Where does John Helm work?

John Helm is Partner at RET Ventures and Board director at Get Covered and Board director at SmartRent.

What boards does John Helm sit on?

John Helm holds tracked board seats at Fernish, Get Covered, Nestio, SmartRent.

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).

John Helm

Investor

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

Park City, Utah, United States

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

j•••@ret.vcreveal

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

j•••@ret.vcreveal100% confident
j•••@ret.vcreveal70% confident

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechFintechPropTechSaaS

Board director at Get Covered

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to Get Covered's investors below.

Get Covered's investors · 1

RET VenturesPark City · since 2021

Director at Stake Network

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to Stake Network's investors below.

Stake Network's investors · 2

RET VenturesPark City Shadow VenturesAtlanta

Co-founders at Stake Network

ROWLAND HOBBSCEO

Rowland HobbsCo-Founder & CEO

Jimmy JacobsonCo-Founder & Head of Product

Mark FinneyFounder, UMoveFree; General Manager, Dallas–Fort Worth

Board director at SmartRent

Intro paths

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In turn, John can intro founders to SmartRent's investors below.

SmartRent's investors · 4

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

Co-founders at SmartRent

Lucas HaldemanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

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

Skills & more

Start-ups47Online Advertising12E-commerce32Venture Capital25Entrepreneurship23Lead Generation6Digital Media5Mobile Marketing4SEM6Business Strategy12Business Development10Strategic Partnerships17

+12 more

Product 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

Fernish SmartRent

Per SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at RET Ventures

Aaron Ru

Principal at RET Ventures

Christopher Yip

Partner at RET Ventures

Fred Tuomi

Venture Partner at RET Ventures

Jacob Zornes

Chief Financial Officer at RET Ventures

James Pearson

Analyst at RET Ventures

Jameson Hartman

Vice President at RET Ventures

Jaymie Fung Bingham

Vice President at RET Ventures

Jerry Davis

Senior Advisor at RET Ventures

Network3

Benoit Jacob

Investment Manager at DN Capital

Teemu Mattila

Partner at Lifeline Ventures

Thomas Rubens

Investor at DN Capital

Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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.
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).