Founder
Nick Katz, FRICS
Exited proptech platform for household bills, acasa to Goodlord. Climate/ Prop/Tech Syndicate Lead, Foundation Ventures. 22x angel investor. Seasoned operator.
Exited proptech platform for household bills, acasa to Goodlord. Climate/ Prop/Tech Syndicate Lead, Foundation Ventures. 22x angel investor. Seasoned operator.
There was a problem loading your content.
Experience
Exit
Founding Team & Head of Europe
Honest Buildings exited to Procore in 2019.
Led market expansion of Honest Buildings into the UK and Europe. Scaled beta phase of product "HB Match" to £2.5m in project... more value using a propriety search algorithm for our crowd sourced database of projects.
UK projects included: HVAC search for Land Securities' 20m SF portfolio of shopping centres, utilities management platform for John Lewis' 10m SF portfolio, BIM software for the Great Portland Estates, engineering team for Space Studios and an HVAC system for the Open Data Institute.
Led market expansion of Honest Buildings into the UK and Europe. Scaled beta phase of product "HB Match" to £2.5m in project... more value using a propriety search algorithm for our crowd sourced database of projects.
UK projects included: HVAC search for Land Securities' 20m SF portfolio of shopping centres, utilities management platform for John Lewis' 10m SF portfolio, BIM software for the Great Portland Estates, engineering team for Space Studios and an HVAC system for the Open Data Institute.
Colliers International
Head of Sustainability
Managed a programme of 15+ partners across engineering, building hardware, finance, construction and SaaS software delivering a "one stop shop" to improve financial and environmental... more building performance for Institutional property clients (Hines) and corporate occupiers (Orange, Vauxhall, Cancer Research UK).
RAISE
Founder & CEO
Advise startups on capital raising and scaling.
Furrow
Advisor
Renkap
Advisor
Advisor
Structured, raised and deployed real estate sidecar fund to purchase 25 properties in Lisbon.
Founder
Employee
Advisor
Projects
Shared living made simple
Split bills and track expenses with your flatmates using our free iOS, Android and web app. Split your household expenses, pay your housemates back or just… · More pay for the next thing - let us do the hard work. Ideal for rent, groceries, utilities and even toilet roll!
acasa - your home run
We help renters live better together. Set-up, manage and pay your bills in acasa.
Education
About
Achievements
Youngest person to become a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Selected as a Rising Star of Property Technology by PropertyWeek.
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
Locations
Q&A
What's your favorite non-business book?
The Alchemist
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
Living on an island listening to and producing electronic music. Or reading a book.
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
It's going to take more time than you think.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Painted the outside of seashells that I laid down on a large scale blank painting canvas I nicked from my girlfriend.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
I'm in awe of Citymapper and founder & CEO Azmat. He's one of the few London founders I'm obsessed with that I haven't met. His product vision is urban lore and I'd love to ask him questions about it.
What's your super power?
Finding out what people want and giving it to them.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
A creative note included on a LinkedIn connection request or if you're happy to wait a little longer the same but a tweet.
What words of wisdom do you live by?
The most important aspects of deep relationships are mutual empowerment and mutual empathy.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
I love doing deals (fundraising, strategic M&A, partnership negotiation), building culture and helping people get on the same page (even though sometimes it can feel frustrating and like babysitting!)
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Man’s Search for Meaning
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
Let My People Go Surfing by Patagonia Founder, Yvon Choinard
SEE MORE