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1Sharpe Ventures

Venture capital

Piedmont · Pre-Seed–Seed · 5 people tracked

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Investment thesis

1Sharpe Ventures targets what it calls the 'Forgotten 50%' of the economy: foundational but historically underinvested sectors such as real estate, construction, manufacturing, insurance and financial services. The firm believes advances in AI and technology infrastructure can drive major efficiencies, displace incumbents and reshape traditionally slow-moving categories. It emphasizes that success will depend on vertical expertise, pairing new ideas and technology with distribution, industry relationships and deep domain knowledge. 1SV operates across three verticals — credit, housing, and venture — investing in North America and Europe.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$500K – $2M
HQ
Piedmont, California, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
1 investment
AUM
$90M
Tracked investments
34
Unicorns
2
Acquisitions
1

Team · 5 people

from public directories
Feng Wang· Investorin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through 1Sharpe Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 25 of 34 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×13PropTech ×13SaaS ×10Fintech ×9Enterprise Software ×6Marketplaces ×4Consumer ×3Future of Work ×3

HQs:United States×16Brazil×1Mexico×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 17 portfolio companies
35%
solo founders
6 of 17 mapped founding teams
55%
repeat founders
of 22 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×53 founders×34+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 20 founders with education data

Harvard University ×3Stanford University ×3Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×3Universidad de 'San Andrés'​ ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 15 founders with field-of-study data

Economics ×7Business & Management ×5Computer Science ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

Investments · 34 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 42022 · 48 dated

1Sharpe Capital1sharpe.comin

1Sharpe is an investment firm that deploys capital across the real estate spectrum, including credit, private equity, and early-stage property technology.

FintechPropTech

Rob Bloemker(Co-founder, Investment Committee Lead)inGregor Watson(Co-founder)in

AllieHealthalliehealth.com

Austin, US

Jessie Lucci(Founder)in

Co-investorsFlybridge Capital PartnersTrail Run Capital

Ardenardentech.aiinFeb 2025 · $4.3M

Arden provides an end-to-end audit automation platform that collects evidence across systems and executes control tests for SOX compliance.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aryaman Khanna(CEO)inDavid Lomelin(CTO)in

Co-investorsLink VenturesY CombinatorCoalition OperatorsOrange CollectiveRXRStoryHouse+1 more

Bitsobitso.comin𝕏

Bitso is a fintech platform offering cryptocurrency trading, U.S. stock and ETF investing, yield-earning opportunities on crypto holdings, and cross-border payment services.

Crypto & Web3FintechMexico City, MX

Daniel Vogel(Founder)inBen Peters(Founder)inPablo Gonzalez(Founder)

Co-investorsBlockchain CoinvestorsBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesCometaDigital Currency Group+16 more

Carats & Cakecaratsandcake.com𝕏Oct 2022 · $10.6M

Carats + Cake is an online platform featuring a curated, searchable archive of real weddings and the vendors behind them, organized by style, color, detail, and location.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jessica Levin Conroy(Executive Officer, Director)Gregor Watson(Director)inMichael Costigan(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCorrelation VenturesRaptor GroupReshapeThe MBA FundAcrew CapitalFounders Fund+2 more

Casafaricasafari.comin𝕏

CASAFARI provides a real estate data intelligence platform that aggregates and cleans property data across more than 20 countries, offering insights to help users find and close real estate deals.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTech

Co-investorsAMAVI CapitalArmilar Venture PartnersBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalBynd Venture CapitalFJ Labs+3 more

Cottagecotta.ge𝕏Apr 2022 · $15M

RenoFi provides proprietary renovation underwriting technology that enables lenders to offer renovation loans based on after-renovation value, helping homeowners increase borrowing power for home renovations.

FintechPropTechSan Francisco, US

Alex Czarnecki(Founder)

Co-investorsITERATIVEReshapeBase10 PartnersDivcoWestFifth WallFoundamental+2 more

Cottagecottage.build

Alex Czarnecki(Founder)

Co-investorsBase10 PartnersITERATIVE

Flockflockexchange.com

Flock is a Denver-based real estate platform that lets landlords exchange their rental properties for shares in a diversified, professionally managed portfolio using 721 Exchange tax deferral structures.

Co-investorsPrimary Venture PartnersRenegade PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBedrockMatrixSpark Capital+1 more

Flock Homesflockhomes.cominMar 2022

Flock Homes is a real estate investment platform that provides individual investors access to professionally managed residential rental properties across multiple U.S. markets.

