Gregor Watson Email & Phone Number

Gregor Watson is an entrepreneur and philanthropist with a track record of establishing and expanding successful businesses across various sectors, including real estate, credit, and technology. In recent years, Watson co-founded 1Sharpe Capital, a $2 billion investment firm headquartered in Piedmont, CA. As a comprehensive real estate firm, 1Sharpe operates under the mantra of rendering scalable what others deem unscalable. Watson, as co-Managing Member of 1Sharpe Capital, oversees the firm's investments in real estate credit, private equity, and venture capital. Prior to 1Sharpe, Watson made significant contributions to the single-family rentals sector and the requisite technology for its development. He was the founder of 643 Capital Management LLC, a real estate private equity firm responsible for acquiring, refurbishing, and managing single-family homes nationwide. Drawing on his insights into the single-family housing market, Watson co-established Roofstock, Inc., an online marketplace for single-family rental homes. He remains as the Chairman, leading the platform to become the largest of its kind, providing real estate investors comprehensive solutions for investment access, research expertise, and operational support. The various companies under Watson's leadership have acquired in excess of 30,000 homes across the US.Watson co-founded Azibo, Inc., a digital bank designed for landlords, and Vellum, an AI-focused reinsurance platform. He was also a co-founder of Dwell Finance LLC, a lending institution for single-family home investors, which was later sold to Blackstone.Watson is also recognized for his philanthropic endeavors, co-founding the Flagstone Initiative, a national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing homelessness and providing essential tools to workforce housing tenants and landlords. Through strategic partnerships with John Pritzker and Roofstock, the Flagstone Initiative utilizes Watson's vast entrepreneurial and innovative experience to catalyze positive changes in various communities across the country.Active in his local community, Watson serves on the board of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, following his previous involvement with the Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation.Watson's professional journey began as a founding member of McKinley Capital Partners, where he managed their distressed housing and debt funds. He holds a BA from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Listed skills include Real Estate, Real Estate Economics, Residential Homes, Investment Properties, and 15 others.

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  Regis University

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