Sam Zell – Startup Investor Profile

General Info

Sam Zell is known for chairing three REITs – Equity Residential, Equity Lifestyle Properties, and Equity Commonwealth, each positioned differently for a potential recession. Equity Residential focuses on residential REIT, Equity Lifestyle Properties on niche real estate assets, and Equity Commonwealth on industrial properties. Previous investments include Itel Corporation, Anixter, and Covanta. Zell’s investment check sizes range from $40 million to over $500 million. His partnership and collaboration styles are not specified in the search results.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Country: United States of America
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Investment Regions: EU, LATAM, NA
Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
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EU, LATAM, NA

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🤖 AI Activity Report

Status: low-active

AI Reasoning: Sam Zell passed away on May 18, 2023. There are no records of investments by Sam Zell after that date. The most recent known related investments involve companies he founded (e.g., Covanta, Anixter, Itel Corporation), but no investments or deals by him personally or attributed to him are found within the past 12 months. From May 18, 2023 to the present, more than 12 months have passed with no new investments, so classify as low-active.

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Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.
Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.
Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.

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