FintechPropTechDenver, US

Ariel Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)Ari Rubin(Founder)inJake Sparkman(Founder)Matt Litovitz(Founder)

BoardAlex Rampell(Director)inBradley Svrluga(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBoxGroupFJ LabsHuman CapitalMVP VenturesPear VC+8 more

freemodel sitefreemodel.comin

Freemodel operates a software-based marketplace that handles pre-sale home renovations for homeowners, managing design, contractor coordination, and project delivery.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechCalifornia, US

Jesse Lindeman(Founder)inJohn Garner(Founder)

Co-investorsCore Venture CapitalFJ LabsQED InvestorsRWT HorizonsCrossbeam Venture Partners

Frontiers Marketfrontiersmarket.comin

FrontiersVision provides computer-vision software that runs on existing cameras to monitor livestock in pens and chutes, capturing events like weight, average daily gain, pen counts, and early sickness detection without added labor.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.TipTop Ventures

Havenhavenservicing.comin

Haven is a digital platform that simplifies home financing and mortgage management for homeowners by connecting them with mortgage companies.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Aditya Acharya(Founder)inNipun Kant(Founder)inJonathan Chao(Founder)inDarrick Brown(Head of Engineering)inKyle Begis(Sourcer)Lucy Mitchell(Operations Manager)

Co-investorsConversion CapitalEmles Venture PartnersGoAhead VenturesRWT HorizonsSoma CapitalY Combinator+16 more

Henryhenry.aiin𝕏Feb 2025 · $4.3M

Henry provides AI-powered software for commercial real estate teams to automate property database management, underwriting models, and institutional pitch deck creation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Sammy Greenwall(CEO)inAdam Pratt(CTO)inLeonardo Maglia(Founder)inLuz Borchardt(Founder)inManuel Barna Ferrés(Founder)inMartin Borchardt(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoalition OperatorsFirstMark CapitalPioneerThomson Reuters VenturesY Combinator500 Global+12 more

Juicegetjuice.com

Banking and financing for creators (acquired by Rho)

Sima Gandhi(Founder)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesInspired CapitalTq Ventures LlcWestbound Equity Partners

Lastrolastro.coinSep 2025 · $16M

Lastro is the creator of Lais, an artificial intelligence assistant built for the Brazilian real estate market that engages and qualifies leads and automates customer interactions.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Allan Paladino(Founder)inJosé Thomaz Pereira(Founder)Pedro Milanez(Founder)

Co-investorsFJ LabsQED InvestorsCanaryProsus Ventures

Lessenlessen.comin𝕏

Lessen operates a technology platform for real estate property and facilities services, coordinating vendor relationships to handle maintenance, turns, and facilities management for property owners and operators.

B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSScottsdale, US

Jay M.(Founder)inJay McKee(Founder)Fred Tuomi(Director)

BoardDan Wenhold(Director)inGregor Watson(Founder)in

Co-investorsCopper Sky CapitalGeneral CatalystNavitas Capital75 & SunnyFifth WallKhosla Ventures

PermitFlowpermitflow.comin

PermitFlow provides an AI-powered platform that automates the construction permitting lifecycle, from research and application preparation to submission and tracking.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechNew York City, US

Samuel Lam(Founder)inFrancis Thumpasery(Founder)inChad Waite(Head of Growth)Ty Avery-Miller(Recruiter)Hannah Hiler(Recruiter)Mark Tallabas(Recruiter)

Co-investorsAccelAmino CapitalavraDepth VenturesFelicis VenturesFoundamental+9 more

Revinrevin.ai

Revin builds AI agents that embed into the existing systems of home and residential service businesses to run revenue-driving operational workflows with humans in the loop.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech

Quinn Litherland(Founder + CEO)in

Co-investorsDarkmode VenturesDria VenturesLigature VCHyde Park Angels

Ridleygetridley.comDec 2025

Ridley is an AI-powered real estate platform that helps homeowners buy and sell homes without traditional commission fees.

Co-investorsMoxxie VenturesPark Rangers Capital1984 Ventures Management, LlcAglae VenturesFifth Wall

ROHroh.coin𝕏

ROH provides an intelligent payments platform and financial infrastructure for the hospitality industry, using automation to manage the multiple payment touchpoints in hotel transactions.

AI & Machine LearningFintechTravel & Hospitality

Ankur Randev(Principal & Chief Commercial Officer)Jess Levin Conroy(Founder)

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalCleo CapitalCorrelation VenturesFounders FundGMO VenturePartnersSilverCircle

Roofstockroofstock.comin

Roofstock is a digital platform that enables individual and institutional investors to acquire and manage single-family rental homes using proprietary data analytics and local market expertise across the U.S. residential market.

