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Best Residential Real Estate Tech Companies in Austin, United States

The 34 best Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Homeward.

34companies tracked
$505Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
12have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TECH × AUSTIN

Our analysis of 50 Residential Real Estate Tech companies

$11.2b in tracked funding; 93% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.

50companies analysed
93%cloud-native stacks
2021funding peak (by rounds)
10unicorns
2016median founding year

Ranked: Best Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Homeward
Provider a sales leaseback solution for homeowners
29Moat top 22%Funding top 34%Tech top 35%Partners top 45%
All 10 signals ▾
Moattop 22%
Fundingtop 34%
Techtop 35%
Partnerstop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 46%
Fin. healthbottom 38%
Growthbottom 36%
Marketbottom 32%
Newsbottom 21%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $213M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr)
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100
$213M50 mo agoSeries BTim Heyl
Founder & CEO
2018WebflowSalesforceGoogle Maps+31—
2Ojo Technologies
AI-based conversational assistant for the real estate industry
60Moat top 21%AI top 28%Patents top 33%Innovation top 38%
All 10 signals ▾
Moattop 21%
AItop 28%
Patentstop 33%
Innovationtop 38%
Fundingtop 39%
Techtop 42%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Marketbottom 43%
Globalbottom 40%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 48 patents
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100
$134M76 mo agoSeries DJohn Berkowitz
Founder and CEO
2015Vimeostyled-componentsReact+17—
3UpEquity
Online mortgage loan platform
45Product top 30%Talent top 38%Innovation top 39%Funding top 42%
All 10 signals ▾
Producttop 30%
Talenttop 38%
Innovationtop 39%
Fundingtop 42%
Techtop 43%
Growthtop 45%
Moattop 48%
Marketbottom 30%
Globalbottom 29%
Newsbottom 18%
Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100
$77M60 mo agoSeries BLouis Wilson
Co-Founder & CTO
2019HubSpot CMS HubTailwind CSSEnvoy+28—
4Opcity
Real estate lead generation platform connecting agents with pre-screened, motivated buyers
$29M113 mo agoAcquired—2015SentryZendeskSalesforce+20—
5RealMassive
Commercial Real Estate in Real-Time
$17M137 mo agoSeries A—2013——
6Vast.com
AI-based decision-making tools for purchasing car and real estate properties
$14M128 mo agoAcquiredNaval Ravikant
Founder
2005Amazon ALBStripeNginx+3—
7Sunroom Rentals
Online real estate brokerage platform to book residential properties
$12M68 mo agoSeries A—2017Node.jsReactExpress+18—
8NewHomesMate
Developer of management software solutions for the construction industry
14Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 37%Market bottom 36%News bottom 18%
All 4 signals ▾
Fundingbottom 46%
Globalbottom 37%
Marketbottom 36%
Newsbottom 18%
Funding: Raised $7.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 14/100
$8M35 mo agoSeed—2020——
9Listing Spark
Online brokerage services for residential properties
$2M86 mo agoSeries ATravis Carona
Technical Co-Founder - CTO
2011WordPressMySQLPHP+27—
10Tenavox
Provider of an online listing platform for commercial spaces
$100K86 mo agoDeadpooledMarissa Limsiaco
Co-Founder
2017——

Top 12 Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin

#1
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2018 · 16 employees
$212.6Mraised
▾

Provider a sales leaseback solution for homeowners. This allows buyers to then lease back the new house from the company while they work to sell their previous property.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 22%
Funding
top 34%
Tech
top 35%
Partners
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 46%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · Soonicorn
Funding: Raised $213M across 8 rounds · 8 rounds over 8 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Aug 2022)
Tech: 44 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Netlify · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Audience (LinkedIn): 28k LinkedIn followers — 20.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Series B$50M
  • May 2021Conventional Debt$235M
  • May 2021Series B$136.5M
  • May 2020Conventional Debt$85M
Founders & team
Tim HeylFounder & CEO
Investors
Adams Street Partners, Javelin Venture Partners, Live Oak Ventures, Genesis Capital, Keystone Bank, Blackstone
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCalendlyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#2
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2020 · 69 employees
$7.6Mraised
▾

Developer of management software solutions for the construction industry. It provides software tools for construction professionals to manage various financial, operational, and logistical. It also provides users with construction tracking and community management solutions.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 14how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
bottom 46%
Global
bottom 37%
Market
bottom 36%
News
bottom 18%
Funding: Raised $7.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Seed (Oct 2023)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond United States
Market: 69 employees
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2023Seed$1M
  • Jun 2023Seed$5.5M
  • Apr 2022Seed—
  • Jan 2021Seed$1M
Investors
Gaingels, Asymmetry Ventures, Unpopular Ventures, Flyer One Ventures, u.ventures, Verras Capital
#3
Series B · Austin, Texas · founded 2019 · 66 employees
$77Mraised
▾

