Meet the Sundae Leadership Team
Josh Stech
Co-Founder & CEO
Josh Stech is CEO and Co-Founder of Sundae, a marketplace that connects home sellers directly with property investors. Josh started Sundae to help homeowners get a better outcome when selling off-market. With a career at the intersection of technology and residential real estate, he’s seen first hand the opportunity to create a new type of business that wins by doing the right thing for the seller.
Prior to starting Sundae, Josh was Founding Partner and SVP of Sales at LendingHome, an online mortgage bank specializing in short-term residential bridge loans. During his five years at LendingHome, Josh helped the company outperform veteran business in LendingHome’s category as the company scaled to 350 employees and $150M in venture funding.
Prior to LendingHome Josh was Co-Founder and CFO of Purpose Built Investments (PBI), a residential real estate private equity firm. Josh launched three investment funds for PBI focused on buying, renovating, and selling houses as well as bridge lending, executing more than 1,200 transactions.
Josh graduated with honors from Stanford with a BA in Economics, BA in Spanish, and an MA in Latin American Studies with a focus in Economic Policy. He wrote his honors thesis on the long-term impact of the subprime lending crisis on the Latino community. Josh lives in San Diego with his wife, three children, and their two dogs.
Andrew Swain
Co-Founder
Andrew is an experienced executive with expertise in finance and marketplaces. Prior to founding Sundae, Andrew was CFO at LendingHome, the category-leading online mortgage bank specializing in short-term residential bridge loans. Prior to LendingHome, Andrew served as CFO at Airbnb, helping the vacation rental marketplace scale during a period of hypergrowth.
Previously, Andrew held a series of roles at Intuit, including VP of Finance for the Intuit Consumer Division and General Manager of the company’s prepaid debit card business, after also leading Intuit’s Corporate Strategy and Development Group. Before joining Intuit, Andrew was a Principal at The Boston Consulting Group, where he specialized in Corporate Strategy and Operations. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Marc Geredes
Chief Operating Officer
At Sundae, Marc is reunited with Co-Founder and CEO Josh Stech. Initially tapped to grow LendingHome’s fledgling Consumer Direct mortgage platform, Marc quickly transitioned to pair with Josh to re-imagine LendingHome’s approach to Business Purpose lending. Together they relocated mortgage operations and loan servicing from San Francisco, CA to Pittsburgh, PA, redesigned its customer value proposition and engagement, and are largely responsible for the operating practices in place today.
Having served as a member of the executive leadership teams at Genesis Capital and LendingHome, Marc brings extensive FinTech and PropTech strategic and operations expertise to Sundae. Marc has spent his entire career in various forms of residential real estate lending and has led companies from 1,000+ employees nationwide to multiple early stage start-ups.
Marc graduated from UC Berkeley, where he received a degree in Applied Mathematics with emphasis in Computer Science. Marc’s curiosity in understanding “how things work” and truly listening to customer needs has led him to specialize in simplifying workflows and building cross-functional teams to deliver a superior customer experience.
Trevor Hansen
VP, Revenue Operations
Trevor is a member of the core original team that built Sundae. He has launched and grown multiple teams at the company ranging from customer-facing to internal technology and operations. He currently serves as Vice President, Revenue Operations.
Prior to Sundae, Trevor worked at LendingHome, the largest mortgage lender for bridge loans in the country, where he led the company’s retail investor platform, which grew to over $150M in Assets Under Management within two years. During his time at LendingHome he also managed the mortgage broker relations team and the property investor acquisition team.
Before LendingHome, Trevor worked at MicroVentures, the first equity crowdfunding platform registered as a Broker-Dealer with FINRA. He spent the early part of his career managing a team of non-profit fundraising professionals at Santa Clara University.
Trevor graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in English and also earned a Master of Business Administration, both from Santa Clara University.
Victoria White
Vice President of Sales
Victoria is the Vice President of Sales at Sundae, where she leads the company’s sales strategy and drives revenue growth in one of the most competitive real estate landscapes. Her expertise spans sales leadership, team development, and operational efficiency, enabling her to build and scale high-performing teams while optimizing customer satisfaction and retention.
Prior to joining Sundae, Victoria built and led an award-winning team at Redfin, where her team completed 480 transactions and generated $280 million in sales volume within the first 12 months. Before that, she spent over a decade in sales leadership, specializing in real estate, retail, and marketplace growth. She has built and led teams at numerous Fortune 500 companies, consistently exceeding revenue targets and expanding market presence.
Victoria grew up in the Bay Area, where she lived until 2023 before relocating to San Diego for a new role with Redfin. Outside of work, she enjoys traveling, spending quality time with her family, and attending meditation retreats.
Ryan Lanzara
Senior Construction Manager
Ryan is responsible for developing growth and performance for Sundae’s fix-and-flip division. From appraising values and directing disposition strategies, to underwriting rehab budgets and hiring contractors, to remodeling and listing modern turnkey homes; he is the driving force for the future of the renovation sector of the ever-growing Sundae empire.
Prior to joining Sundae in October 2024, he spent 8 years at Wedgewood Inc., most recently as Regional Manager San Diego County overseeing all fix-and-flip operations and REO management. During his time at Wedgewood, Ryan was involved in the acquisition, renovation, and resale of more than 400 properties in both Los Angeles and San Diego Counties totaling upwards of $300m in combined investments. He has also flipped homes for smaller firms such as The Morgan Group (San Diego) and Aslan Residential (San Diego and Phoenix), collecting a wealth of diverse knowledge over his 12-year career.
Ryan has a passion for the beautification and development of his beloved San Diego - a city he moved to over 20 years ago after graduating from The University of Arizona with a Bachelor's in Business Administration.