FintechMarketplacesPropTech

Gary Beasley(Founder)inGergor Watson(Founder)Gregor Watson(Founder)Rich Ford(Founder)

Co-investors7GC & CoAcurio VenturesAkkadian VenturesBain Capital VenturesBallistic VenturesCanvas Ventures+28 more

Streetfairstreetfair.com

Home services marketplace for neighborhoods.

Teddy Fitzgibbons(Founder)in

Co-investorsCharlotte Fund1984 Ventures Management, Llc

Summermeetsummer.comin𝕏

Summer helps students and borrowers navigate, manage, and reduce student debt by matching them to federal and state loan-assistance programs, offering repayment planning, and providing college-savings tools.

FintechFuture of WorkGovTechHR TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Will Sealy(Founder)inDan Macklin(President)Ritu Tandon(Chief Operating Officer)Michael Scully(Chief Product Officer)Rich Williams(Chief Customer Officer)Jan Singelmann(Chief of Staff)

Co-investorsNextView VenturesQED InvestorsRebalance Capital VenturesSemperVirens Venture CapitalStory VenturesElizabeth Street Ventures+2 more

Summergosummer.comin

Summer operates SummerOS, an asset intelligence platform for the short-term rental industry offering revenue forecasting, market intelligence, and performance analytics.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSNew York City, US

Paul Kromidas(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesElizabeth Street Ventures

Surfacegetsurface.aiin

Surface builds AI products for multifamily housing that simplify operations and decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Tetratetra.comin𝕏

Tetra enables homeowners to transition to clean energy through high-efficiency appliances and related products.

CleantechClimate TechConsumerEnergy

Co-investorsFJ LabsGreycroftGutter CapitalInterplay Ventures Early Stage Management LlcLerer HippeauAmino Capital+1 more

Tetraasktetra.comAcquired

Tetra provides automatic transcription and note-taking for phone calls and meetings, with human-edited transcripts delivered within 6 hours.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon Goldsmith(Founder)inNikolas Liolios(CTO)in

Co-investorsAmino CapitalY CombinatorAmplify PartnersFoundation CapitalGCW CapitalGutter Capital+2 more

Timber Eyetimbereye.com

Scott Gregg(Founder)inAlex Meyers(Founder)inLucia Basso(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupConstruct CapitalFloating Point

Vellumvellum.aiin𝕏

Vellum builds AI development tools and platforms for teams building AI applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkNew York City, US

Akash Sharma(Founder)inSidd Seethepalli(Founder)inNoa Flaherty(Founder)inJohn Cappiello(Founder)Julianna Muir(Founder)

Co-investorsEastlink Capital PartnersInvest In DataPioneerY CombinatorAcrew CapitalAlloy Fund+10 more

Vellum Insurancevelluminsurance.comin

Vellum is an AI-native platform that ingests insurance data from multiple sources, standardizes it through automated validation and normalization, and provides portfolio intelligence to underwriting, claims, and finance teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTech

Julianna Muir(CEO)inJohn Cappiello(CTO)inPaul Toomath(Head of Product and Operations)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalFin CapitalFlourish VenturesVera Equity

Weather Promiseweatherpromise.comin

WeatherPromise provides weather guarantees integrated into travel booking platforms, using weather data to help travelers make confident bookings regardless of season.

Climate TechInsurTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality

Daniel Price(Founder)David Klemm(Founder)

Co-investors1Flourish CapitalAssurant VenturesAsymmetric Capital PartnersClocktower VenturesCommerce VenturesLerer Hippeau+2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Creative-JuiceHaven Servicing

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has 1Sharpe Ventures made?
1Sharpe Ventures has 34 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 4 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does 1Sharpe Ventures invest at?
1Sharpe Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is 1Sharpe Ventures's typical check size?
1Sharpe Ventures typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
What sectors does 1Sharpe Ventures focus on?
1Sharpe Ventures focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Construction Tech, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Fintech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, PropTech.
Where is 1Sharpe Ventures located?
1Sharpe Ventures is headquartered in Piedmont, US.
Does 1Sharpe Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, 1Sharpe Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does 1Sharpe Ventures co-invest with?
1Sharpe Ventures most often shares deals with FJ Labs, QED Investors, RWT Horizons, among 109 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 5

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Bain Capital Ventures

BCV Labs is the platform and hands-on support arm of Bain Capital Ventures, providing portfolio founders with go-to-market strategy, brand development, hiring assistance, and customer introductions.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $100M
Ballistic Ventures

Ballistic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing cybersecurity entrepreneurs, drawing on the operating experience of investors who have founded, funded, and operated over 90 companies.

Both backed · 1
$1M – $5M

Firms observed investing alongside 1Sharpe Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with 1Sharpe Ventures's recorded portfolio.

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