BeEngaged brings together startups that are destined to redefine the commercial real estate space and industry players, including corporate partners, capital providers, and real estate leaders who are committed to innovation.
Tiered programming, tailored to startups’ goals:
Focused mentorship for validating strategic alignment through experiments and pilots.
Gain access to Berkadia’s vast network of real estate investors, operators, and capital providers, including key relationships with Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, and other industry leaders.
A catalyst for founders and Berkadia to collaborate on long-term initiatives.
Collaborative ecosystem of founders and industry professionals with access to Berkadia expertise and resources.
Unlike cohort-based programs, we provide customized feedback, mentorship, and partnership opportunities tailored to each startup’s needs.
We connect startups with the right partners, from venture capital and private equity to corporate strategics and industry leaders.
With decades of industry experience, Berkadia’s experts provide mentorship across technology, CRE transactions, servicing, asset management, and broad industry themes to help startups refine and validate their solutions.
We facilitate direct collaboration between startups and Berkadia, plus clients to test and implement cutting-edge solutions in live real estate environments.
Startups working on:
• Solving real-world pain points in multifamily
• Commercial real estate transaction efficiency
• Tools for underwriting, investments, capital markets, servicing, and other related solutions.
Partners & Investors looking to:
• Gain early access to cutting-edge CRE tech
• Pilot new solutions
• Stay ahead of industry trends through direct engagement
What Our Participants Say
“The program has been designed with the utmost intentionality to ensure it meets founders where they are in their company building journey and provides the right resources. Through BeEngaged we formed marquee partnerships...”
Abbey Wemimo & Samir Goel, Esusu CoFounders
“BeEngaged has been tremendously impactful towards the growth of WYL… From participating in client/partner investor discovery calls to pressure testing our technical assumptions, they’ve been able to provide us tremendous value...”
Ofo Ezeugwu, WYL CEO
Discover exciting opportunities by scheduling a call, registering for future events, and learning more about our startup and partner network today!
Startup Benefits Include:
Mentorship Tech / Industry Advisory Growth Opportunities Collaborative Partners
Networking & Events –Coordinated interactions with industry leaders serving as advisors to Berkadia and BeEngaged.
Customized feedback from pitch decks, operations, sales, marketing, to strategy.
Partners Access:
Access to technical experts; engineering, design, product, data science, info sec, etc.
Commercial real estate specialists; Investment Sales, Mortgage Banking, Servicing, Affordable, Hospitality, etc.
Pilots – we connect startups with industry players for real-world testing and adoption.
Marketing support through networking events, publications, speaking engagements, and podcasts.
Technology Expertise Resources
Enable first-mover relationships with technology products
Tap our expertise earned through thousands of hours of gathering the best research
Reap the benefits of the incubation resources provided to the startups
Leverage our dedicated team to vet the intensifying number of startups working on commercial real estate
Share in our mentorship competencies in software development, data science, business development, and investment.
Support reaching potential clients, experts across Berkadia, influential organizations, and leaders.
Capital Connections –Access venture, private equity, and development capital opportunities.
Next Steps
Scan the QR Code to engage with BeEngaged Visit berkadia.com/beengaged
Develops path to pilots –our team connects the most relevant participants