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 REIT

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.

Reibus

Series B in 2021
Reibus operates an independent online B2B marketplace focused on the buying and selling of prime and excess materials for industrial markets. The platform aims to enhance price performance, streamline time to market, and broaden market reach while lowering sales and marketing costs compared to traditional methods. For sellers, Reibus provides a means to efficiently list their materials, while buyers benefit from increased selection, market transparency, and a simplified procurement process. A key feature of the marketplace is its proprietary search tool, which facilitates a more efficient and user-friendly experience for both parties, expediting what is typically a cumbersome sourcing process.

Keyway

Seed Round in 2021
Developer of an artificial intelligence-powered real estate investment platform designed for fragmented commercial property markets. The company's platform leverages data science and machine learning to identify and acquire investment properties in sectors like multifamily, healthcare, and net lease, allowing people to further invest in their growth and small and medium property owners to get immediate cash flow backed by a long-term lease.

Reworth

Seed Round in 2021
Reworth is a developer of a payment relationship marketing platform that facilitates connections between financial institutions and merchants, fostering a data-driven ecosystem for customer engagement. The company offers an API tool that enables the creation of reward programs, providing cashback incentives to consumers for their purchases. This approach helps banks enhance their market share and profitability while equipping merchants with valuable insights through real-time business intelligence and competitor analysis. By leveraging marketing data, Reworth enables businesses to accurately predict consumer behavior and deliver personalized experiences that resonate with their customers. The company aims to create a mutually beneficial ecosystem for financial institutions, merchants, and consumers, ultimately increasing transaction volumes and aligning incentives across all parties involved.

Reibus

Series A in 2021
Reibus is an online marketplace for buying and selling metals that connects businesses and simplifies metal transactions. The company connects buyers with a network of metal suppliers and offer logistics services to ensure smooth metal transportation. Reibus showcases features like anonymous buying, real-time leads for sellers, and transparent shipping.

rebike1 GmbH

Seed Round in 2019
rebike1 GmbH, established in 2018 and located in Krailling, Germany, operates a platform for buying and selling used electric bikes (e-bikes). The company sources new e-bikes from prominent manufacturers such as Winora/Haibike, Husqvarna, Flyer, KTM, and Orbea, which are rented to businesses and consumers before being refurbished and sold with a two-year warranty. Additionally, rebike1 acquires used e-bikes from rental stations and retailers, refurbishes them, and markets them to consumers. In Oberstdorf, a popular tourist destination near Munich, rebike1 manages the largest e-bike rental station in the region. The company, which employs 18 people, is expanding its rental services under the brand ebike1verleih in collaboration with local bike shops in various tourist areas.

CityBldr

Seed Round in 2018
Rebls Inc is a real estate technology holding company

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.

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.
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