11/17/2025
What if your money followed a flight plan instead of a guess?
I’m DM McKaskey, founder of Runway Capital Partners.
I started as a pilot and trained as a flight instructor.
After flying, I moved into startups in Silicon Valley working on self-driving cars and training teams how to run safe operations.
From there, I shifted to drones.
I helped test and tune aircraft for humanitarian aid missions and defense work under FAA rules.
I trained engineers, dealt with regulators, and worked with crews in the field.
Later, I led training for more than 600 drone pilots in a year for a drone delivery program that flew out of Walmart parking lots.
Along the way, my wife and I started buying multifamily properties of our own.
We built a network of operators, lenders, and industry specialists that we still learn from and partner with today.
Every step had one theme.
Checklists.
Discipline.
Safety first.
Today I bring that same mindset to multifamily apartment investing at Runway Capital Partners.
My focus is helping high-earning families get into well-underwritten deals with a clear plan and clear communication.
The truth is, you work too hard to throw money into random bets.
You deserve aviation-grade review on every deal you touch.
At Runway Capital Partners, we focus on:
• Capital preservation first
• Conservative underwriting and stress tests
• Direct, honest communication
• A small circle of serious investors, not a huge crowd
You do not need twenty different investments.
You need a clear flight plan and the right crew.
