# HqO

> HqO is a Boston-based property-technology company that builds a real estate experience (REX) software platform for commercial landlords and their tenants. Its platform combines a tenant app, an analytics and intelligence suite, a partner marketplace, and building-operations tools so office owners can measure and improve how people experience their buildings. Founded in 2018, HqO powers hundreds of properties and hundreds of millions of square feet across dozens of countries, and works with major landlords including Hines, Vornado, JLL, JP Morgan and Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Chase Garbarino (Co-Founder & CEO), Greg Gomer (Co-Founder), Jared Stenquist (Co-Founder), Kevin McCarthy (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~200 employees
- **Products:** REX (Real Estate Experience) Platform, Tenant / Experience App, Intelligence & Analytics Suite, Marketplace, Leasing Suite
- **Notable:** Named PropTech Startup of the Year in the inaugural PropTech Breakthrough Awards., Grew platform reach to 400M+ square feet across 700+ properties in 32 countries., Raised roughly $200M total across multiple rounds, including a $50M+ Series D in 2023.

## Products & services

- **REX (Real Estate Experience) Platform** — HqO's unified platform for experience-driven CRE portfolios, connecting asset management, the tenant lifecycle and building operations so teams can set and evaluate KPIs across a portfolio.
- **Tenant / Experience App** — A branded mobile app for a building or portfolio that lets occupants order food, book conference rooms and amenities, access digital keys, receive communications and use building services.
- **Intelligence & Analytics Suite** — Analytics and benchmarking tools that measure occupant experience, engagement and satisfaction, including the Leesman-powered workplace experience data.
- **Marketplace** — A curated directory of workplace experiences, amenities and services connecting landlords to 70+ amenity and service partners across the globe.
- **Leasing Suite** — Tools that help leasing teams and marketers turn building visibility into tenant engagement and leasing into lasting loyalty.
- **Operations Suite** — Building-operations tools covering work orders, vendor management and workflows that link day-to-day operations to tenant experience.
- **Vendor Suite** — A gateway to vendor discovery, compliance, contracting, delivery and billing built into the REX platform.

## Achievements

- Named PropTech Startup of the Year in the inaugural PropTech Breakthrough Awards.
- Grew platform reach to 400M+ square feet across 700+ properties in 32 countries.
- Raised roughly $200M total across multiple rounds, including a $50M+ Series D in 2023.
- Acquired Leesman, Office App and Symbiosy to build an end-to-end workplace-experience data stack.
- Published the State of Real Estate Experience (REX) reports drawing on feedback from ~400,000 end-users across nearly 200 organizations.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — HqO introduced the next generation of its REX platform, purpose-built for 'Experiential Landlords' to power the entire tenant lifecycle (Fall 2025 release).
- **2024-04** — Featured in Commercial Observer for how the REX data platform helps office building owners retain tenants.
- **2024-01** — Acquired Symbiosy, a smart-office solution developed by HB Reavis, adding IoT and smart-building data to the platform.
- **2023-10** — Raised $50M+ Series D led by Koch Real Estate Investments to expand the real estate experience platform.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hqo.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hqo
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HqOapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HqO
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hqoapp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HqOapp/

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Last updated: 2026-07-20