# Dan Hnatkovskyy

> Dan Hnatkovskyy is a Ukraine-born, Austin-based PropTech entrepreneur and the CEO and co-founder of Jome (formerly NewHomesMate), an AI-powered real estate marketplace built to help buyers find, compare, and purchase new construction homes. A serial founder whose earlier ventures included Preenster and Brainify, he launched the company in 2020 and grew it despite a pandemic, recession, and the war in Ukraine, reaching 16 U.S. markets and more than 100,000 buyers. He was named to Forbes' inaugural Austin 30 Under 30 list in 2023, and in December 2024 the company raised a $9.8M Series A and rebranded as Jome.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Jome
- **Organizations:** Jome, NewHomesMate, Brainify, Preenster, Forbes Technology Council
- **From:** Lviv, Ukraine
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** BS, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, MS, UCU Business School (Ukrainian Catholic University)
- **Known for:** Named to Forbes' first-ever Austin 30 Under 30 list (2023), Grew NewHomesMate/Jome roughly 30x in revenue over two years, Scaled the platform to 16 U.S. markets listing about 90% of available new construction inventory

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Founded Preenster, an e-commerce / shopping recommendation venture in Ukraine
- **pre-2018** — Built Brainify, sales automation software for real estate developers, where he met co-founder Sofia Vyshnevska; exited to a strategic investor in 2018
- **2020** — Founded NewHomesMate (originally Propertymate.ai) to help buyers find and buy new construction homes
- **2023** — Named to Forbes' inaugural Austin 30 Under 30 list at age 27
- **2023** — Company rebranded from Propertymate.ai to NewHomesMate
- **2024-12** — Raised $9.8M Series A led by Geek Ventures and rebranded the company as Jome

## Achievements

- Named to Forbes' first-ever Austin 30 Under 30 list (2023)
- Grew NewHomesMate/Jome roughly 30x in revenue over two years
- Scaled the platform to 16 U.S. markets listing about 90% of available new construction inventory
- Helped more than 100,000 buyers since 2020
- Raised a $9.8M Series A (total funding roughly $16.5M) despite 100+ initial investor rejections
- Built and exited an earlier real estate software company, Brainify, to a strategic investor in 2018
- Kept and expanded a Ukrainian team through the war while scaling a U.S. startup

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — NewHomesMate raised a $9.8M Series A led by Geek Ventures and rebranded as Jome, operating in 16 U.S. cities including Austin, Denver, and Miami.

## Links

- Website: https://jome.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-hnatkovskyy/

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