Cornell Real Estate & PropTech Startups

A directory of 43 startups founded by Cornell University alumni in real estate and construction, each listed with its founders, stage, and links. Compiled and updated by Big Red AI.

43 listed

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  Reframe Systems Series B

  Vikas Enti ’08 · Andover, Massachusetts, United States

  Robots to build resilient housing

  ConstructionEnergy EfficiencyManufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Dusty Robotics Series B

  Tessa Lau ’95 · Mountain View, CA

  Robot for construction layout

  ConstructionReal EstateRobotics

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Motif Series A

  Brtian Matthews ’89, MEng ’90 · San Francisco, CA

  Software for the built environment

  ArchitectureCollaborationConstruction

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Everyrealm Series A

  Jesse Stein ’00 · New York, NY

  Innovative solutions for avid social gamers

  BlockchainCryptocurrencyMetaverse

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  ryse

  Seva Levitski, MEng ’05 · New York, NY

  Real estate capital platform

  Information TechnologyMarketplaceReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Awfis Space Solution

  Amit Ramani, MS ’01 · India

  Office workspaces in India

  Commercial Real EstateCommunitiesCoworking

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Spotlight Realty Pre-Seed

  Raymond Allie ’27, Jacob Phelan ’25 · New York, NY

  AI-powered realtor for reduced commissions

  Artificial IntelligencePropTechReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Vessel Series A

  Neil Rubler ’92 · New York, NY

  A technological solution to the global housing crisis

  ConstructionGreen BuildingProperty Development

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  OnsiteIQ

  Ardalan Khosrowpour, Postdoc ’18 · New York, New York, United States

  Construction intelligence for real estate investors

  Artificial IntelligenceComputer VisionConstruction

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Balance Seed

  Batu Inal, MEng ’16 · San Francisco, CA

  Cash interest for companies

  Enterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTech

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  KonstructIQ Seed

  Irv Henderson, MBA ’98 · Palo Alto, California, United States

  Software for construction projects

  ConstructionFinancePayments

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Divvy Homes

  Adena Hefets ’09, Nicholas Clark ’05 · San Francisco, CA

  Affordable home ownership

  Financial ServicesReal EstateRental Property

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Alpaca Real Estate

  Peter Weiss ’11 · New York, NY

  Real estate private equity

  Real Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Heritable Agriculture Seed

  Bradley Zamft ’01 · Mountain View, CA

  Programmable agricultural plants

  AgricultureConstructionMachinery Manufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  BLACE

  Robin Fisher ’04 · New York, NY

  Venues and vendors for events

  E-CommerceEvent ManagementEvents

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Travelio Series C

  Christina Suriadjaja, MMH ’16 · Indonesia

  Indonesia residential rental platform

  HospitalityMarketplaceProperty Management

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Aro Homes Series A

  Carl Gish, MBA ’91 · San Francisco, CA

  Highly sustainable and livable homes

  ConstructionReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Rexera Seed

  Anton Tonev, MEng ’12 · San Francisco, CA

  Making real estate transactions faster, smarter, and more efficient

  Document ManagementReal EstateResidential

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Modus Series A

  Max Jai Sim ’10 · Seattle, Washington, United States

  Home closing software

  Commercial Real EstateProperty ManagementPropTech

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Terial Seed

  Aaron Weinstein ’16 · New York, New York, United States

  Software for roofing contractors

  ConstructionSaaSSoftware,

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Travtus Seed

  Tripty Arya ’06 · United Kingdom

  AI for property management

  Artificial IntelligenceMobile AppsReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  TechnoCarbon Seed

  Stephan Savarese, MEng ’91 · France

  High performance low carbon materials

  AerospaceClean EnergyCleanTech

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Bandhoo Seed

  Sridhar Sundaram, PhD ’93 · India

  Construction project management for builders and contractors

  ConstructionProject ManagementService Industry

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  withco Series A

  Kevin Song ’12 · Brooklyn, NY

  Help small businesses become property owners

  InternetReal EstateSmall and Medium Businesses

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Zeehaus

  Justin Lee ’99 · San Francisco, CA

  Real estate financial platform

  MarketplaceProperty ManagementReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Cambridge Electric Cement

  William Yost ’95 · United Kingdom

  Scalable process for recycling cement

  Building MaterialConstruction

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Braemar Hotel & Resorts Inc

  Richard Stockton ’92 · Dallas, TX

  REIT for luxury hotels

  LeisureReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Nophin Seed

  Kwadwo Nyarko, MEng ’14 · New York, NY

  Commercial real estate screener

  Financial ServicesFinTechReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Coast AI Pre-Seed

  Dennis Owrutsky ’11 · New York, New York, United States

  AI diligence for commercial real estate

  Commercial Real EstateDigital MediaInformation Technology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  UrbanMix Pre-Seed

  Sharon Yavo Ayalon, PostDoc ’23 · Long Island City, NY

  Smart city software

  Real EstateSoftwareSoftware Engineering

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Celeri Pre-Seed

  Jun Seo ’14 · New York, NY

  AI-powered fraud detection for the multi-family industry

  Financial ServicesPropTechReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  RentEngine

  Leor Alon ’18, MEng ’20 · Miami, FL

  Real estate leasing platform

  AppsLeasingReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Taiyo.AI

  Timothy Gee ’88 · San Francisco, CA

  Planning software for infrastructure projects

  Artificial IntelligenceConstructionInformation Technology

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Daxo Industries

  Tom Zhang Jiahao ’18 · Philadelphia, PA

  Software for agriculture harvest

  AgricultureConstructionMachinery Manufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Broome Pre-Seed

  Alexander Spivak ’21, Alec Costanza ’21, Alexander Spivak ’21 · New York, New York, United States

  AI for commercial real estate

  Agentic AIArtificial IntelligenceReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Clearing Pre-Seed

  Benjamin Elbaz, MS ’16 · New York, NY

  Short-term rental reports and bookkeeping

  BankingFinanceFinancial Services

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Property Lens

  Bob Frady ’84 · India, PA

  Home history report

  AppsMobile AppsReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  DwellingIQ Pre-Seed

  Kimberley Mark, MBA ’14 · —

  Home maintenance platform

  Artificial IntelligenceBuilding MaintenanceReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Adaptive Rentals

  Jeremiah James, PhD ’25 · Ithaca, NY

  Rentals for college students

  Real EstateRental Property

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Adventures in CRE

  Michael Belasco, MBA ’16 · Frisco, TX

  Learn financial modeling for real estate

  AdviceCareer PlanningEducation

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Siiv

  David Palmer, MEng ’19 · San Francisco, California, United States

  Building design software

  ArchitectureConstruction

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  SIFT.

  Aryaman Thareja ’25, MEng ’25, Arnaav Sareen ’25 · Ithaca, NY

  AI agents for manufacturing

  ComplianceConstructionManufacturing

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗
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  Ashford Hospitality Trust

  Monty Bennett ’88, MBA ’89 · Dallas, TX

  Real estate investment trust

  HospitalityHotelReal Estate

  Website ↗LinkedIn ↗