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John Helm

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Partner at RET Ventures · Board director at Get Covered · Director at Stake Network · Board director at SmartRent

Park City, Utah, United States

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917 people in our graph share verified history with John — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Neil RimerunlockedJohn: together at Harvard Business School (1989–1990)
John: together at McKinsey & Company
×3John: together at Harvard Business School
John: together at SmartRent

About

John Helm, a two-time founder who built and sold multifamily listing services, structured his fund with large apartment-operator LPs to coordinate technology adoption and act as a kingmaker (e.g., SmartRent).

Contact· published on John's own website

Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechPropTechSaaS

Board director at Get Covered

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Get Covered's investors · 1

RET VenturesPark City · since 2021

Director at Stake Network

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Stake Network's investors · 5

Hamilton VenturesWashington · $250K – $750K checksHomeTeam VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checksOperator StackSouth Lake TahoeRET VenturesPark CityShadow VenturesAtlanta

Co-founders at Stake Network

RHRowland Hobbs
Rowland HobbsCEO
JJJimmy Jacobson
Jimmy JacobsonCo-Founder & Head of Product
MFMark Finney
Mark FinneyFounder, UMoveFree; General Manager, Dallas–Fort Worth

Board director at SmartRent

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SmartRent's investors · 4

Bain Capital VenturesBoston · $1M – $100M checks · since 2021Energy Impact PartnersNew York · $5M – $20M checksFifth WallLos Angeles · $250K – $100M checksRET VenturesPark City · since 2021

Co-founders at SmartRent

LHLucas Haldeman
Lucas HaldemanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. RET VenturesManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentPark City, UT
  2. TravtusBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  3. StakeBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  4. Picket HomesBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
  5. Get CoveredBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. GiGstreemBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  7. Funnel LeasingBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  8. Opiniion Inc.Board Member2019 — 2024
  9. SightPlanBoard Member2019 — 2022
  10. Lexicon Travel TechnologiesBoard Member2017 — 2021Park City, UT
  11. SmartRentInvestor and Board Member2018 — 2021
  12. Next Gear SolutionsBoard Member2016 — 2019Oxford, MS
  13. DN CapitalVenture Partner2012 — 2017Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
  14. VidedressingChairman of the Board (non executive)2014 — 2017Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  15. Take Eat EasyBoard Member2015 — 2016Brussels Metropolitan Area
  16. dotloopBoard Member2012 — 2015Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
  17. MyNewPlace, a division of RealPagePresident2011San Francisco Bay Area
  18. MyNewPlace, a division of RealPageFounder and CEO2005 — 2011San Francisco
  19. AllApartments/SpringStreetCEO1997 — 1999San Francisco Bay Area
  20. Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage CompanyCFO1996 — 1997Palo Alto, CA
  21. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate - Senior Engagement Manager1990 — 1996
  22. Coldwell Banker CommercialOffice Specialist1985 — 1988

Skills & more

Start-ups47Online Advertising12E-commerce32Venture Capital25Entrepreneurship23Lead Generation6Digital Media5Mobile Marketing4SEM6Business Strategy12Business Development10Strategic Partnerships17
+12 moreProduct ManagementFundraisingMarketingProduct MarketingAnalyticsMarketing StrategySEOOnline MarketingTeam LeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategySaaS

From John's professional profile.

Deals · 2

NestioBoard seat

via RET Ventures · filed Nov 2023 · $27.5M raise

Get CoveredBoard seat

via RET Ventures · filed Nov 2021 · $9.6M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

FernishSmartRent

Investor

BilleeCheckpoint IDCrewFernishFunnelPicket HomesPredictapRevere CRERevyseSmartRentStakeTravayeTravtus

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at RET Ventures

Aaron Ru
Principal at RET Ventures
Bryan Hunt
Investor at Relevance Ventures
Christopher Yip
Partner at RET Ventures
Cyndi Reseburg
Investor at Initialized Capital
Fred Tuomi
Venture Partner at RET Ventures
Jacob Zornes
Chief Financial Officer at RET Ventures
Jameson Hartman
Vice President at RET Ventures
Jaymie Fung Bingham
Vice President at RET Ventures

Network2

Teemu Mattila
Partner at Lifeline Ventures
Thomas Rubens
Investor at DN Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is John Helm?
John Helm, a two-time founder who built and sold multifamily listing services, structured his fund with large apartment-operator LPs to coordinate technology adoption and act as a kingmaker (e.g., SmartRent).
Where does John Helm work?
John Helm is Partner at RET Ventures and Board director at Get Covered and Board director at SmartRent.
What does John Helm invest in?
John Helm invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Fintech, PropTech, SaaS.
What boards does John Helm sit on?
John Helm holds tracked board seats at Fernish, Get Covered, Nestio, SmartRent.
What companies has John Helm invested in?
Investments tracked here include Billee, Checkpoint ID, Crew, Fernish, Funnel, Get Covered, Picket Homes, Predictap, Revere CRE, Revyse, SmartRent, Stake, and 2 more.
Where did John Helm go to school?
John Helm studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); University of Wisconsin-Madison (BA, Economics and Int'l Relations).

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