UpEquity is a provider of an online mortgage loan platform. The company partners with mortgage wholesalers and enables users to apply for mortgage loans guarantee. Features include automated document management, automated verifications, and more. Additionally, it also provides different mortgage and interest rates on its platform.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 30%
Talent
top 38%
Innovation
top 39%
Funding
top 42%
Tech
top 43%
Growth
top 45%
Product: 9 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series B
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Innovation: 9 product lines
Audience (LinkedIn): 3k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Series B$20M
  • Oct 2021Conventional Debt$30M
  • Feb 2021Venture Debt$17.5M
  • Feb 2021Series A$7.5M
Founders & team
Louis WilsonCo-Founder & CTOTimothy HermanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Next Coast Ventures, Y Combinator, S3 Ventures, BP Capital, Gaingels, Early Light Ventures
Tech stack
AdrollAdroll Cmp SystemCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#4
Series D · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 242 employees
$133.9Mraised
▾

OJO offers an AI-based conversational assistant for the real estate industry. It has two use cases, consumers and real estate agents. For consumers, it learns about their routines, lifestyle preferences, and locations for creating a custom search and delivering properties that match their needs. Claims using image recognition software to learn the users liking and find homes that match their personality. For real estate agents, it notifies prospective clients in their area who have viewed their listings and share personalized knowledge about the same. Additionally, it sends properties on the agent's behalf and answers questions to keep the client engaged until they’re ready to take the transaction offline. The company is backed by the two VC firms in Texas and was recognized as an Austin A-List & 50 On Fire winner.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 60how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 21%
AI
top 28%
Patents
top 33%
Innovation
top 38%
Funding
top 39%
Tech
top 42%
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 8/10 · IP moat: 48 patents · Soonicorn
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: ai-based
Patents: 48 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 25 filings since 2022 vs 23 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2020Series D$62.5M
  • Mar 2019Series C$45M
  • May 2018Series B$20.5M
  • Jan 2016Series A$5.9M
Founders & team
John BerkowitzFounder and CEO
Investors
Wafra, Breyer Capital, RBC Royal Bank, Live Oak Ventures, Realogy, RBC Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#5
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 45 employees
$12.5Mraised
▾

Online real estate brokerage platform to book residential properties. The company assists landlords in finding tenants, viewing, and leasing properties. It earns revenue by charging fees from landlords and offers free platform access to the tenants.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2021Series A$11M
  • Jul 2018Seed$1.5M
Investors
Gigafund, NextGen Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Boost VC, Capital Factory, Draper
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAws Certificate ManagerBabelCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-Js
#6
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2013 · 5 employees
$16.6Mraised
▾

RealMassive is a source for real-time commercial real estate information. The company helps commercial real estate professionals collaborate and streamline their marketing efforts while gaining critical insight into the performance of their space and buildings. Tenants can use the free search engine to find, share and compare commercial real estate spaces.

Funding rounds
  • May 2015Series A$10M
  • May 2015Series A$3M
  • May 2014Series A$2.1M
  • Sep 2013Angel$1.5M
Investors
Capital Factory, Ensys Capital
#7
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2015 · 600 employees
$28.8Mraised
▾

Real estate lead generation platform connecting agents with pre-screened, motivated buyers. This platform provides live-transferred, pre-screened real estate leads, empowering agents to connect, convert, and repeat. It offers a comprehensive solution for real estate professionals seeking to enhance their lead generation efforts. The service vets potential buyers and sellers, ensuring agents connect with individuals ready to transact. Agents receive lead alerts via SMS or app push notifications and compete for the opportunity to engage with the client. An admin dashboard offers insights into agent performance, active pipelines, and lead stages. This platform is a B2B service, offering a SaaS model with advanced analytics and reporting. It is a lead generation software that streamlines the process of connecting agents with qualified prospects, increasing conversion rates and optimizing performance.

Funding rounds
  • May 2017Series A$28.8M
Investors
Icon Ventures, LiveOak Venture Partners, Georgian
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAutoptimizeAws Certificate ManagerBabel
#8
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 2005 · 31 employees
$14Mraised
▾

AI-based decision-making tools for purchasing a car and real estate properties. The platform leverages big data and AI technologies to connect customers, interact with banks & lenders, and search for real estate properties. It also offers brokerage services. Additionally, it also offers a platform where users can search for an inventory of new & used cars, and real estate listings, rentals listings, and various real estate professionals, hotels, motels, vacation rentals, and campgrounds.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2016Series A$14M
  • Apr 2005Seed—
Founders & team
Naval RavikantFounder
Investors
Capital One Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners, Leapfrog Ventures, March Capital, Western Technology Investment, Costella Kirsch
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesAmazon CloudfrontAws Certificate Manager
#9
Series A · Austin, Texas · founded 2011 · 36 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Online brokerage services for residential properties. It enables property owners to create listings, add photographs, schedule visits, keep track of property showings, and more. The company provides assistance with taking professional photographs, showing the property to potential clients, signing legal documents, among other services.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Series A—
  • Aug 2018Series A$2M
Founders & team
Travis CaronaTechnical Co-Founder - CTO
Investors
Capital Factory, Silverton Partners
Tech stack
Beaver BuilderBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-Js
#10
Deadpooled · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 3 employees
$100Kraised
▾

