What we're building
Release is the future of multifamily real estate banking. We’re building modern cash management products used by property owners and operators with 20 to 2,000 units.
Leadership Team
CEO & Co-Founder
Ryan Mapes
Multifamily investor. Previously led Growth at Hired.com (acquired), StyleSeat, and BlackBird (acquired).
Finance | Co-Founder
Phil Bolton
Commercial banking experience at Capital One. Led Finance & Data at Roo and BlackBird (acquired).
Engineering | Co-Founder
Bradley Herman
Co-Founder & CTO at Soothe.com and Jeevz.com. Previously roles as engineer/tech lead at Coinbase, Hired.com, and Bleacher Report.
Principal Product Designer
Valentina Orlova
Extensive experience leading design at early stage startups. Early Product Designer at Brex Business Account. Previously Yelp, Houzz, Zuora.
Advisor - Banking
Adam Schlesinger
Board member of Liberty Bank NA. 20 yrs in capital markets and banking. Fintech board advisor. Founded, advised and exited several tech companies.
Advisor - Lending
Dan Titcomb
Founder and CEO of Provide (acq by Fifth Third Bank) - built company’s lending strategy, securing billions in commitments from bank partners.
Our Core Values
Trust throughout
We work tirelessly to earn and maintain trust by delivering transparency and reliability in everything we do.
Make it magical
We focus on the experience and do more than is expected, regardless of the lift.
Be bold, not reckless
We upend the status quo and cut through complexity with creativity and calculation.
Win together
We learn and evolve from every experience without ego and rely on each other’s strengths.
Interested in working with us?
We’re reimagining finance for multifamily owners. Come join us!
See Open RolesOur Investors
Backed by some of the sharpest minds in finance and technology.
Banking built for multifamily owners
Spend less time managing finances and more time growing your rental portfolio
Release is a fintech company, not an FDIC-insured bank. Deposit accounts are offered by our bank partner Regent Bank;Members FDIC. Deposit insurance covers the failure of an insured bank. Deposit account deposits may be held by sweep network banks. Certain conditions must be satisfied for pass-through insurance to apply.
All businesses on Release are FDIC insured through Regent.
The interest rates and annual percentage yield on your account are accurate as of 03/28/2025 and are variable and subject to change based on the target range of the Federal Funds rate. For customers with accounts opened with Release, APY will vary between 0.00%-2.53% depending on the deposit account balances held:
a. When your desposit account balance is less than $100,000, the interest rate on your savings account is 0.00% with an APY of 0.00%
b. When your savings account balance is between $100,000 and $500,000, the interest rate on your savings account is 1.25% with an APY of 1.26%
c. When your savings account balance is more than $500,000, the interest rate on your savings account is 2.50% with an APY of 2.53%
