About Academy Capital
Academy Capital is a private real estate development firm based in Jersey City, New Jersey. The company focuses on ground-up residential and mixed-use projects throughout the Northern Jersey area. It has completed 45 projects and currently manages 15 active developments in various stages of construction.
The challenge Academy Capital faced
Before Agora, the company relied heavily on Excel sheets to manage payment transfers. This created inefficiencies and required significant manual work in both requesting and sending investor funds. Each transfer had to be set up manually with individual banks, which slowed the process and required multiple follow-ups to verify completion.
Faster and more reliable payments with Agora
Agora completely transformed the entire distribution workflow, from calculations and report generation to executing investor and debt payments. Academy Capital can now send funds within minutes instead of days, and investors see distributions in their accounts within 1–2 days, depending on their bank setup. This automation replaced manual Excel tracking and the need for multiple follow-ups, reducing the risk of errors and creating a faster, more accurate process.
Nick Shah, Founder and CEO, explained:
Now with the Agora portal, it’s seamless, where we’re able to deploy funds within minutes.
Improved investor experience
Investors can now leverage Agora’s user-friendly Investor Portal to schedule capital contributions or check the status of their distributions. These improvements strengthened Academy Capital’s professional reputation and generated positive feedback as investors experienced timely, transparent, and seamless transactions.
Nick shared:
The feedback we’ve received from investors has been nothing but positive.
Significant growth and scalability
Agora’s unified distribution and payments workflow helped the company double its investor base to over 100 investors and increase capital raised from a few million to over $20 million.
Nick emphasized:
With Agora, our scalability has skyrocketed. Our investor pool has increased by 100% and we went from 50 to over 100 investors.
The result: Academy Capital accelerates growth with Agora
Agora’s automation simplified distribution and payment workflows, giving Academy Capital the ability to scale while improving how it serves investors. By reducing manual tasks, the team has more time to concentrate on strategy and expansion.
See how Agora helps firms automate their entire distribution workflow to deliver exceptional investor experiences and build a stronger professional brand.