# Katie Hill

> Katie Hill is the founder and CEO of UNLISTED, a U.S. real estate technology platform that connects buyer interest with homes before they are listed for sale. Based in Oakwood, Ohio, she previously co-founded CommuterAds, worked at Leo Burnett, and has advised startups through the Entrepreneurs’ Center. She holds degrees from Illinois State University and Chicago Booth.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at UNLISTED
- **Organizations:** UNLISTED, CommuterAds / Commuter Advertising, Entrepreneurs’ Center, Leo Burnett, Lunnie, Illinois State University Means Center for Entrepreneurial Studies
- **Education:** BS in Marketing (integrated marketing communications), Illinois State University, Executive MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
- **Known for:** Led UNLISTED to first place in the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge., Won the 2023 Flyer Pitch competition with UNLISTED, receiving a $60,000 first-place prize., Won Pitch HearstLab New York in April 2024, securing a $100,000 equity investment.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Graduated from Illinois State University; subsequently worked at Leo Burnett in Chicago.
- **2008** — Moved to Dayton to establish Commuter Advertising after securing a transit advertising contract.
- **2013** — Completed her executive MBA at Chicago Booth.
- **2015** — Among the alumni who established Illinois State’s MPW-Pay it Forward Business Scholarship.
- **2021** — Founded UNLISTED; the May 2022 Polsky announcement describes it as founded the previous year.
- **2022** — UNLISTED won the Alumni New Venture Challenge and received a $40,000 investment.
- **2023** — Won Flyer Pitch with UNLISTED and was named an American Inno Female Founder to Watch.
- **2024** — Won Pitch HearstLab New York; UNLISTED raised a $2.25 million seed round by year-end.
- **2025** — UNLISTED selected for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200.

## Achievements

- Led UNLISTED to first place in the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge.
- Won the 2023 Flyer Pitch competition with UNLISTED, receiving a $60,000 first-place prize.
- Won Pitch HearstLab New York in April 2024, securing a $100,000 equity investment.
- Named an American Inno Female Founder to Watch in November 2023.
- Illinois State University Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year, 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Described the waitlist and invitation-mailer approach in The Playbook and said she was still waiting to buy the home that inspired UNLISTED.
- **2025-09** — UNLISTED was selected for TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 200.
- **2025-01** — Discussed founder relationships, lessons from pitching, and her Dayton career in an Entrepreneurs’ Center interview.

## Links

- Website: https://unlistedhomes.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiehill11

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Last updated: 2026-10-23