# Biju Ashokan

> Biju Ashokan is the co-founder and CEO of Radius, a San Francisco-based AI-native operating system for real estate brokers and agents. A Carnegie Mellon-trained engineer who started his first real estate startup in India, Biju built Radius (originally Agentdesks) into an 85,000-strong agent community before charging a single dollar for access - then turned that captive audience into a $3.1M revenue business. Backed by Pete Flint (Trulia founder), Spencer Rascoff (Zillow co-founder), and AXA Venture Partners, Radius has raised $19.55M+ total and won back-to-back Inman Proptech Entrepreneur of the Year awards. The company's AI assistant 'Mel' and suite of brokerage tools are reshaping how independent agents run their businesses.

- **Role:** CEO at Radius
- **Organizations:** Radius, Metroplots
- **Nationality:** Indian-American
- **Education:** BE, Computer Science & Engineering, University of Madras, MS, Information Systems Management, Carnegie Mellon University
- **Known for:** Built Radius community to 85,000+ agents before meaningful monetization - zero marketing spend, Two consecutive Inman Best of Proptech Award wins in Entrepreneur category, Inman 2024 Award for Best Use of AI by a Brokerage

## Career timeline

- **2000-2004** — BE in Computer Science & Engineering, University of Madras
- **2004-2006** — Software Developer at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
- **2006-2007** — MS in Information Systems Management, Carnegie Mellon University
- **2007-2009** — Member Technical Staff at HCL Technologies
- **2009-2015** — Co-founded and led Metroplots, an online real estate advisory portal in India covering 27 cities and 800+ projects
- **2014** — Metroplots received investment from AngelPad
- **2015** — Founded Radius (originally Agentdesks.com) in San Francisco; raised $2.4M seed from Sierra Ventures and Cota Capital
- **2016** — Officially incorporated Radius Agent; began building agent community without monetization
- **2018** — Raised $4M Series A led by NFX (Pete Flint, Trulia founder); company had 70,000 registered users
- **2022** — Raised $13M Series A extension led by NFX and Crosscut Ventures; launched mortgage arm in California; announced triple-digit growth in down market
- **2023** — Raised $13M Series B led by AXA Venture Partners; achieved 293% agent growth and 330% revenue increase; 85,000+ agents on platform
- **2024** — Launched Transaction Management Suite with AI (voice-activated offer generation); won Inman Best Use of AI by a Brokerage; expanded to New York luxury market
- **2025** — Named HousingWire Tech100 winner; continuing AI-native platform development

## Achievements

- Built Radius community to 85,000+ agents before meaningful monetization - zero marketing spend
- Two consecutive Inman Best of Proptech Award wins in Entrepreneur category
- Inman 2024 Award for Best Use of AI by a Brokerage
- HousingWire 2025 Tech100 Winner
- Raised $19.55M+ total across multiple rounds from top-tier proptech investors
- 293% growth in agent base and 330% revenue increase in a single funding cycle
- 5X company growth in a down real estate market
- Backed by Pete Flint (Trulia founder), Spencer Rascoff (Zillow co-founder), Gary Beasley (Roofstock CEO)
- Built and exited first startup Metroplots, covering 27 Indian cities

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Radius named to HousingWire Tech100 list for 2025
- **2024-07** — Launched Transaction Management Suite with AI features including voice-activated offer generation, compliance review, and real-time status tracking
- **2024-01** — Won Inman Award for Best Use of AI by a Brokerage for 2024
- **2023-11** — Closed $13M Series B led by AXA Venture Partners with 293% agent base growth and 330% revenue increase

## Links

- Website: https://radiusagent.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bijuashokan
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/agentdesks
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/agentdesks

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Last updated: 2026-05-27