Provider of an online listing platform for commercial spaces. The platform enables users to browse through the listings by applying the location filter. Users can also connect with the agents to obtain more information about the property of their choice. Landlords/owners can create listings by providing necessary information such as location, pictures, area, prices, and more. The platform also provides reviews on properties along with listings.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2019Seed—
  • Jan 2019Seed$100K
  • Apr 2018Grant (prize money)$25.5K
Founders & team
Marissa LimsiacoCo-FounderJosh FeinbergCo-Founder
Investors
Quake Capital, Amegy Bank, Sputnik ATX, RealCo, Quansight Initiate
#11
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2014 · 9 employees
—raised
▾

Online platform that provides marketplace for home rental. Provides a marketplace that connects homeowners and renters looking for rentals. Users can browse through the list, make a booking and pay rents through the platform.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Vi NguyenCEO & Founder
Investors
Capital Factory, DivInc
Tech stack
AlgoliaApexcharts.JsBubbleCdnjsClipboard.JsCloudflare
#12
Seed · Austin, Texas · founded 2017 · 25 employees
—raised
▾

Bungalo is an online brokerage platform providing listings of bungalows. The platform enables users to browse through listings by applying a loaction filter. Users can schedule a tour to the property of their choice. It also provides a mortgage calculator solution. Its mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 87k LinkedIn followers — 63.3% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017Seed—
Investors
Free Ventures
Tech stack
ReactVercelOptimizelyGoogle Tag ManagerNetlifyHsts

Funding & investor landscape

$505Mtotal disclosed funding
10companies funded
32disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Capital Factory4 rounds
Breyer Capital2 rounds
Gaingels2 rounds
Live Oak Ventures2 rounds
Silverton Partners2 rounds
Active Capital1 rounds
Adams Street Partners1 rounds
Alumni Ventures1 rounds
Amegy Bank1 rounds
Arch Venture Partners1 rounds

Notable founders

Tim Heyl
Founder & CEO · Homeward
Louis Wilson
Co-Founder & CTO · UpEquity
Timothy Herman
Co-Founder & CEO · UpEquity
John Berkowitz
Founder and CEO · Ojo Technologies
Naval Ravikant
Founder · Vast.com
Travis Carona
Technical Co-Founder - CTO · Listing Spark
Marissa Limsiaco
Co-Founder · Tenavox
Josh Feinberg
Co-Founder · Tenavox
Vi Nguyen
CEO & Founder · Homads
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 785,594 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Residential Real Estate Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH IN AUSTIN · Consumer & Industrial

How research on Proptech Construction in Austin is moving

A read on the academic research around Proptech Construction in Austin — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 41 papers.

41 papers · stance +0.28 · 11% breakthrough · 31% concern
breakthrough · advancement · concern
top institutions
  • The University of Texas at Austin41
leading researchers
Fernanda Leite · Li Wang · James T. O’Connor · Jong Won · Yuanshen Ji · Abdullah Alsuhaibani
prism intelligence · tone & topics
93% positive · 5% critical tone
BusinessSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceReal EstateDesignTransportation
▲ Breakthroughs4 · 10%
▲ 0%→7% share
9 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (0%→7% of field), led by Building information modeling.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Building information modeling4
  • Construction engineering2
  • Point cloud2
  • Scope (computer science)1
  • Automation1
Landmark Using 4D BIM to assess construction risks during the design phase · 104 cites
◆ Advancements20 · 49%
▼ 67%→50% share
▼0.7× share momentum12 median citations35% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (67%→50% of field), led by Process management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Process management2→3
Landmark Process-Oriented Approach of Teaching Building Information Modeling in Construction Management · 63 cites
▼ Concerns11 · 27%
▼ 33%→14% share
▼0.4× share momentum10 median citations18% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (33%→14% of field), led by Building information modeling.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Building information modeling10
  • Architectural engineering3
  • Plan (archaeology)2
  • Construction engineering2
  • Constructability2
Landmark Conflicting Side of Building Information Modeling Implementation in the Construction Industry · 41 cites

Common questions

How many Residential Real Estate Tech companies are there in Austin, United States?
Radar tracks 34 indexable Residential Real Estate Tech companies headquartered in Austin, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States?
The Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States on this list have raised a combined $505M in disclosed equity funding across 10 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Residential Real Estate Tech company in Austin, United States?
Homeward is the highest-funded Residential Real Estate Tech company in Austin, United States, with $212.6M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States are funded?
10 of the 34 Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Residential Real Estate Tech unicorns are there in Austin, United States?
None of the Residential Real Estate Tech companies in Austin, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Austin, United States Residential Real Estate Tech companies?
The most active investors in Austin, United States Residential Real Estate Tech companies on this list include Capital Factory, Breyer Capital, Gaingels, Live Oak Ventures, Silverton Partners.
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