Nine Four Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity PrincipalsIllinois, United States2-10 Employees
Nine Four Ventures, based in Chicago, Illinois, is a venture capital and private equity principal firm that focuses on real estate technology across multiple stages of company development. It invests in startups whose products and services affect the people, processes, and ecosystems involved with the built environment, extending to industries that sell to or through real estate such as insurance and maintenance. The firm is backed by institutional real estate owners and managers, including the Laramar Group, Ace Hardware, State Farm Insurance, and Valley National Bank, providing lifecycle capital and real estate operating expertise to portfolio companies. Nine Four also maintains an investor network comprised of home services executives from large consumer-facing businesses, connecting portfolio companies with potential customers and partners in maintenance, roofing, pest control, and related sectors. The business traces its roots to 2018, when it identified a gap in PropTech funding and positioned itself to support startups across the PropTech ecosystem.