Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran Srivatsaa

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CEO & Managing Partner
Newport Beach, California, United States

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  • Acquisitioncom
    CEO & Managing Partner
    Acquisitioncom
    Mar 2026 - Current (4 months)
    This Forbes story explains what I do really well
  • Acquisitioncom
    President & Managing Partner
    Acquisitioncom
    Jun 2025 - Mar 2026 (10 months)
    • Oversee all aspects of the business including investment strategy at the leading private investment and advisory firm for entrepreneurs • Build out launch and growth of ACQ Ventures, the new venture arm of Acquisition.com • Build out billion-dollar infrastructure to deliver business education and private equity to entrepreneurs around the world
  • Real
    President
    Real
    Dec 2022 - May 2025 (2 years 6 months)
    • Built Real to be the fastest-growing publicly traded real estate brokerage in the world • Grew from 6,800 agents to 27,000 agents in under 2.5 years • Helped grow from $200M valuation to over $1.2B valuation during the same time BAM, the leading media company in the space and the most honest voice in real estate called Sharran "The Michael Jordan of real estate"
  • ARC Multifamily Group
    Chairman
    ARC Multifamily Group
    Mar 2021 - Current (5 years 4 months)
    ARC Multifamily Group, a premier real estate private equity company focused on building an unmatched portfolio of multifamily assets in North America. • Grew from zero to 3,000+ units in the southeastern US • Created a go-to investment platform for world's top influencers and celebrities • Created investing opportunities through crypto, 1031, and family office structures
  • Highland Prime
    Chief Executive Officer
    Highland Prime
    May 2018 - Dec 2022 (4 years 8 months)
    Highland Prime is a private equity firm helping growth-focused, service-based companies to scale and exit, while working as an operating minority partner. • Portfolio of service companies doing over $500M in revenue • Delivered average CAGR of 45% across the portfolio • Multiple exits along with one IPO
  • Kingston Lane Inc
    Co-Founder & CEO
    Kingston Lane Inc
    May 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 8 months)
    Push-button execution software platform designed for real estate agents and brokers to supercharge their sales and marketing capabilities. • Created the first AI-centric, push-button menu platform for real estate • Built automated marketing platform for lead generation • Built agent and team infrastructure for client-lifecycle management
  • Douglas Elliman Real Estate
    President of Brokerage, Western Region
    Douglas Elliman Real Estate
    Aug 2017 - Apr 2018 (9 months)
    Teles was acquired by Douglas Elliman • Integrated the brands for the entire state in under 6 months • Deployed proprietary training systems nationally • Grew portfolio revenue by 47% in 6 months
  • Teles Properties
    President
    Teles Properties
    Sep 2011 - Aug 2017 (6 years)
    Acquired by Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG) • Built Teles to be 3x Inc. 500 and California's fastest-growing real estate company • Grew 10x in 5 years from $300M to $3.4 billion with a $5B run-rate • Built integrated mortgage, escrow, and property management companies • Sold Teles to Douglas Elliman in 2017
  • Srilo Ventures
    Managing Partner
    Srilo Ventures
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2022 (12 years)
    Family office centric value-added investment firm that provides angel and growth capital along with infrastructure and resources to technology companies focused on consumer centric platforms. • Dozens of angel and venture investments in consumer and PropTech • Homegrown portfolio of companies backed and launched as co-founders • Diversified real estate projects across land, multifamily and commercial deals
  • Credit Suisse
    Private Banker
    Credit Suisse
    Feb 2010 - Aug 2011 (1 year 7 months)
    Worked with the wealthiest family offices and entrepreneurs in the world on investment banking, corporate finance, private banking and investment management solutions.
  • Goldman Sachs
    Investment Management
    Goldman Sachs
    Aug 2007 - Feb 2010 (2 years 7 months)
    Worked with one of the top teams in the country representing the most successful entrepreneurs, family offices, and RIAs on corporate finance, private banking, and special situations investment management solutions.
