BeEngaged Brochure

A Berkadia-backed Accelerator & Ecosystem for Startups & Industry Leaders 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.

What makes BeEngaged different?

Tiered programming, tailored to startups’ goals:

Powered by Berkadia’s Industry Reach

Deep CRE & Technology Expertise

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.

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.

Not Cohort-Based Unlike cohort-based programs, we provide customized feedback, mentorship, and partnership opportunities tailored to each startup’s needs.

A catalyst for founders and Berkadia to collaborate on long-term initiatives.

Real-World Pilot Opportunities

Capital & Strategic Partnerships

We facilitate direct collaboration between startups and Berkadia, plus clients to test and implement cutting-edge solutions in live real estate environments.

We connect startups with the right partners, from venture capital and private equity to corporate strategics and industry leaders.

Collaborative ecosystem of founders and industry professionals with access to Berkadia expertise and resources.

What do we do?

Industry Players

The BeEngaged Program

Mentorship

Technology

+ Berkadia Clients

Benefits returned to clients, contributors, & startups in real time.

Other Lenders

Select Investors

Solutions

Growth

Startups

Who should join?

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!

How We Help Startups & Partners Succeed 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.

Access to technical experts; engineering, design, product, data science, info sec, etc.

Pilots – we connect startups with industry players for real-world testing and adoption.

Support reaching potential clients, experts across Berkadia, influential organizations, and leaders.

Commercial real estate specialists; Investment Sales, Mortgage Banking, Servicing, Affordable, Hospitality, etc.

Marketing support through networking events, publications, speaking engagements, and podcasts.

Capital Connections – Access venture, private equity, and development capital opportunities.

Technology

Expertise

Resources

Pilots

Enable first-mover relationships with technology products

Tap our expertise earned through thousands of hours of gathering the best research

Leverage our dedicated team to vet the intensifying number of startups working on commercial real estate

Develops path to pilots – our team connects the most relevant participants

Reap the benefits of the incubation resources provided to the startups

Share in our mentorship competencies in software development, data science, business development, and investment.

Customized feedback from pitch decks, operations, sales, marketing, to strategy.

Partners Access:

Next Steps Scan the QR Code to engage with BeEngaged Visit berkadia.com/beengaged

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