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Fundrise

11 Dupont Cir NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC, 20036, United States

Overview

Fundrise helps locals claim ownership in the development of their city. Its first project and the first-ever crowdfunded real estate deal, was the development of acclaimed D.C. restaurant and retail store, Maketto, in 2013. It has grown since then, but its mission of providing people with a simpler, smarter, and more reliable way to invest has remained the same. Today, Fundrise continues to shape the investment industry, creating a new alternative to investing in stocks and bonds. By combining technology with new federal regulations, they have opened up the once-unattainable world of direct private investments to everyone in the US, regardless of net worth. Fundrise was launched in Washington, D.C. in 2012.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
1
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
8

Sector focus

  • Finance
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Investment
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Investment portfolio

  • Ditto

    Participated · Series B · Mar 2025

    Founded in 2018, San Francisco-based Ditto offers an embeddable SDK that turns smartphones, tablets, and other edge devices into ad-hoc mesh networks, enabling applications to read and write data locally while remaining synchronized with other devices and the cloud. The platform replaces expensive on-premise edge servers by using built-in Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or LAN to keep data consistent even when connectivity is patchy—an approach already adopted by customers such as Delta, Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, and the U.S. Air Force (which signed a $950 million contract in 2022). Over the past year the company’s customer count has doubled to 30-plus and annual recurring revenue has grown 250%, though absolute figures were not disclosed. Ditto recently partnered with MongoDB to launch a native connector that syncs edge data with MongoDB databases, and it plans to deepen integrations with additional cloud database providers. With fresh capital, the company will expand headcount and accelerate product development aimed at AI-driven, real-time use cases where privacy, resiliency, and low latency are critical. Ultimately, Ditto positions itself as the default platform for edge computing and data synchronization as AI workloads proliferate.

  • Inspectify

    Led · Equity · Jul 2023

    Inspectify operates a marketplace and proprietary inspection software that connects real estate agents and homeowners with a network of 6,000+ inspectors. The company offers, in select states, a full-year warranty covering repair or replacement of equipment deemed functional during inspection. Inspectify has expanded beyond real estate to serve industries such as construction lending and insurance, and uses automated intelligence to standardize inspection quality. The platform aims to provide accurate, real-time property data for enterprise customers and insurers. Founded in 2019, the company plans to accelerate platform development and roll out its inspection warranty more broadly. Recent funding will also support expansion of offerings to Hartford Steam Boiler’s clients. Inspectify provides inspection software and a booking platform that aggregates inspection data and aims to replace static PDF reports for home, property, and rental inspections. It serves real estate investors, property managers, lenders, insurance carriers, and brokerages. The company plans to roll out new services and further develop its platform, expanding into verticals such as property management, insurance, lending, and data services to grow its total addressable market. Inspectify raised $5.76M in new funding to support those efforts amid a wider real estate market slowdown that has reduced transaction volume. That slowdown contributed to an 80% year-over-year decrease in demand from institutional real estate investors and led the company to lay off 16 employees in November. Founded in 2019 and based in Seattle, Inspectify has grown to 44 employees (up from 32 in 2021) and counts backers including Nine Four Ventures, Foundation Capital, Munich Re Ventures' HSB Fund, Socially Financed, and angel investors. Inspectify offers a proprietary inspection software and marketplace that structures traditionally unstructured home-inspection data and delivers a cloud-native operating manual or digital twin for each property. The company positions itself as the "API of the home," enabling owners to understand condition, schedule maintenance, price and book repairs, and maintain inventory and records. Inspectify serves individual buyers and large real-estate customers, providing portfolio-level visibility for institutional investors and iBuyers. Over the past 12 months the company has grown by over 2,500% and earned partnerships with real-estate brands including Redfin, Fundrise, Flyhomes, Sundae, Homie, Homelight, Properly, Mynd, Roofstock, and Orchard. Founder and CEO Josh Jensen (formerly of Flyhomes) and CTO Denis Bellavance (founder/CTO of Peach; ex-Zillow, Loftium, Amazon) lead product and engineering. The company plans to accelerate development of its inspection software and expand into new verticals with lenders, insurance carriers, appliance OEMs, and home services providers.

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