# Equity Residential

> Equity Residential is a VC fund in Chicago backing Real Estate and Software. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/equity-residential
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/equityres
- Website: http://equityapartments.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/equityapartments

Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) is an S&P 500 company, more than 4,000 employees strong, that owns, develops and operates almost 500 high-quality apartment properties in top U.S. growth markets. And for more than 200,000 residents, they are home.They are building value for their shareholders, residents and employees by combining theresources of a large company and a national presence with strong local management and expertise. Shares of the company are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, EQR. Equity Residential is a member of the S&P 500.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Equity Residential. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Equity Residential. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/equity-residential?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 4 | 50% |
| Software | 2 | 25% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 13% |
| Internet | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alan George | Chief Investment Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-george-3 |
| Barry Altshuler | Executive Vice President - Investments | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-altshuler |
| Christa Sorenson | Executive Vice President – Human Resources | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christa-sorenson |
| David Dear | First Vice President - Marketing & Operations Strategy | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-dear |
| David Neithercut | President & Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-neithercut |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cadastral | Cadastral is the leading real estate-specific AI solution that functions as your CRE analyst out of the box. The Company, founded by seasoned technology and real estate industry professionals, is trusted by over 40 global organizations. Cadastral's objective is to democratize access to AI agents and tools for real estate and private equityprofessionals worldwide. | $9.5M |  | Feb 05, 2026 |  |
| Aerwave | Aerwave is an intelligent Wi-Fi platform, that provides users in shared wireless environments with enhanced security through private Wi-Fi networks. By introducing automation and virtualization, Aerwave can eliminate the manual nature of Wi-Fi while also reducing the inefficiencies of shared wireless deployments. Aerwave aims to one day eliminatepublic or shared Wi-Fi networks in favor of private, cloud-based networks. | $20M | Series A | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Sustainable Living Innovations | Sustainable Living Innovations is a building technology company. This company's software suite covers the entire lifecycle of a building, providing unparalleled data and analytics for owners and operators. Their platform is transforming real estate development and construction. It designs, develops, and manufactures fully technology-enabledbuildings with proprietary, high-performance building panels that include integrated mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire safety, and network system infrastructure. | $53M | Series B | Jan 07, 2022 |  |
| Bilt | Rewards program for renters | $60M | Seed | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| Bilt | Rewards program for renters | $60M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 21, 2021 |  |
| EliseAI | EliseAI provides artificial intelligence–powered automation and conversational services designed for housing and healthcare organizations. It offers a unified platform that manages communications across text, email, chat, and voice, handling tasks such as leasing inquiries, tenant maintenance requests, scheduling, renewals, and patientappointments. The system centralizes operations into modules like CRM, leasing, maintenance, delinquency handling, and healthcare-specific workflows, adapting to specialties such as women’s health, dermatology, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. It automates routine interactions, status updates, and follow-ups in multiple languages, aiming to reduce manual burden and streamline operational workflows. | $6.5M | Series A | Jul 21, 2020 |  |
| EliseAI | EliseAI provides artificial intelligence–powered automation and conversational services designed for housing and healthcare organizations. It offers a unified platform that manages communications across text, email, chat, and voice, handling tasks such as leasing inquiries, tenant maintenance requests, scheduling, renewals, and patientappointments. The system centralizes operations into modules like CRM, leasing, maintenance, delinquency handling, and healthcare-specific workflows, adapting to specialties such as women’s health, dermatology, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. It automates routine interactions, status updates, and follow-ups in multiple languages, aiming to reduce manual burden and streamline operational workflows. | $1.9M | Seed | Mar 11, 2019 |  |
| OpsTechnology | OpsTechnology, Inc. develops on-demand software systems that enable real-estate operating companies to automate the purchasing, payables, and procurement functions. Its products include OpsBuyer, a tool that integrates accounts payable, purchase orders, budget control, workflow, and an online e-procurement system with direct integrations toparticipating suppliers; and OpsInvoice, an invoice management solution, which provides paperless accounts payables process that eliminates the need to manually enter, approve, retrieve, transport, and store invoices. The company's products also include OpsPages, an Internet-based directory of service providers and vendors in the real estate industry. It serves real estate investment trusts, building owners, fee-management companies, and property management companies. OpsTechnology, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of October 14, 2008, OpsTechnology, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of RealPage, Inc. |  | Series C | Jun 07, 2001 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AvalonBay](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/avalonbay) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Navitas Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navitas) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Blackstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackstone) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blend](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blend-labs) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kairos HQ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kairoshq) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Mastercard](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mastercard) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Equity Residential invest in?

Equity Residential invests primarily in Real Estate, Software and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Equity Residential?

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### Who are the partners at Equity Residential?

The team at Equity Residential includes Alan George (Chief Investment Officer), Barry Altshuler (Executive Vice President - Investments) and Christa Sorenson (Executive Vice President – Human Resources), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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