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Technology-First World.

Prudence invests in transformative software companies across multiple verticals, including construction, real estate, infrastructure and climate/energy adaptation.

Our Areas of Focus

Investing in enhanced
data capabilities to power autonomous business processes.

Investing in enhanced
data capabilities to power
autonomous business processes.

Data Infrastructure
Layer

Enormous volumes of data can now be ingested, aggregated and disseminated at scale, creating unique and defensible data assets. Additionally, emerging API infrastructure is unlocking new business formation across the verticals we support, and we back teams who are driving these innovations.

Artificial Intelligence Enablement

AI applications are leveraging data volumes to train models to solve problems or make decisions that otherwise would require human intelligence. We focus on solutions across the diverse field of AI, including those involving computer vision, robotics, predictive modeling and generative AI.

Autonomous Vertical SaaS

As workflows become digitized, leading vertical SAAS companies will leverage proprietary data not previously or publicly available. We invest behind founders who are leading the migration away from human capital intensity, beyond just human capital productivity gains, towards fully autonomous business processes.

Data Infrastructure
Layer

Enormous volumes of data can now be ingested, aggregated and disseminated at scale, creating unique and defensible data assets. Additionally, emerging API infrastructure is unlocking new business formation across the verticals we support, and we back teams who are driving these innovations.

Artificial Intelligence Enablement

AI applications are leveraging data volumes to train models to solve problems or make decisions that otherwise would require human intelligence. We focus on solutions across the diverse field of AI, including those involving computer vision, robotics, predictive modeling and generative AI.

Autonomous Vertical SaaS

As workflows become digitized, leading vertical SAAS companies will leverage proprietary data not previously or publicly available. We invest behind founders who are leading the migration away from human capital intensity, beyond just human capital productivity gains, towards fully autonomous business processes.

Portfolio Highlights.

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Robert Reffkin
CEO and Co-Founder

“As I prepared to launch Compass,  I worked out of Prudence’s office – Gavin was involved with many formative discussions, from capital raising and strategy to even our name. From the seed round investment to today, they have always been thinking of ways to help Compass. Prudence is more than an investor; I consider them as partners and friends in our mission to transform the real estate industry.”
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Remen Okoruwa
CEO & Co-Founder

“Prudence brings a technology-first approach that makes them unique as proptech investors. They’ve demonstrated, in words and actions, a willingness to roll up their sleeves and work alongside me and my team as we plan business strategy and go- to-market tactics. This team is the epitome of ‘founder first’ investors.”
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Nils Henning
CEO & Co-Founder

“Gavin and the team at Prudence are enormously knowledgeable about the U.S. Proptech market and how to globalize the themes that developed there. They have helped us ingest those learnings quickly so we can move fast and build efficiently. As a long-time Proptech investor, Prudence is critical to enabling the growth in the European Proptech sector.” 
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Mike DeGiorgio
Founder and CEO

“Prudence is a team of exceptional business builders — Prudence’s expertise and focus makes them a critical advisor to our management team as we continue to scale. They sweat the details and are a diligent investor and thought partner, while still moving quickly and efficiently on making important decisions.”
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Dana Dunford
CEO and Co-Founder

“Prudence is much more thoughtful and empathetic than the typical investor. They have a remarkable ability to put themselves in my shoes as a CEO and assist me in solving problems that are seemingly intractable. My Co-Founder and I consider them a genuine partner in building Hemlane, and they are a firm to whom we attribute a large amount of our success.”
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Emiel Bril
CEO & Founder

“We not only value Prudence as a trusted advisor, but we also appreciate their deep reach into the real estate sector. The connectivity they provide to strategic investors and customers is outstanding, and I’m grateful for the partnerships that have resulted from our relationship with Prudence. They are truly team-oriented and provide a great deal of support and sophistication as we continue executing on our strategic growth and operating plans.”
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Our Team

We are passionate about sharing our experience, insights and curiosity with our founders to help them build iconic companies.

