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Alate is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on real estate technology

We invest in courageous founders and transformational technology that will change the built world for the better. Founded as a partnership between Relay Ventures and Dream, our team has decades of experience in venture capital, operations, and real estate. In addition to providing capital, Alate has unique access to expertise and customers through our network of influential real estate partners, investors, and founders.

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How we help

We know that it takes more than capital to move in the right direction. We are purpose-built for real estate technology founders and are a launching point for great ideas.

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Doing the work

We're hands-on, collaborating with and supporting our founders as they work through challenges and opportunities.

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We're here to make the next, powerful introduction and help the right technologies get in front of the real estate companies that need them.

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Specialists by nature

Our domain expertise is in real estate and venture capital, which gives us and our portfolio companies a competitive edge.

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Our investment in Ownright

Our investment in Ownright

We lead Ownright’s $4.5M Seed round, doubling down on our initial investment in May 2023, driven by a core belief that residential real estate transactions remain unnecessarily opaque and analog.

Mave Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

Mave Raises $2M in Pre-Seed Funding

Mave raised CAD$2 million in pre-seed funding and launched its beta program for agents and brokers. The investment was led by Relay Ventures and N49P with participation from Alate Partners, Clarim Ventures, and Gambit Partners, along with several angel and strategic investors.

Our investment in Uniti AI

Our investment in Uniti AI

We invested in Uniti’s $4M Seed round, aligning with our thesis on the transformative potential of agentic AI in real estate.