FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups, with a particular emphasis on sectors such as B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, SaaS, and virtual reality. FJ Labs invests primarily in seed and Series A rounds, with an investment range between $50,000 and $5,000,000. The firm has backed notable companies including Alibaba Group, Beepi, BrightRoll, Betterment, ADORE ME, and Earnest.

Matias Barbero

Venture Capital

Zineb Belghiti

Analyst

Camila Bustamante

Investor

William Guillouard

Operating Partner

Arne Halleraker

Partner

Erez Kalir

Venture Partner

Chris Keshian

Investor

Ariel Lebowits

CFO

Jose Marin

Founding Partner

Anshul Ruparell

Founder

Luke Skertich

Investor

Andrea Xu

Investor

Past deals in Leasing

Beanstock

Series A in 2022
Operator of an online real estate marketplace intended for buying, managing, and selling rental investment properties in Europe. The company's end-to-end service evaluates buy-to-let properties based on their projected returns and provides users with the tools and information they need to invest, including property search, mortgage applications, and property management, enabling users to manage real estate investment.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Vivla

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Vivla is a real estate service provider that specializes in second homeownership by facilitating the buying, owning, and selling of fractional shares in second homes. The company streamlines the entire process for its clients, managing all aspects from the initial purchase to legal and administrative tasks, as well as ongoing property management. This approach allows individuals to invest in fully managed second homes without the need to purchase an entire property, making vacation home ownership more accessible and convenient.

EasyKnock

Series C in 2022
EasyKnock, Inc. is a real estate technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in sale-leaseback programs, allowing homeowners in the United States to access their home equity without needing to move. Its primary offerings include the Sell and Stay program, which enables homeowners to receive cash for the value of their home while retaining the option to buy it back or move at their convenience, and MoveAbility, designed for those planning a near-term relocation. Through these programs, EasyKnock aims to provide homeowners with financial flexibility and support in managing their housing needs.

Nexu

Series A in 2022
Nexu is a financing platform used by car dealerships to offer financing to more car buyers in a 100% digital and real-time experience. Nexu's platform uses AI, statistical algorithms and technology automation.

Ledn

Series B in 2021
Ledn is a financial services company focused on helping individuals save in digital assets. It offers a range of products, including a bitcoin-backed loan service that allows clients to access cash without selling their bitcoin. Additionally, Ledn provides a B2X product that enables users to instantly double their bitcoin holdings through a loan. The company also features interest-bearing savings accounts for bitcoin and USDC, which pay interest without requiring minimum deposits. By providing these services, Ledn aims to empower clients to grow their digital wealth while maintaining their cryptocurrency holdings.

Carla

Series A in 2021
Carla operates an online platform designed for the purchase and leasing of electric vehicles, offering a seamless and transparent experience for users. The platform functions as an electric mobility marketplace, allowing customers to buy, sell, or lease electric cars with ease. Carla provides comprehensive coverage options that include routine maintenance, full insurance, seasonal tire services, and vehicle tax management. This approach ensures that customers have access to all necessary services and information, simplifying the process of acquiring or disposing of electric vehicles.

Flexcavo

Seed Round in 2021
Flexcavo GmbH rents construction machinery online and offline. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rosenheim, Germany.

June Homes

Series B in 2021
June Homes operates a network of fully furnished private rooms in prime locations across major American cities, including New York and Washington, DC. The company focuses on providing flexible month-to-month rental terms, making it easier for individuals to find and secure living arrangements without the burden of broker fees. By utilizing a property technology platform, June Homes aims to modernize the apartment rental experience, offering reasonable prices and a hassle-free process for both renters and landlords.

Wectory

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Wectory is a financial technology company that offers a mobile application designed to facilitate rental payments for landlords and tenants. Through its platform, landlords can receive upfront funding for rental payments, allowing them to request up to twelve months of rent as a single payment. This arrangement provides landlords with immediate cash flow, which can be used for personal or housing-related expenses. The application also includes features such as one-touch or automated payments, reminders, reports, and payment schedules, streamlining the rental payment process. Tenants benefit by making regular payments directly to Wectory’s account to repay the landlord's debt, creating a structured and efficient financial arrangement for both parties.

Denim

Series A in 2021
Axle Payments specializes in providing financial solutions to the freight industry, focusing on small freight brokers and their carriers. Founded in 2016 by Shawn Vo and Bharath Krishnamoorthy, the company is headquartered in New York. Axle Payments offers non-recourse factoring and payment processing services, which help brokers and carriers access the working capital they need to operate effectively. In addition to factoring, the company provides integrated payment solutions, collections, and financing options that enhance the efficiency and transparency of financial transactions within the logistics sector. Axle Payments aims to support the sustainability of the global logistics industry through its innovative financial services.

Letz

Series A in 2021
Letz is a corporate transport company based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2019. The company specializes in providing safe and comfortable transportation services for workers, facilitating daily commutes between home and the workplace. Letz operates an online platform that connects self-employed drivers with individuals seeking transportation. Its services include professional drivers, fixed travel routes, and the flexibility to update or cancel rides, ensuring convenience and security for employees.

