Second Century Ventures

Second Century Ventures (SCV) is a venture capital firm established in 2009 and based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm is dedicated to fostering innovation within the real estate industry by investing in early to mid-stage companies that focus on real estate technology, software as a service, big data applications, digital media, fintech, and business services. Fully capitalized by the National Association of Realtors, which represents over 1.4 million members, SCV benefits from the association's extensive resources and industry expertise. This connection enhances the strategic value offered to portfolio companies, leveraging over a century of industry influence and knowledge to support entrepreneurial ventures in real estate.

Bob Gillespie

Executive Director, REACH Commercial

Bob Goldberg

Chairman

Valentina Shegoyan

REACH UK - Managing Partner

Past deals in Rental

Stake

Series A in 2022
Stake is the first loyalty program to invest in renters. Stake creates a better relationship between owners and renters by rewarding staying, growing, and living in the neighborhoods we call home. Our proprietary rewards and investment platform invests in residents with return on rent, a monthly rent match that is invested in a real estate index fund. Residents use their returns to save for the things they love.

Landis

Seed Round in 2021
Landis is an online real estate platform designed to assist renters in becoming homeowners. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in New York, the company enables clients to choose their ideal home, rent it, and purchase it within the first twelve months. Landis provides tools and incentives to help improve customers' credit scores and build their down payments, facilitating a smooth transition from renting to owning. The platform focuses on delivering a transparent and straightforward process, catering to both residential and commercial real estate needs.

Remarkably

Seed Round in 2021
Remarkably, Inc. provides a leasing performance analytics platform for multifamily real estate innovators. It offers a software that enables customers to achieve lease-up/re-stabilization by target date, with unified data, actionable insights, recommended actions, and measured results. The company’s software is also used to analyze historical performance, create campaign performance targets, and receive insights and recommendations. It serves property owners, investors, and managers. Remarkably, Inc. was founded in 2018 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

letus (previously RentMoola)

Funding Round in 2020
RentMoola, one of North America's leading fintech companies is changing the landscape of paying rent all over the world. Solving the age-old problem that paying and collecting rent is a major hassle, RentMoola is an online global payment network that allows tenants and owners to pay rent and other payments by credit card, debit card, RM Direct Debit™ or RM Cash™ while earning rewards. Members have access to our MoolaPerks™ program that provides exclusive deals to travel, lifestyle, home services and other rewards redeemable across North America, UK and Europe. PAYING RENT IS REWARDING™

Leasera

Venture Round in 2020
Leasera is a cloud-based portal that blends the long term renter ecosystem with on demand services, loyalty and travel benefits such as ride share and hotel stays. Property Managers now have a system that offers hyper-efficiency and seamless automation for all rental management needs. Renters now have a system that supports their lifestyle, empowering them and delivering direct "in-portal" access to all of the opportunities and services they need to live and remain loyal. Leasera improves renter retention, property NOI and service partner access to a high value ecosystem.

Leasera

Funding Round in 2020
Leasera is a cloud-based portal that blends the long term renter ecosystem with on demand services, loyalty and travel benefits such as ride share and hotel stays. Property Managers now have a system that offers hyper-efficiency and seamless automation for all rental management needs. Renters now have a system that supports their lifestyle, empowering them and delivering direct "in-portal" access to all of the opportunities and services they need to live and remain loyal. Leasera improves renter retention, property NOI and service partner access to a high value ecosystem.

Trove

Funding Round in 2019
Trove is a boutique vacation rental service that focuses on providing exceptional experiences for renters while maximizing value for property owners. The company specializes in short and medium-term property leasing, offering a curated selection of apartments equipped with essential amenities, including convenient transit options and central locations. By streamlining the rental process, Trove helps customers avoid the challenges of lengthy property searches, ensuring a more efficient and satisfying rental experience.

RateMyAgent

Venture Round in 2019
Ratemyagent.com Pty Ltd provides an online platform where property buyers and sellers give reviews to the agents and brokerages. It also provides tracking of properties and agents comparing services. Ratemyagent.com Pty Ltd was formerly known as Ratemyagent.com.au Pty Ltd. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Richmond, Australia. It has agents and offices across the United States.
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