Revolt Ventures

At Revolt, we are passionate about partnering with entrepreneurs inspiring this change

HOW WE ADD VALUE

Strategy Leverage deep experience in both technology and real estate to support entrepreneurs to achieve sustainable growth projections

Infrastructure Provide immediate direct access to the real estate value chain from acquisitions to asset management with a supportive global network

Capital Structure investment terms bespoke to capital requirements and in harmony between both the technology IP and the real estate strategy

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

We invest in asset backed technology companies that are creating and innovating into new alternative real estate categories

Our investment platforms share three core value propositions

Structured Equity Asset backed technology companies are underserved by both venture capital funds and traditional real estate institutions due to their unique capital requirements and hybrid model Revolt fulfils this capital requirement with combined “Propco Opco” structured equity

Technology Leaders Technology will continue to create new real estate use cases – “demand” and improve efficiency of existing operations – “supply” Revolt partners with market leading technology companies with strong founding teams to accelerate both innovation and growth

Macro Opportunity The onset of technology has increased the ability to scale rapidly at low marginal cost Revolt has identified this trend to apply to new alternatives real estate categories with focus on addressable markets of over €1 billion and companies with a proven playbook to scale

Co Founder & CEO, MARK Ted Orf is Co-Founder and Partner at Revolt, drawing on his experience building pan-European real estate platforms and investing in technology companies across the US, the UK and Europe

During his technology investing career, he has invested in over twenty high growth technology companies, with a total market capitalisation of over €5bn Of these, he holds three board positions

Ted was part of the founding team of VIA Outlets, a joint venture between MARK and Value Retail, which he helped to scale prior to an exit to APG for €1 5bn He was also an early employee at e-shelter, which grew to become one of the largest European data centre platforms, ultimately exiting to the Japanese conglomerate NTT for €1 1bn At Value Retail, he was one of the earliest employees launching Value Retail China, leading project teams to stabilise the business across China Prior to this, he served as an advisor to Lone Star Funds, underwriting and executing transactions of over €4bn

He holds an MBA from Stanford University and a Bachelor’s degree from Brown University

Raees Chowdhury is a Partner at Revolt with a focus on “technology” operating companies drawing on his experiences as a repeat startup founder and advisor to private equity transactions and technology innovation

Raees is part of the Founding Team at Revolt since its formalisation in 2018 during which he has invested and supported founders of high-growth real estate technology startups His transaction experience and board roles include alongside top tier funds such as Index Ventures and Northzone Raees was recognised by Forbes “30 Under 30” in 2021 for his contributions to European real estate technology

Prior to Revolt, Raees founded a fashion retail manufacturing company in 2011 connecting SME ecommerce designers in Europe to manufacturers in Asia He later co-founded and acted as CEO of DiagKnows from 2016, a medical technology startup providing telehealth services in developing countries funded by private investors including McKinsey & Company

Raees started his career at the Boston Consulting Group in London and Bain & Company in the Netherlands where he specialised in technology strategic advisory to private equity transactions and companies seeking to disrupt traditional industries through Insurtech, Medtech, E-commerce and Clean Tech

He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Oxford and is recognised as a published economist in microeconomics and game theory in the AEJ

Marcus Meijer is Co-Founder of Revolt and has been an active investor in the European real estate technology (“proptech”) landscape since 2012 He has extensive global real estate investment and platform building experience

Marcus is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MARK, a global private equity manager with offices worldwide including in London, New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Amsterdam, Oslo, Luxembourg and Madrid He is the Chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee and chairs the Investment Committees of all investment vehicles managed by MARK

He founded the business in 2006 and led the establishment of its first institutional investment vehicle Since then, he has managed the growth of the MARK business to its current AUM of over €9 billion and its diversification into the logistics and life science sectors The firm currently controls, among others, Crossbay, a dedicated Pan-European logistics platform, Doma, a Pan-European multi-family platform, Assembly and Dunman, its French and German urban regeneration platforms

Before founding MARK in 2006, Marcus served as CFO of MARK’s predecessor, MAB Group, where he was responsible for the strategic restructuring of the business, culminating in the sale to a global financial institution in 2004

Marcus began his career in 1995 at Hines in Chicago and London, before joining Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Team in 1997 At Goldman Sachs Marcus was involved in transactions in France, Germany, Spain and Italy

Josip Kardun holds overall responsibility and oversight of all European investment activities in his role as Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at MARK He is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committees across all MARK managed vehicles

Josip has 20 years of industry experience, most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone’s Multi Corporation BV where he managed €10 billion of real estate portfolios and over 650 employees At Multi Corporation BV his assignments included managing exposure for leading European investors including Allianz, Commerz Real, Union-Investment and Deutsche Bank

Prior to Multi Corporation BV, Josip was Chief Executive Officer of Atrium European Real Estate between 2014 to 2017, a publicly listed company on the Euronext Amsterdam Josip was responsible for overall company performance including leading daily operations, leasing, asset management and investor relations He successfully grew Atrium European Real Estate’s portfolio to €3 7 billion in overall assets during his tenure with over 400 active employees and more than €220 million of annual cash flow