Unlock Real Estate

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a real estate brokerage platform intended to simplify the process of renting, buying, or selling properties. The company's platform uses negotiation tactics and market strategies and makes it possible to buy, sell, and rent a house and find all the listed properties in a single place, enabling clients to manage real estate-related work according to their needs.

Yardlink

Seed Round in 2020
YardLynk - the online marketplace and platform aimed at improving how construction equipment is rented out.

EasyKnock

Series B in 2020
EasyKnock, Inc. is a real estate technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in sale-leaseback programs, allowing homeowners in the United States to access their home equity without needing to move. Its primary offerings include the Sell and Stay program, which enables homeowners to receive cash for the value of their home while retaining the option to buy it back or move at their convenience, and MoveAbility, designed for those planning a near-term relocation. Through these programs, EasyKnock aims to provide homeowners with financial flexibility and support in managing their housing needs.

Leaf Logistics

Series A in 2020
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company employs predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its platform enables users to secure future transportation capacity, rates, and services through binding, tradeable contracts called Leaf Forward contracts. This innovative approach allows for improved service and cost predictability, helping participants to plan and execute logistics more effectively. Leaf Logistics was previously known as Logistics Exchange Inc. before rebranding in March 2019.

June Homes

Series B in 2020
June Homes operates a network of fully furnished private rooms in prime locations across major American cities, including New York and Washington, DC. The company focuses on providing flexible month-to-month rental terms, making it easier for individuals to find and secure living arrangements without the burden of broker fees. By utilizing a property technology platform, June Homes aims to modernize the apartment rental experience, offering reasonable prices and a hassle-free process for both renters and landlords.

EasyKnock

Series A in 2019
EasyKnock, Inc. is a real estate technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in sale-leaseback programs, allowing homeowners in the United States to access their home equity without needing to move. Its primary offerings include the Sell and Stay program, which enables homeowners to receive cash for the value of their home while retaining the option to buy it back or move at their convenience, and MoveAbility, designed for those planning a near-term relocation. Through these programs, EasyKnock aims to provide homeowners with financial flexibility and support in managing their housing needs.

EasyKnock

Seed Round in 2018
EasyKnock, Inc. is a real estate technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, with an additional office in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company specializes in sale-leaseback programs, allowing homeowners in the United States to access their home equity without needing to move. Its primary offerings include the Sell and Stay program, which enables homeowners to receive cash for the value of their home while retaining the option to buy it back or move at their convenience, and MoveAbility, designed for those planning a near-term relocation. Through these programs, EasyKnock aims to provide homeowners with financial flexibility and support in managing their housing needs.

Leaf Logistics

Seed Round in 2018
Leaf Logistics Inc. operates a freight contracting platform that facilitates a multi-party network connecting shippers, carriers, brokers, and logistics service providers. Founded in 2017 and based in New York, the company employs predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance the management of transportation logistics. Its platform enables users to secure future transportation capacity, rates, and services through binding, tradeable contracts called Leaf Forward contracts. This innovative approach allows for improved service and cost predictability, helping participants to plan and execute logistics more effectively. Leaf Logistics was previously known as Logistics Exchange Inc. before rebranding in March 2019.

LoftSmart

Series A in 2018
LoftSmart, Inc. operates an online platform that enables users to search for apartments. The company is based in New York, New York.

Roofstock

Series C in 2018
Roofstock, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates investment in leased single-family rental homes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company provides investors with access to independently certified properties, complete with research, analytics, and market insights. This platform allows users to evaluate properties based on their investment potential and cash flow without the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Roofstock aims to simplify the real estate investment process by enabling clients to treat their property investments similarly to stock portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation. The marketplace also assists sellers in marketing tenant-occupied properties, minimizing income loss and tenant disruption.

Loft

Series A in 2018
Loft Holdings Ltd operates Loft, a digital platform based in São Paulo, Brazil, that revolutionizes the real estate market by facilitating the buying, selling, and exchanging of residential properties. Founded in 2018, Loft serves as Brazil's first transactional marketplace for residential real estate, catering to individuals, brokers, and publicly listed real estate investment trusts managed by the company. The platform leverages proprietary transaction data and a comprehensive digital workflow to streamline the homebuying experience, integrating various related services to enhance user convenience. With its searchable database, users can easily find and evaluate properties, allowing for transparent and efficient real estate transactions.

Roofstock

Series C in 2017
Roofstock, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates investment in leased single-family rental homes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company provides investors with access to independently certified properties, complete with research, analytics, and market insights. This platform allows users to evaluate properties based on their investment potential and cash flow without the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Roofstock aims to simplify the real estate investment process by enabling clients to treat their property investments similarly to stock portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation. The marketplace also assists sellers in marketing tenant-occupied properties, minimizing income loss and tenant disruption.

