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Justin Bedecarre
Co-Founder & CEO at Raise Commercial Real Estate (We're Hiring!)
Justin Bedecarre is the Co-Founder and CEO of Raise Commercial Real Estate, previously known as HelloOffice. With a focus on bridging technology and commercial real estate, Bedecarre has worked with notable companies such as Palantir, Notion, Patreon, and Brex to revolutionize the process of searching for office spaces. Prior to this role, he co-founded 42Floors, a significant player in changing how businesses discover office spaces online. During his tenure, 42Floors secured over $17 million in funding from prominent investors like Thrive Capital, NEA, Bessemer, and YC, ultimately being acquired by Knotel in 2018. Before venturing into entrepreneurship, Bedecarre honed his skills as a broker at Cushman & Wakefield, collaborating with renowned firms like AKQA, Thumbtack, and Salesforce to facilitate office space leasing. His achievements include winning the Rookie of the Year award for Northern California, contributing to a blog on the Bay Area's commercial real estate landscape, and organizing the esteemed War For Talent conference. A graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, Bedecarre holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Politics.