{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Navigating Venture Success: Insights on Returns and Strategic Funds","description":"In the final episode of season 12 of The Propcast, Louisa is joined by Jeffrey Berman, General Partner at Camber Creek, where they discuss how to set yourself on a path for the potential to create venture return, Camber Creek\u2019s investment thesis, portfolio, their approach to investment and JB\u2019s predictions for 2024. Jeffrey dives into the importance of a \u2018less is more approach\u2019 when it comes to investment, and how Camber Creek\u2019s investment strategy is based around a \u2018need to have\u2019, rather than a \u2018nice to have\u2019 method, providing examples like Flex and Built whose products provide solutions to the challenges that tenants and landlords are facing in the US. Tune in to this episode to hear more about what 2024 has in store for the real estate technology space, as well as what JB\u2019s \u2018walking out\u2019 song would be if he were to headline Coachella\u2026   Companies mentioned Flex Notarize Bilt Measurabl Placemakr Pet Screening VTS Curbio Arcadia Jones Bowery   Shoutouts Michael Beckerman Casey Berman Shragie Lichtenstein YeTong Shao Matt Ellis   Episode Highlights We invest in exceptional entrepreneurs who are building companies that are changing how we interact with the built world \u2013 Jeffrey The way we always thought about fund size was we looked backwards. Not forwards. \u2013 Jeffrey We have this massive group of strategic limited partners, over 300 around the globe, whose reading points become the foundation layer of \u2018these are the types of companies we need to look at\u2019 \u2013 Jeffrey   Key Takeaways How Camber Creek has created its investment theses from an initial investment hypothesis, and how they continue to utilise that to invest in the best companies within the real estate technology sphere. The two main questions that sparked Camber Creek\u2019s investment thesis idea Camber Creek\u2019s different funds, including its opportunity fund Jeffrey shares with us a bit more about some of their fastest growing companies, like Flex and the mission behind it The massive opportunity set for climate tech and carbon tech   About our guests Jeffrey Berman Jeffrey Berman is a General Partner at Camber Creek. Jeffrey participates in all aspects of Camber Creek\u2019s operations and portfolio management and serves on the boards of numerous Camber Creek portfolio companies. He has more than two decades of executive management experience and deeply rooted relationships in the startup, real estate, and venture capital ecosystems. Prior to Camber Creek, he was a Principal at one of the Washington, DC area\u2019s largest privately held real estate development and management companies. Jeffrey has also been an active early-stage investor, backing more than three dozen startups, including Jackpocket, Kindbody, and Rappi.    Camber Creek Camber Creek is a venture capital firm providing strategic value and capital to operating technology companies focused on the real estate market. Camber Creek contributes in a direct and significant way to the success of its portfolio companies by leveraging the real estate expertise, operating experience and portfolio of assets of its partners, investors, and advisors. Our investment team has investing, operating, and technology experience and expertise across a range of real estate businesses, including construction, property management, development, and leasing. Our investors own, operate and manage billions of square feet of real estate in the U.S., giving us a unique competitive advantage as an investor and value-added partner in the real estate technology space. The firm has ~$1bln AUM.   About Our Host\u202f    Louisa Dickins\u202f    Louisa is the Co-Founder of LMRE, which has rapidly become the market-leading global built environment recruitment platform and search consultancy, specializing in finding the best strategic talent for the most innovative organisations in PropTech, ConTech, Smart Buildings, ESG, Sustainability and Strategic Consulting with operations across North America, United Kingdom, Europe, Asia-Pacific and MENA.\u202f    To promote the industry she is so passionate about, Louisa set up the Global podcast \u2018The Propcast\u2019 where she hosts and invites guests from the built environment space to join her in conversation about innovation.\u202f  ","author_name":"The Propcast","author_url":"http:\/\/propcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"