Navitas Capital

Navitas Capital GP, LLC is a venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, California, established in 2008. The firm specializes in early-stage investments in start-ups and growth capital, primarily focusing on the energy and information technology sectors. Its primary areas of interest include real estate and construction technologies, intelligent buildings, cities, infrastructure, and enterprise solutions. Navitas Capital aims to leverage its domain expertise and industry relationships to enhance the value of its investments. The firm typically invests between $0.1 million and $5 million throughout the investment lifecycle and often seeks a board seat in companies where it leads investments, while also participating as a co-investor in syndicates. By fostering partnerships and offering strategic support, Navitas Capital strives to create a self-reinforcing cycle of value within its network.

Madison Gesser

Senior Associate

Mike Heller

Principal

Chris Longman

Senior Associate

Jim Pettit

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Travis Putnam

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Louis Schotsky

Managing Partner

Jenny Song

Principal

Michael Spies

Venture Partner

Past deals in Real Estate

Oda

Seed Round in 2021
Oda is a technology company that provides a comprehensive platform for the real estate industry, enabling users to access, search, and manage residential transaction records and listings across most U.S. cities. By aggregating real estate data from various listing services and government records, Oda offers a unified API that streamlines the process of managing property information. Additionally, Oda develops software for property photo enhancement and virtual staging, utilizing artificial intelligence to deliver high-quality, vivid images for residential listings. This combination of data management tools and advanced image enhancement capabilities allows real estate professionals to effectively grow their businesses in a competitive market.

Lessen

Series B in 2021
Operator of a property services platform intended to manage real estate rental assets. The company offers a platform to real estate owners that provides on-demand resources, predictable service costs, effortless job verification, property cleaning, laundry and maintenance, and repairs, and to service providers that offer constant job flow, instant payment, detailed job specifications, and easy-to-use job scheduling, enabling clients to connect and get the work done seamlessly.

EliseAI

Series B in 2021
MeetElise is an AI company on a mission to make good housing affordable to all. Elise tracks all of your leads for you and instantly responds to new inquiries, schedules viewings, and consistently follows up with each and every prospect to make sure no lead is lost.

Lessen

Series A in 2021
Operator of a property services platform intended to manage real estate rental assets. The company offers a platform to real estate owners that provides on-demand resources, predictable service costs, effortless job verification, property cleaning, laundry and maintenance, and repairs, and to service providers that offer constant job flow, instant payment, detailed job specifications, and easy-to-use job scheduling, enabling clients to connect and get the work done seamlessly.

Cherre

Series B in 2021
Cherre, Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that aggregates and enhances public and private real estate data, providing insights into asset value and viability. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including CoreWorkflow, which integrates tools for document and price analysis, as well as asset reporting. Additionally, Cherre provides CoreData, a suite of services encompassing data connection and delivery, API integration, a real-time data dashboard, and solutions for sourcing and evaluating real estate opportunities. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including agents, investors, insurers, and enterprises, aiming to streamline the analysis process and facilitate informed decision-making in the real estate industry.

Lessen

Seed Round in 2021
Operator of a property services platform intended to manage real estate rental assets. The company offers a platform to real estate owners that provides on-demand resources, predictable service costs, effortless job verification, property cleaning, laundry and maintenance, and repairs, and to service providers that offer constant job flow, instant payment, detailed job specifications, and easy-to-use job scheduling, enabling clients to connect and get the work done seamlessly.

Sundae

Series B in 2020
Sundae operates a home-selling platform designed to assist homeowners in selling houses that are outdated or in need of repairs. The company addresses the challenges faced by sellers in a traditional real estate market, where local investors often exploit homeowner distress to acquire properties at low prices. Sundae aims to provide a better outcome for these sellers by offering competitive off-market prices without the need for cleanup, repairs, or showings. Through a data-driven model, Sundae anticipates when homeowners may require assistance and employs a skilled sales and marketing team to effectively reach them. By prioritizing the needs of sellers and redistributing economic value, Sundae strives to become a leading buyer of homes that require significant attention across the United States.

Orchard

Series C in 2020
Orchard transforms the way people buy and sell their homes by bringing simplicity, convenience, and certainty to the process. Simplifying it, to the way it should have always been; fair and true to market, straightforward, and easy. Traditionally, homeowners who are looking to purchase their next home face a stressful and uncertain process - they have to either sell their old home first and move twice or buy as a contingent buyer and risk not getting their dream home. Orchard solves this problem by enabling homeowners to buy before they sell. With Orchard, customers secure their dream home first using Orchard's cash, while having the certainty of selling their old home with Orchard - all for the same fee as a traditional broker. Orchard is transforming the end-to-end home buying experience with an AI-powered home search and a modern, all-digital mortgage and closing. Orchard is headquartered in New York City and offers its services in Colorado, Georgia, and Texas.

