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Kera

Executive Summary

Kera is the all-in-one operating platform for SMB property management companies, starting with daily PM workflows and expanding into the full rental lifecycle.

Raising $1.0M-$1.5MTarget: $100K ARR in 3-6 months

Traction Snapshot

120+

Properties Live on Kera

200+

Tenants on Platform

$60K

Rent Processed

$3,500 ARR

Current ARR

Problem, ICP, and Incumbent Gap

ICP

SMB property management companies and landlords running high-frequency operations without enterprise-level support teams.

Incumbent mismatch

Yardi, DoorLoop, Buildium are established platforms, but not purpose-built for SMB-first simplicity and pricing at core workflow depth.

Product Wedge + Lifecycle Vision

Beachhead

Kera unifies leasing, payments, maintenance, documents, and reporting to become the daily operating layer for SMB PM teams.

AI is used as a feature to help capture the PM market by increasing operator throughput and response quality.

Long-term vision

Own the full rental lifecycle from search and application through payments, maintenance, and move-out, with tenant data following them across moves.

Pricing, Economics, and GTM

Entry price

$19

per seat / month

Account economics

$1,140 ACV

Commercial motion

Dedicated sales motion in market, led by Rob across partnerships and revenue execution.

Team + Use of Funds

Jason MatthewsFounder & CEO

Founder-operator who started Kera in Toronto after firsthand exposure to rental operations pain across families and markets.

Sagar PatelCo-Founder & CPO

Product designer with a consulting background focused on turning complex workflows into simple product experiences.

Rob SutherlandChief Commerce Officer

Operator with experience across three successful exits, now owning Kera's partnerships and revenue growth motion.

Product & Engineering

Deepen PM workflows, integrations, and reliability to increase daily product dependence.

Commercial Team

Expand outbound, partnerships, and close execution for SMB property management buyers.

Operations Infrastructure

Strengthen payments, reporting, and automation capabilities that improve operator throughput.

The Ask

Kera is raising $1.0M-$1.5M to reach $100K ARR in 3-6 months.

Milestones

1. Scale the commercial motion led by Rob to accelerate pipeline and close velocity.

2. Convert PM workflow adoption into ARR growth using the $1,140 ACV model.

3. Reach $100K ARR in 3-6 months with repeatable SMB PM acquisition and expansion.

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