  • Obopay Inc
    Product Management & Marketing Consultant
    Obopay Inc
    Apr 2006 - Aug 2006 (5 months)
    The first peer-to-peer mobile payment startup in Silicon Valley: • Product management across key mobile apps and payment systems • Built corporate strategy and GTM solutions for Latin America remittances • Worked on mobile security and fraud prevention systems
  • Peter Burwash International
    Director of Tennis
    Peter Burwash International
    Sep 2002 - Apr 2006 (3 years 8 months)
    Strategy Consultant and Tennis Specialist for the world's finest resorts and clubs including Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, Rosewood etc. Directed and managed award-winning tennis programs at: • The Westin Resort St. John (St. John, US Virgin Islands) • The Ritz-Carlton St. Thomas (St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands) • Little Dix Bay (Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands) • The Sagamore Resort & Golf Club (Lake George, New York) • The Jumeirah Beach Hotel (Dubai, UAE) • Burj Al Arab - The world's only seven star hotel (Dubai, UAE) • Carmel Valley Ranch Resort (Carmel, California) and • The Kapalua Resort (Maui, Hawaii) Also selected as the US National Coach for 2005, 2006. www.pbitennis.com
  • CIENA CORPORATION
    Software Engineer
    CIENA CORPORATION
    Jun 2000 - Sep 2002 (2 years 4 months)
    Lightera acquired by CIENA (NYSE: CIEN) Worked on building key engineering systems for data transfer switchover protection mechanism for optical switching devices.
  • Dow Jones Company
    Strategy & Technology
    Dow Jones Company
    May 1999 - Aug 1999 (4 months)
    Worked on the integration engineering systems for the Dow Jones and Reuters merger, building out the data systems for the newly launched Dow Jones Reuters Business Interactive System.
  • Infosys Technologies
    QA & Six Sigma
    Infosys Technologies
    May 1998 - Aug 1998 (4 months)
    Worked on key DevOps functions, internal QA systems for security and codebase, while optimizing code repositories, security systems, and codebase deployment.
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  • Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
    MBA
    Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (3 years)
    Top 1% Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society
  • Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
    MBA
    Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management
    Jan 2006 - Dec 2008 (3 years)
    Beta Gamma Sigma, National Business Honor Society
  • Stanford University School of Engineering
    Masters, Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Stanford University School of Engineering
    Sep 2001 - Nov 2001 (3 months)
    Dropped out. Built startup.
  • Luther College
    BA, Computer Science & Math
    Luther College
    Jan 1997 - Dec 2001 (5 years)
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  • Forbes
    How To Stay Top Of Mind And Boost Referrals In Any Business
    Forbes
    Jan 2019
  • Entrepreneur
    From Dumpster Diving to Building a $3 Billion Business: 7 Things Sharran Srivatsaa Learned on His Journey to Success
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2019
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    Why Taking a Vacation is Important to Success
    Money
    Jan 2019
  • Forbes
    Bethenny Frankel, Ed Mylett, Dave Asprey and Others Share the One Decision that Changed The Course of Their Lives
    Forbes
    Jan 2019
  • Thrive Global
    How Dave Asprey, Barbara Corcoran, and other top CEOs make big decisions
    Thrive Global
    Jan 2019
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    'I interviewed 39 times at Goldman Sachs before I got the job': Entrepreneurs share the most extreme things they did to
    Business Insider
    Jan 2019
  • M
    'Take a Hemp Elixir' and Other Travel Hacks Business Titans Swear By
    Money
    Jan 2019
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    10 Ways to Scale a Business from Startup to a Huge Company, According to These Titans
    Jan 2019
  • M
    10 Highly Successful People on the Surefire Ways to Stay Productive
    Money
    Jan 2019
  • Entrepreneur
    8 Strategies To Becoming A Badass CEO
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2018
  • M
    11 Books That Will Change Your Life, According to Highly Successful CEOs
    Money
    Jan 2018
  • B
    9 Top Entrepreneurs Share Their Favorite Quote and Why Hearing It Changed Their Life
    Business Insider
    Jan 2018
  • Entrepreneur
    7 Proven Strategies To Close The Sale Faster From Master Salespeople
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2018
  • E
    The 11 Worst Pieces of Advice You'll Ever Hear (and What to Do Instead)
    Entreprenuer
    Jan 2018
  • Entrepreneur
    8 Time-Management Hacks to Optimize Your Life In and Outside Work
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2018
  • CNBC
    Richard Branson, Shaquille O'Neal, Daymond John and others reveal what they wish they knew at 25 years old
    CNBC
    Jan 2018
  • Entrepreneur
    10 Top Entrepreneurs Share How They Pick Which Masterminds To Join
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2018
  • Forbes
    7 Daily Rituals To Guarantee You'll Dominate Today
    Forbes
    Jan 2018
  • Entrepreneur
    8 Ways to Say "(So You Say "Yes" to What Matters Most)
    Entrepreneur
    Jan 2018
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    8 Proven Habits For Ultimate Success
    Money
    Jan 2018
  • Entrepreneur
    5 ways Startups Can Leverage Big Data for a Competitive Advantage
    Entrepreneur
    Nov 2015
    Mentioned - "Sharran Srivatsaa recently told me how his company, Teles Properties, uses data intelligence for its brokerage model. By mining, spotting and visualizing patterns in hyperlocal micro-market data, Teles accurately predicts likely sales prices for clients and properties. The firm has given its real-estate agents a distinct market advantage and sold homes for the highest negotiated prices in the shortest times among its competitive group." - John Kelly
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    High-End Homes Here Hedge Against China Turmoil
    Orange County Business Journal
    Sep 2015
    Quoted - "The uncertainty in the Shanghai and Hong Kong equity markets have triggered numerous “flight to safety” conversations targeting US real estate, and although the devaluation of the Yuan has intrinsically made US real estate a little more expense dollar for dollar, it is still being viewed as a less volatile and higher quality long-term investment."
