About Us

Michael is an entrepreneurial business leader with 25+ years of experience building innovative, digitally focused companies. He has worked with Canadian, US, & European enterprises, providing him with a global perspective. His skill sets include product development, high yield revenue management, digital marketing & acquisition, branding, sales management, customer success, fundraising, investor relations, P&L, team building, & partnerships. He is now focused on the intersection of business strategy & blockchain technology & is a CIO Certified Blockchain Professional. He is also an amateur competitive OCR & ultra-marathon racer.

Book: Letters From a Stoic
Travel: Cambodia
Sport: Trail Running and OCR
Philanthropy: Soi Dog Foundation
Podcast: HBR IdeaCast

Samir is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, attorney and real estate investor/operator. He sold first software company at the age of 29 and has led the development and commercialization of over a dozen software and hardware based projects including multiple category defining products that remain market leaders to this day. As an attorney, Samir advised early-stage technology companies across multiple markets and served most recently as General Counsel to a venture-backed robotics company. Samir’s success derives from a love of technology, a deep commitment to the mission of the companies he serves, and a collaborative mindset that sees investors, partners, suppliers, team members and customers as a unified, mission-driven value creation system.

Book: Being Aware of Being Aware
Travel: Italy (anywhere)
Sport: Soccer (AKA Football)
Philanthropy: Electronic Frontier Foundation
Podcast: All In

Rao is a strategic technologist and entrepreneur with 20+ years of experience leading product and engineering teams at both startups and large enterprises, including Justworks, CLEAR, WeWork, Spotify, MediaMath, The New York Times, Yahoo!, etc. He is passionate about building innovative products and platforms that solve real-world problems and is skilled in agile methodologies, software development, and product management. Rao is also a lifelong learner, always seeking new challenges and opportunities to grow, and enjoys running, biking, and hiking in his free time. He is now focused on transforming the home equity market at Vesta Equity.

Book: Ikigai
Travel: Brazil (or anywhere really!)
Sport: Tennis
Philanthropy: charity: water
Podcast: Master of Scale

Jake is a seasoned real estate investor with 20+ years’ experience investing throughout the capital structure in commercial & residential real estate. He’s held executive-level positions at institutional and private investment firms in the US and Europe and has significant experience with emerging asset classes. Jake is focused on utilizing creative financial structures and modern technology to alleviate the affordability and liquidity problems in the housing market, and to create brand-new investment opportunities for retail & institutional investors. In his free time, he enjoys golfing, running, boating and cooking.

Book: The Smartest Guy in the Room
Travel: Bora Bora
Sport: Golf
Philanthropy: Habitat for Humanity
Podcast: How I Built This

Aaron is a purpose driven individual who strives to build a better future for everyone. He has excelled in the Real Estate industry as an REO & Investment Property Rental Manager, Marketing Associate, Private Equity Fundraiser for Multi-Million dollar projects and also as an Agent Representative for multinational clientele. His unique perspective and kind hearted nature plays a crucial role in working towards the continued success of Vesta Equity’s customers and business partners alike. He spends a majority of his off-time outdoors hiking, camping, ski-biking and golfing.

Book: The Four Agreements
Travel: Colorado
Sport: Skiing
Philanthropy: Neville Public Museum
Podcast: How I Built This

The Journey Begins

Business is formally founded and bootstrapped with 3 Co-Founders with the vision to become the world’s premier platform for transforming home equity into opportunity. By leveraging cutting-edge technology to simplify and accelerate the HEI process, making it digital, seamless, data rich, transparent, global, and accessible to all.

Pre-Seed Funding Closed

$1.9 Million in Pre-Seed funding is closed from Woodstock Fund, Frontiers Capital, Redwood Trust, Supporters Fund, AIC, and angel investors.

Setting the Foundation

Vesta Equity successfully establishes its legal and regulatory home equity sharing foundation, onboards a strong founding team & advisors, and forges key strategic partnerships.

Building Blocks

The company launches its blockchain infrastructure, enabling homeowner debt-free access to property equity and innovative home equity investment solutions.

Homeowner Proof of Concept

Over $20 million in home equity from more than 25 owner-occupied residences is signed up for investment. Additionally, Vesta Equity introduces the Equity Tap™ and the Mortgage Exit™ applications, further enhancing its platform's capabilities.

Tackling the Next Horizon

A newly appointed CXO team joins Vesta Equity, driving a strategic pivot to capitalize on the rapidly expanding home equity investment ecosystem within capital markets. In a major milestone, Vesta Equity partners with Provenance Blockchain, the leader in real-world asset (RWA) digitization, to enhance its blockchain-powered investment platform. To support this growth and ensure a best-in-class compliance process for investors, Vesta Equity launches its Perfected Data Room™ - setting a new standard for transparency and regulatory excellence.

Application-based go-to-market strategy with trusted partners, beginning with RIAs and wealth management firms.
Digitization for efficiency and transparency with blockchain technology to digitize HEI contracts to ensure efficiency, transparency, and trust for all stakeholders.
Perfected Data Room™ with beest-in-class asset data stacks and data room solutions for HEIs, efficient investor underwriting to ensure secured and tamper-proof data management.
Streamlined stakeholder experience with smart contracts to automate underwriting processes, ensuring compliance, risk mitigation, and atomic settlements.
Robust origination capabilities for seamless homeowner onboarding, origination, and underwriting capabilities to drive HEI origination volume and attract institutional capital at scale.
Easy home equity access for homeowners through our EquityTap™ and MortgageExit™ solutions.

Elevatus Wealth Management Partners with Vesta Equity to Empower Clients with Debt-Free Home Equity Access

Victor, NY – 03/11//2025 – Elevatus Wealth Management, a leading registered investment advisory (RIA) firm, and Vesta Equity, the pioneering home equity investment platform, are proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership. This collaboration will allow Elevatus clients to access their home equity without taking on debt, revolutionizing how RIAs support their clients' financial goals...

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About Us

We created Vesta Equity to remove the barriers to accessing owner-occupied residential property equity and to create an open global home equity market for property owners and investors.

We Love Collaboration

Building the Home Equity Economy

Michael Carpentier

Samir Singh

Vish Rao Dumpeti

Jake Kelley

Aaron Stuiber

History

The Journey Begins

Pre-Seed Funding Closed

Setting the Foundation

Building Blocks

Homeowner Proof of Concept

Tackling the Next Horizon

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Elevatus Wealth Management Partners with Vesta Equity to Empower Clients with Debt-Free Home Equity Access

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