ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC
ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC is a Series C+, debt and other fund in the US investing in industrial, multifamily, student-housing, prop-tech, special-situations, debt and real-estate.
- Stages
- Series C+, debt, other
- Sectors
- industrial, multifamily, student-housing, prop-tech, special-situations, debt, real-estate
- Invests in
- US-wide
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1989
- Assets under management
- $1.11B
Check size not disclosed
Thesis
Arden Fund Management, LLC is a privately held, vertically integrated real estate fund manager, investor, and operator founded in 1989 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With approximately $1.11 billion in assets under discretionary management as of December 31, 2025, the firm focuses on acquiring and developing value-add properties in the top 25 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Their investment strategy encompasses joint ventures and discretionary investment funds, with a focus on both equity and debt investments. Key sectors include industrial (last-mile infill light industrial), multifamily and student housing (via their Opportunity Zone business launched in 2019), prop-tech (through Arden Digital Ventures, launched in 2022), and special situations/gap capital. Arden has been recognized for its consistent performance, ranking #1 Globally by Preqin for Most Consistent Fund Manager in 2017, 2018, and 2019, and named a Top Performing Private Real Estate Fund in 2020. The firm has raised over $2 billion across its funds, with recent offerings like the $150 million Arden OpZone Co-Investment I, LLC. Their Real Estate Funds are structured under Section 3(c)(5)(C) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Common questions
Does ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC lists Series C+, debt and other among the stages it invests in.
Where does ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC invest?
ARDEN FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC invests in the US.