- New York-based venture capital firm MetaProp has named Offerpad co-founder Jerry Coleman as a venture advisor
New York-based venture capital firm MetaProp announced it has named Offerpad co-founder Jerry Coleman as a venture advisor. Coleman is going to serve as an advisor with Elie Finegold and Maria Seredina. And he will be assisting with deal diligence, startup growth distribution, and property technology (PropTech) startup recruiting.
Coleman is a serial entrepreneur who started several successful real estate initiatives throughout the U.S. And his portfolio as a co-founder includes Offerpad, Alliance Investment Group, Elevation Home Energy Solutions, and Invitation Homes — which he co-founded in partnership with Blackstone Group, bringing in over $10 billion in investment to the largest single-family home rental portfolio in U.S. history. And Invitation Homes is now an NYSE listed public company.
“I’m excited to continue investing with MetaProp to help grow the real estate industry’s emerging technology disruptors. I was particularly drawn to MetaProp’s history of partnering with talented PropTech entrepreneurs, as well as their global perspective,” said Coleman.
Coleman earned his Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University.
Launched in 2015, MetaProp has invested in more than 100 technology companies across the real estate value chain. And the firm manages multiple investment funds for both financial and strategic real estate investors representing a pilot- and test-ready sandbox of over 15 billion square feet across every real estate asset type and global market.
“Jerry is one of the top entrepreneurs in the real estate space. Businesses he has founded have become leading investors, developers, financiers, and energy services providers. Best of all, he truly understands technology, entrepreneurship, and scaling up winning business models. His experience brings tremendous new firepower to bear for our startups and our growing VC team,” added MetaProp co-founder and managing partner Aaron Block.
