Nick Katz

Experience

Founding Team & Head of Europe 2012 - 2013 (about 1 year)

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

Colliers International

Head of Sustainability 2010 - 2012 (almost 2 years)

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

raise

Founder

RAISE

Founder & CIO 2022 - Present (over 4 years)

Advise startups on capital raising and scaling.

Furrow

Advisor 2021 - Present (over 5 years)

Renkap

Advisor 2020 - Present (over 6 years)

Casafari

Advisor 2021 - 2022 (about 1 year)

Structured, raised and deployed real estate sidecar fund to purchase 25 properties in Lisbon.

Exit

acasa

Co-founder & CEO 2013 - 2021 (over 8 years)

Sold to Goodlord in 2021

Managed tens of thousands of households.

Founder

raise

Employee

Colliers International, acasa, Casafari, Furrow, RAISE, Honest Buildings

Advisor

Renkap

Projects

Splittable

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

With Vasanth Subramanian, Ollie Bennett, Lee Bernasconi, Nick Marsh, Edward Dowling

Shared living made simple

acasa - your home run

We help renters live better together. Set-up, manage and pay your bills in acasa.

With Vasanth Subramanian

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

Real Estate Negotiation Lean Startups Startup Founder Product Management Business Strategy Business Development Venture Fundraising Venture Capital Digital Marketing Digital Marketing Strategy Growth Hacking Growth Strategy and Execution Property Technology Real Estate Technology Management Leadership Leadership and Team Inspiration Networking Sales Scaling International Expansion Market Expansion New Market Expansion Overseas Expansion Business Expansion Sales Strategy and Management Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) Innovation & Growth

Locations

New York City San Francisco Los Angeles Silicon Valley Palo Alto New York London Berlin Lisbon

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

Nick Katz

Fractional CIO. Managing Partner Foundation Ventures. 24x+ angel investor. Seasoned operator. Exited proptech/fintech platform acasa to Goodlord.

Youngest person to become a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Selected as a Rising Star of Property Technology by PropertyWeek.

Youngest person to become a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Selected as a Rising Star of Property Technology by PropertyWeek.