What they do:
The AI-native property management company for short-term rentals
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Housing and Real Estate Startups
This list has 86 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 9 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (31), New York (11), and Mexico City (3). Largest teams: Guesty, Houm, and Snapdocs.
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What they do:
AI-native OS for Real Estate Brokerages
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI native platform for real estate closings
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
The operating system for commercial buildings.
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HQ: Niagara Falls, NY, United States
Zeus
Acquired
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Tech-enabled property manager focused on corporate rentals; Acquired…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Obie
Acquired
What they do:
Moving Investment Property Insurance Forward
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HQ: Chicago, IL, United States
Innov8
Acquired
What they do:
We provide co-working offices to startups, freelancers and SMEs in…
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42Floors
Acquired
What they do:
We make it easy to search for office space.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Open Listings
Acquired
What they do:
A better way to buy a home
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Pulppo
Acquired
What they do:
Shopify for Real Estate Agents in LATAM
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
Naborly
Acquired
What they do:
A credit bureau for the renting generation.
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HomeRoom
Acquired
What they do:
We Rent Your Property by the Room. You earn 50% more Rent.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hent
Acquired
What they do:
Hent is helping land lot developers to better manage their sales…
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HQ: Recife, Brazil
Ravti
Acquired
What they do:
Software to track, manage, and procure HVAC for commercial real…
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
MyVR
Acquired
What they do:
The open platform for the vacation rental industry.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tenant Turner
Acquired
What they do:
We help residential property managers eliminate vacancy.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
hypcloud
Acquired
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A tech-enabled commercial mortgage broker. hypcloud allows property…
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ZeroDown
Acquired
What they do:
Find beautiful homes
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
disclosures.io
Acquired
What they do:
The Complete Listing Toolkit for the New Era of Real Estate
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
RealCrowd
Acquired
What they do:
Direct real estate investing marketplace
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HQ: Portland, OR, United States
Doorport
Acquired
What they do:
Acquired by Alarm.com - We make existing apartment access smart.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PadMapper
Acquired
What they do:
Map-based apartment search.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Movity
Acquired
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Real estate data visualization. Sold to Trulia Dec…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Starcity
Acquired
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Starcity was one of the largest co-living brands. Exit to Common in…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC S16Growth stage
Mighty Buildings
Shut down
What they do:
3D printing beautiful, high-quality, and sustainable homes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Vecindario
Shut down
What they do:
We make it easier for real estate to sell properties and mortgages.
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Castia
Shut down
What they do:
Built Rewards for Latam. Pay Rent and get benefits.
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Pippin / Rent the Backyard
Shut down
What they do:
Autonomous homebuilding factory for the $1.7 trillion housing crisis.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
PropReturns
Shut down
What they do:
End-to-end commercial real estate transaction platform
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HQ: India
Atmos
Shut down
What they do:
The entire homebuilding process, all online
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Viya
Shut down
What they do:
Mobile first apartment rentals for LatAm
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Social Construct
Shut down
What they do:
Social Construct designs and assembles large apartment buildings …
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Homestead
Shut down
What they do:
Homestead is a real estate development platform for homeowners
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Union Apartment
Shut down
What they do:
Furnished Co-living Apartments for International Students, here in…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Rentobo
Shut down
What they do:
The easiest way to find a tenant. Rentobo is a tool that makes it…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Castle
Shut down
What they do:
Castle manages rental homes using automation and on-demand labor.
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HQ: Detroit, MI, United States