Connect Invest

What Connect Invest does

Connect Invest Corp., founded in 2015 and headquartered at 6700 Via Austi Pkwy Ste 300 in Las Vegas, Nevada, operates a Regulation A-registered mobile and web platform that issues short-term, real-estate-backed investment Notes to U.S. retail investors. The platform enables individuals to invest in first-lien, real-property-secured debt instruments across defined 6, 12, or 24-month terms at fixed yields of 7.5% to 9.0% APY, with a $500 minimum that is materially below the $25,000+ floor typical of private real estate placements. The technology stack is anchored by Connectfolio, an in-house portfolio management system that diversifies investor capital across a managed pool of real estate loans, paired with an encrypted wallet for holding funds and receiving monthly interest distributions; payment processing and bank-linking are outsourced to Dwolla.

The product surface includes four Note variants — 6-Month Short Note (7.5%), 6-Month Roll-Over Note (7.75%, auto-renewing, launched 2025), 12-Month Short Note (8%), and 24-Month Short Note (9%) — plus a self-directed IRA integration channel. Onboarding, identity verification, investment selection, and reinvestment are entirely self-serve through iOS and Android apps and a web interface, with no intermediary or field-sales layer. The platform is available to both accredited and non-accredited U.S. residents with valid SSNs, a structurally significant feature enabled by its Regulation A filing (SEC CIK 1831623), and it has facilitated more than $2.5B in real estate loans across 89+ projects.

Revenue is generated through the net interest spread between investor yields and the yield earned on the underlying real estate loans the platform originates or services. Connect Invest does not charge investor-facing fees. Marketing is content-led, combining an educational blog covering CDs, REITs, and passive income with earned media placement in Forbes, The Penny Hoarder, BiggerPockets, and Benzinga. The company holds a BBB A+ accreditation (since August 2021) and a 4-star rating across 93+ App Store reviews, and operates with an exceptionally lean headcount of 1–10 employees.

Name

Connect Invest

Legal name

Connect Invest Corp.

Website

https://connectinvest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Connect Invest is a Las Vegas-based fintech platform that issues short-term, first-lien real estate-backed investment Notes (6–24 months, 7.5–9% APY) to U.S. accredited and non-accredited retail investors via a mobile-first self-serve app, generating revenue from net interest spreads.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Platform

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), Investment Banking and Securities Intermediation (523150)

SIC

Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162), Loan Brokers (6163), Asset-Backed Securities (6189)

akta.pro primary industry

Senior Secured Direct Lending (FSANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Direct Lending — Senior Secured (First Lien) (FSAHAJAA)

Keywords

• Real estate notes
• Fixed-income investing
• Alternative investments
• Passive income
• Real estate debt

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Interest Income from Real Estate Notes: Connect Invest generates revenue primarily through the interest spread on real estate-backed loans it facilitates. As a lender platform, the company originates or facilitates short-term real estate notes (6-24 months) secured by real property, earning the difference between the interest paid to investors and the yield generated from the underlying loans. The platform advertises returns of 7.5% to 9% APY to investors, with returns sourced from interest payments on the underlying real estate loans. The company's regulatory filings indicate offerings made under Regulation A.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Connect Invest operates a mobile-first investment platform that issues short-term, real estate-backed promissory Notes to individual investors. Investors can fund Notes with terms of 6, 12, or 24 months (plus a 6-month auto-renewing Roll-Over Note) at fixed APYs ranging from 7.5% to 9%, with monthly interest distributions. The platform's proprietary Connectfolio system diversifies investor capital across a managed pool of first-lien real estate loans, with a $500 minimum investment accessible to both accredited and non-accredited U.S. investors.

Product overview

Connect Invest is a unified fintech platform offering short-term, real estate-backed Notes as the core investment product. The product portfolio includes Short Notes in three term lengths (6-month at 7.5%, 12-month at 8%, and 24-month at 9%), plus a 6-Month ROLL-OVER Note with auto-renewal capability at 7.75%. All Notes are backed by real estate collateral and deliver fixed monthly income. The platform is accessible via a mobile app (iOS and Android) and web interface, with a minimum investment of $500. Investors can choose terms of 6, 12, or 24 months and receive monthly interest payments deposited into their Connect Invest Wallet.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 6-Month Short Note A short-term, real estate-backed investment Note with a 6-month term offering a 7.5% fixed APY, delivering predictable monthly interest income with principal returned at maturity. Available to U.S. investors with a $500 minimum.
• 6-Month ROLL-OVER Note A short-term, real estate-backed investment Note with a 6-month term and auto-renewal capability at a 7.75% fixed APY, allowing investors to keep their money compounding automatically without manually reinvesting at maturity.
• 12-Month Short Note A short-term, real estate-backed investment Note with a 12-month term offering an 8% fixed APY, delivering predictable monthly interest income over a one-year period with principal returned at maturity.
• 24-Month Short Note A short-term, real estate-backed investment Note with a 24-month term offering a 9% fixed APY, the highest fixed return among standard Note products, with monthly interest payments and principal returned at maturity.
• Connect Invest Mobile App (iOS & Android) A native mobile application that lets investors sign up, verify identity, link a bank account, select Note terms, fund investments, track portfolios, monitor monthly returns, and reinvest directly from iOS or Android devices.
• Connect Invest Wallet A fully encrypted digital wallet providing transparent tracking and instant access for storing investor funds and receiving monthly interest distributions from active Notes.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2B+ in total assets invested through platform
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dwolla, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationDwolla provides the payment infrastructure powering Connect Invest's fund transfer functionality. Users must create a Dwolla Platform account and accept Dwolla's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy to use the payment features. Funds held in Dwolla accounts are held by Dwolla's financial institution partners. Connect Invest handles customer support for Dwolla account activity, and notifications are sent through the Connect Invest application rather than directly by Dwolla.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundrise: Real estate investment platform serving retail investors with low minimums across debt and equity products; directly comparable on accessibility, mobile experience, and target customer (non-accredited retail).
• Groundfloor: Peer-to-peer short-term real estate debt platform offering low-minimum, fixed-term debt notes to retail investors — the closest direct competitor to Connect Invest's Short Notes product.
• Yieldstreet: Alternative investment platform with a sizable real estate debt vertical, offering multi-year term notes to retail; competes head-on for yield-seeking individual investors in the same fixed-income real estate debt category.
• EquityMultiple: Commercial real estate platform offering both debt and equity to accredited and (selectively) non-accredited investors with fixed-term notes backed by real estate collateral — directly comparable product structure.
• RealtyMogul: Real estate crowdfunding platform offering both equity and debt products to retail investors; comparable on offering structure, real estate collateralization, and target investor profile.
• Cadre: Online commercial real estate investment platform offering curated debt and equity opportunities to individual and institutional investors; comparable on digital distribution and real estate focus.
• PeerStreet: Historical direct peer in short-term, first-lien real estate debt investing for retail investors; useful as a benchmark for category dynamics even though ownership/operations have changed.

Emerging players

• AcreTrader: Specialized farmland and real estate investing platform serving retail and accredited investors; partial overlap as an alternative real estate platform competing for the same yield-seeking retail audience.
• Streitwise: Private REIT offering low-minimum, dividend-paying real estate exposure to retail investors; competes for the same passive-income-oriented retail customer with a complementary (equity) structure.
• DiversyFund: Real estate crowdfunding platform offering low-minimum multifamily investments to non-accredited retail; adjacent competitor in the democratized real estate category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connect-invest
• Facebookfacebook.com/connectinvest.re

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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