Update 11/11/25 – Winston Ma has been appointed as chief investment officer of the new StorageBlue Growth Fund. He’ll oversee the fund’s capital-raise and investment strategy while guiding its mission to identify, acquire and develop self-storage across high-growth U.S. markets, according to a press release.
Ma has nearly 30 years of experience as an investor, attorney, author and adjunct professor specializing in asset management, institutional investment and international finance. Before joining StorageBlue, he spent 11 years at China Investment Corp., the country's sovereign wealth fund with more than $1.2 trillion in assets under management, where he served as managing director and head of the North America office. In that role, he led cross-border investments in infrastructure, technology and real estate. Previously, Ma served as deputy head of equity capital markets at Barclays Capital, vice president at J.P. Morgan investment bank and corporate lawyer at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.
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Ma has authored more than 10 best-selling books on investing and served on the boards of multi-national public and private companies. He also serves as an adjunct professor at NYU Law School and executive director of the Global Public Investment Funds Forum at the university, the release stated.
“Winston’s appointment marks a pivotal moment for the StorageBlue Growth Fund,” Mruvka said. “His incredible institutional background, combined with a deep understanding of global capital flows and emerging market dynamics, positions our fund for strategic growth and strong investor confidence.”
“I'm thrilled to join StorageBlue at such a transformative stage,” Ma said. “With Alan’s visionary leadership and a proven operational platform, we have the opportunity to redefine how institutional investors approach the self-storage sector—an asset class that continues to show resilience, scalability and long-term potential.”
Sources:EIN Newswires, StorageBlue Growth Fund Appoints Former China Investment Corp. Managing Director Winston Ma as Chief Investment OfficerLinkedIn, Winston Ma
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Posted 11/03/25 - Alan Mruvka, founder of E! Entertainment Television and StorageBlue, which operates three self-storage facilities in New Jersey, has launched the $350 million investment fund. StorageBlue Growth Fund will focus on self-storage acquisitions, developments and value-add redevelopment projects across high-barrier, underserved markets in New Jersey and New York before expanding to other U.S. markets. The initiative represents up to $1 billion in buying power through a vertically integrated development and operations model, according to a press release.
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The fund is managed by StorageBlue Capital Management and will be led by Mruvka, who also serves as StorageBlue’s CEO. It’ll leverage institutional investment expertise and operational experience to pursue opportunities with strong risk-adjusted returns, the release stated.
“After building and scaling E! Entertainment Television and later the StorageBlue brand, I’ve seen the value of combining innovation, operations and brand strategy,” Mruvka said, “This fund allows us to bring institutional sophistication and entrepreneurial agility together to transform the self-storage sector.”
The StorageBlue platform has a proven track record of success, with more than 3.5 million square feet developed, all in the New Jersey/New York area. In May 2024, the company sold a portfolio of five properties in New Jersey to Prime Group Holdings, which operates the Prime Storage brand. Its vertically integrated model spans acquisitions, entitlement, development, construction management, property operations and marketing, enabling efficient scaling and consistent returns, according to the release.
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Mruvka has more than 35 years of experience in real estate development and operations.
E! Entertainment Television, owned by NBCUniversal/Comcast, is one of the most successful entertainment networks in history, now valued at more than $15 billion.
StorageBlue has more than three decades of operational experience in high-demand urban markets. It also offers U-Haul truck rentals, moving supplies and a valet-style storage service called StorageBlue Now, which it launched in 2016.
Source: WREG, Alan Mruvka, Founder of E! Entertainment Television, Announces the Launch of His $350 Million StorageBlue Growth Fund
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