Dreamit Urbantech

Name

Dreamit Urbantech

Legal name

Dreamit Ventures

Website

https://dreamit.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital and Startup Acceleration

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA), Real Estate / PropTech Growth Equity (FSANACAH)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Startup accelerator program
• Proptech venture funding
• Pre-series A investment
• Corporate venture capital

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Management Fees and Fund Operations: Dreamit operates four venture funds and earns management fees from its limited partners to cover fund operations and investment activities.
2. Carried Interest (Performance Fees): As a VC firm, Dreamit's primary economic upside comes from carried interest on successful exits of portfolio companies across its four funds.
3. Investment Returns (Equity): Dreamit invests $500k–$1.5M in pre-Series A companies in exchange for equity. It reserves similar amounts for follow-on investments, generating returns upon portfolio company liquidity events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Dreamit Urbantech is a venture capital and accelerator program operated by Dreamit Ventures that invests $500k–$1.5M in pre-Series A urban technology startups (real estate tech, construction tech, smart city). The 14-week program combines capital, Customer Sprints (curated introductions to 70+ enterprise partners), Investor Sprints (access to 100+ co-investors), and weekly coaching from vertical-specific partners to help portfolio companies achieve product-market fit and scale.

Product overview

Dreamit is a venture fund and growth-focused accelerator that operates across three verticals: Healthtech, Securetech, and Urbantech. Rather than offering a unified software platform, Dreamit provides acceleration programs structured around Customer Sprints (curated enterprise customer meetings), Investor Sprints (access to VC networks), and weekly coaching sessions with vertical-specific partners. The Urbantech vertical focuses on real estate technology, construction, and smart city solutions startups. The investment typically ranges from $500k–$1.5M in pre-Series A companies with early revenue or pilots.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dreamit Securetech: Venture program focused on cybersecurity, anti-fraud, risk & compliance, and physical security startups.
• Dreamit Healthtech
• Dreamit Urbantech

Products and services

• Dreamit Urbantech Accelerator Program A 14-week venture acceleration program for pre-Series A urban technology startups (real estate tech, construction tech, smart city solutions), providing an initial $500k–$1.5M equity investment, access to Customer Sprints (curated meetings with 70+ enterprise partners), Investor Sprints (access to 100+ co-investors), and weekly coaching from a vertical-specific Managing Director. Target customers are US-based (or Israeli) founders with early product-market fit demonstrated via revenue, pilots, or design partnerships.
• Customer Sprint Program A structured program of curated meetings between Dreamit portfolio companies and 70+ enterprise partners (Fortune 1000 corporations, healthcare systems, financial institutions, and government agencies). Held quarterly, each sprint enables a participating startup to pitch 15–25 executive-level decision-makers to develop pilots, partnerships, and commercial relationships.
• Investor Sprint Program A structured program of curated one-on-one meetings between Dreamit portfolio company founders and 100+ VC/co-investor firms. Held three times per year, each two-week sprint includes mock VC meeting preparation and typically results in 20–30 investor meetings per portfolio company, designed to streamline fundraising for the next round.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $600M in exits including LevelUp (acquired by GrubHub), Trendkite (acquired by Cision), and Adaptly (acquired by Accenture)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

