Alate Partners
Venture capitalToronto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
Alate invests in early-stage real estate technology (proptech) companies, backing founders building transformational technology to improve the built world. Beyond capital, the firm leverages a network of influential real estate partners, investors, and founders to provide portfolio companies with access to expertise and customers. The team combines decades of experience across venture capital, operations, and real estate, positioning itself as a specialist, hands-on investor that makes introductions and helps technologies reach the real estate companies that need them. Dream is a founding partner in the fund.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website
Founder mafia
3 people who came through Alate Partners went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 17 of 20 portfolio companiesPropTech ×14SaaS ×9AI & Machine Learning ×5Fintech ×3Mobility & Transportation ×3Enterprise Software ×2LegalTech ×2Marketplaces ×2
HQs:United States×7Canada×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×53 founders×24+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 12023 · 13 dated
Ownright (formerly Doormat) operates a technology platform that digitizes the legal side of residential real estate transactions, serving homebuyers, sellers, real estate brokerages, and the lawyers who handle home closings and refinancings.
AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechPropTechSales Tech
Robert Saunders(Founder (CEO))Joel Fox(Co-founder)Benjamin Berry(Co-founder & First Lawyer)FrancescoEmre
Altrio provides AI-native software for commercial real estate investment teams, supporting acquisitions, asset management, capital raising, development, dispositions, lending, and portfolio management.
AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsMantella Venture PartnersN49PPanache VenturesRelay VenturesWhitecap Venture Partners
Arrive operates an urban mobility platform that helps cities, fleet operators, and policymakers manage city movement through solutions such as parking, public transport, and mobility data analysis.
GovTechMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsBeringeaCNIHyde Park AngelsHyde Park Venture Partners
Bird operates a shared electric scooter and e-bike service designed to reduce car trips and emissions in urban environments across multiple continents.
CleantechMobility & TransportationSanta Monica, US
Co-investorsAccelCanaan PartnersCoastCapComcast VenturesCraft VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)+18 more
Verity Sylvester(Founder)in
Co-investorsMaywic Select InvestmentsSuperAngel.FundRRE VenturesSpringdale Ventures
Eden provides an all-in-one workplace experience platform that helps companies manage hybrid and office operations through integrated HR, people operations, and workplace software.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Joe Du Bey(Founder/CEO)inGuy Morita(Founder)inKyle Wilkinson(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorBessemer Venture PartnersReshapeSierra Ventures
Flash provides cloud-native software, hardware, and demand channels that connect parking asset owners, operators, and drivers, covering the full parking experience from finding and reserving to charging and payment.
Mobility & TransportationPropTechSaaSAustin, US
Dan Sharplin(Chairman)Chris Donus(CEO & President)Shannon Kennedy(Chief Human Resources Officer)Dan Roarty(Chief Digital Officer)Elliott DeLoach(Chief Financial Officer)Jim Zeitunian(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsL CattertonVista Equity PartnersGeekdomRelay Ventures
Uniti is an agentic AI platform that provides configurable AI agents for real estate operators to capture leads, respond across voice, email, SMS, WhatsApp, and website chat, and automate customer operations such as qualification, tour booking, and re-engagement.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Co-investorsMetaPropPathlight VenturesPrudence
PropTechToronto, CA
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalTechstarsDeVCKae CapitalPanache Ventures
Mave provides an AI marketing tool for real estate professionals that automatically gathers property and listing data and generates branded marketing content once a listing goes live.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechPropTech
Co-investorsRelay VenturesBlume VenturesClarim VenturesN49P
myAbode provides outsourced back-office deal processing and compliance services for Canadian real estate brokerages, handling files, RECO audits, and commission processing on a pay-per-deal basis.
FintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Occupier provides lease administration software for commercial real estate teams at multi-location businesses, centralizing lease data, automating critical date alerts, and enabling real-time portfolio visibility.
Enterprise SoftwarePropTechSaaSBoston, US
Andrew Flint(Executive Officer, Director)Matt Giffune(Founder)in🏔 Erik Pearson(Founder)inBenjamin McGuinness(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsMetaPropMetaProp VenturesOMERS VenturesStage 2 CapitalRelay Ventures
Ownright provides an online platform for residential real estate closings, pairing a legal team with a client portal for document sharing, milestone tracking, and remote communication.
