what is your role at noa?
At noa, I split my time between deal sourcing, due diligence, portfolio management, and leading the firm’s ecosystem development. This includes managing strategic LP engagement, as well as building relationships with adoption partners across the built environment and co-investor VCs across the capital lifecycle. I am a board member of Safehub and board observer of Satellite Vu, Fornova, Adeptmind, UrbanFootprint, and Residently.
what is your backstory?
Before joining noa, I was a Manager in EY’s Transaction Real Estate Advisory group in New York City, specialising in the hospitality, leisure and commercial real estate industries as a transaction and strategy consultant. I worked with a wide range of institutional clients including real estate developers, investors, operators, lenders, startups, and governments related to transaction, operation, and growth strategy initiatives. Before EY, I received a BSc in Hotel Administration from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University and graduated with a concentration in Finance and Accounting and a minor in Real Estate. I've always been interested in technology, energy, nature, real estate development, and entrepreneurship, so working at noa provides the opportunity for all my interests to converge.
what excites you about built world tech?
The broad diversity of the companies we review impacts every sector of the economy, as real estate and buildings are utilised across every individual and organisation globally. As a species, we spend approximately 87% of our lifetime indoors, and as a society we are building the equivalent of New York City every month. For the time first in human history, our physical built world now outweighs the mass of the living world on our planet. Built world tech can help us create a better built world.
what do you like to do in your spare time?
My colleagues seem to think that all I do is research and dream about built world tech, and they’re not wrong. But I also love exploring new destinations and cultures, discovering new music, and spending time with friends and family.
what’s your favourite city and why?
With 300 days of sunshine and being one of the oldest capitals in Europe (predating both Paris and Rome), Lisbon is magical. The cobblestone streets, colourful tiles, Portuguese architecture, access to nature, and incredible food scene make it my favourite. Within 20 minutes, you can get to one of the most incredible beaches in the world (Costa da Caparica) as well as Lisbon Airport. The city is in the same time zone as London, and the low cost of living attracts a global and diverse demographic; it’s fast becoming a European tech hub.