CA Ventures

CA Ventures LLC is an international real estate investment management company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2004. The company specializes in acquiring and developing a diverse range of properties, including student living, residential, senior living, office, and industrial assets, and boasts over $10 billion in global assets. Initially focused on university student housing, CA Ventures has since expanded its scope to encompass multiple sectors of real estate, operating through various subsidiaries such as CA Asset Services, CA Student Living, and CA Residential. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including investment management, development, construction management, and asset management, while aiming to enhance the quality of living spaces. Led by CEO Tom Scott and Chief Investment Officer John Diedrich, CA Ventures employs over 2,000 team members and has been recognized as one of the best places to work in Chicago.

John Diedrich

Managing Principal and Chief Investment Officer

2 past transactions

HappyCo

Venture Round in 2022
HappyCo is taking traditional paper based processes out of the dark ages. HappyCo develops software for property management companies that have operation teams who rely on paper forms (such as inspections/checklist/audits) and help to re-imagine the way they work.

Spotivity

Seed Round in 2021
spotivity aims to change the way teens live, work, and play. Our overall goal is to help all young people transition successfully to professional life by their mid-twenties. This goal will position spotivity as an invaluable personal guidance assistant for everyone engaged with the platform – the user’s personal “genie.” spotivity is a dynamic marketplace platform and personal utility app. Using our native app and SaaS web platform, spotivity A) maximizes afterschool time for the targeted 13-17 user and B) helps Providers increase both participant growth and retention rates. spotivity, thanks to its proprietary algorithm, helps identify impactful programming, removes key logistical barriers, promotes positive networking, all the while providing a platform for corporate marketers to engage with a key demographic market. This self-sustainable platform will become a key lifestyle/social utility and grow in importance as the user ages. spotivity will be the harbinger of all things afterschool.
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