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Build Smarter,
Scale Faster
We’re operators and entrepreneurs, hands-on from day one to help you build, launch, and scale the right way.
Your idea or ours.
Let's build together
Let's build together
By founders, for founders
By founders, for founders
By founders, for founders
Stackpoint is the first venture studio dedicated to building and investing in vertical AI companies in legacy industries.
Our founders, Adam Pase and Chris Kelly, are industry pioneers who navigated multiple businesses from conception through scale to create over $2b of combined equity value. Adam and Chris created Stackpoint to be the “ideal co-founder” for CEOs who aspire to build enduring AI companies.
Our founders, Adam Pase and Chris Kelly, are industry pioneers who navigated multiple businesses from conception through scale to create over $2b of combined equity value. Adam and Chris created Stackpoint to be the “ideal co-founder” for CEOs who aspire to build enduring AI companies.
Stackpoint is the first venture studio dedicated to building and investing in vertical AI companies in legacy industries.
Our founders, Adam Pase and Chris Kelly, are industry pioneers who navigated multiple businesses from conception through scale to create over $2b of combined equity value. Adam and Chris created Stackpoint to be the “ideal co-founder” for CEOs who aspire to build enduring AI companies.
Stackpoint is the first venture studio dedicated to building and investing in real estate technology companies.
World-class team
It's hard to staff an all-star team on day one.
Full-stack team with deep AI capabilities and decades of experience building tech companies
Rigorous process
Execution quality and speed matter more than ever.
Proven methods to build a winning product, bring it to market, raise capital, and hire a stellar team
Deep network
Breaking into legacy industries is no small feat.
Design partners, early customers, advisors, investors, and top-tier talent to de-risk and accelerate the company’s path to success
Dedicated capital
Raising capital pulls founders away from building.
Seed and follow-on capital so that founders can focus on building, not fundraising, in the earliest stages
World-class team
It's hard to staff an all-star team on day one.
Full-stack team with deep AI capabilities and decades of experience building tech companies
Rigorous process
Execution quality and speed matter more than ever.
Proven methods to build a winning product, bring it to market, raise capital, and hire a stellar team
Deep network
Breaking into legacy industries is no small feat.
Design partners, early customers, advisors, investors, and top-tier talent to de-risk and accelerate the company’s path to success
Dedicated capital
Raising capital pulls founders away from building.
Seed and follow-on capital so that founders can focus on building, not fundraising, in the earliest stages
Lets build together
Got an idea
No idea yet
1
Pitch us your vision.
2
We’ll assess your idea’s
potential and fit.
3
We like you and you like us.
Let’s build!
Lets build together
Got an idea
No idea yet
1
Pitch us your vision.
2
We’ll assess your idea’s
potential and fit.
3
We like you and you like us.
Let’s build!
Lets build together
Got an idea
No idea yet
1
Pitch us your vision.
2
We’ll assess your idea’s
potential and fit.
3
We like you and you like us.
Let’s build!
"In a complex ecosystem like real estate, finding the right entry point is critical. Stackpoint’s rigorous validation helped us systematically test approaches, pivot quickly, and avoid dead ends. Their methodical process saved months of development and prevented us from building something nobody wanted."
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
"Stackpoint was the first check committed to Splitero and offered invaluable resources to help us scale quickly. Since then, their deep network and credibility in real estate and venture capital have helped us tremendously. As prior founders, the team at Stackpoint provides unwavering support and advice through the ups and downs. I am fortunate to have them on the journey with me."
Michael Gifford
"Stackpoint's network opened doors to early customers that would have taken years to access on my own. Those early customer relationships paved the way for my first few million of revenue."
Jason Wallis
Hear from our founders
Hear from
our founders
"Stackpoint’s structured discovery process and deep industry connections quickly uncovered venture-scale opportunities that became SurfaceAI. Within weeks, they got me direct access to key industry customers, enabling critical early feedback and deep insight into the complexities of property management."
