Nine Four Ventures
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Chicago, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
Investment stages
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Proptech
- real estate
- fintech
- marketplaces
About
Nine Four Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on technologies impacting the built world and real estate lifecycle. Their focus spans proptech, real estate, fintech, and marketplaces across the United States. The firm supports proptech founders from pre-seed through Series A stages.
Nine Four Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on technologies impacting the built world and real estate lifecycle. Their focus spans proptech, real estate, fintech, and marketplaces across the United States. The firm supports proptech founders from pre-seed through Series A stages.
Investment Thesis
Nine Four Ventures is a pre-seed to Series A stage venture capital firm deploying capital across proptech, real estate, fintech, and marketplace sectors. They invest as early-stage backers of founders impacting the people, processes, and ecosystems that interact with the built world, supported by institutional real estate owner and corporate LPs including Ace Hardware and State Farm. The firm differentiates itself as a vertically integrated real estate technology fund with 30+ years of real estate experience, backing companies including Knock, Cherre, and Roofstock.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2021 by Jeffrey Elowe (Founder & General Partner), with General Partner Kurt Ramirez (ex-Bain, Cue Ball) and Partner Paul La Londe. Team across Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. Backed by institutional real estate owners and corporate LPs including Ace Hardware and State Farm. Portfolio includes Built Technologies, AgentSync, Inspectify, and Kojo. The firm is a vertically integrated proptech fund using its owned real estate portfolio as a product laboratory.
Team
Jeffrey Elowe-Founder & General Partner
Kurt Ramirez-General Partner
Paul La Londe-Partner
Sophia Ghadamian Kier-Principal
Portfolio
Built Technologies
AgentSync
Inspectify
Kojo
Lumion
Finley
Knock
Cherre
Roofstock