HexGn Research · 2019
Top PropTech Startups 2019
HexGn’s 2019 watch-list of standout PropTech startups — the companies reshaping the sector, with where they were based and what they did.
This is an archived HexGn research list from 2019, preserved for reference — the PropTech startups our analysts singled out as ones to watch. For a current read on PropTech across the India–Gulf corridor, see our Research & Intelligence practice.
The list
45 PropTech startups to watch
Realty Mogul
Los Angeles, California, United States
RealtyMogul.com is an online marketplace for real estate investing, connecting borrowers and sponsors to capital from accredited and institutional investors.
WeWork
New York, United States
WeWork is a platform for creators that transforms buildings into dynamic environments for creativity, focus, and collaboration.
Ziroom
Beijing, China
Ziroom is an apartment rental services company. It is an O2O company that provides professional housing asset management services.
Compass
New York, United States
Compass is building the first modern real estate platform, pairing the industry’s top talent with technology. Since thier launch in 2012, they have aimed to simplify the real estate process, one market at a time. With agents and teams serving vibrant communities coast to coast, Compass is now the country’s largest independent real estate brokerage.
Opendoor
San Francisco, California, United States
Opendoor offers an online home-selling service that aims to streamline the sales process down to a few days
Mindspace
Tel Aviv, Israel
Mindspace is a global provider of beautiful and inspiring offices and workspaces for teams of all sizes. With their all-inclusive flexible monthly membership fee, tenants can enjoy fully furnished offices, equipped kitchens, stunning lounges and meeting rooms with the most advanced technology and so much more.
Mofang Gongyu
Shanghai, China
Mofang Gongyu develops and rents serviced apartments.
Qualia
San Francisco, California, United States
The Qualia platform transforms a real estate closing into a simple, secure, and delightful online experience.
Ribbon
New York, United States
Ribbon is a fintech company that transforms real estate transaction by delivering certainty, transparency, and joy to home buying.
Niido
Miami, Florida, United States
Niido, in partnership with Airbnb, is creating a new category of multifamily housing for enhanced flexible living and homesharing.
Naked Hub
Shanghai, China
Naked Hub is a platform that helps start-ups, SMEs, and MNCs across all industries, to increase their success in business.
PurpleBricks
Solihull, United Kingdom
PurpleBricks is an online real estate agent that helps its clients to sell, buy, and let their properties
City Storage Systems
Los Angeles, California, United States
City Storage Systems focuses on re-purposing distressed real estate assets and turning them into spaces suited for new industries.
Iwjw
Shanghai, China
Iwjw operates an online platform offering online to offline house rental services.
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..
EasyKnock
New York, United States
A residential real estate technology company helping homeowners tap their equity through their sale-leaseback program, Sell & Stay.
Offerpad
Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Offerpad is the leading on-demand, tech-enabled direct home buyer and seller. Offerpad will buy your home directly, allowing you to avoid the typical hassle-filled selling process.
QingKe
Xuhui, Shanghai, China
QingKe is an online platform providing life services with a focus on the real estate industry.
Knock
New York, United States
Knock makes buying or selling a home simple and certain. Knock is on a mission to make it as easy to trade-in your home as it is to trade-in your car. They bring certainty, convenience and cost-efficiency to home buying and selling.
Danke Apartment
Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
Danke Apartment is a apartment management Company.
Cadre
New York, United States
Cadre is an online marketplace that connects investors and operators of real estate.
Knotel
New York, United States
Knotel transforms commercial real estate market with its Agile HQ Platform for businesses.
VTS
New York, United States
VTS empowers landlords and brokers to better attract, convert and retain their most valuable asset the“ tenants”.
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.
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.
Bungalow
San Francisco, California, United States
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that provides renters with a more convenient, flexible, and communal living solution.
Apartment List
San Francisco, California, United States
Apartment List is a web and mobile based apartment rental marketplace for simple and delightful home-finding.
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.
Bond Collective
New York, United States
Bond Collective provides shared and luxury workspaces for modern businesses and individuals to be productive in a sophisticated environment..
51VR
Beijing, China
51VR is a leading VR/AR company headquartered in China. Founded in early 2015.
Nested
London, England, United Kingdom
At Nested, their Mission is to give home-sellers certainty over their property sale from day one, without compromising on price.
Zumper
San Francisco, California, United States
Zumper makes renting an apartment as easy as booking a hotel.
Breather
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Breather is an app and the leading provider of space-as-a-service, with a growing network of private workspaces built for productivity.
Updater
New York, United States
Updater makes moving easier for the 45 million Americans on the move every year.
Money360
Ladera Ranch, California, United States
Money360 is a revolutionary online marketplace for commercial real estate loans.
Berkadia Commercial Mortgage
New York, United States
Berkadia is a leader in the commercial real estate industry, offering a robust suite of services to our multifamily and commercial property clients.
VivaReal
Sao Paulo, Brazil
VivaReal is an online real estate marketplace that connects buyers, sellers, and renters with properties in Brazil.
Everything But The House (EBTH)
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Everything But The House (EBTH) aims to be the world’s largest and most trusted marketplace for estate sales.
LendInvest
London, England, United Kingdom
Lendinvest platform makes it possible, for the first time, for all types of investors – from individuals to global institutions – to invest in property-backed loans, supporting UK homebuilders while earning attractive returns.
Spotahome
Madrid, Spain
Spotahome offers a way to find and book mid to-long term housing online.
Common Living
New York, United States
Common is creating better living through convenience and community. Real estate developers and investors partner with Common to generate above-market returns through exceptional property management, technology, and coliving services.
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. They analyze millions of home sales to find the best performing real estate agents in your area.
HouseTrip
London, England, United Kingdom
HouseTrip is an online marketplace enabling individuals and holiday rental management companies to rent out their properties to guests.
MIXER
Herzliya, Tel Aviv, Israel
MIXER offers co-working spaces, easily accessible, and strategically located at Tel Aviv’s Convention Center.
EasyProperty
London, England, United Kingdom
A dedicated team of experts from the property industry and digital space with the know how and experience to take on and beat the industry big boys.
Want the current corridor view on PropTech?
This is an archived 2019 HexGn research report, kept online for reference. For an up-to-date read on PropTech across the India–Gulf corridor — and what it means for your next move — talk to our research team.