SCV Second Century Ventures

What is SCV Second Century Ventures?

Second Century Ventures (SCV) is a corporate venture capital firm that specializes in investing in early to mid-stage technology companies with a focus on transforming the real estate industry. Anchored by the support of the National Association of REALTORS, SCV is dedicated to fueling real estate innovation.

They look to invest in companies that will drive industry growth, enable new usage models, and advance industry standards. Their preferred investment arenas include SaaS companies, which are generally focused on big data applications, digital media, fintech, and business services that can impact multiple verticals and geographies. SCV's investment strategy is to de-risk investments and maximize returns through meaningful partnerships between their companies and key industry players within some of the world's largest verticals.

With an investment minimum of $1,000,000 and a maximum of $7,000,000, SCV seeks out Series A, Series B, Seed, Series C, and Pre-IPO opportunities. Their mission encompasses defining and delivering the future of the real estate industry by being a catalyst for emerging technologies, new opportunities, and top talent.

SCV prides itself on a unique network of executives, entrepreneurs, thought-leaders, and individual practitioners that portfolio companies can leverage to navigate and accelerate growth. Their portfolio includes influential companies like DocuSign, Inc., and they actively showcase their leadership team's efforts to understand businesses deeply and look toward the future to shape the conversations of tomorrow.

SCV is known for creating platforms like the REACH program to scale-up promising real estate tech companies globally. They are headquartered at 430 N Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States.

What they say:

We invest in early to mid-stage technology companies that will drive industry growth, enable new usage models and advance industry standards. SCV prefers SaaS companies generally focused on big data applications, digital media, fintech and business services that can span multiple verticals and geographies.