Andrew Stanton Email & Phone Number

PROPTECH-PR. A Consultancy for Proptech Founders looking to grow & exit.Dates Employed Jan 2017 – Present Proptech Consultant & Agent. Founder Proptech-X. Cohort Mentor REACH UK. Ex-specialist Adviser Bruntwood Serendip Accelerator. Mentor Satoshi Block Dojo. 39-years of real estate experience. Former Non-Executive Director of nurtur.group Accelerator.Our numbers - Advised/Mentored/Grown 132 clients. 15 have exited. We got 6 clients on major accelerators/scale ups, with £450K of funding. We have put together 3,400 business introductions (opportunities) for our clients. Raised 2.1M of funding.I 'Grow Proptechs' using my influence, being a consultant to some of the biggest names in global real estate, advising on sales and acquisitions, market positioning, and operations. Mentoring start-ups, scales ups and those looking to exit. The most connected person in the Proptech/Real Estate vertical. My ability to 'open doors' and network is legendary, due to my 100K Influencer following, my 'advice' is sought out by the biggest hitters in the world. My knowledge is maintained by meeting 25-new Proptech or Real Estate Founders, Chairs or CEO's a month. In an advisory role, or to hear what they are looking to develop. Also advised 14-Real Estate corporations. Working at Founder level providing insight at the micro and macro levels. I am an analyst, strategist, journalist & thought leader, owning the publication Proptech-X, & Editor of EAN Networking. Huge network of contacts from 30+ years of corporate & independent real estate experience, many at C-suite level. Deep insight due to having met 950+ Proptech founders globally and critiqued over 400 decks. I mentor and advise numerous start-ups, scale-ups and senior professionals, with key strategies to maximise enlightenment, growth and profitability.

Founder & Editor Proptech-X a digital publication with 100K reach. Educating and informing readers about Real Estate & Proptech.The parimiters of the publication are - the digital transformation of real estate, property, its Conception – Planning – Design – Construction – Selling/Leasing/Asset Management – Management – Operations – Maintenance. The following is not an exhaustive list of issues I write about. 3D Modelling, 3D Printing, Accelerators, Agent Matching, Agent Services, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Asset Management, Auction, Augmented Reality, Augmented Valuation, Big Data, BIM, Bitcoin, Build, Cad, Chatbot, Coliving, Commercial Real Estate, Compliance, Construction, Construction Management, Contech, Conveyancing, Co-Working, CRM, Crowdfunding, Cryptocurrency, Customer Experience (UX), Cyber Maturity. Data Protection, Data Valuation, Design, Development, Digital Twin, Drones, ESG, Facility Management, Fintech, Funding, Geolocation, Geospatial, Home Services, Indoor Mapping, Infrastructure & Sensors, Investment & Finance, Investment Management, Investment Platforms, IoT, Lead Generation, Legal Tech, Leasing Management Software, Lending , Lettings, Listing & Search Services, Location Based Services, Logistics, Marketplaces, Mortgage Tech, Modular, Online Agent Lettings, Online Agent Sales, Open Banking. Payment Operations, Payments/Billing Tech, Platforms, Portals, Portfolio Management, Property & Infrastructure, Property Management Solutions, Property Marketing platform, Property/Building Management, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Marketing Solutions, Real Estate Tools, SaaS, Sales & Marketing, Shared Economy, Shared Services, Short Term Rentals, Smart Building, Smart Buildings, Smart Cities, Smart Cities & Mobility, Smart City Sustainability, Smart Homes, Smart Real Estate, Smart Services, Software Providers, Space as a Service, Start-ups, The Shared Economy, Valuation Tools, Venture Capital, Virtual Reality and Virtual Viewing.

London, London, Gb

'The Nurtur Accelerator hugely benefited from having Andrew on the board. His ability to engage with Entrepreneurs, identify opportunities and to work with the investment committee to agree on targets was a huge benefit to the accelerator. Andrew was also hugely helpful to the portfolio companies and provided clear support, insights and recommendations on how they could develop and grow. I’ll certainly be working with Andrew again on other investment opportunities.' Andrew was a NED for two years from Jan 2022 to Dec 2023.Testimonial from Gary Barker - Director of nurtur - (Gary managed Andrew directly January 2022 to December 2023.)For two years I was an integral part of the nurtur.group Accelerator, providing expert advice, support, professional strategy and insights to enable, technology SME's to scale up and thrive, ending in December 2023.Backed by Toscafund the nurtur.group not only provides the usual building blocks to facilitate growth; investment, wisdom, mentoring and connections, etc, it also has a large number of potential agency clients from day one - being part of the same family as the Guild of Professional Agents & Fine & Country Group. Plus other high growth advantages unique to the nurtur.group.

