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The perfect storm of talent, tooling, and timing

Mukund Venkatakrishnan

Chief Executive Officer

  • 2x founder, sold first med-tech company within Schmidt Futures

  • Won HBS pitch contest with the idea for Upfront

  • While at Harvard launched a real estate brokerage

  • Box Group, Crypto / Real World Assets

Pierre Calzadilla

Chief Operating Officer

  • 4x startup $0-10M rev leader

  • 16 year proptech veteran, extensive brokerage and vendor network

  • Built and scaled growth teams at Trulia, RealScout and Local Logic

  • Former NYC REALTOR ©

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We believe in the future of the real estate profession

Our mission

To empower real estate agents with seamless cash flow solutions that remove financial barriers and drive their success.

Our vision

To redefine real estate finance by becoming the leading platform for fair, fast, and accessible financial services.

Our values

We value trust, transparency, and innovation to support agents’ growth and financial success.

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