# Invitation Homes

> Invitation Homes is a VC fund backing Real Estate and Rental Property. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dallas, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/invitation-homes
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/InvitationHomes
- Website: http://invitationhomes.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InvitationHomesWeb

Invitation Homes is a owner and operator of single-family homes for lease, offering residents high-quality homes in desirable neighborhoods across America. With nearly 50,000 homes for lease in 13 markets across the country, Invitation Homes is meeting changing lifestyle demands by providing residents access to updated homes with features theyvalue, such as close proximity to jobs and access to good schools.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Invitation Homes. Shizune tracks 7 team members at Invitation Homes. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/invitation-homes?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Real Estate | 2 | 67% |
| Rental Property | 2 | 67% |
| Property Management | 2 | 67% |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dallas Tanner | Co-Founder & CEO | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dallas-tanner-3c69 |
| David Ayers | Vice President Of Engineering | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-ayers-2f5b |
| Greg Van Winkle | SVP, Corporate Strategy & Capital Markets | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-van-winkle-d963 |
| John Bartling | CEO & President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-bartling |
| Leslie B. Fox | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leslie-b-fox |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lessen | Lessen is a technologically enabled, end-to-end solution for outsourced real-estate property services that delivers consistency, quality, and speed at scale. This includes primarily single-family and multifamily rental renovations, turns, and maintenance.Through automation and real-time analytics, the company's technology suite is disruptingand modernizing a project management space that is still reliant on traditional organizational and communication models. Using its proprietary technology platform, its professional field project managers provide hands-on service and leverage a network of vetted service professionals in over 40 markets across the country. |  | Debt Financing | Jan 12, 2023 |  |
| Bilt | Rewards program for renters | $150M | Series B | Oct 25, 2022 |  |
| SmartRent | SmartRent is an enterprise home automation company developing software and hardware to help owners, property managers and renters in multifamily communities. SmartRent create multifamily technology solutions that provide property owners and managers a platform to better monitor and protect their assets, and create operational efficiencies all whiledriving ancillary revenue. | $155M | Post-IPO Equity | Aug 23, 2021 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Baron Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baron-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Camber Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/camber-creek) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Conversant Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conversant-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [D1 Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/d1-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fifth Wall](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fifth-wall-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Greystar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greystar) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Invitation Homes invest in?

Invitation Homes invests primarily in Real Estate, Rental Property and Property Management startups, most often at Series B and Debt Financing stage. Most of the 3 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 Invitation Homes?

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### Who are the partners at Invitation Homes?

The team at Invitation Homes includes Dallas Tanner (Co-Founder & CEO), David Ayers (Vice President Of Engineering) and Greg Van Winkle (SVP, Corporate Strategy & Capital Markets), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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