# Starwood Capital Group

> Starwood Capital Group is a VC fund backing Software and Real Estate. See 40 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Greenwich, United States
- Total investments: 40
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 25%
- Fund size: $10M
- Last fund: Oct 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/27994/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/starwoodcapgrp?lang=en
- Website: http://www.starwoodcapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/starwoodcapitalgroup/

Starwood Capital Group is a VC fund in Greenwich focused on Software and Real Estate. Starwood Capital has invested $11.8 billion of equity since 1991 in all asset classes and levels of the capital structure. As of June 30, 2013, this has included approximately:- Office: 41.7 million square feet- Retail: 27.5 million square feet- Industrial: 12 million square feet- Multifamily & Condominiums: 69,000 units- Hotels:2,180 hotels- Land: 40,000 acres, 45,000 lots- Debt: 670 discrete investments- Operating companies: 23

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 30% |
| Real Estate | 12 | 30% |
| Rental Property | 6 | 15% |
| Commercial Real Estate | 5 | 13% |
| SaaS | 4 | 10% |

70 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 11 | 28% |
| Private Equity | 5 | 13% |
| Series A | 4 | 10% |
| Series D | 3 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 8% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 26 | 65% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Sweden | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cody Bradshaw | Managing Director, Head of European Hotels | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cody-bradshaw |
| John McCarthy | Managing Director, Global Capital Raising | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-mccarthy-3 |
| Sarah Broughton | Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-broughton |
| Alex Waterbury | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-waterbury |
| Barry Sternlicht | Chief Executive Officer & Chairman | 27 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/barry-sternlicht |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Legora | Legora develops an artificial intelligence software platform designed to support legal professionals in tasks such as document review, drafting, and legal research. The platform analyzes large volumes of legal documents, identifies relevant clauses or issues, and suggests edits or language based on prior legal materials and user inputs. Itintegrates with commonly used legal and document management tools, allowing lawyers to work within applications such as word processing systems and internal knowledge repositories. Legora also enables users to search legal databases and internal firm documents from a unified workspace, helping legal teams access information and precedents within a single interface. The system supports collaboration by allowing multiple users to review materials, generate summaries, and organize findings during legal workflows. Its software is used by law firms and in-house legal teams to manage research, document preparation, and information analysis associated with legal matters. | $550M | Series D | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Decagon | Decagon creates generative AI for building customer service agents that work much more like humans and its platform gives customer support team leaders more visibility into their automated customer experience operations | $250M | Series D | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| Baselane | We are building the future of financial services for the 12+ million individual real estate investors and landlords who own over 25 million homes in the United States. Our mission is to empower real estate investors to thrive. Our platform enables our customers to save time and gain financial visibility and control to make better decisions to growtheir investment portfolios. | $20M | Series B | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| The Lynd Company | Founded in San Antonio, Texas in 1980, LYND is a national full-service real estate operating enterprise that offers acquisition, development, property management, asset management, and affordable housing compliance with expertise focused on multifamily housing in 11 states and approximately 34 cities. With over 450 dedicated professionals invarious service lines, LYND has the ability to target, underwrite, acquire, and orchestrate major capital improvement programs, while simultaneously operating, and ultimately directing the successful dispositions of each asset type. | $64M | Debt Financing | Sep 25, 2025 |  |
| Largavista | LargaVista operates as a real estate development, investment, and management company based in New York City. The company focuses on acquiring and redeveloping underutilized and environmentally impacted properties for residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use purposes. It manages a portfolio of properties across sectors including office,retail, hospitality, and logistics, often involving redevelopment and long-term asset repositioning. LargaVista also engages in project planning, construction development, and property management activities across multiple regions in the United States. |  | Debt Financing | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Wander | Wander is a platform that allows users to book smart homes for their next workcation, vacation, or anything in-between. Wander is a startup that builds infrastructure to experience the world. The company was founded by John Andrew Entwistle. | $50M | Series B | May 28, 2025 |  |
| Exowatt | Modular Full-Stack Renewable Energy Solutions for Commercial and Industrial Applications | $35M | Series A | Apr 22, 2025 |  |
| Baron Property Group | Baron Property Group is a vertically integrated real estate development and investment firm. The company leverages over 30 years of real estate experience to own and operate assets in eight highly desirable markets across Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Idaho, and Wisconsin. Baron Property Group focuses on community development and urban revitalization,managing all aspects of investments and asset management. The firm is involved in both Class A office and multifamily real estate projects. | $206M | Debt Financing | Mar 20, 2025 |  |
| Lockall Company | Lockall specializes in providing innovative solutions for the real estate industry, focusing on security and access management. The company offers a range of products designed to enhance the safety and convenience of property access. These solutions cater to the needs of both residential and commercial properties, aiming to streamline the processof managing access without compromising security. With a small team, Lockall is dedicated to developing and implementing technology that addresses the challenges faced by property owners and managers in controlling access to their premises. | $173.2M | Private Equity | Sep 26, 2024 |  |
| Perchwell | Perchwell is a data and workflow platform for the residential real estate industry. | $25M | Series B | Jul 30, 2024 |  |

10 of 40 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jaws Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jaws-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andreessen-horowitz) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Felicis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/felicis-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Redpoint](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/redpoint-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Starwood Capital Group invest in?

Starwood Capital Group invests primarily in Software, Real Estate and Rental Property startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 40 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 Starwood Capital Group?

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### Who are the partners at Starwood Capital Group?

The team at Starwood Capital Group includes Cody Bradshaw (Managing Director, Head of European Hotels), John McCarthy (Managing Director, Global Capital Raising) and Sarah Broughton (Managing Director), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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