In this bold and forward-looking episode of Bricks & More, Adrian Strittmatter is joined by Rebekah Tobias – co-founder of Propela Ventures and a veteran of capital markets, venture capital, and operational real estate – to explore what makes a real estate platform investable in 2025 and beyond.

With institutional capital ready to deploy billions, the real question is: who’s building the scalable, tech-enabled, operations-first platforms that will attract it?

Rebekah shares lessons from the frontline – from self-storage to student housing – and explains why real estate’s next cycle of growth will be defined not by assets, but by operators bold enough to think differently.

Key talking points:

🚀 Why operational and tech-led models are essential to unlocking real estate value today

💡 What early-stage investors look for in founders – and why alignment beats experience

🏗️ How Propela Ventures backs new operators building platforms from the ground up

🌍 Where Europe's most investable real estate opportunities are emerging – and why

📈 Why scalability is the key to institutional funding (and how to achieve it)

🔥 Why now is the perfect moment to build – even in a market full of uncertainty

If you’re building (or backing) the next generation of real estate platforms – or wondering how to make your assets more investable – this conversation is full of insights you won’t want to miss.

Rebekah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-tobias-2187b66 

Propela Ventures: www.propelaventures.com 

Adrian’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianstrittmatter 

Saentys: https://saentys.com/