Her Story
About Larisa
Larisa Mathur is an operating executive, entrepreneur, and real estate finance professional with more than 15 years of experience building and managing businesses and complex projects from end to end. She currently serves as General Manager and Chief Operating Officer of Propertunity Capital, a real estate lending platform focused on delivering financing solutions to real estate investors. Her responsibilities span P&L ownership, revenue growth, operations, infrastructure, compliance, investor relations, product development, and financial engineering, including securitization and strategic partnerships.
Throughout her career, Mathur has worked across real estate investment, debt, private equity, M&A, technology, analytics, and product management. At Propertunity Capital, she designed and built the company's operating infrastructure, including technology systems, automation, customer operations, reporting, and compliance processes supporting the platform's growth. Her earlier experience includes project and product leadership roles involving contract negotiations, regulatory compliance, analytics implementations, e-commerce, process optimization, and technology-enabled business transformation. She is also a licensed real estate broker and holds an MBA.
Mathur's entrepreneurial approach is grounded in persistence, practical problem-solving, and a willingness to act when others hesitate. She describes herself as someone who does not easily accept "no" and is motivated by finding solutions when conventional paths reach a roadblock. Her strongest personal motivation is creating opportunities and options for her children, which she carries into her professional work. As an advocate for action and initiative, she encourages young women to simply show up, take the first step, and create their own opportunities rather than waiting for permission or approval.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Larisa
01What do you attribute your success to?
I attribute my success to my determination to solve problems and my refusal to give up when I encounter obstacles. When I face a roadblock, I become more motivated to find a solution rather than allowing the challenge to stop me. I have always been driven by the desire to create opportunities and options, particularly for my children, and that purpose continues to push me forward. My persistence, problem-solving mindset, and willingness to take on difficult challenges have been central to my professional growth.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
My advice is simple: show up and take action. I believe that much of success comes from being proactive rather than waiting for an invitation, permission, or someone else's approval. Once you take the first step, you often discover that moving forward is much easier than remaining on the sidelines. Be willing to create your own opportunities and trust yourself enough to begin.
03What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The information provided highlights the opportunity to expand real estate lending solutions for smaller investors and to build more integrated infrastructure across the investment lifecycle. At Propertunity Capital, the focus includes lending, origination, underwriting, servicing, asset management, investor reporting, compliance, and secondary-market execution. Bringing these functions together can provide greater operational control, transparency, and flexibility while creating more accessible financing solutions for real estate investors.
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