Colchester, Gb

Editor of Estate Agent Networking, I write daily for the publication @eauknetworking - editing, analysing, and creating leading content for over 100,000 followers, across the verticals of Proptech, Real Estate, Property, Estate Agency, and Lettings. With 40,000 followers on Twitter alone.Providing clarity and insight into the leading issues, stories, challenges, and triumphs within the whole ecosystem of property, from the impact of AI to the latest regulations, who is doing what, the direction of travel and trends that affect everyone working in the industry. Writing with over-32 years of previous property industry experience.

Proptech Realestate Influencer - Master of Ceremonies - Host - Panellist - Speaker - Moderator - Exhibition Organiser. Providing paid for professional speaker services across a whole range of verticals, as well as being a regular panellist across many industry sectors, mentoring, inclusion in podcasts and industry webinars, etc. Providing MC and hosting services to conferences, exhibitions and seminars and workshops. Also providing speakers from my extensive network for events. Most recent event, hosting and being the MC for the London Proptech Show, February 2023, a global two day event based in London, focused on commercial realestate, ESG and building systems.

London, Gb

2020 Cohort Mentor REACH UK – (NAR National Association of Realtors)Prior to the Managing Partner of REACH UK Valentina Shegoyan, setting up and leading this London based programme, I had already developed a deep professional relationship with Valentina, based on our shared interest in the proptech/fintech space. So becoming an early Cohort Mentor was a natural progression of this. ‘Andrew is one of the mentors on the REACH UK Program. He was one of the industry pioneers in the UK Proptech arena and worked tirelessly as a super advocate of digital transformation from early days. Visionary with deep knowledge of the industry and strong connections. Andrew is a well-recognised thought leader and a go-to person for many start-ups and industry participants who need help with go-to-market strategy or tech adoption. We have always the highest reviews on any mentorship connections we have ever made for Andrew. Our companies are all at a growth stage and Andrew helped guide a few of them on their commercialisation strategies and helped with connectivity. I am grateful to have Andrew as one of the REACH UK early supporters too.’ Valentina Shegoyan | Managing Partner Reach UKREACH UK is scale up programme created by Second Century Ventures, an early-stage technology fund, backed by the National Association of Realtors ®, which leverages the association's 1.4 million members, global affiliations and an unparalleled network of executives within real estate and adjacent industries internationally.As a mentor for the REACH UK program, I work directly with the cohort to share my years of industry experience and insights ensuring that all REACH companies are creating solutions backed by industry data.- Ranked as the no. 1 scale-up program in real estate according to MIT Seed Rankings.Backed by the largest trade association in the world and NAR’s US$5 billion brand.Investment portfolio has consisted of US household names, Docusign, Housecanary and August Home.

London, England, Gb

Feeling that Unissu a global ecosystem for Proptechs was a worthwhile project, I use my influence and connections to promote their reach, having a close connectivity with the founders James Dearsley & Eddie Holmes, and shared views on the need for speeding the digital transformation of real estate. Ranking in the Unissu top #10 globally of ranked influencers with my 3,500 + connections to other Proptech Founders, CTO’s etc. I also write Industry Thought Leadership Pieces and analytical Articles for Unissu, which then become syndicated Eg, Modus (RICS publication).

London, London, Gb

Acting as a Mentor to a forward thinking operation which provides £100k of services to start-ups in their incubator programme, which includes technical and pitch training, legal documentation, developer time for websites and MVPs, consultancy, desk space, investor event attendance, and much more. Working back with Craig Massey (exited co-founder of Yourkeys) at the London ‘Dojo’, based in the Plexal building in Stratford, the home of many tech start-ups.

New York, Ny, Us

Giving analytical data and reports and advice to a large vertical of institutional consultancies, top listed companies and high net worth individuals, who need specific advice on Proptech and Real Estate strategies.

New York, Us

Providing my expert consultancy insights to the firm's clients, who include some of the largest and most well respected institutions and fund managers in the world. Across all verticals of the property asset, from planning to build to sale or lease or asset management, smart buildings, CRE, platforms, portals and fintech.

Manchester, Greater Manchester, Gb

Investor in Manchester based proptech company. Plus Angel Investor in three other start up companies, in Jan 2020, October 2020 and November 2021.

Manchester, England, Gb

Mentor helping companies driving the digital transformation agenda within the construction industry by promotingengagement and creating a conducive environment for Proptech innovation.

Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, Gb

Career OverviewIn total, 32-years of combined estate agency (real estate experience) across all verticals, residential agency, lettings, mortgage and financial services, land and development, new homes. I have trained and mentored over 200 people, and set up numerous cold start branches, and have marketed over 18,000 properties. I know dozens of those in the top-500 estate agency C-suites, and have a vast network of contacts generated over three plus decades. Many who still seek my ‘free’ advice on a weekly basis.

Black Horse Agencies - Estate Agency Management

Joint Ba Hons, English Language, Literature & History

Post-Graduate Management & Journalism, Shorthand 160 Wpm, & Rsa Typing