Zain Jaffer
Partner @ Blue Field Capital
San Francisco, United States
Zain Jaffer is an entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He founded the mobile advertising startup Vungle, which grew to over $400M in annual revenue under his leadership as CEO and was acquired by Blackstone for $780M in 2019. Since the acquisition, Zain has focused on venture capital and real estate investments through his family office,Zain Ventures. Zain is also a Partner at Blue Field Capital. He invests across a range of industries, including proptech, multifamily real estate, and innovative startups.Zain’s entrepreneurial journey began at the age of 14, and his work has earned him prestigious accolades such as Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc. Magazine’s 35 Under 35. He is a graduate of King’s College London and University College London. Zain is passionate about philanthropy and leads the Zain Jaffer Foundation, which supports initiatives in water access and documentary filmmaking, among other causes.
- Total investments:
- 9
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries Zain Jaffer invests in
Stages Zain Jaffer invests in
Countries Zain Jaffer invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $3.8M–$4.5M
- Series B
- $53M–$53M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Real Estate 2 (22%)
- Rental Property 2 (22%)
- Property Management 2 (22%)
- Real Estate Investment 2 (22%)
- B2B 1 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 3 (33%)
- Series B 2 (22%)
- Series A 1 (11%)
- Funding Round 1 (11%)
Investments
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Octane11
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Octane11 is a B2B-focused analytics and collaboration platform that connects siloed data across Sales, Marketing, Product, Human Resources and Finance to drive real business impact. We believe data is the fuel that drives business - and Octane11 is the missing ingredient that makes your data work even harder. Octane11 was launched in 2019 inpartnership with Oracle Data Cloud, LiveRamp, MediaMath, Bombora and Intersection, and is already helping some of the largest B2B companies break down data silos and turn every digital signal into an actionable insight. | $4.5M / Jun 22, 2022 | |
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Octane11
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Octane11 is a B2B-focused analytics and collaboration platform that connects siloed data across Sales, Marketing, Product, Human Resources and Finance to drive real business impact. We believe data is the fuel that drives business - and Octane11 is the missing ingredient that makes your data work even harder. Octane11 was launched in 2019 inpartnership with Oracle Data Cloud, LiveRamp, MediaMath, Bombora and Intersection, and is already helping some of the largest B2B companies break down data silos and turn every digital signal into an actionable insight. | $4.5M / Seed / May 13, 2022 | |
Poplar Homes
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Poplar Homes (formerly Onerent) was founded in 2014 in Santa Clara, CA. Poplar is building the next generation real estate brand. Its vision is to be the consumer’s lifetime real estate partner, starting with residential property management. The company aims to make it as easy to manage real estate as you manage your stocks, and to make renting ahome as easy as buying a book off Amazon. It's one of the largest third-party property managers on the west coast, with over $1.4bn in homes managed across 500+ zip codes. Poplar has served over 10,000 homeowners and 50,000 renters since starting. Poplar's end-to-end logistics and supply chain platform gives consumers a more convenient solution at price parity with the incumbents. Meanwhile, Poplar's tech streamlines each step of the rental process from rental applications, home tours, leasing, maintenance, and payments. | $53M / Series B / Mar 28, 2022 | |
Poplar Homes
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Poplar Homes is a tech-enabled property management company providing renting process for owners and renters. They help to onboard the rental portfolio and get access to an owner dashboard that provides a full view of performance stats and property records. Poplar Homes visit any vacant property and do a 3D scan to make their client's listingsshine. | $53M / Series B / Mar 28, 2022 | |
Boxabl
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Boxabl is a patented manufacturing technology that aims to revolutionize the housing markets by reducing construction costs by 40% and build times by 80%. | Series A / Sep 26, 2020 | |
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Boxabl
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Boxabl is a patented manufacturing technology that aims to revolutionize the housing markets by reducing construction costs by 40% and build times by 80%. | Series A / Sep 26, 2020 | |
Vestaboard
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Vestaboard develops an internet-connected display intended to help design and provide information through wall-hanging screens. Vestaboard's product is a smart messaging display that can be controlled from anywhere, it takes automated updates from apps and can support enterprise-level solutions via the API, enabling commercial and residentialcostumers to share massages using a split-flap screen. | $3.8M / Seed / Sep 25, 2020 | |
Relationship Hero
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Founded in 2016 and based in Cupertino, California, they have helped thousands of satisfied clients with their relationship issues - making them the #1 service for instant, affordable and professional relationship coaching.When you’re struggling with a relationship issue, such as a bad breakup, you need credible, actionable coaching and you needit now. You could turn to friends and family members for advice, but you may want to keep the issue private, or get an objective perspective from someone outside your situation.With Relationship Hero, you get instantly connected to a knowledgeable relationship coach in a private 1:1 chatroom or over the phone, and immediately get the help you need.They have developed a world-class training program for Relationship Coaching, and they train and certify their coaches to achieve great results for their clients.They are proud to guarantee that you will be satisfied with their relationship coaching. If you're not, just let them know and They will refund the full price of your session up to 30 minutes, no questions asked. | $2M / Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | |
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Relationship Hero
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Founded in 2016 and based in Cupertino, California, they have helped thousands of satisfied clients with their relationship issues - making them the #1 service for instant, affordable and professional relationship coaching.When you’re struggling with a relationship issue, such as a bad breakup, you need credible, actionable coaching and you needit now. You could turn to friends and family members for advice, but you may want to keep the issue private, or get an objective perspective from someone outside your situation.With Relationship Hero, you get instantly connected to a knowledgeable relationship coach in a private 1:1 chatroom or over the phone, and immediately get the help you need.They have developed a world-class training program for Relationship Coaching, and they train and certify their coaches to achieve great results for their clients.They are proud to guarantee that you will be satisfied with their relationship coaching. If you're not, just let them know and They will refund the full price of your session up to 30 minutes, no questions asked. | Seed / Aug 21, 2017 |
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About Blue Field Capital
Blue Field Capital is a private equity real estate firm.
Blue Field Capital Contacts
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Zain Jaffer
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FAQ
What does Zain Jaffer invest in?
Zain Jaffer invests primarily in Real Estate, Rental Property and Property Management startups, most often at Seed and Series B 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.
What round sizes does Zain Jaffer invest in?
Zain Jaffer typically joins rounds of $3.8M–$4.5M at Seed and $53M–$53M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Zain Jaffer's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Zain Jaffer took part in.
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When did Zain Jaffer last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Zain Jaffer closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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