EliseAI

Series A in 2020
MeetElise is an AI company on a mission to make good housing affordable to all. Elise tracks all of your leads for you and instantly responds to new inquiries, schedules viewings, and consistently follows up with each and every prospect to make sure no lead is lost.

Cherre

Series A in 2020
Cherre, Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that aggregates and enhances public and private real estate data, providing insights into asset value and viability. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including CoreWorkflow, which integrates tools for document and price analysis, as well as asset reporting. Additionally, Cherre provides CoreData, a suite of services encompassing data connection and delivery, API integration, a real-time data dashboard, and solutions for sourcing and evaluating real estate opportunities. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including agents, investors, insurers, and enterprises, aiming to streamline the analysis process and facilitate informed decision-making in the real estate industry.

Orchard

Series B in 2020
Orchard transforms the way people buy and sell their homes by bringing simplicity, convenience, and certainty to the process. Simplifying it, to the way it should have always been; fair and true to market, straightforward, and easy. Traditionally, homeowners who are looking to purchase their next home face a stressful and uncertain process - they have to either sell their old home first and move twice or buy as a contingent buyer and risk not getting their dream home. Orchard solves this problem by enabling homeowners to buy before they sell. With Orchard, customers secure their dream home first using Orchard's cash, while having the certainty of selling their old home with Orchard - all for the same fee as a traditional broker. Orchard is transforming the end-to-end home buying experience with an AI-powered home search and a modern, all-digital mortgage and closing. Orchard is headquartered in New York City and offers its services in Colorado, Georgia, and Texas.

EliseAI

Seed Round in 2019
MeetElise is an AI company on a mission to make good housing affordable to all. Elise tracks all of your leads for you and instantly responds to new inquiries, schedules viewings, and consistently follows up with each and every prospect to make sure no lead is lost.

Truss

Series A in 2019
Truss Holdings, Inc. develops and operates an online commercial real estate (CRE) tech platform. It helps small and medium businesses find, tour and lease office, co-working, industrial, and retail space. The company’ platform uses machine learning to help find properties that best fit a company’s needs. It allows businesses in virtually tour the listings, negotiate price, and sign lease documents all on its site. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

Cherre

Seed Round in 2018
Cherre, Inc. operates a cloud-based platform that aggregates and enhances public and private real estate data, providing insights into asset value and viability. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company offers a range of services, including CoreWorkflow, which integrates tools for document and price analysis, as well as asset reporting. Additionally, Cherre provides CoreData, a suite of services encompassing data connection and delivery, API integration, a real-time data dashboard, and solutions for sourcing and evaluating real estate opportunities. The platform serves a diverse clientele, including agents, investors, insurers, and enterprises, aiming to streamline the analysis process and facilitate informed decision-making in the real estate industry.

PeerStreet

Series B in 2018
PeerStreet is a California-based platform founded in 2013 that specializes in real estate debt investments. It operates as a two-sided marketplace, connecting a vetted network of private lenders with individual investors, thereby facilitating access to a previously inaccessible asset class. The platform focuses on residential properties across the United States, offering a streamlined approach to real estate investing that aims to foster local lending communities. By providing hassle-free investment opportunities, PeerStreet levels the playing field for individual investors, allowing them to participate in real estate debt markets alongside traditional financial institutions.

Honest Buildings

Series B in 2017
Honest Buildings, Inc. is a data-driven project management and procurement platform tailored for commercial real estate owners and managers in North America. Founded in 2011 and based in New York, the company offers a cloud-based solution that centralizes project cost tracking and procurement activities. This platform enhances transparency, automates bid management, and standardizes reporting, allowing users to effectively manage both existing and developing property portfolios, including office, retail, industrial, hospitality, and multifamily assets. Notable clients such as Brookfield, Beacon Capital Partners, and SL Green utilize Honest Buildings to streamline project management processes, improve project delivery speed, reduce costs, and enhance overall operational efficiency. Since 2019, Honest Buildings has operated as a subsidiary of Procore Technologies, further integrating its solutions within the industry.

Truss

Series A in 2017
Truss Holdings, Inc. develops and operates an online commercial real estate (CRE) tech platform. It helps small and medium businesses find, tour and lease office, co-working, industrial, and retail space. The company’ platform uses machine learning to help find properties that best fit a company’s needs. It allows businesses in virtually tour the listings, negotiate price, and sign lease documents all on its site. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
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