Realyze Ventures

We partner with owners and managers across real estate asset classes and with firms in major industries that intersect with the built world to provide startups with the capital and counsel they need to scale into tomorrow’s category defining companies. Stage Focus We focus on Pre-seed, Seed and Series A stages but selectively consider Series B+ investments based on strategic fit Attributes We partner with founders who are building unique/proprietary technologies, and leveraging go-to-market strategies and business models that support fast growth and drive margin expansion at scale Engagement We align on strategic objectives early, plug in our network and follow through on what we say we’re going to do including everything from but not limited to: product iteration & feedback, customer & partnership building, market insights & expansion, etc.

We back early-stage startups transforming the built environment with construction technology, climate innovation, and urban infrastructure solutions. Our portfolio reimagines how we design, build, power, and manage cities, with software, data, and industrial intelligence. With Drees & Sommer as a strategic investor, startups gain instant market access and deep domain expertise. Our Principles The strategic focus drives ROI by investing in key industries, tech trends, and business models to secure lasting competitive advantages. Early stage investment fuels innovation by supporting emerging technologies and scalable business models for long-term growth. Build first emphasizes creating tangible solutions early to accelerate learning, adoption, and market impact.

Round Hill Ventures (RHV) is a global venture capital firm that supports ambitious founders who shape our built world. We invest from late seed to series B+ rounds as lead or co-investors. Our unique structure grants us direct access to 200+ real estate private equity professionals with knowledge of the full real estate value chain. We believe that to be a truly valuable growth catalyst for startups, we need to provide more than capital. We have a strategic partnership with Round Hill Capital that gives us access to real estate professionals across multiple asset classes. Furthermore, Round Hill Capital's strong pan-European footprint gives us fantastic access to a number of key players in the real estate ecosystem such as asset managers, operators and brokers allowing us to be at the forefront of property technology innovation in Europe.

We’re not just a funding solution. Leveraging over 20 years of property management (Hazelview Properties) and a $10.9B development pipeline (Hazelview Investments), we provide entrepreneurs with a unique opportunity to refine, scale and showcase product and service capabilities. Hazelview Ventures gives access to resources while ensuring collaboration, support and implementation across the enterprises’ landscape. Funded companies will be able to drive independent growth initiatives, while also leveraging a venture capital business that prioritizes the entrepreneur with a personalized and flexible deal structure.

Great ideas need the right partners to thrive. NRG’s corporate venture capital fund backs early- to mid-stage companies that are shaping the energy and managed home sectors. We invest in emerging technologies and innovations that complement NRG’s purpose – to power a smarter, brighter future together.

Creating impact at scale for the world's largest and most influential corporations. Real world technology Fifth Wall is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology for the global real estate industry. We invest in technology companies tackling some of the most pressing, real world problems, be it climate change, aging buildings and infrastructure, inaccessible housing markets, unreliable supply chains, or the future of work, to name a few. Our platform is designed to technologize the spaces around us in order to optimize for a better, more sustainable future. Whether that means making buildings smarter, safer, more energy efficient, or all of the above, the outcome is the same – we fund cutting edge technology companies that are committed to future-proofing the spaces in which we live, work, and play. Flywheel Effect Fifth Wall is backed by a global mix of more than 100 strategic limited partners (LPs) from more than 15 countries, including BNP Paribas Real Estate, British Land, CBRE, Cushman & Wakefield, Hilton, Host Hotels & Resorts, Kimco Realty Corporation, Lennar, Lowe's Home Improvement, Marriott International, MetLife Investment Management, MGM Resorts, Related Companies, Starwood Capital, Toll Brothers, and others. Real estate corporations invest in Fifth Wall not only for financial returns, but also for the strategic value that access to game-changing technology companies provides. As a result, Fifth Wall has structured partnerships, distribution deals, and contracts that have rapidly accelerated the growth of our portfolio companies. By intermediating these two groups, our corporate LPs gain access to innovation and our portfolio companies gain access to distribution. Mission Critical Fifth Wall has always invested at the intersection of real estate and innovation, and we believe that the next frontier for the industry is its collision with climate technology. Real estate is the largest contributor to climate change, consuming 40% of the world’s energy and producing 30%-40% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Yet historically, the industry has put very little capital towards technology solutions to mitigate its contributions. A staggering $18 trillion investment is required over the next decade to get the real estate industry to net-zero. Just as with real estate technology, our relationships with the real estate industry are the distinguishing quality that compels us to champion this fight. Decarbonizing real estate is one of the most important ethical imperatives and economic opportunities of our lifetime and Fifth Wall’s consortium model can play a dramatic role in convening the industry’s largest players to fund the climate technology solutions critical to its future.