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Will Mitchell
CEO of Rabbet
Denver, Colorado
Overview
Will Mitchell is the CEO of Rabbet, a company connecting the construction economy, with a background in construction, project management, entrepreneurship, and venture capital. He has successfully co-founded Renovate Simply and advised at Unbank.Ventures, showcasing his leadership in start-ups and real estate development.
Mitchell holds an MBA from Texas McCombs School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. His career highlights include leading Rabbet and founding Renovate Simply, demonstrating his expertise in construction, project management, and entrepreneurship.
Work Experience
CEO
2017 - Current
Rabbet brings efficiency, accuracy and transparency to the complex construction finance industry. The platform uses machine learning to parse documents and connect information for reduced administrative burden, verifiable compliance, and faster decision-making for real estate lenders and developers. Rabbet was formerly known as Contract Simply.
Rabbet is an intelligent construction finance platform using data to bring trust, transparency, and matchmaking to home renovation.
Raised $9,941,527.00 from Riverside Acceleration Capital.
Advisor
2019 - 2021
Pre-accelerator program for early stage companies who are focused on FinTech, RegTech, InsuranceTech, Real EstateTech, Big Data Solutions and Blockchain Technology. The goal of our program is to guide you to one of the following outcomes: - Acceptance to a top rated accelerator - Corporate partnership or pilot. - Seed to A Venture Capital Investment We are building a global community of FinTech Founders and supporters.
CEO/Co-founder
2013 - 2016
Renovate Simply is a data driven web and mobile marketplace that brings trust, transparency and matchmaking to home renovation. Using our proprietary decision tree model, we provide an online estimate and then match the request with the perfect contractor for the project based on our 13-point matching system. We do not stop at an introduction, we offer escrow, financing, and dispute resolution services to reduce risk for all parties involved. Our value-added platform helps both homeowners by creating a discovery outlet of service providers and contractors by allowing reach to their desired customers. Our tools reduce friction and empower homeowners to move forward on renovation projects they once were lost on how to begin.
Venture Intern
2014 - 2014
DreamIt Ventures, which operates accelerators in New York, Philadelphia, Austin, Baltimore, and Tel Aviv, helps exceptional people build exceptional companies. DreamIt has launched over 145 companies including SeatGeek, MindSnacks, Meerkat, Peeractive, TrendKite, and Biomeme. As a Venture Intern, Will assisted DreamIt with raising their venture fund. This process involved reengineering their portfolio metric tracking system as well as redesigning their pitch deck. In addition, he collected product market feedback for the firm and worked with Austin-based Sol Marketing to rebrand and reposition the organization.
Venture fund focused on real estate tech, proptech & construction tech startups.
Project Manager
2012 - 2013
As Project Manager, Will managed all team personnel and contract functions required for the acquisition and procurement of construction, design, engineering, and other services relating to multi-family construction projects.
Washington Property Company is a full-service commercial and residential real estate firm serving the DC Metro area since 2005.
Project Manager
2008 - 2011
Charron Consulting is a national construction project management firm that offers creative project support from inception to completion. As Project Manager, Will managed schedule creation and planning, design, and engineering of all contract-related activities on jobs varying from prison elevators to golf course renovations.
Assistant Project Manager
2006 - 2008
Kettler develops mixed-use communities that maximize limited land in urban areas and create economic and aesthetic value for investors, residents, and neighbors. As Assistant Project Manager, Will administered the planning, construction, and sale of a 512-unit condominium conversion project. This role required supervising a team of thirty through problems related to design, code implications, unforeseen conditions, and poor initial projections.
Founder and Owner
2004 - 2006
Cavalier Coupons is an advertising company that distributed 10,000 coupon books to University of Virginia students at the beginning of each semester. As the founder, Will negotiated strategic partnerships to originate the company, performed initial product testing and design work, and established advertising with local vendors. The coupons averaged a 3% return rate and a 95% advertiser retention rate.