LegalTechPropTechSaaSToronto, CA
Robert Saunders(Founder)
Co-investorsLegalTechRelay Ventures
PadSplit is a U.S. coliving marketplace connecting property owners with renters seeking furnished private rooms on all-inclusive weekly terms.
PropTechAtlanta, US
Atticus LeBlanc(Executive Officer, Director)Kathryn Petralia(Director)
BoardArjan Schutte(Director)in
Co-investorsBase Venture Management, Inc.Core Venture CapitalFlow CapitalKapor CapitalKern Venture GroupMetaProp+7 more
Promise Robotics offers an AI-powered, cloud-based offsite construction platform that converts builders' design files into manufacturing instructions, automating estimating, procurement, robotic framing, and onsite assembly for homebuilders.
Construction TechPropTechRoboticsToronto, CA
Ramtin Attar(Founder)
Co-investorsHorizons VenturesMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Radical VenturesRelay Ventures
Co-investorsNine Four VenturesRelay VenturesWilshire Lane Capital
Sonder operates a hospitality platform offering managed short-term rental accommodations across multiple cities globally, combining contemporary design with technology-enabled services for guests.
MarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Francis Davidson(Co-Founder & CEO (2014–2025))inMartin Picard(Co-Founder)Lucas Pellan(Co-Founder)Sanjay Banker(President & Chief Financial Officer)Satyen Pandya(Chief Technology Officer)Daniel Cornwell(Interim Co-CEO (from June 2025))
Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesBDC Venture CapitalBlackbird VenturesFounderFuelGreylock PartnersReshape+4 more
VendorPM provides an all-in-one vendor management platform that combines AI tools with human support for property managers and their vendors.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS
Emiel B.(Founder)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersMucker CapitalNavitas CapitalPrudenceRelay Ventures
A U.S. software provider serving commercial real estate professionals with a leasing and asset management platform.
PropTech
Nick Romito(Founder)inBrandon WeberDonald DeSantisKarl BaumNicholas RomitoRyan Masiello
Co-investors500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersBling CapitalCamber CreekOpenView Venture PartnersRed Swan Ventures+7 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesArrive · mynorthwest.com · Aug 20, 2026
Lane · whalesbook.com · Aug 14, 2026
Sonder · singletrackworld.com · Jul 16, 2026
Bird Scooters · katu.com · Jul 1, 2026
Eden · investing.com · Jun 25, 2026
Mave · indianretailer.com · Mar 19, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Alate Partners made?
- Alate Partners has 20 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Alate Partners invest at?
- Alate Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Alate Partners focus on?
- Alate Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, PropTech.
- Where is Alate Partners located?
- Alate Partners is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
- Does Alate Partners lead rounds?
- Yes, Alate Partners leads investment rounds.
- Who does Alate Partners co-invest with?
- Alate Partners most often shares deals with MetaProp, Reshape, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 71 tracked co-investors.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Recent posts focus on Alate's investments in Canadian real estate technology, including the launch of the myVentures fund with myAbode, leading Ownright's seed round for digital home-closing legal services, and backing Uniti AI's AI leasing agent. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLMRE PropTech VC Spotlight- Alate Partners- Courtney Cooper
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Co-investors · 7
Relay Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs founders from pre-seed and seed through later financing stages, focusing on companies solving major pain points in large, high-growth markets.
Camber Creek is a venture capital firm focused on real estate technology (proptech), partnering closely with founders and leveraging its network of real estate industry limited partners to support portfolio companies.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.
Eniac Ventures partners with early-stage founders, backing companies from 0 to 1.
Fifth Wall is an investment firm focused on technology for the built environment (PropTech), backing startups that make the spaces where people live, work, and play smarter, safer, and more energy efficient.
Canvas Prime (formerly Canvas Ventures) is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in AI transforming digital health and fintech, leading Series A and B rounds in companies ready to scale.
Second Century Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by the National Association of REALTORS that invests in technology startups serving the real estate, financial, insurance and home services industries. It also runs REACH, a growth and scale-up program for real estate technology companies.
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