HexGn Research · 2018
Top 50 Real-Estate Tech Startups of 2018
HexGn’s 2018 watch-list of 50 Real-Estate Tech companies — who they were, where they were based, and what they did.
This is an archived HexGn research list from 2018, preserved for reference. It captures the Real-Estate Tech companies our analysts flagged as ones to watch that year — a snapshot of where the sector’s momentum was building. For a current read on Real-Estate Tech across the India–Gulf corridor, see our Research & Intelligence practice.
The list
50 Real-Estate Tech names, ranked
WeWork
New York, New York, United States
WeWork is a platform for creators that transforms buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and collaboration.
Apartment List
San Francisco, California, United States
Apartment List is the web’s fastest-growing apartment rental marketplace with a mission to reinvent the rental marketplace on the basis of trust and transparency.
Roomi
New York, New York, United States
Roomi is a peer-to-peer shared housing marketplace making it safer and easier to rent rooms and find roommates.
LendInvest
London, England, United Kingdom
LendInvest is the UK’s leading marketplace platform for property finance and one of the country’s largest non-bank mortgage lenders.
Compass
New York, New York, United States
Compass is a tech-driven real estate platform that puts technology at the fingertips of its agents and clients to streamline and transform the process of finding a home.
Flo Technologies
Los Angeles, California, United States
Flo is a water monitoring and shutoff system that proactively detects microleaks and other vulnerabilities anywhere in a home water system
Opendoor
San Francisco, California, United States
Opendoor is an online home-selling service aimed at streamlining the sales process down to a few days
LendingHome
San Francisco, California, United States
LendingHome offers a flexible, simple, fast, transparent, and reliable way for borrowers to get a mortgage.
RealtyShares
San Francisco, California, United States
A real estate crowdfunding platform that provides accredited investors access to pre-vetted real estate investment properties and an opportunity to invest as little as $5,000 into each property.
HouseCanary, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
HouseCanary is a complete indexed source for residential real estate information for every block and property in the US...
Bond Collective
New City, New York, United States
Blue River Technology employs computer vision and robotics technologies to build intelligent solutions for the agricultural industries.
Nested
London, England, United Kingdom
Nested is an estate agent with a difference with a guarantee for a fair sale price for your home so you can move on chain-free..
Zumper
San Francisco, California, United States
Zumper is a real-time home and apartment rental platform for tenants and landlords to find and rent apartments.
Knotel
New York, New York, United States
Knotel provides customized HQs for growing companies. Cut costs and enjoy the freedom of a flexible lease, whether you’re a team of 20 or 500.
Cadre
New York, New York, United States
Cadre is an online marketplace that connects investors and operators of real estate.
Reali
San Mateo, California, United States
Reali is a real estate technology company that enables property buyers and sellers to transact through an app.
TheGuarantors
New York, New York, United States
TheGuarantors provides renters with a rental lease guarantee that offers the same security as a lease prepayment for landlords.
LiquidSpace
Palo Alto, California, United States
LiquidSpace is the network for office space where startups and growing teams connect directly with real estate owners, operators and companies with extra space..
HomeLight
San Francisco, California, United States
HomeLight is the world’s leading marketplace for finding real estate professionals. We help sell homes faster and for more money.
Common
New York, New York, United States
Common provides a modern, urban lifestyle that values openness, collaboration and relationship building.
Xiaozhu.com
Beijing, Beijing, China
Xiaozhu.com is a Chinese booking website for daily rental and short-term rooms and a platform for onlin communication and transactions for landlords and tenants.
Roofstock
Oakland, California, United States
Roofstock is an online marketplace that invests in leased single-family rental homes in a transparent, low-friction method..
Fundrise
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Fundrise offers an alternative to investing in stock and bonds — the first low-cost, direct private market investment built for you.
VTS
New York, New York, United States
VTS gives asset managers & leasing teams a single platform to track deals, manage space and collaborate seamlessly.
Knock
New York, New York, United States
Knock uses data science to price homes accurately, technology to sell homes quickly and a dedicated team of professionals to guide homeowners through the selling process.
tado
Munich, Bayern, Germany
tado offers smart thermostats and apps that adjusts to the real-time behavior of residents in private homes and small businesses.
Mynd
Oakland, California, United States
Mynd tracks key performance data on the fly and allows for on-the-go control of your real estate investment.
Honest Buildings
New York, New York, United States
Honest Buildings is the #1 integrated, data-driven project management and procurement platform purpose-built for commercial real estate owners and managers.
99.co
Singapore, Asia
99.co is a map-based property search engine that provides renters, buyers, and agents fast and efficient property search experience.
PeerStreet
Los Angeles, California, United States
PeerStreet is a crowdfunding platform that gives investors easy access to high-yielding loans that are collateralized with real estate.
Appear Here
London, England, United Kingdom
Appear Here is the world’s leading marketplace for short-term retail space.
OfferPad
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
OfferPad is a Direct Home Buyer and Seller that makes buying and selling a home convenient and hassle-free.
PropTiger
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
PropTiger is an independent real estate advisor with a pan-India presence. We possess vast experience and knowledge of real estate in India.
Placester
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
The all-in-one business platform for real estate that enables agents, brokers, and teams to grow their businesses online and via mobile.
Spotahome
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Spotahome is becoming the largest rental site for mid to long term accommodation in the world offering thousands of personally-checked properties with virtual viewings on the site.
NestAway
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nestaway is India’s largest Home Rental network. It helps people discover, rent and manage fully-furnished homes.
Breather
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Breather is an app that provides an on-demand network of private, professional meeting rooms designed for work, meetings and to focus.
SmartZip
Pleasanton, California, United States
SmartZip offers real estate professionals innovative analytics, predictive marketing and CRM tools that help identify opportunities and win more listings.
RealtyMogul.com
Los Angeles, California, United States
RealtyMogul.com is a real estate crowdfunding platform for investors to pool money and buy shares of pre-vetted investment properties..
CompStak
New York, New York, United States
CompStak employs a crowdsourced model to gather commercial real estate information for investors, brokers, asset managers and appraisers.
Pillow
San Francisco, California, United States
Pillow is providing a new way for residents of multifamily buildings to live and afford travel.
Cozy
Portland, Oregon, United States
Cozy makes renting easy for everyone. With elegant products for rent payments, rental applications and tenant screening, Cozy is the best way for small landlords and renters to get things done.
loanDepot
Foothill Ranch, California, United States
loanDepot is an independent retail mortgage lender that provides residential loans to residents of the U.S.
OrderWithMe
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
WithMe is an on-demand retail platform for brands to quickly open turnkey omni-channel stores in major cities.
Clara Lending
San Francisco, California, United States
A new kind of mortgage lender that helps people finance their homes in a modern, intuitive way.
Reonomy
New York, New York, United States
Reonomy creates intuitive products designed to help CRE professionals achieve success by easily finding the information they need.
Enlighted
Sunnyvale, California, United States
Enlighted is an #IoT platform and sensory system for commercial real estate. Enlighted makes smartbuildings brilliant.
Comfy
Oakland, California, United States
Comfy is a smart building solution provider on a mission to create exceptional workplace experiences.
YOPA
London, England, United Kingdom
YOPA makes the process of selling your home affordable, simple and transparent.
VivaReal
São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
VivaReal is an online real estate marketplace that connects buyers, sellers, and renters with properties in Brazil.
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