1Sharpe Ventures

1Sharpe Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in and helps build companies bringing real estate and other large, traditionally offline industries online. It is part of the 1Sharpe Capital platform. Its stated market focus is what it terms the "forgotten 50%" of GDP - real estate, construction, insurance and financial services - sectors it characterises as underserved by technology relative to their economic weight.

The firm's investment interests span proptech, construction technology (contech), fintech, insurtech, built-world technology, and data and analytics. Its portfolio activity covers markets including residential real estate, renovation, permitting, mortgage servicing and insurance analytics. In addition to capital, the firm positions itself as a builder of businesses, working alongside founders rather than investing solely from a distance.

1Sharpe Ventures describes its approach as combining traditional industry experience with new technology and entrepreneurial ideas, placing particular weight on vertical expertise alongside technology, relationships and distribution. The firm indicates it is open to conversations with founders and partners whose work aligns with this thesis.