Aaron Block
Fondatore presso MPNYC Management LLC
Profilo
Aaron Block is a best-selling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and investor focused on the intersection of real estate and technology.
Aaron Block co-founded and serves as Managing Partner of MetaProp, the New York-based venture capital firm focused on the PropTech industry.
Founded in 2015, MetaProp’s investment team has invested in 135+ technology companies across the real estate value chain.
The firm manages multiple funds for both financial and strategic real estate investors that represent a pilot- and test-ready sandbox of 20+ billion square feet across every real estate asset type and global market.
Aaron oversees day-to-day management of the firm and, during his tenure, has spearheaded the launch of many industry firsts including the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University, NYC Real Estate Tech Week, MIPIM PropTech NYC, the Global PropTech Confidence Index, and PropTech Place.
Previously, Aaron served as Chairman of Chicago-based BayRu, LLC, the US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and eBay.com’s exclusive drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers.
After Aaron joined the company in 2010 as an investor and CEO, BayRu grew to become the 8th largest international online retailer in Russia.
In 2013, BayRu was #11 on the Inc5000 “Top 100 Retail Companies” list and was named “Exporter of the Year” by the official export promotion magazine of the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
Prior to BayRu, Aaron was a commercial real estate executive with Cushman & Wakefield, the world’s largest privately held commercial real estate services firm, and oversaw more than 270 professionals as leader of the Chicago region.
Aaron received numerous honors and awards during his real estate career including Top Producer, Most Creative Deal, Agency of the Year and Most Promising Brokerage Professional.
Notably, Aaron completed the largest leasing deal in Russian history and the largest leasing deal of the year in Ukraine (2007).
Posizioni attive di Aaron Block
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MPNYC Management LLC
MPNYC Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPNYC Management LLC (MetaProp Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Zach Aarons, Aaron Block and Clelia Warburg Peters. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Fondatore | 01/01/2015 |
Precedenti posizioni note di Aaron Block
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Hattery
Hattery Investment ManagersFinance Hattery is a venture capital firm. | Consulente / Consigliere | 30/04/2015 |
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. provides commercial real estate services. Its services include agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services, global occupier services, investment and asset management, project and development, tenant representation, and valuation and advisory. The company was founded by J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield on October 31, 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 30/06/2010 |
BayRu LLC
BayRu LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BayRu LLC operates a cross-border shopping site. It sells products from the United States to consumers in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The firm is a US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and is eBay.com’s drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. It also offers marketing services to give American manufacturers, brands, and retailers access to the Russian/CIS consumer markets. The company was founded by Anton German and Yevgeny German in 2007 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL. | Amministratore Delegato | - |
Formazione di Aaron Block
DePaul University | Masters Business Admin |
University of Illinois | Undergraduate Degree |
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Aziende private | 4 |
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BayRu LLC
BayRu LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services BayRu LLC operates a cross-border shopping site. It sells products from the United States to consumers in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The firm is a US-Russia ecommerce shopping and shipping specialist and is eBay.com’s drop shipping partner for Russia/CIS consumers. It also offers marketing services to give American manufacturers, brands, and retailers access to the Russian/CIS consumer markets. The company was founded by Anton German and Yevgeny German in 2007 and is headquartered in Morton Grove, IL. | Technology Services |
MPNYC Management LLC
MPNYC Management LLC Investment ManagersFinance MPNYC Management LLC (MetaProp Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Zach Aarons, Aaron Block and Clelia Warburg Peters. The firm is headquartered in New York. | Finance |
Hattery
Hattery Investment ManagersFinance Hattery is a venture capital firm. | Finance |
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.
Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. provides commercial real estate services. Its services include agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services, global occupier services, investment and asset management, project and development, tenant representation, and valuation and advisory. The company was founded by J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield on October 31, 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Finance |
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