Cadre
“Can a technology-driven marketplace democratize institutional-grade real estate investing by disaggregating deal access and enabling fractional participation at scale?”
Founded2014
HQNew York, New York, USA
FoundersRyan Williams, Joshua Kushner, Jared Kushner
Total raised$133.3M+
Latest roundAcquired by Yieldstreet
IndustryFintech / Investment
The story
Founded in 2014 by Ryan Williams and the Kushner brothers, Cadre started as a B2B software company to modernize commercial real estate capital workflows. It pivoted into a direct-access investment marketplace modeled on making real estate 'more like the stock market,' enabling smaller institutional checks on individual deals. The platform expanded to retail-adjacent investors with its 2020 Direct Access fund and secondary market, before being acquired by Yieldstreet to become part of a broader alternative investment platform.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2014
Founded as a technology platform to modernize commercial real estate capital raising, moving away from Excel-based workflows.· pivot
2015
Raised $18.3M Series A to build software for big commercial real estate.· banking
2016
Raised $50M Series B; evolved platform to connect institutional investors (family offices, endowments) with individual real estate transactions.· banking
2017
Raised $65M Series C led by Andreessen Horowitz; named to Forbes FinTech50.· banking
2018
Announced partnership with Goldman Sachs enabling private wealth clients to commit $250M+ through Cadre.· banking
2020
Launched 'Direct Access' fund targeting $400M raise to include smaller investors alongside managed portfolio and secondary market services.· banking
2023
Acquired by Yieldstreet, integrating into a broader alternative investment marketplace.· acquisition
The stack
2 layers disclosed in Cadre’s embedded-finance stack
Banking / BaaS
Sponsor bank
in the full report
Accounting gap: none
1 more provider across 1 layer, with confidence-scored evidence and source URLs, are in the Embedded Finance Index report.