INVESTING TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY
Concrete's DNA
Concrete Ventures works closely with leading global real estate partners to understand the key challenges and identify the technology startup founders making a real impact.
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We INVEST in seed and Series A companies who have something truly unique to offer the real estate world.
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We RESEARCH the critical opportunity spaces.
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We ADVISE partners on demonstrable impacts coming from the startup sector.
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Why Concrete Ventures?
A 'win-win-win' model.
WE SOLVE TECH FOR RE LEADERS
We separate wheat from chaff with VC discipline, advising our partners and introducing them to startups that create the most value for their business.
STARTUPS GET MORE FROM CONCRETE
Our unique partnership network delivers valuable insights and critical introductions to startups in the portfolio.
WE BACK THE BEST INNOVATORS
Learning from our partners helps us identify exceptional startups who are solving a global problem and have validated their impact on RE operations.
Our Investments
Research & Insights
We conduct research and produce insights on emerging themes and macro trends on the intersection of the built environment and technology.
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Meet the team
GENERAL PARTNER
TAYLOR WESCOATT
created Concrete to meet the needs of Corporate and Investment RE professionals. He has worked at Seedcamp, eBay, AOL, TimeOut, and many startups.
GENERAL PARTNER
ARNAUD VAN DER WYCK
joined Concrete after 7 years as a Partner at San Francisco based Sway Ventures and previously 17 years in investment banking at SG Warburg and UBS, real estate private equity and entrepreneur founding several companies incl. Capital Alliance Partners, Voxxcom and Riva Asset Management.
ASSOCIATE
VICTORIA LEBEGUE
brings her experience as a startup entrepreneur and investor having spent time as an analyst with Finch Capital, The Venture Collective, and VentureOut. Victoria holds a Geography degree from UCL.
VENTURE PARTNER
CHRIS STEPHENSON
joined Concrete after over 18 years of experience in international real estate, most recently worked as managing director for AIG Global Real Estate.
ADVISOR
ANGELICA DONATI
helps Concrete while still operating her family's large construction and RE Development business, Donati SPA, in Italy. Angelica is a frequent contributor to Forbes on PropTech, and an Oxford MBA graduate.
ADVISOR
DOMINIQUE GONFARD
brings over 15 years experience in the construction and manufacturing sectors, working with startups and enterprises. She currently leads UK strategic operations for Tetris, JLL's in-house design and build firm. Dominique holds a Masters of Architecture.
FINANCE
NELL BRENNAN
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte spending time in London and Sydney. Nell went on to spend 11 years leading in-house finance teams within Brookfield Asset Management.
ADVISOR
ADAM BURSTOW
brings his 34 years experience in real estate, construction and technology. Prior to joining Concrete, Adam worked at KPMG, Telereal Trillium and most recently at Grosvenor as Group Digital & IT Director. He is also co-chair of the Urban Land Institute’s UK innovation forum.
ADVISOR
BEN LERNER
brings his 16 years experience in M&A and operational and executive management in the PropTech sector from his time with Qube Global Software and MRI. He assists the Concrete team with dealflow, industry knowledge and portfolio support.
FINANCE
NELL BRENNAN
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte spending time in London and Sydney. Nell went on to spend 11 years leading in-house finance teams within Brookfield Asset Management.
GENERAL PARTNER
TAYLOR WESCOATT
created Concrete to meet the needs of Corporate and Investment RE professionals. He has worked at Seedcamp, eBay, AOL, TimeOut, and many startups.
GENERAL PARTNER
ARNAUD VAN DER WYCK
joined Concrete after 7 years as a Partner at San Francisco based Sway Ventures and previously 17 years in investment banking at SG Warburg and UBS, real estate private equity and entrepreneur founding several companies incl. Capital Alliance Partners, Voxxcom and Riva Asset Management.
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Dr. ELOISA ANGELES
brings with her 10 years experience at the forefront of technology, from 4 years in applied sciences research, to 5 years as an investor in tech-enabled companies (Seed to Series D), and more recently, experience in building an AI startup. She obtained a PhD in Computational Sciences and a Masters in Technology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge.
