# Malte Kramer

> Malte Kramer is the German-born founder and CEO of Luxury Presence, an AI and marketing platform for real estate professionals. A former college basketball player and Pepperdine valedictorian, he learned from two early startup attempts, studied agents at work, sold five customers from design mockups, and bootstrapped Luxury Presence to $1 million in annual revenue before raising venture capital. In 2026 the company reported $100 million in annual recurring revenue and more than 100,000 agents served.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Luxury Presence
- **Organizations:** Luxury Presence, Givrr, Heartbroker
- **From:** Freiburg, Germany
- **Nationality:** German
- **Education:** MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, BA in Economics; co-valedictorian, Pepperdine University, Undergraduate study, Cuesta College
- **Known for:** Bootstrapped Luxury Presence to $1 million in annual revenue before taking venture capital., Led Luxury Presence to a reported $100 million in annual recurring revenue in 2026., Graduated from Pepperdine University as co-valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Moved from Germany to California on a basketball scholarship and began at Cuesta College.
- **2012** — Transferred to Pepperdine University, where he played forward for the Waves.
- **2014** — Became Pepperdine basketball’s first Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American and graduated as co-valedictorian with an economics degree.
- **2015** — Consulted for Beverly Hills real estate agent Jade Mills and began shaping the idea that became Luxury Presence.
- **2016** — Published Play for Something and founded Luxury Presence while beginning his Stanford MBA.
- **2018** — Completed his MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2020** — Luxury Presence announced a $5.4 million Series A after Kramer had bootstrapped the business for roughly two and a half years.
- **2021** — Named a HousingWire Rising Star; Luxury Presence later announced a Series B.
- **2022** — Named dot.LA’s Rising Entrepreneur of the Year.
- **2025** — Oversaw the launch of AI Marketing Specialists and was named a HousingWire Tech Trendsetter for a third consecutive year.
- **2026** — Luxury Presence raised $22 million in Series C equity alongside a $15 million debt facility, launched its expanded Presence Platform, and later reported $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped Luxury Presence to $1 million in annual revenue before taking venture capital.
- Led Luxury Presence to a reported $100 million in annual recurring revenue in 2026.
- Graduated from Pepperdine University as co-valedictorian with a 4.0 GPA.
- Became Pepperdine men's basketball's first Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2014.
- Scored 1,092 career points at Cuesta College and set school records for career and single-season three-point percentage.
- Named HousingWire Rising Star in 2021 and HousingWire Tech Trendsetter in 2023, 2024 and 2025.
- Named dot.LA Rising Entrepreneur of the Year in 2022.
- Authored Play for Something, a guide for student-athletes.
- Completed a half Ironman.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published a Forbes Business Council article about maintaining focus while operating a cyclical business.
- **2026-06** — Luxury Presence reported crossing $100 million in annual recurring revenue and serving more than 100,000 agents across nearly 20,000 real estate businesses.
- **2026-03** — Appeared on the Legends N Leaders podcast to discuss building an ecosystem for roughly 20,000 agents and brokers.
- **2026-01** — Luxury Presence announced $22 million in Series C equity led by Bessemer Venture Partners plus a $15 million debt facility from J.P. Morgan.
- **2026-01** — Luxury Presence announced the expanded Presence Platform, including an AI CRM and additional client-growth tools.

## Links

- Website: https://www.maltekramer.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malte-kramer
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/malte_kramer
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_OfTHhJZ4IspSPb0acNg8Q
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maltekramer/

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Last updated: 2026-09-28