Jason Wallis
"Stackpoint’s structured discovery process and deep industry connections quickly uncovered venture-scale opportunities that became SurfaceAI. Within weeks, they got me direct access to key industry customers, enabling critical early feedback and deep insight into the complexities of property management."
Jason Wallis
"Stackpoint’s structured discovery process and deep industry connections quickly uncovered venture-scale opportunities that became SurfaceAI. Within weeks, they got me direct access to key industry customers, enabling critical early feedback and deep insight into the complexities of property management."
Jason Wallis
"Having product, design, and engineering experts working seamlessly enabled Whale to launch incredibly fast. Other fintech founders said something like Whale would take 12-18 months, but we did it in just 6—unheard of in an industry with complex legal and SEC regulations."
Jamie Petraglia
"Having product, design, and engineering experts working seamlessly enabled Whale to launch incredibly fast. Other fintech founders said something like Whale would take 12-18 months, but we did it in just 6—unheard of in an industry with complex legal and SEC regulations."
Jamie Petraglia
"Having product, design, and engineering experts working seamlessly enabled Whale to launch incredibly fast. Other fintech founders said something like Whale would take 12-18 months, but we did it in just 6—unheard of in an industry with complex legal and SEC regulations."
Jamie Petraglia
"In a complex ecosystem like real estate, finding the right entry point is critical. Stackpoint’s rigorous validation helped us systematically test approaches, pivot quickly, and avoid dead ends. Their methodical process saved months of development and prevented us from building something nobody wanted."
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
"In a complex ecosystem like real estate, finding the right entry point is critical. Stackpoint’s rigorous validation helped us systematically test approaches, pivot quickly, and avoid dead ends. Their methodical process saved months of development and prevented us from building something nobody wanted."
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
"Stackpoint was the first check committed to Splitero and offered invaluable resources to help us scale quickly. Since then, their deep network and credibility in real estate and venture capital have helped us tremendously. As prior founders, the team at Stackpoint provides unwavering support and advice through the ups and downs. I am fortunate to have them on the journey with me."
Michael Gifford
"Stackpoint was the first check committed to Splitero and offered invaluable resources to help us scale quickly. Since then, their deep network and credibility in real estate and venture capital have helped us tremendously. As prior founders, the team at Stackpoint provides unwavering support and advice through the ups and downs. I am fortunate to have them on the journey with me."
Michael Gifford
"Stackpoint's network opened doors to early customers that would have taken years to access on my own. Those early customer relationships paved the way for my first few million of revenue."
Jason Wallis
"Stackpoint's network opened doors to early customers that would have taken years to access on my own. Those early customer relationships paved the way for my first few million of revenue."
Jason Wallis
You're in Good Company
You're in Good Company
Our founders have built, scaled and exited companies—raising capital, leading top teams, and leveraging deep industry expertise to create category-defining businesses.
Michael Gifford
David Zvaifler
Michael was the former VP and GM at Sundae homes, CEO of three HomeVestors of America franchises and ten year veteran in home equity related finance. David founded Pacific Pines Real Estate Brokerage specializing in sales, asset management and advisory services for residential investment and infill development.
Michael Gifford
David Zvaifler
Michael was the former VP and GM at Sundae homes, CEO of three HomeVestors of America franchises and ten year veteran in home equity related finance. David founded Pacific Pines Real Estate Brokerage specializing in sales, asset management and advisory services for residential investment and infill development.
Michael Gifford
David Zvaifler
Michael was the former VP and GM at Sundae homes, CEO of three HomeVestors of America franchises and ten year veteran in home equity related finance. David founded Pacific Pines Real Estate Brokerage specializing in sales, asset management and advisory services for residential investment and infill development.