Fair

Seed Round in 2017
Fair is a car leasing company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2016. It offers a mobile application that simplifies the vehicle leasing process, allowing users to shop for, get approved for, and pay for a car using only their driver's license and bank account. By pioneering the car-as-a-service concept, Fair provides customers with the freedom to choose their vehicle and the flexibility to lease it for as long as desired, without the long-term commitments associated with traditional financing or leasing options. This innovative approach aims to enhance access to personal mobility for a wide range of consumers.

TheGuarantors

Series A in 2017
TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that specializes in providing risk and financial solutions tailored for the real estate sector. By leveraging data and expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors streamlines the leasing process, benefiting landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants. The company's platform offers a rental coverage solution that allows tenants to replace traditional security deposits with a small annual fee, thereby freeing up capital and making renting more affordable. Simultaneously, it provides landlords with necessary protection against potential risks. TheGuarantors also addresses specific market needs through offerings like Guaranti for multifamily properties and Securiti for office spaces, enhancing overall efficiency in the leasing process. The company's innovative approach has garnered recognition, including a spot on CNBC's 2018 Upstart 100 list of promising startups.

Fair

Seed Round in 2017
Fair is a car leasing company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2016. It offers a mobile application that simplifies the vehicle leasing process, allowing users to shop for, get approved for, and pay for a car using only their driver's license and bank account. By pioneering the car-as-a-service concept, Fair provides customers with the freedom to choose their vehicle and the flexibility to lease it for as long as desired, without the long-term commitments associated with traditional financing or leasing options. This innovative approach aims to enhance access to personal mobility for a wide range of consumers.

Letgo

Series C in 2017
Letgo is a popular mobile application that facilitates the buying and selling of second-hand goods locally, boasting over 100 million downloads and 400 million listings. Founded in 2015 by Alec Oxenford and Jordi Castello, later joined by Enrique Linares, Letgo has become a leading marketplace in the United States, offering a diverse range of products, including electronics, vehicles, clothing, and furniture. The app incorporates innovative features such as image recognition and video listings, which streamline the listing process by automatically suggesting titles, prices, and categories based on user-uploaded photos. This user-friendly approach allows individuals to easily declutter their homes and discover great deals nearby.

Roofstock

Series B in 2016
Roofstock, Inc. is an online marketplace that facilitates investment in leased single-family rental homes. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Oakland, California, the company provides investors with access to independently certified properties, complete with research, analytics, and market insights. This platform allows users to evaluate properties based on their investment potential and cash flow without the complexities of managing vacant homes that require repairs and leasing. Roofstock aims to simplify the real estate investment process by enabling clients to treat their property investments similarly to stock portfolios, emphasizing asset allocation. The marketplace also assists sellers in marketing tenant-occupied properties, minimizing income loss and tenant disruption.

Letgo

Series B in 2016
Letgo is a popular mobile application that facilitates the buying and selling of second-hand goods locally, boasting over 100 million downloads and 400 million listings. Founded in 2015 by Alec Oxenford and Jordi Castello, later joined by Enrique Linares, Letgo has become a leading marketplace in the United States, offering a diverse range of products, including electronics, vehicles, clothing, and furniture. The app incorporates innovative features such as image recognition and video listings, which streamline the listing process by automatically suggesting titles, prices, and categories based on user-uploaded photos. This user-friendly approach allows individuals to easily declutter their homes and discover great deals nearby.

Knotel

Convertible Note in 2016
Knotel is a flexible workspace platform that provides tailored office solutions for established and growing companies. Founded in 2016, it offers over 5 million square feet of space across more than 300 locations on four continents. Knotel focuses on enabling businesses to scale according to their own needs by eliminating the risks associated with long-term leases. Each workspace is customized by a dedicated team of architects, interior designers, and workplace strategists, ensuring that it aligns with the unique requirements of each client. By emphasizing flexibility and cost-effectiveness, Knotel aims to transform commercial real estate and support companies in prioritizing their operations and culture.

Breeze

Seed Round in 2014
Breeze Labs, Inc. is an online platform that allows users to earn income through on-demand car services. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, the company initially focused on providing fleet management technology to modernize car ownership, making it more flexible and accessible. Although Breeze launched its services in 2014 and expanded its operations to several major cities, including Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Washington, and Boston, it suspended operations as of July 2016 and is no longer accepting new customers for its leasing platform.

Beepi

Seed Round in 2013
Beepi is a Los Altos, California-based company that operates an online peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling used cars. Launched in April 2014, Beepi aims to modernize the used car sales process, offering a platform that allows users to conduct transactions entirely through a smartphone or computer. The service eliminates the need for traditional car dealerships, negotiations, and hidden fees, providing a transparent and efficient alternative for both buyers and sellers. Sellers can list their vehicles, receive professional inspections, and have the option for Beepi to purchase the car if it does not sell through the platform. This innovative approach simplifies the experience of buying and selling used cars, making it more accessible to individuals.
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