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Ian Bel

Managing Partner, Olive Tree Ventures

About

Ian Bel is a real estate owner-operator who has acquired and transformed over 16,000 units of workforce and affordable housing across nine states before launching Olive Tree Ventures, giving him deeper hands-on experience with PropTech problems than most venture investors. He operates a Strategic Partner Network that connects traditional real estate and construction stakeholders with technology solutions, positioning himself as both a capital provider and structured distribution channel for PropTech startups into institutional owners and contractors. Ian Bel is a real estate owner-operator who has acquired and transformed over 16,000 units of workforce and affordable housing across nine states before launching Olive Tree Ventures, giving him deeper hands-on experience with PropTech problems than most venture investors. He operates a Strategic Partner Network that connects traditional real estate and construction stakeholders with technology solutions, positioning himself as both a capital provider and structured distribution channel for PropTech startups into institutional owners and contractors.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Proptech
FinTech
Climate
AI

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $1.5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA
LatAm
Africa
India
Asia-Pacific
Europe
Canada
Israel
ANZ
MENA