Gavin Myers.

Managing Partner

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AGE 9
Thriving candy business shutdown by school principal

1999
Graduates from Yale with a BA in Political Science

2000
Leaves Goldman Sachs after 9 months to move to San Francisco to work with tech companies at Credit Suisse

2004
Graduates from Columbia Business School

2005 – 2009
Works in middle market private equity but spends free time meeting with early-stage founders of tech companies

2009
Joins David to build Prudence

TODAY
Currently serves on the Board of Directors at Casafari, Evernest, Morty, VendorPM, CREXi (observer) and Planera (observer)

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Coaching soccer, cutting back on podcasts and spending time with his wife Janie and their boys, Brooks and Kemp

Jordan Viniar.

Partner

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AGE 10
Makes first investment in one share of TCBY stock

2011
Graduates from Brown University with an AB in Economics

2013
Leaves Goldman Sachs for the 1st time after 2 years in Investment Banking

2013 – 2015
Works at hedge fund Partner Fund Management in San Francisco

2015 – 2017
Moves into the tech world with Shift Technologies, building a consumer auto lending business

2017 – 2020
Shifts to tech investing at Goldman Sachs Investment Partners; investments include Zola and Built Technologies

2020
Joins Gavin and David to continue developing the growth of Prudence

TODAY
Currently serves on the Board of Directors at AI Clearing, Clearstory, Hemlane, Propexo and Salus

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Playing basketball, cooking and traveling with his wife Gloria and their children Leo and Mischa

David Fischer.

Co-Founder & Partner

AGE 9
Apple II computer leads to lifelong passion for tech

1999
Studies economics before switching to law, graduating with an LLB from Manchester University in the UK and passing the bar

2001 – 2007
Foregoes law, creates a family office focusing on alternative investments; immerses himself in the world of hedge funds and forms a nuanced view of finance industry

2007
Due to his analysis on the finance sector, liquidates 2/3 of portfolio pre-financial crisis

2008
Post-crisis, senses a larger opportunity in direct, private investments and circles back to his tech passion

2009
Joins Gavin to build Prudence

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Reading, surfing around the world and spending time with his family

Melissa Landry Koller.

Chief Operating Officer

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AGE 6
Earns first paycheck after doing a radio commercial for Home Improvement

2011
Graduates from Louisiana State University summa cum laude with a BA in Finance

2011 – 2017
Spends 6 years at Goldman Sachs in Investment Banking and the Executive Office

2019
Graduates from Harvard Business School and goes on a 6-month, round-the world adventure

2020 – 2021
Advises financial institutions on executing their talent and recruiting strategies at executive search firm Russell Reynolds

2021
Joins Prudence to lead the firm’s investor relations and operations efforts

2024
Promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Prudence

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Exploring new places on all seven continents, scuba diving, snowboarding and painting

Tony Rosenberg.

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

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AGE 10
Quest to become an astronaut sadly comes to an end, as he accepts that he belongs on Earth

2020
Graduates from Vanderbilt University with a BS in Psychology and minors in Economics and Business

2020 – 2024
Begins investing career on Blackstone’s Growth Equity team, spending four years split between NY and London with a focus on Enterprise Software

2024
Joins Prudence, aligning with firm’s mission to be the go-to partner for founders of best-in-class software businesses for the built world

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Golfing, traveling, and finding unique ways to use his GoPro

LATEST NEWS.

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  • Commercial Observer

Proptech Funding Starts to Pick Up Again

Proptech entrepreneurs and investors might be forgiven for feeling bullish these days.
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Planera Raises $13.5M to Help Solve the Gnarly Problem of Scheduling for Construction contractors

Planera, a construction-tech startup that offers scheduling and planning software for commercial construction projects, has raised $13.5 million in a new funding round.
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  • Crexi

Insights from a VC on the PropTech Revolution

This episode dissects the latest venture capital trends and advancements in the PropTech sector with Gavin Myers, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Prudence.
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