1Sharpe Capital

What they do

1Sharpe Ventures is the early-stage venture capital arm of 1Sharpe Capital, a $2.1B+ institutional asset management firm focused on real estate and credit. Founded by serial entrepreneurs Gregor Watson and Rob Bloemker, the firm positions itself as a bridge between Wall Street and Silicon Valley. The founding team has personally co-founded multiple billion-dollar venture-backed tech companies and managed over 20,000 housing units. This dual background allows them to offer founders an in-house "sandbox" of real estate assets, deep capital markets expertise, and hands-on operational support.

What they look for

1Sharpe Ventures focuses on what they call "The Forgotten 50%" of GDP-foundational, legacy parts of the economy such as real estate, construction, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Their thesis is that advancements in AI and technology infrastructure can now unlock dramatic efficiencies to dethrone incumbents, transform outputs, and create new norms for these sleepy categories.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

Proptech, Fintech, AI, Climate, Mobility and logistics, SaaS, Consumer

Based

San Francisco, US