# Benjamin S. Miller

> Benjamin S. Miller, known as Ben Miller, is the co-founder and CEO of Fundrise and a co-founder of RealAI. His career connects Washington real estate development with online access to private real estate, credit and venture investments.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Fundrise
- **Organizations:** Fundrise, Rise Companies Corp., RealAI, WestMill Capital Partners, Western Development Corporation, Popularise, National Center for Children and Families
- **Education:** University of Pennsylvania
- **Known for:** Co-founded Fundrise and led its expansion from individual property offerings into real estate portfolios, private credit and venture strategies., Helped bring the 2012 H Street offering to 175 individual investors., Advocated for changes to Regulation A in congressional testimony.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Worked as an analyst with investor Ira Lubert while in college.
- **1999** — Left for a technology startup that he later described as a failure and a formative experience.
- **Before Fundrise** — Served as president of Western Development Corporation and managing partner of WestMill Capital Partners.
- **2010** — Began developing the community-investment idea that became Fundrise.
- **2012** — Fundrise launched its first online property offering, raising $325,000 from 175 investors for 1351 H Street NE.
- **2014** — Testified before a House Financial Services subcommittee on Regulation A and capital formation.
- **2015** — Fundrise introduced its first eREIT and moved toward pooled investment products.
- **2026** — Fundrise launched RealAI; its Innovation Fund listed on the NYSE under VCX.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Fundrise and led its expansion from individual property offerings into real estate portfolios, private credit and venture strategies.
- Helped bring the 2012 H Street offering to 175 individual investors.
- Advocated for changes to Regulation A in congressional testimony.
- Co-founded RealAI, a property-analysis platform introduced in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Discussed RealAI’s data foundations and property-analysis workflow with Ben Lorica on O’Reilly’s Generative AI in the Real World podcast.
- **2026-06** — Discussed private-market access, venture investing and AI on Inside the ICE House.
- **2026-03** — Discussed the VCX public listing with Molly O’Shea on Sourcery.
- **2026-01** — Fundrise introduced RealAI, with Miller identified as co-founder.

## Links

- Website: https://fundrise.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-miller-b5b79a4/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BenMillerise

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Last updated: 2026-10-16