1Sharpe Ventures Fund I

1Sharpe Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Berkeley, United States

Countries of investment

United States

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A

Industries

Proptech
real estate
fintech
construction
hospitality
logistics
climate

About
1Sharpe Ventures is a Berkeley-based venture capital firm focused on the built world and its adjacent industries. Their focus spans proptech, real estate, fintech, construction, hospitality, logistics, and climate across the United States. The firm supports founders from pre-seed through Series A stages.

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Max check size: $2M
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Investment Thesis

1Sharpe Ventures is a pre-seed to Series A stage venture capital firm deploying capital across proptech, real estate, fintech, construction, hospitality, logistics, and climate sectors. They invest as early lead or follow investors backing founders reimagining the trillion-dollar built world, with an in-house real estate sandbox via affiliated asset manager 1Sharpe Capital. The firm differentiates itself as a founder-led fund whose partners built billion-dollar companies including Roofstock, Lessen, and Kiavi, deploying from a $90M vehicle connected to a $3B+ asset management platform.

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Manager's Experience

Led by partners who previously founded billion-dollar companies including Roofstock, Lessen, Kiavi, and Azibo. Deploys from a ~$90M fund connected to 1Sharpe Capital, a $3B+ real estate and credit asset manager providing an in-house real estate sandbox. Based in Berkeley. The firm backs founders reimagining the built world's "picks and shovels" across construction, real estate, insurance, and financial services.