ASSOCIATE
VICTORIA LEBEGUE
brings her experience as a startup entrepreneur and investor having spent time as an analyst with Finch Capital, The Venture Collective, and VentureOut. Victoria holds a Geography degree from UCL.
ADVISOR
ANGELICA DONATI
helps Concrete while still operating her family's large construction and RE Development business, Donati SPA, in Italy. Angelica is a frequent contributor to Forbes on PropTech, and an Oxford MBA graduate.
VENTURE PARTNER
CHRIS STEPHENSON
joined Concrete after over 18 years of experience in international real estate, most recently worked as managing director for AIG Global Real Estate.
FINANCE
NELL BRENNAN
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte spending time in London and Sydney. Nell went on to spend 11 years leading in-house finance teams within Brookfield Asset Management.
ADVISOR
ADAM BURSTOW
brings his 34 years experience in real estate, construction and technology. Prior to joining Concrete, Adam worked at KPMG, Telereal Trillium and most recently at Grosvenor as Group Digital & IT Director. He is also co-chair of the Urban Land Institute’s UK innovation forum.
ADVISOR
DOMINIQUE GONFARD
brings over 15 years experience in the construction and manufacturing sectors, working with startups and enterprises. She currently leads UK strategic operations for Tetris, JLL's in-house design and build firm. Dominique holds a Masters of Architecture.
Meet the team
GENERAL PARTNER
TAYLOR WESCOATT
created Concrete to meet the needs of Corporate and Investment RE professionals. He has worked at Seedcamp, eBay, AOL, TimeOut, and many startups.
GENERAL PARTNER
ARNAUD VAN DER WYCK
joined Concrete after 7 years as a Partner at San Francisco based Sway Ventures and previously 17 years in investment banking at SG Warburg and UBS, real estate private equity and entrepreneur founding several companies incl. Capital Alliance Partners, Voxxcom and Riva Asset Management.
INVESTMENT MANAGER
Dr. ELOISA ANGELES
brings with her 10 years experience at the forefront of technology, from 4 years in applied sciences research, to 5 years as an investor in tech-enabled companies (Seed to Series D), and more recently, experience in building an AI startup. She obtained a PhD in Computational Sciences and a Masters in Technology Enterprise from the University of Cambridge.
ASSOCIATE
VICTORIA LEBEGUE
brings her experience as a startup entrepreneur and investor having spent time as an analyst with Finch Capital, The Venture Collective, and VentureOut. Victoria holds a Geography degree from UCL.
ADVISOR
ANGELICA DONATI
helps Concrete while still operating her family's large construction and RE Development business, Donati SPA, in Italy. Angelica is a frequent contributor to Forbes on PropTech, and an Oxford MBA graduate.
VENTURE PARTNER
CHRIS STEPHENSON
joined Concrete after over 18 years of experience in international real estate, most recently worked as managing director for AIG Global Real Estate.
FINANCE
NELL BRENNAN
qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte spending time in London and Sydney. Nell went on to spend 11 years leading in-house finance teams within Brookfield Asset Management.
ADVISOR
ADAM BURSTOW
brings his 34 years experience in real estate, construction and technology. Prior to joining Concrete, Adam worked at KPMG, Telereal Trillium and most recently at Grosvenor as Group Digital & IT Director. He is also co-chair of the Urban Land Institute’s UK innovation forum.
ADVISOR
DOMINQUE GONFARD
brings over 15 years experience in the construction and manufacturing sectors, working with startups and enterprises. She currently leads UK strategic operations for Tetris, JLL's in-house design and build firm. Dominique holds a Masters of Architecture.
ADVISOR
TANGUY QUERO
brings his 20 years of experience in marketing and innovation in Real Estate. Former Board Member of JLL France, he now lead the JLL Spark growth team in EMEA.
ADVISOR
BEN LERNER
brings his 16 years experience in M&A and operational and executive management in the PropTech sector from his time with Qube Global Software and MRI. He assists the Concrete team with dealflow, industry knowledge and portfolio support.