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Episode Synopsis
Anirudh Singh sits down with Ben Miller, CEO and co-founder of Fundrise. In this episode they discuss:
- His career in real estate investing
- Growing Fundrise into the 20th largest real estate investor in the world
- Democratizing real estate investing and the overall growth of fractional investing
- His outlook on the real estate market
- The impact of cryptocurrency on the fintech industry
And much more!
Ben Miller:
Ben Miller is CEO and co-founder of Fundrise, America's largest real estate investment platform. Now with over 150,000 active individual investors and more than $1.5 billion worth of equity under management, Fundrise has made high-tech, low-cost real estate investing available to everyone. Founded in 2012, Fundrise is on a mission to use technology to build a better financial system for the individual.
With over 20 years of experience in real estate investment and development, Ben Miller’s responsibilities cover day-to-day management, real estate investment oversight, and corporate finance, as well as setting the long-term strategy and goals for the company. Prior to Fundrise, Ben was managing partner of WestMill Capital Partners and President of Western Development Corp., one of the largest mixed-use real estate development companies in the Washington, DC metro area. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he sits on the board of National Center for Children and Families.
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- His career in real estate investing
- Growing Fundrise into the 20th largest real estate investor in the world
- Democratizing real estate investing and the overall growth of fractional investing
- His outlook on the real estate market
- The impact of cryptocurrency on the fintech industry
And much more!
Ben Miller:
Ben Miller is CEO and co-founder of Fundrise, America's largest real estate investment platform. Now with over 150,000 active individual investors and more than $1.5 billion worth of equity under management, Fundrise has made high-tech, low-cost real estate investing available to everyone. Founded in 2012, Fundrise is on a mission to use technology to build a better financial system for the individual.
With over 20 years of experience in real estate investment and development, Ben Miller’s responsibilities cover day-to-day management, real estate investment oversight, and corporate finance, as well as setting the long-term strategy and goals for the company. Prior to Fundrise, Ben was managing partner of WestMill Capital Partners and President of Western Development Corp., one of the largest mixed-use real estate development companies in the Washington, DC metro area. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, he sits on the board of National Center for Children and Families.
For more FinTech insights, follow us below:
Medium: medium.com/wharton-fintech
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/
WFT Twitter: twitter.com/whartonfintech
Anirudh's Twitter: twitter.com/avsingh_24
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