Saluda Grade
VC Fund
San Francisco, United States
Saluda Grade is an alternative real estate advisory firm specializing in mortgage and alternative credit space. It delivers institutional knowledge and capital resources to the fragmented yet highly attractive alternative lending sector.The company is driven by a core mission to identify best in class regional private lenders and create growththrough strategic partnerships.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Last fund:
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Industries Saluda Grade invests in
Stages Saluda Grade invests in
Countries Saluda Grade invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Financial Services 5 (56%)
- Real Estate 4 (44%)
- FinTech 2 (22%)
- Travel 1 (11%)
- Finance 1 (11%)
Stage
- Private Equity 3 (33%)
- Series A 2 (22%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Series C 1 (11%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Craft
Founder and CEO
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Founder and CEO | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Brian Breakstone
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer (Consultant)
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Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer (Consultant) | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joe Gonsalves
Vice President at Saluda Grade Advisory
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Vice President at Saluda Grade Advisory | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Patrick Lo
Co - Chief Investment Officer
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Co - Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Timothy Carr
Co-Chief Investment Officer
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Co-Chief Investment Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrightwell operates as a services platform that offers customizable, institutional access to a multi-trillion-dollar asset class to investors of all types and sizes. The company's services are primarily focused on asset management, construction, financial services, and real estate. Vantage's Single Family Rental (SFR) Services, backed byproprietary technology, empower investors to make SFR a significant part of their portfolio. The company also assists clients in determining leasing criteria and guidelines, such as background checks, employment documentation, and credit score minimums. | $300M / Private Equity / Dec 02, 2024 | ||
| Unlock empower mortgage holders to domestic value without getting a loan, giving them more prominent adaptability and control over their finances, and giving them a way to pay off costly obligations, make home improvements, or pay for a child’s education. | $30M / Series B / Sep 03, 2024 | ||
| Hillcrest Finance provides custom capital solutions for borrowers and attractive risk-adjusted returns for its institutional investors in all stages of the investment cycle. | Private Equity / Jun 13, 2024 | ||
| Momnt is a provider of modern lending solutions for businesses to offer affordable, low-friction finance at the moment of need. Their API-based platforms use alternative data sources and machine learning and artificial intelligence-informed decision engines to present real-time loan offers tailored to each individual borrower, all while remainingcompliant with the banking industry's current regulatory structure. | $15M / Series C / Sep 06, 2023 | ||
| AvantStay is the premier next generation hospitality platform. We are redefining the way in which people travel, transact and invest. AvantStay assures a highly-curated experience customized to guests’ needs, using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic andelevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 60 cities, with a drive-to market approach, including 450+ premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $800M. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers direct bookings on more than 50 OTAs. | $500M / Private Equity / Feb 16, 2022 | ||
| AvantStay is the premier next generation hospitality platform. We are redefining the way in which people travel, transact and invest. AvantStay assures a highly-curated experience customized to guests’ needs, using a proprietary tech suite to power bookings, seamlessly operationalize in-field and remote management, and activate authentic andelevated consumer touch points. AvantStay currently operates in over 60 cities, with a drive-to market approach, including 450+ premier properties across their diversified portfolio, and an AUM of more than $800M. In 2019, AvantStay became one of the initial twelve partners of Homes & Villas by Marriott International, and currently offers direct bookings on more than 50 OTAs. | $160M / Series B / Dec 15, 2021 | ||
| Momnt is a provider of modern lending solutions for businesses to offer affordable, low-friction finance at the moment of need. Their API-based platforms use alternative data sources and machine learning and artificial intelligence-informed decision engines to present real-time loan offers tailored to each individual borrower, all while remainingcompliant with the banking industry's current regulatory structure. | $7M / Series A / Jul 21, 2021 | ||
| AlphaFlow is a tech-driven investment company providing professionally managed portfolios of real estate loans to institutional investors. They work with the residential real estate lenders around the country and underwrite their loans across 50+ factors. AlphaFlow invests in the best deals, splitting our clients’ portfolios across 75-100 loansinto15+ states to create AlphaFlow Optimized Portfolios. They took the best practices of investment management, like diversification, rebalancing, and institutional-quality data analytics, and automated them so that investors could receive these benefits without the high fees and high minimums of traditional real estate investing. It is ultimately a simpler, more intelligent way to invest in real estate.AlphaFlow was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. | $10M / Series A / Nov 12, 2020 | ||
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FAQ
What does Saluda Grade invest in?
Saluda Grade invests primarily in Financial Services, Real Estate and FinTech startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at Saluda Grade includes Ryan Craft (Founder and CEO), Brian Breakstone (Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer (Consultant)) and Joe Gonsalves (Vice President at Saluda Grade Advisory). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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