Two companies with innovative equity crowdfunding technology have created a powerful partnership for the $10.8 billion (according to Custom Market Insights) US private real estate crowdfunding investment market.
San Francisco-based private equity firm CalTier Realty has built an alternative investing platform that can be accessed by nearly any retail investor – even from their cellphone.
And it has partnered with New York-based Rialto Markets, a FINRA member broker-dealer also deploying cutting edge technology, which will help CalTier’s portfolio companies to potentially maximize their capital raises.
CalTier’s investment strategy focuses on lower-middle-market companies in the healthcare, technology, and business services sectors with an enterprise value between $5 million and $50 million.
CalTier was founded in 2017 by Matt Belcher, Parker Smith, and Travis Hook to provide retail investors with access to institutional grade real estate assets. Matt Belcher has over 25 years of experience in various industries, including leadership roles at Microsoft and PwC, and has founded several successful technology start-ups.
Rialto Markets hosts capital raises for a variety of high-growth companies in the private securities market and, as the sector continues to expand, provides an efficient and transparent platform for these companies to raise capital and access a wider pool of investors.
By utilizing Rialto Markets’ technology-enabled platform, CalTier aims to offer opportunities to a wider range of investors, while still ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
The offering will be conducted under Reg CF equity crowdfunding, which allows CalTier to raise up to $5 million from both accredited and non-accredited investors.
The Reg CF raise will help CalTier launch new real estate portfolio funds, reach a wider pool of global investors, expand its team, and provide alternative investment opportunities not typically available to everyday investors.
Rialto Markets’ technology is also in alignment with CalTier’s commitment to social responsibility.
CalTier CEO Matt Belcher, said of the partnership: “We are excited to work with Rialto Markets to raise capital for our next set of multifamily acquisitions. Our investors are our top priority, and we believe that this partnership will help us provide them with the best investment opportunities.”
Shari Noonan, CEO and Co-founder of Rialto Markets, also praised the alliance:
“We are thrilled to be working with CalTier to help it raise capital through our technology-enabled platform. Our mission is to provide private companies with access to a more efficient and transparent capital-raising process, and this partnership is a great example of how we will achieve that goal.”