36 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bricklayer AIminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical, focused on cybersecurity solutions.
• NirmataminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical, providing cloud-native policy and security management solutions.
• OpscuraminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical.
• AccuKnoxminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical.
• TestifysecminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical.
• TidalminorOthersPortfolio company in the Securetech vertical.
• NeuroflowminorOthersSelect previous investment in the Healthtech vertical, a platform for behavioral health integration and engagement.
• CyleraminorOthersSelect previous investment in the Healthtech and Securetech verticals, providing IoT/OT security intelligence for healthcare organizations.
• CherreminorOthersSelect previous investment in the Urbantech vertical, providing a Platform-as-a-Service to collect, resolve, and augment real estate data from thousands of public, private, and internal sources.
• SeatGeekminorOthersSelect previous investment, a popular event discovery and ticket marketplace platform.
• RedoxminorOthersSelect previous investment in the Healthtech vertical, providing EHR interoperability and healthcare integration solutions.
• InfermedicaminorOthersSelect previous investment in the Healthtech vertical, an AI-driven platform for digital symptom checking and triage.
• EkominorOthersSelect previous investment in the Healthtech vertical, a digital health company specializing in smart stethoscopes and AI-powered cardiac analysis.
• BlackstonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackstone is a Customer Sprint partner, participating in Dreamit's curated startup meetings to discover and engage with game-changing technologies across Healthtech, Securetech, and Urbantech verticals.
• BNP ParibascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBNP Paribas participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint program as a corporate partner, engaging with curated startups across Dreamit's verticals.
• CiticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCiti is a Customer Sprint partner with Dreamit, participating in industry deep-dives and curated startup presentations to explore innovation opportunities.
• Bank of New York Mellon (BNY Mellon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBNY Mellon participates as a Customer Sprint partner in Dreamit's enterprise network.
• RJ (Reynolds & Reynolds)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRJ participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint network as a corporate partner.
• Johnson & JohnsoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohnson & Johnson is a corporate partner in Dreamit's Customer Sprints, engaging with Healthtech and Securetech startups.
• Schneider ElectriccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchneider Electric participates as a Customer Sprint partner, exploring innovation in energy management and smart building technologies relevant to Urbantech.
• Venable LLPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenable is a Customer Sprint partner, engaging with startups through Dreamit's curated program.
• PwCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPwC participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint program as a corporate partner, exploring innovation across health and cybersecurity sectors.
• EY (Ernst & Young)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEY is a Customer Sprint partner in Dreamit's network, engaging with curated startups for potential partnerships and pilots.
• AccenturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAccenture participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint program, leveraging Dreamit's curated startups to explore digital transformation and innovation opportunities.
• ProtiviticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtiviti is a Customer Sprint partner engaging with Dreamit's curated portfolio of startups across verticals.
• WiprocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWipro participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint network as a corporate partner exploring technology innovation.
• VerizoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVerizon is a Customer Sprint partner, engaging with startups in Dreamit's cybersecurity and technology-focused programs.
• VisacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVisa participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint program, exploring fintech and cybersecurity innovation through curated startup engagements.
• LazardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLazard is a Customer Sprint partner engaging with Dreamit's curated portfolio companies.
• Financial TimescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFinancial Times participates in Dreamit's Customer Sprint program as a media and business intelligence partner.
• Healthcare Health Systems (70+ partners including Penn Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, UPMC, NYU Langone, Geisinger, etc.)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOver 70 healthcare systems, payers, and pharma companies including Independence Blue Cross, Penn Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Cleveland Clinic, UPMC, NYU Langone, Jefferson Health, Mount Sinai, Northwell Health, Aetna, Anthem, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and others participate in Dreamit's Customer Sprints for the Healthtech vertical. These partners meet 15-25 curated startups per sprint, providing feedback, pilots, and commercial opportunities.
• Black Hat ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDreamit's Securetech team attends Black Hat annually to meet with startups, investors, security leaders, and industry partners. Dreamit maintains an active presence at the conference with scheduled meetings and networking events.
• RSA ConferencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDreamit's Securetech team attends the RSA Conference annually to meet cybersecurity startups, investors, and enterprise security leaders. Dreamit hosts networking events and one-on-one meetings during the conference.
• SOSAS (SOSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOSA is a strategic partner collaborating with Dreamit Securetech on cybersecurity startup demo nights and joint events in the New York cybersecurity community.
• MedCityNewsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDreamit and MedCityNews partnered on a 2020 survey of senior innovation leaders at large health systems to understand the state of startup collaboration and innovation appetite.
• Digital Health and Medtech Industry Advisors (40+ advisors)minorOthersDreamit maintains an advisor network of over 40 healthtech and medtech advisors including former CEOs, CIOs, and clinical leaders from organizations such as Humana, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Roche, Sanofi, Teladoc, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, and Blue Shield of California. Advisors are available to portfolio companies for guidance on strategy, clinical affairs, regulatory matters, and business development.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AngelPad: Selective, mentor-driven seed accelerator with small cohorts and strong enterprise customer intros. Comparable to Dreamit in pre-Series A focus, manual curation, and emphasis on customer development rather than demo days.
• Techstars: Global accelerator platform running time-boxed, mentor-driven cohorts with corporate partner networks and follow-on capital. Closely comparable to Dreamit's quarterly Customer Sprint and Investor Sprint model and pre-seed/seed focus.
• 500 Global (500 Startups): Seed-stage venture fund and accelerator with global cohorts and a partner-network-driven model. Comparable to Dreamit on early-stage check size, cohort structure, and emphasis on customer and co-investor introductions.
• MetaProp: Proptech-focused venture fund and accelerator investing in early-stage real estate technology startups. Directly comparable to Dreamit Urbantech in vertical focus, check size, and customer-introduction driven value-add.
• Moderne Ventures: Venture fund focused on real estate, construction, and insurance tech with a strong enterprise pilot program. Highly comparable to Dreamit Urbantech on vertical, customer-pilot focus, and Fortune 1000 corporate partnerships.
• Y Combinator: Leading early-stage accelerator and investor offering capital, mentorship, and a vast founder network. Comparable to Dreamit in providing cohort-based acceleration, investor intros, and structured support for pre-Series A startups.
• Plug and Play: Corporate-partner-driven accelerator running vertical-specific cohorts with structured introductions between startups and enterprise partners. Closely parallels Dreamit's Customer Sprint model across Healthtech, Securetech, and Urbantech.
• Techstars Cities: Techstars program tracks specializing in real estate, construction, and smart-city startups with corporate partner sprints. Highly comparable to Dreamit Urbantech in vertical, customer-pilot mechanism, and corporate partner-led go-to-market.

Emerging players

• SeedInvest: Early-stage investment platform offering deal flow and co-investor access to pre-Series A startups. Overlaps with Dreamit's Investor Sprint and co-investor facilitation role, though structured as a marketplace rather than a cohort accelerator.

Regional players

• Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA): NYC-based, mentor-driven accelerator for early-stage tech startups with a comparable four-month cohort model and investor day. Direct functional peer with overlapping founder pool and investor network in Dreamit's home market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/dreamit

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments28 records

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