Founder and CEO Nav Athwal says that RealtyShares has over 120,000 users on the platform. The startup says it has deployed over $500 million across more than 1,000 properties since it was founded in 2013. RealtyShares aims to “diversify in real estate in a way that hasn’t been possible before,” said Athwal. He said that the typical transaction is between $2 million and $50 million. Although once considered a site for crowdfunding, Athwal says he’d like to move beyond that label. These days, RealtyShares is focused on institutional investors and accredited high net worth individuals. RealtyShares makes money from placement fees and asset management fees. Basically, it earns a commission at the time of the investment and also over time. Athwal claims that these fees are lower than the industry average.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/14/realtyshares-raises-28-million-for-commercial-real-estate-investing/