WeAccelerateRenter Wealth
Stake is on a Mission to Accelerate renter wealth.
Why does It Matter?
In the last 5 years, the average renter has experienced:
67%
Reduction in Savings
74%
Decline in Homeownership
1/3
Consumer debt held by renters
Our Mantra
"Love where you live and save for what you love."
More housing supply alone isn’t enough. We believe every home needs embedded financial empowerment so renters can build savings, not just pay rent.
Stake starts with this simple idea and uses the most powerful incentive to achieve it: Cash Back. Never any gimmicks. Never any points. Cash just works—and that's what makes moving, paying rent and saving with us so powerful.
STAKE Is The Network For Renters
Renters don’t need points or gimmicks. They just want a fair deal on the biggest bill they pay.
Every home in the Stake Deal Network offers a better deal on rent than you’ll find anywhere else. With over 550,000 homes in our network, renters can:
Move in with Cash Back
Pay rent with Cash Back
Save with Cash Back
To date, we've delivered over
$
50,000,000
in Cash Back to renters
we don't stop there.
Stake helps renters:
Build Credit
Pay rent on-time and improve your FICO score
Pay Rent and Earn
Pay rent and earn with FDIC-insured checking accounts
Save Locally
Access a Neighborhood Network of 5,000 brands and 10,000 restaurants designed for renters and focused on better deals
Our Leadership
Board of Directors
John Helm
Stake board director
Founder and partner RET Ventures
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Nick Durham
Stake board director
General partner, Shadow Ventures
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Nnenna Lynch
Stake board director
Founder, CEO, Xylem Projects
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B.J. Naedele
Stake board director
President and chief commercial officer, Transformco
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Aaron Ru
Stake board observer
Principal, RET Ventures
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Matt Ohlman
Stake board observer
General partner, Shadow Ventures
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Christopher Herrmann
Stake board observer
EVP, Head of real estate equity
Enterprise Community Partners
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Betsy Cohen
Stake board observer
President, Teneo Ventures
Partner, Votive Ventures
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Leadership
Rowland Hobbs
Co-founder, board director
Chief executive officer
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Jimmy Jacobson
Co-founder
Head of product
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Liam Hect
Board secretary
Head of platform operations
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Leslie Hyman
Head of external affairs
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Mark Finney
General manager, leasing
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Mia Hurley
Head of property performance
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Jay Panzarella
General counsel
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OUR INVESTORS
We are backed by leading, mission-driven investors in property and financial technology, including:
Our Culture
Team Stake is unique. Jimmy and Rowland, our founders, established these principles to guide how we work toward tackling renter wealth creation:
Bring your authentic self
Be better than you were yesterday
Create win-win-wins
Build community
Building renter wealth is hard, and it requires a different way to solve difficult problems. Here's how we approach the big, difficult, challenges:
Do the hard things first
Trust. Verify. Improve.
Lead with optimism, act with realism
And our favorite, WITFD (write it the heck down)