# Rate

> Rate is a VC fund in Chicago backing Finance and Property Management. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/guaranteed-rate
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/guaranteedrate
- Website: https://www.rate.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/guaranteedRate

Rate is a VC fund in Chicago focused on Finance and Property Management. The Guaranteed Rate Companies, which includes Guaranteed Rate Inc., Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, and Proper Rate, LLC, has more than 9,000 employees in over 750 offices across the U.S. Headquartered in Chicago, the company is one of the largest retail mortgage lenders in the United States and has doubled its loan amounts to over $73 billion in2020 while tripling its gross revenue from $1 billion to $3 billion. Founded in 2000 and licensed in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., Guaranteed Rate Companies has helped homeowners nationwide with home purchase loans and refinances. The company has established itself as an industry leader by introducing innovative technology, offering low rates and delivering unparalleled customer service. 2017 marked the launch of Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC, a mortgage origination joint venture between Guaranteed Rate, Inc. and Realogy Holdings Corp. (NYSE: RLGY), a global leader in residential real estate franchising and brokerage. In 2020, the company launched Proper Rate, LLC, a mortgage origination joint venture between Guaranteed Rate and @properties, one of the nation's largest residential brokerage firms. Collectively, the companies have earned honors and awards including: HousingWire’s 2020 Tech100 award for the company’s industry-leading FlashClose SM technology; Top Lender for Online Service for 2018 by U.S. News & World Report; No. 3 ranking in Scotsman Guide's Top Retail Mortgage Lenders 2019; Chicago Agent Magazine’s Lender of the Year for five consecutive years; Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces list for seven consecutive years; and Best Online Mortgage Lender, Best Mortgage Lender for VA loans and Best Conventional Mortgage Lender by NerdWallet in 2019.The company has been expanding its presence with high-profile national sports partnerships, including those with NHL, UFC, Ryan Newman and others. Visit rate.com for more information.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Rate. Shizune tracks 10 team members at Rate. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/guaranteed-rate?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Property Management | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brendan Noonan | Chief Brand Officer | 0 | — |
| Eladio Montenegro | Content & Development Manager | 0 | — |
| Nikolaos Athanasiou | Chief Operating Officer | 0 | — |
| Paul Anastos | Chief Innovation Officer | 0 | — |
| Sanjay Gupta | CMO and CDO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TurboAppeal | Founded in 2015, TurboAppeal provides sophisticated, yet simple property tax appeal services that combine exceptional customer service with the best in class technology to make the process of appealing each year intelligent and seamless. At our core, the machine-learning algorithm gets more accurate and smarter as we do more and more appeals,meaning that we are only improving. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, each year we are opening up more offices throughout the country. | $4M | Series A | Oct 04, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Forefront Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/forefront-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Garland Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garland-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Rate invest in?

Rate invests primarily in Finance and Property Management startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Rate?

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### Who are the partners at Rate?

The team at Rate includes Brendan Noonan (Chief Brand Officer), Eladio Montenegro (Content & Development Manager) and Nikolaos Athanasiou (Chief Operating Officer), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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