# Caren Maio

> Caren Maio is a New York-based property technology entrepreneur, co-founder and original CEO of Nestio, which became Funnel Leasing, and co-founder and CEO of 100. Her career connects rental listing software, resident onboarding, applicant verification, angel investing, and founder mentoring. She previously served as president and chief strategy officer at Moved and as an entrepreneur in residence at Camber Creek.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at 100
- **Organizations:** 100 (Get 100), Nestio / Funnel Leasing, Moved, Camber Creek, MetaProp, New York University Female Founders Fellowship, Fordham University Real Estate Institute, Nike, The Wall Street Journal
- **Education:** Undergraduate degree; Brand Building and Publishing in her 2011 biography, Marketing and Brand Building in NYU’s 2014 profile, New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Study
- **Known for:** Co-founded Nestio and led it for nine years before its CEO succession as Funnel., Built a rental software company whose reported customers included Durst, LeFrak, Two Trees, and Rudin., Selected among Inc.com’s 15 Women to Watch in Tech, as recorded in her General Assembly and podcast biographies.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Graduated from New York University; early career included sales roles at Nike and The Wall Street Journal.
- **2011** — Co-founded Nestio and participated in Techstars NYC; the initial product helped renters organize apartment searches.
- **By 2014** — Nestio had shifted from a consumer apartment-search product to business software for rental listings.
- **2015** — Introduced an annual $1,000 employee personal-development allowance at Nestio, as described in her April 2016 essay.
- **2020** — Announced in July that Tyler Christiansen would become CEO of Funnel, formerly Nestio; Maio became president and chairman.
- **2022** — Her appointment as president and chief strategy officer at Moved was reported in February; she also discussed her entrepreneur-in-residence work at Camber Creek.
- **2024** — Introduced 100 in October, returning to founding to address rental fraud and application friction.
- **2026** — Discussed 100’s acquisition of Cobblestone and its Verified Renter Network in a June interview with MetaProp.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Nestio and led it for nine years before its CEO succession as Funnel.
- Built a rental software company whose reported customers included Durst, LeFrak, Two Trees, and Rudin.
- Selected among Inc.com’s 15 Women to Watch in Tech, as recorded in her General Assembly and podcast biographies.
- Recognized as MetaProp Mentor of the Year and a Women in PropTech Leading Entrepreneur award recipient, according to her July 2026 podcast biography.
- Co-founded 100, combining rental application verification and fraud prevention.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared on Tech At The Table with Louisa Dickins and Zander Geronimos; the episode was published July 9.
- **2026-06** — In a June 9 MetaProp interview, discussed 100’s acquisition of Cobblestone, its CLEAR-powered Verified Renter Network, and the lessons she brought from Funnel.

## Links

- Website: https://get100.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carenmaio
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/carenmaio
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carenmaio

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Last updated: 2026-10-23