Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Washington, D.C., United States
Countries of investment
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
- Israel
Investment stages
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
Industries
- Artificial Intelligence
- Fintech
- Enterprise Software
About
Fundrise is a financial technology company that operates an online investment platform, allowing individuals to invest in private market assets like real estate and venture capital. Their venture fund, the Fundrise Innovation Fund, specifically targets late-stage, high-growth technology companies, aiming to provide its broad investor base with access to pre-IPO investment opportunities.
Fundrise is a financial technology company that operates an online investment platform, allowing individuals to invest in private market assets like real estate and venture capital. Their venture fund, the Fundrise Innovation Fund, specifically targets late-stage, high-growth technology companies, aiming to provide its broad investor base with access to pre-IPO investment opportunities.
Investment Thesis
Fundrise's venture strategy focuses on investing in top-tier, late-stage, high-growth private technology companies, often at the pre-IPO stage. The firm targets category-defining businesses that have demonstrated significant traction and are leaders in their respective markets. Their unique approach is to democratize access to this asset class, traditionally reserved for institutional investors, by allowing individual investors to participate through their technology platform.
Manager's Experience
The fund is managed by Fundrise Advisors, LLC, led by the platform's co-founders, Ben Miller and Brandon Jenkins. Ben Miller previously served as managing partner of WestMill Capital Partners and president of Western Development Corporation, with extensive experience in real estate and finance. Brandon Jenkins' background includes roles as an associate at The Carlyle Group and an analyst at Lazard, bringing expertise in private equity and investment banking.
Team
Ben Miller - Co-Founder & CEO
Brandon Jenkins - Co-Founder & COO
Kenny Shin - CFO
Portfolio
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Blockdaemon
Anduril
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Lacework
Wiz
VAST Data
Cohere
Replit
Anthropic
Dataminr
Applied Intuition