Founder, Grey Wolf
Founder, Brick & Mortar Ventures & Otter Rock Capital
Advisor, The Blackstone Group & Valor Equity Partners & Workday
Co-Founder/CEO, Identified
Analyst, Blackstone Real Estate Private Equity
Analyst, Goldman Sachs Real Estate Investment Banking
Princeton University undergerad & Standford MBA
Co-Founder & Managing Partner @ Grey Wolf is the first early and growth-stage venture capital firm focused exclusively on the real estate & hospitality sector. Grey Wolf backs entrepreneurs who have what it takes to build world-class, industry-defining businesses at the intersection of real estate & technology. Our founders represent a rare combination of experience in both traditional real estate investing & operations as well as technology, entrepreneurship and venture capital.
Investors In:
-OpenDoor: https://www.opendoor.com/
-HonestBuildings: https://www.honestbuildings.com/
-Invitation Homes: http://invitationhomes.com/
-Expedite: http://expeditefinancial.com/
-Tripping: https://www.tripping.com/
-Clutter: https://www.clutter.io/
-RadPad: https://www.onradpad.com/
-Common: http://www.hicommon.com/
-AssetAvenue: https://www.assetavenue.com/
-BuildZoom: https://www.buildzoom.com/
-Pillow: https://www.pillowhomes.com/
-Zirx: http://zirx.com/
-Vacatia: https://vacatia.com/
-Point: https://point.com
-Reaction: http://www.reactioninc.com/
-Getable: https://www.getable.com/ From 2015 to Present (less than a year) Greater Los Angeles AreaFounder @ Personal Investment Fund: $14M invested; 3.7X realized return,5.6X marked value; 65 startups; Only co-invest alongside top 20 VCs like Sequoia, NEA, IVP, Kleiner Perkins, Andreessen Horowitzm Formation 8, and others. Accredited investors only can occasionally invest alongside me here: https://angel.co/brendan-wallace/syndicate.
Periodically I syndicate out large pro ratas and/or $1-4M allocations in Series A/B/C-stage startups in partership with top VCs. If you would like access to these opportuities you can become a syndicate backer here: https://angel.co/l/HBoWs
-Zenefits: https://www.zenefits.com
-DollarShaveClub: https://www.dollarshaveclub.com
-Earnest: https://www.meetearnest.com
-Bonboos: https://bonobos.com
-Shyp: https://www.shyp.com
-Philz Coffee: http://www.philzcoffee.com
-Woven: http://www.woven.com
-Cabify: http://www.cabify.es
-Zirx: http://zirx.com
-Tripping: https://www.tripping.com
-Clutter: https://www.clutter.io
-RadPad: https://www.onradpad.com
-Expedite Financial: http://expeditefinancial.com
-Womply: http://www.womply.com
-SmartAsset: https://smartasset.com
-Common: https://smartasset.com
-BuildZoom: https://www.buildzoom.com
-AssetAvenue: https://www.assetavenue.com
-Bouqs: https://www.thebouqs.com
-Breeze: https://www.joinbreeze.com
-Chobolabs: http://www.chobolabs.com
-MoviePass: https://www.moviepass.com/no24
-Rinse: https://www.rinse.com
-ALOHA: https://aloha.com
-Vacatia: https://vacatia.com
-Reaction Housing: http://www.reactioninc.com
-ScoreBeyond: http://www.scorebeyond.com
-Pillow: https://www.pillowhomes.com
-Kitchit: http://www.kitchit.com
-Bright.MD: http://bright.md
-OneMonth: https://onemonth.com
-Carbon38: http://www.carbon38.com
-InteriorDefine: http://www.interiordefine.com
-Monica + Andy: https://www.monicaandandy.com
-Spiderbook: http://spiderbook.com
-TenThousand: http://www.tenthousand.cc
-Birddogs: http://www.birddogsshorts.com
-Vocate: http://www.vocate.me/ From January 2012 to Present (4 years) Greater Los Angeles AreaVenture Partner @ I advise Valor Equity Partners on their investments in early stage and growth stage technology investments. From July 2015 to Present (6 months) Greater Chicago AreaAdvisor @ I advise Blackstone's Real Estate Group (and their portfolio companies: Hilton, La Quinta, Equity Office Properties, Invitation Homes, ESA, Motel6, LivCor, Cosmopolitan Las Vegas) on strategic investments & partnerships with startups and technology companies in the real estate, hospitality and travel industries. From January 2015 to Present (1 year) Greater New York City AreaAdvisor @ Advisor to company post-acquisition of the company I founded, Identified.com From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ Venture Capital fund focused on construction, architecture, engineering, and facilities management technology.
www.brickmortar.vc From 2014 to Present (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaAdvisor @ From 2014 to Present (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaCo-Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Identified is the largest online database of blue collar and semi-skilled workers. Identified is an 85-person San Francisco-based company backed by $33M from many of the leading VCS in Silicon Valley. Customers include: Walmart, Levis, United Airlines, John Hopkins, HCA, DaVita, Dunkin Brands, and many more.
Identified was acquired by Workday in February 2014. Identified now powers Workday's recruiting product: http://www.workday.com/applications/human_capital_management/recruiting.php From July 2010 to February 2014 (3 years 8 months) San Francisco Bay AreaCo Founder @ Uber of Latin America. Largest on-demand car service in Latin America. From January 2011 to December 2013 (3 years) Madrid Area, SpainAnalyst - Real Estate Private Equity @ Worked on leveraged buyouts of Equity Office Properties and Hilton Hotels. From June 2006 to August 2008 (2 years 3 months) Greater New York City AreaAnalyst - Real Estate & Hospitality Investment Banking @ From January 2004 to July 2006 (2 years 7 months) Greater New York City AreaSummer Analyst - Real Estate Investment Banking @ From 2003 to 2003 (less than a year) Greater New York City Area
MBA, Business @ Stanford University Graduate School of Business From 2008 to 2010 Bachelors, B.A. in Political Science & Economics @ Princeton University From 2000 to 2004 Brendan Wallace is skilled in: Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Social Media, Fundraising, Internet Recruiting, Backflips, Real Estate Technology, Hospitality Technology, Angel Investing, Real Estate, Real Estate Transactions, Commercial Real Estate
Websites:
http://www.identified.com,
http://twitter.com/brendanfwallace,
http://identified.com/brendan