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Freemodel
Freemodel is a presale home renovation company that designs, manages, and pays for renovations before a homeowner sells - then collects from escrow at closing. Local project directors run the job; the homeowner sells for more.
John Garner
John Garner is the Co-founder and CEO of Freemodel, a San Francisco Bay Area proptech startup that pre-funds and manages presale home renovations so sellers can sell for more without paying a dime upfront. A seven-time Silicon Valley founder with a career spanning data networking, voice tech, vehicle safety, utilities, mortgages, and now real estate, Garner turned a fundraiser barbecue for his kids' school Dad's Club into a business partnership that raised $27.3M and built a team where over 90% of field project directors are women - a stat he considers the company's defining feature, not a footnote.