# Michael DeGiorgio

> Michael DeGiorgio is the founder and CEO of Crexi, the Los Angeles commercial real estate marketplace and data platform he started in 2015 after four years inside Auction.com. A New Jersey native raised largely around Chicago, he turned firsthand frustration with rigid, manual property transactions into a broker-centered platform, then grew it from a small Venice house into a company of nearly 500 employees. His public philosophy is unusually consistent: make information easier to reach, use software to remove clerical friction, and leave relationships and judgment to people.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Crexi
- **Organizations:** Crexi, Auction.com (now Ten-X), Northern Illinois University
- **From:** New Jersey, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Northern Illinois University
- **Known for:** Founded Crexi in 2015 and grew it from a small Venice house to a company of nearly 500 employees., Managed more than $1 billion in commercial property sales while at Auction.com, according to Crexi's leadership biography., Received Northern Illinois University's Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2010** — Graduated from Northern Illinois University and joined Auction.com as a transaction manager in business development.
- **2010-2014** — Held multiple roles at Auction.com, ultimately becoming a vice president; Crexi says he managed more than $1 billion in commercial property sales.
- **2015** — Founded Crexi and spent roughly nine months building its first version with a founding team in Venice, California.
- **2016** — Crexi announced its launch and a $4.3 million seed round.
- **2018** — Received Northern Illinois University's Outstanding Young Alumni Award.
- **2022** — Named among GlobeSt.'s CRE Technology Influencers; continued serving NIU as a visiting lecturer in entrepreneurship.
- **2023** — Received NIU College of Business's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award.
- **2024-2026** — Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's LA500 for three consecutive years.
- **2025** — Marked Crexi's tenth anniversary and introduced Crexi Vault, an AI document-processing product for commercial real estate.
- **2026** — Crexi expanded its AI offering into five workflow tools; the company leadership page reported nearly 500 employees.

## Achievements

- Founded Crexi in 2015 and grew it from a small Venice house to a company of nearly 500 employees.
- Managed more than $1 billion in commercial property sales while at Auction.com, according to Crexi's leadership biography.
- Received Northern Illinois University's Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2018.
- Named a GlobeSt. CRE Technology Influencer in 2022.
- Received NIU College of Business's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award in 2023.
- Selected for the Los Angeles Business Journal LA500 in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
- Continues to serve Northern Illinois University as a visiting lecturer teaching entrepreneurship.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — Named to the Los Angeles Business Journal's LA500 for a third consecutive year; Crexi also announced a five-tool AI suite for commercial real estate workflows.
- **2026-03** — Crexi's 2026 Platinum Awards announcement quoted DeGiorgio on the company's user-centered 'Built For You' philosophy.
- **2025-11** — Published a tenth-anniversary essay arguing that trust, transparency and accountable data should guide commercial real estate's AI era.
- **2025-10** — Crexi launched Vault, an AI-powered tool that extracts structured data from commercial real estate documents.
- **2025-09** — Hosted early Crexi investor and mentor Fernando De Leon on The Crexi Podcast to revisit the company's origin and discuss AI, data and long-term business building.

## Links

- Website: https://www.crexi.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldegiorgio
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/CREXI_Mike
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgQ4phTj-c

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Last updated: 2026-08-27