  • The Wall Street Journal
    Quitting Wall Street to Sell Real Estate
    The Wall Street Journal
    Jun 2015
    Leveraging their strongest assets-expertise in banking, investment-return modeling, trust law and tax shelters-some Wall Street executives have quit their jobs to sell luxury real estate.
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    Big Data & Real Estate: Adapting To The New Information Economy
    California Association of Realtors
    Jan 2015
    Quoted - “Since a lot of the data is not accurate, I think that provides a phenomenal opportunity for a real estate professional to show value […] so if agents can see the value in being the advisor, resolving conflict, then that puts them in a really, really special place.”
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    Inspiring Others: Lessons Learned-and Shared-By Top Leaders: Mentor Moments, Part II
    Blogging Out Loud
    Oct 2014
    Quoted - "I am a deep believer in mentors over motivators, if given the choice. If the necessary personal and emotional infrastructure—mindset, psyche, process, and outlook—has not been developed in an individual, then motivation can only have a marginal impact. I believe that the true purpose for great mentorship is to create a personal operating system of success, which needs to be crafted and honed over time based on our own individual life backgrounds and personal strengths."
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    Where Do You Find Inspiration? Top Leaders Share Their Mentor Moments
    Blogging Out Loud
    Sep 2014
    Quoted - "Trust, accessibility, and commitment. Trust: I was at a time in my personal life and professional career where I was open to advice and guidance at a very fundamental level. That enhanced my relationship with my mentor. Accessibility: In this ever-changing world, opportunities or issues can’t wait till your next monthly meet. Accessibility via phone, text message, email, etc. is crucial. Commitment: We never finish a meeting without outlining what each of us is committed to do based on what was discussed."
  • Business Wire
    Teles Properties Names Sharran Srivatsaa as New Chief Operating Officer
    Business Wire
    Sep 2014
    Srivatsaa joins Teles after spending several years at Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs, where he focused on working with management teams of fast-growing businesses across the country on strategic planning and corporate finance. In addition to his Wall Street experience, Sharran brings a deep technology background from his time working with founding teams of cutting-edge companies in Silicon Valley such as Lightera (acquired by telecom giant CIENA) and international mobile-payment powerhouse, Obopay. “I have worked with Sharran on business transactions over the last 10 years and I am excited to have him join our leadership team,” said Peter Loewy, Chairman and CEO of Teles. “He brings a unique set of skills that is hard to find in the market
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    Word of Mouth Speaks Directly to Students
    The Financial Times
    Jun 2007
    Quoted - “We wanted to cut through that aura of exclusivity and glossy brochures, we wanted to show what Owen was like, [once you get] past the application process.” “We want to be authentic, but also professional and respectful.”
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    The 4-Step Framework for Earning More Business
    Tom Ferry Blog
    "The world of consumer facing marketing has changed because the consumer is evolving faster than marketers. Consumers are demanding a more human experience, and don’t want to be treated like just another lead in a database. While there is no silver bullet in today’s world of direct response marketing, here is a thoughtful framework for thinking through your marketing campaigns that will significantly boost the impact and overall conversion of your marketing dollars."
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