1Sharpe Ventures

1Sharpe Ventures is a Piedmont, California-based firm focused on early-stage companies that operate at the intersection of technology and the built environment. The firm is dedicated to supporting scalable, category-defining businesses that aim to transform the real estate experience, ownership, and investment landscape. In addition to providing venture funding, 1Sharpe Ventures offers capital markets advisory services and assists in structuring strategic partnerships, enabling businesses to grow through innovative property investments and funds. Through its comprehensive approach, the firm seeks to foster the development of transformative solutions within the real estate sector.

Kathleen Collins

Vice President

Riley Finch

Associate

Sequoia Johnson

Analyst

Ginny Miller

Partner

Ginny Miller

Principal

Feng Wang

Investor

Gregor Watson

Investor

11 past transactions

Flock Homes

Venture Round in 2025
Flock Homes converts individual rental properties into fully-passive, diversified shares in a pool of houses. Flock helps rental property owners retire from being landlords. The company offers low-cost, tax-advantaged, hassle-free way to get and keep all the benefits of owning rental properties without any of the burdens. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Tetra

Seed Round in 2023
Tetra is a provider of an innovative HVAC management platform designed to streamline the process of purchasing and installing home improvement projects. The company focuses on making the acquisition of boilers, furnaces, and air conditioners more efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly. By leveraging its online platform, Tetra eliminates the traditional hassles associated with home appliance replacement, such as contacting contractors, scheduling sales visits, and waiting for quotes. Customers can obtain instant quotes and manage their household product needs with ease, enhancing their overall experience in maintaining home comfort systems.

Vellum

Seed Round in 2023
Vellum is a data and analytics platform built specifically for the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Freemodel

Series A in 2023
Freemodel is a company that specializes in pre-home renovation services aimed at assisting real estate agents in buying and selling properties. The firm manages the entire renovation process, offering services such as selecting finish materials and colors, preparing construction documentation, creating build schematics, and developing dynamic visualizations. By streamlining the renovation experience, Freemodel helps clients maximize the sale price of their homes while minimizing complexity and capital requirements associated with property remodeling.

Skillit

Seed Round in 2023
Skillit is a company focused on improving the hiring process for skilled tradespeople and contractors within the construction industry. It offers a data-driven recruitment platform that facilitates the recruitment, testing, training, and evaluation of skilled craft workers. By custom-matching these workers to employers, Skillit aims to enhance the recruitment experience for construction contractors while helping workers achieve their professional potential. The company's infrastructure supports scalable hiring solutions, making it easier for contractors to find and retain qualified personnel.

Lastro

Seed Round in 2022
Lastro is an innovative company leveraging artificial intelligence to transform business operations, particularly within the real estate sector. Its primary offering, Lais, serves as an AI-powered assistant for real estate brokerages, enhancing customer engagement by instantly responding to leads, searching for properties, and addressing common inquiries. This tool has proven effective, leading to significant growth for brokerages, with reported increases of up to 60% in lead conversion rates. Additionally, Lastro provides a comprehensive real estate management platform that consolidates essential functions for landlords managing rental portfolios. This platform simplifies tasks through integrated payment systems, automates rent collection, organizes lease contracts in a cloud-based environment, and facilitates the monitoring of tenant obligations. By streamlining these processes, Lastro enables landlords to efficiently manage their contracts and rentals, thereby improving overall operational effectiveness.

Haven

Series A in 2022
Haven Technology, Inc. is a company based in Riverside, California, focused on developing a platform for managing mortgages. Established in 1993, Haven utilizes machine learning to accurately predict mortgage prepayments and enhance conversion rates through effective digital marketing strategies. The platform offers features that allow users to align debits with their payroll schedules, set up automatic payments, and receive reminders for mortgage dues. By prioritizing consumer-facing experiences, Haven aims to build trust and loyalty among its users. The company was co-founded by Aditya Acharya and Nipun Kant.

Carats & Cake

Series A in 2022
Carats & Cake is a technology company specializing in a digital platform designed to connect individuals planning weddings with relevant vendors. The platform serves as a visual directory, featuring venues, photographers, caterers, and other service providers, complete with real event examples, reviews, and pricing information. This enables users to discover and select suitable vendors, draw inspiration from past events, and simplify the coordination of their celebrations.

ROH

Series A in 2022
ROH is the hospitality industry’s first sales and payments management platform purpose-built to help hotels increase profitability. ROH drives conversions, increases revenue and provides real-time data and insights for large hospitality groups, asset owners and their brands. ROH’s leading technology, automation and workflow tools unlock productivity for hotel operators by enabling them to effortlessly manage sales, payments and finances all in one place. Developed by industry leaders, ROH has established relationships with leading hospitality brands collectively managing over $4T in Gross Payment Volume (GPV), including Loews Hotels & Co, Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Auberge Resorts Collection, Noble House Hotels & Resorts and Evolution Hospitality. ROH is quickly becoming an indispensable partner to forward-thinking hospitality groups as they optimize sales and finance operations and is proudly backed by investors including Acrew Capital, 1Sharpe Ventures, Founders Fund, Moore Specialty Credit, Correlation Ventures, SilverCircle, Cleo Capital and GMO VenturePartners. Developed by industry leaders, ROH has established relationships with leading hospitality brands collectively managing over $4T in Gross Payment Volume (GPV), including Loews Hotels & Co, Crescent Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Auberge Resorts Collection, Noble House Hotels & Resorts and Evolution Hospitality.

Summer

Seed Round in 2022
Summer is a property management company that specializes in facilitating access to vacation homes through a unique rent-to-own program combined with short-term rentals. The company operates a homeownership platform designed to assist clients in purchasing second homes while also offering the opportunity to rent them out. By lowering entry and ongoing costs and minimizing the complexities associated with traditional real estate transactions, Summer enables users to easily find move-in-ready homes or select their ideal second home. Through its services, Summer aims to simplify the process of homeownership and enhance the vacation rental experience for clients.

Flock Homes

Series A in 2022
Flock Homes converts individual rental properties into fully-passive, diversified shares in a pool of houses. Flock helps rental property owners retire from being landlords. The company offers low-cost, tax-advantaged, hassle-free way to get and keep all the benefits of owning rental properties without any of the burdens. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
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