and innovation to unlock value in the real estate sector.”
About CRETI
The Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation ("CRETI") is dedicated to the financial health and wellness of the real estate technology industry. We are a community-led real estate technology think tank and research center providing research, insights, events, and education.
