# Cyril Berdugo

> Cyril Berdugo is the New York-based co-founder and CEO of Landis, which combines home purchases, rental periods and financial coaching to help clients prepare for mortgages. Raised in Paris, he studied at Emory and Stanford and previously worked at Houlihan Lokey, Crown Acquisitions and Fifth Wall. His housing mission connects to his father’s work in affordable housing; Landis’s model has also faced consumer litigation.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Landis
- **Organizations:** Landis, Crown Acquisitions, Houlihan Lokey, Fifth Wall, TP NYC, itrek, Berd Industries
- **Nationality:** French
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration; finance and real estate, Emory University, Goizueta Business School, Master of Business Administration, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Landis with Tom Petit., 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree., Led Landis through its 2022 $40 million Series B led by GV.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Graduated from Emory University’s BBA program; began working at Houlihan Lokey.
- **2013-2015** — Director at Crown Acquisitions, following investment banking at Houlihan Lokey.
- **2016-2017** — Worked as a venture capitalist at Fifth Wall.
- **2017-2018** — Co-founded Landis with Stanford MBA classmate Tom Petit. Forbes dates the original investment-property platform to 2017; later university and company biographies date the homeownership business to 2018.
- **2018** — Named to Forbes 30 Under 30.
- **2019** — Landis reported a $15 million raise to support property acquisitions.
- **2021** — Landis announced $165 million in combined debt and Series A equity financing.
- **2022** — Landis announced a $40 million Series B led by GV; Berdugo joined the itrek board.
- **2024** — Returned to Emory for its entrepreneurship summit keynote fireside chat.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Landis with Tom Petit.
- 2018 Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.
- Led Landis through its 2022 $40 million Series B led by GV.
- Selected for Inman’s Best of Proptech Award, announced in his November 2023 LinkedIn post.
- Keynote speaker at Emory’s 2024 entrepreneurship summit.

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Cyril and Jenna Berdugo were listed as honorees for the Altneu’s first annual gala on April 30, 2025.
- **2024-10** — A proposed class-action complaint filed by Tangela Bankston and Tiffany Robinson named Berdugo, Petit, Landis entities and investors as defendants, alleging deceptive rent-to-own practices. These are allegations, not findings of liability.
- **2024-03** — Delivered the keynote fireside chat at Emory’s entrepreneurship summit, held March 21-22; Emory published its recap on April 30.
- **2023-11** — Announced his selection for Inman’s Best of Proptech Award on LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://www.landis.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyrilberdugo

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