MetaProp NYC is a real estate technology accelerator based in New York City founded by Aaron Block, Clelia Peters, and Zach Aarons.[1][2] Each year, MetaProp NYC holds a 16 week program which accepts eight companies per cohort, offering growth services, mentoring, intensive courses, and funding for a select group of technology-driven real estate startups. The program culminates in a Demo Day to partners, investors, VCs and media.[3]
As of June 2015, MetaProp NYC had five founding corporate partners including Zillow Group, Warburg Realty, DLA Piper, EisnerAmper and The News Funnel.[4] Program participants have access to mentors from corporate partners and MetaProp NYC’s RE200 mentor network[5], spanning verticals such as development, brokerage, architecture, construction, finance, data and technology, including high-growth NYC-based property technology startups VTS, Hightower, Honest Buildings, and Reonomy.[6]
Applications for MetaProp NYC's first class opened June 16, 2015.[7]
History
editCo-founded in 2015 by Aaron Block (serial entrepreneur, formerly Cushman & Wakefield), Clelia Peters (Warburg Realty) and Zach Aarons (Millennium Partners), MetaProp NYC will be headquartered at Warburg Realty’s Flatiron office at 18 West 21st Street.[8]
MetaProp NYC’s first program will start on August 24, 2015 and run for 16 weeks. Applications open June 16, 2015 and close August 14, 2015.[9][10][11][12]
Mentors
edit- Adam Stanley - Global CIO at DTZ
- Amanda Carroll - Senior Associate/Studio Director at Gensler
- Andrew Leibman - Senior Vice President at Trepp, LLC
- Brandon Sedloff - Global Head of Corporate Development at Urban Land Institute
- Brandon Weber - Founder/CEO at Hightower
- Caren Maio - Founder/CEO at Nestio
- Caroline Burton - Director of Strategy at StreetEasy
- Christine Caruso - Senior Venture Officer at New Jersey Economic Development Authority
- Christopher Johnson - CEO/Founder at Hollister Construction Services
- Clelia Peters - Director of Strategy/ Business Operations at Warburg Realty
- Craig Cuyar - Global CIO at Cushman & Wakefield
- Dan Spiegel - EVP, Operations at Colliers International
- Dan Teran - Co-Founder at Managed By Q
- Dirk Wakeham - CEO at storEDGE
- Doug Chambers - Co-Founder at FieldLens
- Eric Thomas - Principal at Cresa
- Frank Renzler - Executive Vice President at Structure Tone
- Ishay Grinberg - President at Rental Beast
- Jeffrey Berman - Managing Director at Camber Creek
- Jeremy Smith - Co-Founder/Strategic Advisor at SpotHero
- Jim Arce - Senior Managing Director at DTZ
- John Santora - Chief Operating Officer/Chief Integration Officer at Cushman & Wakefield
- Jonathan Wasserstrum - Co-Founder at TheSquareFoot
- Jordan Nof - Director at The Blackstone Group
- Josh Guttman - Partner at SoftBank Capital
- Justin Cohen - CMO at Pangea Properties
- Kent Tarrach - Vice President of Asset Management at Brookfield Property Partners
- Kevin Loftis - CIO at Americas at DTZ
- Maria Seredina - M&A at Zillow Group
- Matt Rightmire - Managing Director at Borealis Ventures
- Michael Mandel - Co-Founder/CEO at CompStak
- Michael Rudin - Managing Partner at Rudin West LLC
- Peter Edwards - Director of Marketing at StreetEasy
- Peter Hennessy - President at New York Tri-State DTZ
- Richard Sarkis - Co-founder/CEO at Reonomy
- Riggs Kubiak - CEO at Honest Buildings
- Ron Gross - President and COO of G. Holdings LLC
- Ross Goldenberg - Partner/Co-Founder at SiteCompli
- Ryan Masiello - Founder/Chief Revenue Officer at View The Space, Inc.
- Sacha Zarba - Executive Vice President at CBRE
- Sara Queen - Senior Vice President at Brookfield Properties
- Sohin Shah - Co-Founder at iFunding
- Steve Schlafman - Principal at RRE Ventures
- Tara Stacom - Executive Vice Chairman Brokerage at Cushman & Wakefield
- Zach Aarons - Project Manager at Millennium Partners
References
edit- ^ "MetaProp NYC Real Estate Technology Accelerator Officially Opens for Business". Reuters. 6/16/15. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Incubators helping traditional real estate companies innovate". Inman. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "MetaProp NYC Real Estate Technology Accelerator Officially Opens for Business". PR Newswire. 6/16/15. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Tech Accelerator: Calling All Real Estate Startups". Real Street Tech. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Tech Accelerator: Calling All Real Estate Startups". Real Street Tech. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "MetaProp NYC Real Estate Technology Accelerator Officially Opens for Business". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "MetaProp NYC Real Estate Technology Accelerator Officially Opens for Business". Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "MetaProp NYC Real Estate Technology Accelerator Officially Opens for Business". Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "MetaProp NYC Mentors". MetaProp NYC. Retrieved 18 June 2015.