John Helm is a Founder and Partner at RET Ventures, a PropTech VC firm. He has over 25 years in real estate and technology, having founded two PropTech companies acquired by Realtor.com/Move and RealPage.
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Who is John Helm?
John Helm is a Founder and Partner at RET Ventures, a PropTech VC firm. He has over 25 years in real estate and technology, having founded two PropTech companies acquired by Realtor.com/Move and RealPage.
How much does John Helm invest?
John Helm invests through RET Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M at seed, series a, series b.
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