NAR Ventures invests in and develops technology-enabled operating companies across multiple verticals — with real estate attached wherever it applies. We nurture startups to a growth state, accelerate the companies we found and acquire, and operate across a range of industries.
Those three words are what NAR stands for, and how we work. We nurture early companies to a growth state. We accelerate the companies we acquire through focused strategy, technology and hands-on support. And we operate with range — across hospitality, software, consumer brands, construction and services — with real estate attached wherever it applies. Because we hold control, our team executes inside each business rather than watching from a board seat.
We acquire and hold established operating companies in a variety of industries, improving them constantly with better leadership, systems and technology.
We found and back early companies, then give them the operating spine most never get: leadership, capital, shared services and a first set of real customers inside our own portfolio.
We develop land under and around our operations, taking sites from entitlement through construction, lease-up and sale — restaurants, retail, hotel, office, residential and ranch.
Construction, accounting, staffing, sourcing and event booking companies built to solve real needs uncovered inside our portfolio companies — then opened up to third-party customers.
Technology-enabled operating companies across river recreation, restaurants and consumer goods, software, construction, staffing and sourcing — plus a 50-acre riverfront district in Gruene.
River adventures on the Comal and Guadalupe — tubing, rafting, guided trips, camping, events and catering.
Austin institution turned four-part brand: restaurants and real estate, home and gift, packaged foods, and brand partnerships.
The West Campus institution at the edge of UT Austin — a rite of passage and permanent stomping grounds for generations of Longhorns, one patio and one pitcher at a time.
Front-line SaaS platform helping restaurants use their data to raise sales, tighten operations and reduce turnover.
A 50-acre mixed-use hospitality, restaurant, retail and entertainment district on the Guadalupe River in Gruene.
Promotional products, apparel and corporate gifts with deep industry knowledge and white-glove service.
Commercial general contracting, land and golf course improvement, and construction management.
Event booking for restaurants and event centers, built to maximize event profit and brand awareness.
Recruiting and staffing of skilled professionals in Costa Rica, the Philippines and Mexico for remote US roles.
Accounting, data and administration services — the operational backbone behind our companies.
Sourcing and fulfillment focused on Latin America, starting with a growing factory network in Mexico.
Internal debt financing that supports growth and lets our companies time their capital raises well.
A representative sample of the real estate our team has developed, restored, leased and sold. More than 75 combined years of construction and development experience across restaurants, retail, hotel, office, industrial, outdoor entertainment, residential and ranch land.
50 riverfront acres on the Guadalupe: 160 hotel units, three banquet spaces, 60,000 sq ft of retail, an outdoor music venue, a 15-acre lake, 22 homesites and a 10-unit airstream park. Fully entitled March 2024.
The original W 5th Street restaurant acquired together with the adjacent warehouse building — an urban infill, large-format restaurant site with gardens, retail and banquet space.
A retail and office building refurbished and expanded into an El Arroyo overlooking the Guadalupe, under the Gruene water tower, with a large play area and banquet space.
Riverfront redevelopment of a long-standing tube company on a floodplain-affected site — the first phase of the Lower Gruene district.
Restoration of 4,007 acres in the Nueces River Canyon: 26 miles of road, 1,500 acres of cedar removal, 22 springs developed and a 15-acre lake.
A 25,000 sq ft restaurant reworked into 36,000 sq ft of creative office with a mezzanine, greenbelt frontage and large decks. Developed, leased and sold.
Ground-up three-story retail and office building on South Lamar with large balconies and surface parking.
40,000 sq ft of light industrial buildings on two acres converted to mixed-use restaurant and creative office on Austin's east side.
Two new-construction homes with wraparound second-floor patios and indoor/outdoor rooms.
We run all of our companies like hospitality companies, with a tech-first strategy.
The NAR team recruits and supports operators, designs compensation and systems, runs development from planning through sale, and handles acquisitions end to end.
Businesses for sale, development sites, partnerships, or a role on the team — tell us what you have and we'll come back to you directly.