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Real Estate Technology Ventures (RET Ventures)
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RET Ventures is the first industry-backed early-stage venture fund strategically focused on building cutting-edge 'rent tech' — technology for multifamily and single-family rental real estate. The firm's Strategic Investors comprise the largest group of multifamily and SFR owner/operators ever assembled (55+ LPs, 3.2M+ rental units, $850B in assets), enabling RET to bridge the gap between innovation and real-world application by vetting, validating, and scaling solutions with institutional operators as design partners and early customers. RET invests in software- and marketplace-driven startups that deliver tangible value to rental housing operators — spanning leasing, maintenance, accounting, IoT, sustainability, and AI-driven efficiency. As John Helm has stated: 'We invest in software or marketplace-driven startups that deliver tangible value to multifamily and rental housing operators… We collaborate with our strategic investors, identify key pain points, and invest in solutions that deliver real value for real estate operators in the rental housing industry and beyond.'
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“At RET Ventures, our focus has remained consistent: We invest in software or marketplace-driven startups that deliver tangible value to multifamily and rental housing operators. While the landscape of proptech investing may have shifted, the need for innovation in real estate remains as strong as ever.”
“Historically, there's not been a first-mover advantage because the worst thing you want to do is deploy a new technology in your portfolio and have the startup fail. We think what we're doing is working, because we can get a group together, vet and validate a solution, and build that solution.”
“Our LPs, with close to 1 million total rental units under management, are the largest single group of institutional multifamily owners in North America to ever back a venture fund. Because of our deep roots within the MF industry, RET Ventures has an unmatched ability to help innovative rent tech companies shorten their sales cycles and gain traction within a market known for its extended sales cycles.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stake | Series B | — | 2026-03-11 |
| OurPetPolicy | Series A | $8m | 2025-01-14 |
| Billee | Seed | $9m | 2025-07-01 |
| PredictAP | Series A | $5m | 2025-09-01 |
| SmartRent | Seed | — | 2018 |
| Funnel Leasing | Seed | — | 2019 |
| SuiteSpot | Series A | — | 2024-10-01 |
| Tour24 | Series A | $5m | 2024-10-01 |
| Revyse | Seed | $1m | 2024-10-21 |
| Conservation Labs | Series A | $8m | 2020 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Second Century Ventures | 3 |
| Greylock | 2 |
| Gaingels | 2 |
| Kickstart Fund | 2 |
| Tiger Global Management | 1 |
| PeakSpan Capital | 1 |
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