Jamie Petraglia
Jamie's diverse leadership and sales experience include early-stage proptech, late-stage finance and venture. Previous roles include Founder at White Cap Trading (acquired), Principal at 29th St. Capital Ventures, VP of Enterprise Sales at Latch, UHNW Relationship Manager at JPMC and Sales & Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Jamie Petraglia
Jamie's diverse leadership and sales experience include early-stage proptech, late-stage finance and venture. Previous roles include Founder at White Cap Trading (acquired), Principal at 29th St. Capital Ventures, VP of Enterprise Sales at Latch, UHNW Relationship Manager at JPMC and Sales & Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Jamie Petraglia
Jamie's diverse leadership and sales experience include early-stage proptech, late-stage finance and venture. Previous roles include Founder at White Cap Trading (acquired), Principal at 29th St. Capital Ventures, VP of Enterprise Sales at Latch, UHNW Relationship Manager at JPMC and Sales & Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman is a seasoned mortgage executive with 20 years of experience. He built Redfin’s mortgage business from the ground up and held senior roles at SoFi, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. He brings deep expertise in financial services, lending, fintech, and driving strategic growth.
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman is a seasoned mortgage executive with 20 years of experience. He built Redfin’s mortgage business from the ground up and held senior roles at SoFi, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. He brings deep expertise in financial services, lending, fintech, and driving strategic growth.
Jason Bateman
Jason Bateman is a seasoned mortgage executive with 20 years of experience. He built Redfin’s mortgage business from the ground up and held senior roles at SoFi, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Bank of America. He brings deep expertise in financial services, lending, fintech, and driving strategic growth.
Jason Wallis
Jason was the CTO & Founder, Mozu (acquired) and has held various senior engineering roles in early stage companies and large enterprises including Amazon, Dell and Wayfair.
Jason Wallis
Jason was the CTO & Founder, Mozu (acquired) and has held various senior engineering roles in early stage companies and large enterprises including Amazon, Dell and Wayfair.
Jason Wallis
Jason was the CTO & Founder, Mozu (acquired) and has held various senior engineering roles in early stage companies and large enterprises including Amazon, Dell and Wayfair.
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
Carey was co-founder and COO of Tomo, a digital mortgage startup that raised $110M. At Zillow, she led corporate development and the $2.5B acquisition of Trulia.
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
Carey was co-founder and COO of Tomo, a digital mortgage startup that raised $110M. At Zillow, she led corporate development and the $2.5B acquisition of Trulia.
Carey Schwaber Armstrong
Carey was co-founder and COO of Tomo, a digital mortgage startup that raised $110M. At Zillow, she led corporate development and the $2.5B acquisition of Trulia.
Ellie Cunningham
Federico Negro
"Fed" is the former Head of Design at WeWork and Founder at CASE Inc. (acquired by WeWork). Ellie is the former Global Head of Strategy and Development at WeWork. Fed and Ellie were designers at SHoP and HOK and graduates from Parsons and Pratt (respectively).
Ellie Cunningham
Federico Negro
"Fed" is the former Head of Design at WeWork and Founder at CASE Inc. (acquired by WeWork). Ellie is the former Global Head of Strategy and Development at WeWork. Fed and Ellie were designers at SHoP and HOK and graduates from Parsons and Pratt (respectively).
Ellie Cunningham
Federico Negro
"Fed" is the former Head of Design at WeWork and Founder at CASE Inc. (acquired by WeWork). Ellie is the former Global Head of Strategy and Development at WeWork. Fed and Ellie were designers at SHoP and HOK and graduates from Parsons and Pratt (respectively).
Jason van den Brand
Jason is a 4X Founder/CEO with 3 Exits at the intersection of Fintech, Real Estate, and Marketplace Technologies. His experiences include CEO & Founder at Lenda, Pacific Sun Financial Group and Orion Homes and CRO at Reali Loans.
Jason van den Brand
Jason is a 4X Founder/CEO with 3 Exits at the intersection of Fintech, Real Estate, and Marketplace Technologies. His experiences include CEO & Founder at Lenda, Pacific Sun Financial Group and Orion Homes and CRO at Reali Loans.
Jason van den Brand
Jason is a 4X Founder/CEO with 3 Exits at the intersection of Fintech, Real Estate, and Marketplace Technologies. His experiences include CEO & Founder at Lenda, Pacific Sun Financial Group and Orion Homes and CRO at Reali Loans.
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How is Stackpoint structured?
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How is Stackpoint structured?
How does the Studio generate ideas?
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