# Brendan Wallace

> Brendan Wallace is the co-founder, CEO and Chief Investment Officer of Fifth Wall, a venture firm investing in technology for the built environment. A former Goldman Sachs and Blackstone real estate investor, he co-founded Identified, acquired by Workday in 2014, and Cabify. Fifth Wall connects technology entrepreneurs with real estate owners and operators who invest in its funds.

- **Role:** Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer at Fifth Wall
- **Organizations:** Fifth Wall, Identified, Cabify, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone
- **From:** New York, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA, political science and economics, Princeton University, MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Identified, which was acquired by Workday in 2014., Co-founded ridesharing company Cabify., Co-founded Fifth Wall and developed its model of strategic real estate investors.

## Career timeline

- **2004-2006** — Worked in real estate investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
- **2006-2008** — Worked in real estate private equity at Blackstone.
- **2010** — Co-founded Identified with Stanford classmate Adeyemi Ajao.
- **2011** — Cabify launched; Wallace was a co-founder.
- **2014** — Workday acquired Identified in February.
- **2016** — Co-founded Fifth Wall with Brad Greiwe.
- **2017** — Fifth Wall publicly launched its $212 million first fund.
- **2022** — Fifth Wall closed an $866 million Real Estate Technology Fund III and a $500 million Climate Fund.
- **2024** — Appeared in a retrospective video revisiting his Stanford startup days.
- **2026** — Discussed Antares Labs, an AI infrastructure business launched by Fifth Wall.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Identified, which was acquired by Workday in 2014.
- Co-founded ridesharing company Cabify.
- Co-founded Fifth Wall and developed its model of strategic real estate investors.
- Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal LA500, including in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Commercial Observer profiled his career, early family exposure to property and investment approach on October 6.
- **2026-10** — Discussed Fifth Wall’s investments in Atoms and Higgsfield AI and the launch of Antares Labs in Commercial Observer’s October 2 profile.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on Real Estate Capital with Nancy Lashine to discuss generative and agentic AI in real estate.
- **2026-02** — Featured in a Renewable Rides podcast highlight about onsite energy and property economics.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fifthwall.com/team/brendan-wallace
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanfitzgeraldwallace/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/BrendanFWallace
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brendanfwallace
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brendanfitzgeraldwallace/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22