
Onward, a Fundrise Production
Onward is a podcast from America's largest direct-to-investor alternative asset investment platform, Fundrise. Onward offers unique insights and perspectives from company co-founder and CEO Ben Miller and guests.
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Aug 18, 2022 • 52min
6: Building homes for rent
In this month’s episode of Onward, CEO Ben Miller and co-host Cardiff Garcia are joined by Fundrise COO Brandon Jenkins to discuss one of the most exciting and fast-growing segments of Fundrise’s real estate investment strategy: built-for-rent single-family housing. Plus, Kendall Davis is back to answer a few hard-hitting questions from investors.
Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com.
Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast).
Podcast production and music by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise
With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private real estate—all at the touch of a button.
For more information on the Flagship Real Estate Fund, including the fund’s prospectus, please see fundriseintervalfund.com. For more information on the Fundrise Innovation Fund, including the fund's prospectus, please see fundrise.com/innovation.

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Jul 18, 2022 • 57min
5: Transforming Venture Capital
In this month’s episode, we have something a bit different than our typical programming: Fundrise CEO Ben Miller talks with co-host Cardiff Garcia about a big announcement – the Fundrise Innovation Fund, a brand new investment product and our entry into the world of venture capital, the next financial sector Fundrise aims to disrupt and make available to investors of all types and sizes. Plus, Kendall Davis is back with a new batch of investor and podcast listener questions for Ben to answer.
Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com.
Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast).
Podcast production and music by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise
With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private real estate—all at the touch of a button.
Disclaimer: An investor in the Fundrise Innovation Fund should consider the investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses of the Fund carefully before investing. The Fund’s prospectus contains this and other information about the Fund and may be obtained at fundrise.com/innovation. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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Jun 15, 2022 • 38min
4: The incoming recession
Coming off a week where inflation hit a 40-year high and consumer sentiment came in at a record low, Ben Miller talks with co-host Cardiff Garcia about our perspective on how we think about navigating an increasingly unpredictable macroeconomic environment by focusing on fundamentals. Plus, hear a new segment where we answer questions from Fundrise investors about the current state of the economy.
Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com.
Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast).
Podcast production and music by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise
With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private real estate—all at the touch of a button.

May 17, 2022 • 50min
3: The future of private equity
Today, Ben Miller and Cardiff Garcia dive deep into the past, present, and future of the private equity industry, including how it grew to become so powerful and why it may be ripe for disruption. If you've ever wanted to better understand the world of private equity investing, this episode is for you.
Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com.
Onward is hosted by Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast).
Podcast production and music by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise
With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private real estate—all at the touch of a button.

Mar 30, 2022 • 45min
2: On inflation and uncertainty
On this episode, Ben Miller, co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, is joined by Cardiff Garcia, co-founder of Bazaar Audio and host of the economics-focused podcast The New Bazaar (after spending many years as the co-creator and co-host of NPR's The Indicator podcast).
Ben and Cardiff discuss the global economic environment, including the war in Ukraine and rising inflation, before diving deep into how Fundrise approaches investing in the midst of uncertainty through systematic scenario planning.
Have questions or feedback about this episode? Drop us a note at Onward@Fundrise.com.
Podcast production and music by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise
With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private real estate—all at the touch of a button.

Dec 11, 2021 • 31min
1: Pilot
In the premiere episode co-hosts Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise, and Emily Peck, Content Director at Fundrise, dive into Fundrise’s Q3 performance — “an overnight success years in the making.” Ben explains why the company is investing in single-family rentals, how millennials think about real estate, and how the commercial real estate market has yet to truly adjust to the changes set in motion by the pandemic. Plus, Ben and Emily talk about what happened to Zillow’s much ballyhooed iBuying program.
Discussed in the show:
Fundrise’s letter to investors.
Podcast production by Seaplane Armada.
About Fundrise: With over 1 million users, Fundrise is America's largest direct-to-investor alternative asset investment platform. Since 2012, our mission has been to build a better financial system by empowering the individual. We make it easier and more efficient than ever for anyone to invest in institutional-quality private alternative assets — all at the touch of a button.
Please see the Fundrise Flagship Real Estate Fund website (http://fundriseintervalfund.com), Fundrise Income Fund website (http://fundriseincomerealestatefund.com), and Fundrise Innovation Fund website (http://fundrise.com/innovation) for more information on each fund, including each fund’s prospectus. For the publicly filed offering circulars of the Fundrise eREITs and eFunds, not all of which may be currently qualified by the SEC, please see fundrise.com/oc.
Want to see the specific properties that make up and power Fundrise portfolios? Check out our active and past projects at www.fundrise.com/assets.
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