Era Ventures

Managing Partner Clelia Warburg Peters leads investment decisions, drawing on more than a decade of dedicated PropTech investing. Partner Raja Ghawi, an engineer, works alongside her in deal evaluation and portfolio support. The firm’s small team structure means investment authority is concentrated with its senior leaders.

Era Ventures sources primarily through the deep industry network of Clelia Warburg Peters, one of the earliest dedicated PropTech investors. Her track record of collaboration with founders in real estate technology for over a decade provides a proprietary signal on emerging business models. The firm’s narrow mandate further funnels inbound deal flow toward its specific thesis.

Era Ventures operates as a sector-specialized venture capital firm, not a single family office. The firm raises external funds and deploys them into early-stage companies. Its career venture professionals manage investment decisions, unlike a family office model driven by the preferences of a single principal.

Era Ventures targets early-stage companies, based on its stated interest in partnering early with founders. The firm focuses on businesses with 'gnarly and complex new business models' at the intersection of technology and the physical world. It does not publicly specify participating in growth equity or later-stage deals.

The firm’s public materials point exclusively toward direct venture investments into operating companies. There is no disclosure of a fund-of-funds program or commitments to external GPs. Era Ventures’s value proposition is built on hands-on collaboration with founders, consistent with a direct-focused model.