John Helm

Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Focus: Real Estate
Location: San Francisco, California, United States

Partner and Managing Director · RET Ventures

John Helm, founder and Managing Director of RET Ventures, invests in **early-stage** real estate technology companies, specifically **“rent tech”** solutions for the **multifamily and single-family rental** sectors, with check sizes ranging from ** million to $50 million** (sweet spot: **$5 million**) [4][11]. His distinctive thesis leverages an **industry-backed model** where strategic investo…