Webinar
Welcome NAIOP NYC Metro Chapter Members
Alumni Ventures invites NAIOP members to an exclusive session on the future of commercial real estate development through the lens of emerging AI and tech solutions.
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Join Alumni Ventures Managing Partner Ron Levin and Associate Jason Bird for a forward-looking discussion on how BuildTech and AI are reshaping design, construction, and asset management. Discover real examples of how breakthrough innovations are driving efficiency, sustainability, and profitability across CRE. This webinar is designed specifically for real estate executives looking to gain valuable insights in a rapidly evolving market.
The Alumni Ventures Investing team evaluates hundreds of deals per year and our portfolio of over 1,400 startups includes cutting-edge CRE, construction and PropTech companies like:
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🧠 Expert Insights:
Learn from top investors on how AI and automation are streamlining real estate development. - Home
🚀 Innovation Showcase:
See real-world examples of startups transforming CRE tech stacks. - Home
📈 Strategic Investment Lens:
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🏗️ Futureproofing Perspectives:
Hear how smart tech is being applied to mitigate risk and increase long-term asset value.
Alumni Ventures is America’s Largest Venture Capital Firm for Individual Investors.
About your presenters
Ron has spent his career in a variety of entrepreneurial, leadership, and business development roles. He has been an angel investor and advisor to over a dozen technology startups. Ron was Co-Founder and CEO of TravelPerk, a VC-backed travel management platform that is now a “unicorn” company with thousands of employees and customers across the globe. Prior to TravelPerk, he started the B2B division of Booking.com and before that was a consultant with McKinsey & Co. Ron began his career at Lycos, one of the web’s pioneer search engine and web portals. Ron graduated from Babson College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School. He is the author of the impact-focused book, Higher Purpose Venture Capital.
Overview:
Jason brings a builder’s instinct and a sales operator’s edge to early-stage investing, shaped by direct experience in real estate, tech sales, and entrepreneurship. His investment approach centers on rethinking how the physical world is built, maintained, and scaled—identifying opportunities where innovation drives reinvention across infrastructure-heavy industries.
At Alumni Ventures, Jason is an Associate on the Seed Fund team, where he focuses on backing founders at the earliest stages of company formation. His work spans both overlooked sectors and emerging infrastructure plays. Prior to joining the Seed Fund, he launched his investing career with Yard Ventures, Alumni Ventures’ Harvard-affiliated fund, where he sourced and diligenced startups across a range of stages, sectors, and geographies.
Jason graduated from Babson College with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Finance, where he developed a foundation in company analysis and new venture creation. He also co-founded Hinzu, a promotional platform supporting emerging artists through design, marketing, and startup strategy.
Funds actively worked on:
- Seed Fund
- Yard Ventures
Investment Areas of Focus:
Jason’s investment strategy centers on Buildtech—a broad category that includes Proptech, Construction Tech, and advanced materials—where his background in real estate fuels a deep interest in how physical assets are developed and optimized. He is particularly drawn to founders building enduring platforms that modernize legacy systems through enabling software and data-driven infrastructure.
Beyond Buildtech, Jason actively explores a wide range of pre-Series A opportunities, with thematic interests in healthtech, infrastructure intelligence, and system-level innovation. His recent investments reflect this thesis: Parker, a mobile home park investment platform increasing transparency in a fragmented market; Cyvl, an AI-powered infrastructure analytics company supporting public works; Salvo Health, a digital clinic addressing chronic GI conditions; and InGel Therapeutics, developing regenerative therapies to restore vision.
These companies exemplify Jason’s core belief: the most impactful startups will not only transform digital experiences, but reimagine the systems and structures that underpin the physical world.