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Donal Warde

Donal Warde

Operating executive in real estate, proptech, and portfolio operations.

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New York, New York, United States
Joined December 2024
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Bridges real estate private equity and product-led proptech: Donal has a background in multifamily private equity (HQ Capital) and has moved into product and venture-building roles in proptech, bringing investor discipline to product strategy, go-to-market and commercialization. columbia+1
Operator and founder in proptech: He has founded and led multiple product-first companies (notably Barkably while at Tenney 110) and ran a computer-vision security business (Digital Guard Force), demonstrating hands-on experience shipping AI-enabled products and negotiating commercial partnerships. medium+1
Focused on practical AI adoption in operations: In interviews and talks he emphasizes pragmatic AI use-cases for property operations (chatbots, automated communications, package scanning, resident-facing assistants) and the tradeoffs of building vs buying technology for owners. sliceofrealestate
Studio-backed startup experience: While an Entrepreneur in Residence at Tenney 110 (American Family Insuranceventure studio), he leveraged studio resources and insurance-balance-sheet thinking to validate and build Barkably, highlighting experience with corporate venture studio models. medium+1

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Dogs / pet-focused product work and advocacy (founder of Barkably; frequent commentary on pet-friendly rentals) medium+1