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This time I talked to Roelof Opperman.
Roelof has vast experience in venture capital in the property-tech, also called proptech, with many investments in well-known startups. He is originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, and graduated Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Apart from that, he is Co-Founding Chair of ULI Europe Technology and Real Estate Product Council, a member of the ULI UK Executive Committee, and Chair of GRI Global Venture Capital & PropTech Committee. At Fifth Wall, he is Partner and Co-Head of the Europe team, where he focuses on technology and innovations within all real estate asset classes.
O:17 Introduction
2:40 From Investing Banking to Prop-Tech
6:20 About the investment angle of FifthWall
9:55 Investment Thesis of FifthWall and its differentiation versus other venture capital firms
15:55 Investment in OpenDoor as an example of investment successes of FifthWall
19:30 Overview of VTS and its business model
24:40 The Proptech landscape in Europe
31:20 Real Estate Tech solutions which FifthWall focuses in Europe on
36:30 Innovation opportunities in commercial real estate and commercial finance
39:10 About Work-from-Anywhere
44:27 Wrapping up
I really hope you like this episode!
Best wishes,
Michael