RealtyMogul

Founders, Backgrounds, and Bench

RealtyMogul was founded in 2012 by Jilliene Helman and Justin Hughes. Helman, who serves as CEO, brought a background in wealth management and risk from Union Bank, while Hughes provided the technical architecture [Forbes, Mar 2017] [Finovate, 2014]. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles.

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Founding team and background confirmed by Forbes and Finovate.

Company Overview

RealtyMogul is a commercial real estate crowdfunding platform that provides individual investors access to curated commercial real estate deals, including individual properties, 1031 exchange offerings, and public non-traded REITs [RealtyMogul.com, 2025]. The company raised approximately $44.5 million in venture capital between 2013 and 2015, with its last disclosed round being a $35 million Series B in July 2015 led by Sorenson Capital [TechCrunch, Jul 2015]. In November 2025, the company was acquired by a group led by The Wideman Company, a family-owned real estate investment firm with over 50 years of operational experience [RealtyMogul.com, Nov 2025].

Data Accuracy: GREEN -- Funding rounds and acquisition confirmed by TechCrunch and company announcements.

The Product and the Stack

The platform aggregates capital for specific property investments, utilizing software to facilitate investor onboarding and portfolio management. Historically, the company employed proprietary tools that pulled data from CoreLogic and Zillow to assist in investment evaluation [Fortune, Jul 2015]. Current job postings indicate a focus on cloud-native infrastructure and internal software for portfolio monitoring [RealtyMogul].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Product claims confirmed by company website and dated press reports.

The Market They Are Entering

The commercial real estate crowdfunding market has grown as a digital alternative to traditional institutional investment. According to a 2022 report from Mordor Intelligence, the global real estate crowdfunding market was projected to grow from $13.8 billion in 2021 to $86.9 billion by 2026 [Mordor Intelligence, 2022].

Metric	Value
Global Real Estate Crowdfunding Market (2021)	$13.8B
Global Real Estate Crowdfunding Market (2026)	$86.9B

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Market sizing relies on third-party industry reports.

The Competitive Field

Company	Positioning	Funding
RealtyMogul	Curated commercial real estate crowdfunding platform.	~$49,500,000
CrowdStreet	Marketplace for accredited investors.	$107.5M
Fundrise	Platform for non-accredited investors.	$94.5M
Yieldstreet	Alternative investment platform.	$178.5M

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Competitor funding corroborated by Crunchbase.

Opportunity

RealtyMogul has facilitated over $1.2 billion in investor capital into more than $8 billion of property value [RealtyMogul.com, 2025]. The acquisition by The Wideman Company introduces an operator-led model where the new owners pledge to co-invest personal capital in every new deal, aiming to enhance deal sourcing and asset management credibility [RealtyMogul.com, Nov 2025].

Data Accuracy: YELLOW -- Platform metrics are company-reported.

Sources

1. [RealtyMogul.com, 2025] https://www.realtymogul.com/our-story
2. [RealtyMogul.com, Nov 2025] https://www.realtymogul.com/wideman-company-acquires-realtymogul
3. [Forbes, Mar 2017] https://www.forbes.com/sites/omribarzilay/2017/03/21/lendit-conference-2017-realtymoguls-cofounder-and-ceo-jilliene-helman-on-the-future-of-investing/
4. [Crunchbase, Mar 2013] https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/realty-mogul-seed--a43a2535
5. [Crunchbase, Mar 2014] https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/realty-mogul-series-a--b5801c89
6. [TechCrunch, Jul 2015] https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/14/realty-mogul-series-b/
7. [Fortune, Jul 2015] https://fortune.com/2015/07/14/realtymogul-seriesb/
8. [CrowdfundedWealth, 2026] https://www.crowdfundedwealth.com/realtymogul-acquisition-wideman-company/
9. [Finovate, 2014] https://finovate.com/realtymogul/
10. [Business Insider, Jan 2022] https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/real-estate-investing-strategy-inflation-hedge-tech-job-gains-pandemic-2022-1
11. [Preqin, 2023] https://www.preqin.com/insights/research/reports/2023-global-private-real-estate-report
12. [Mordor Intelligence, 2022] https://www.mordorintelligence.com/industry-reports/real-estate-crowdfunding-market
13. [Crunchbase] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/crowdstreet
14. [Crunchbase] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fundrise
15. [Crunchbase] https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/yieldstreet
16. [NerdWallet, 2026] https://www.nerdwallet.com/investing/reviews/realty-mogul
17. [RealtyMogul] https://boards.greenhouse.io/realtymogul/jobs/3298550