Ben Lawrence

Founding Partner, Strategy at MarketMaker CRE

📍 Scottsdale, Arizona, United States🔄 Updated October 2026💼 2 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2015
VC🌍 United States
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Jul 2015
Founded in 2013, Uphold is a digital wallet and trading platform that makes cryptocurrencies and other assets affordable and accessible for everyone. We provide borderless access to financial services you can’t get through your bank. Covering over 300 assets, we allow both consumers and businesses to easily transact between digital and traditional currencies, with full integration between old and new money systems. The Uphold Mobile App features our ‘Anything-to-Anything’ interface, which enables you to fund your account, send money to friends and family abroad, or trade directly between more than 60 cryptos, national currencies and metals, using just one screen. Our open API makes it possible for third-party developers to build sophisticated financial products on top of Uphold. Through our partners, you can earn interest on your holdings, get paid in crypto, or donate to charities using any supported currencies. Disclaimer: bit.ly/legaluphold
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Jun 2015
Established in 2014, Factom, Inc. is a blockchain innovations company on a mission to provide blockchain data provenance for complex industries. Factom specializes in building scalable blockchain technology to handle complex enterprise data and volume with speed and a predictable cost model. With clients such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Factom is the recognized leader in providing blockchain solutions in order to preserve, ensure and validate digital assets. For information, please visit factom.com.
Experience · 5 entries
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Investments (2)
Founder (1)
2020
Founding Partner, Chief Strategy Officer
Jan 2020
Patented, invitation only, professionals only, real-time CRE Marketplace for the top 1000 REITs and Funds, reducing months of A&D alignment to moments.
2019
Founder
Jan 2019
Retirement Equity Planning​We work with you to accomplish your goals and dreams in your golden years.Based on our experience working with our amazing clients which are a part of our family now, some of their main goals include:to grow old at homehaving autonomy to make their own decisionsto not be a burden on their childrenbeing able to leave inheritance to their children withthe number one asset most seniors want to pass on to their adult children is their home​Our purpose is to educate and work with you, your trusted advisers and family to have the retirement you and your family deserve.​Since opening our doors in 2015, we’re proud to say that each year we have a bigger list of returning and new clients.Want to experience the expertise of Retirement Equity Planning for yourself?​Contact us today and let’s discuss what we can do for you.
mid stageReal Estate
2015
Investor
Jul 2015
Founded in 2013, Uphold is a digital wallet and trading platform that makes cryptocurrencies and other assets affordable and accessible for everyone. We provide borderless access to financial services you can’t get through your bank. Covering over 300 assets, we allow both consumers and businesses to easily transact between digital and traditional currencies, with full integration between old and new money systems. The Uphold Mobile App features our ‘Anything-to-Anything’ interface, which enables you to fund your account, send money to friends and family abroad, or trade directly between more than 60 cryptos, national currencies and metals, using just one screen. Our open API makes it possible for third-party developers to build sophisticated financial products on top of Uphold. Through our partners, you can earn interest on your holdings, get paid in crypto, or donate to charities using any supported currencies. Disclaimer: bit.ly/legaluphold
Investor
Jun 2015
Established in 2014, Factom, Inc. is a blockchain innovations company on a mission to provide blockchain data provenance for complex industries. Factom specializes in building scalable blockchain technology to handle complex enterprise data and volume with speed and a predictable cost model. With clients such as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Factom is the recognized leader in providing blockchain solutions in order to preserve, ensure and validate digital assets. For information, please visit factom.com.
2000
Allied Capital
Branch Manager
2000