Joel Schreiber is a British-born American real estate developer, investor, and founder of Waterbridge Capital. He was born in London to a Hasidic Jewish family and moved to New York City. He began buying residential properties in Brooklyn, upstate New York, and New Jersey in 2000. In 2004, he sold most of the residential portfolio to focus on commercial properties in Manhattan. In 2006, he founded Waterbridge Capital, which focuses on raising capital and finding partners for real estate investments. He made a significant investment in WeWork in 2010 and has been involved in several notable real estate deals, including the purchase of One Court Square in Long Island City and the top floors of the Woolworth Building.