Real built a cloud brokerage around the agent. Now it is wiring AI, banking, mortgages and closings into the same transaction - while a pending RE/MAX deal puts that operating system to its biggest test.
Hapi is a Peruvian-founded, YC-backed fintech that lets people across Latin America invest in U.S. stocks, ETFs and cryptocurrencies from their phones - with zero commissions, no minimums and an account you can open in about five minutes. Built to knock down the high fees and paperwork that historically kept Latin Americans out of the U.S. markets, Hapi has grown from 10,000 users in 2022 to a reported 500,000-plus clients across roughly 20 countries.
Modern Life is an AI-powered, tech-enabled life insurance brokerage that gives financial advisors a single platform to quote, underwrite, and manage life insurance policies. Founded in 2021 by Michael Konialian and Jack Arenas and backed by Thrive Capital, it replaces a stack of 10+ fragmented legacy tools, compares quotes across 30+ carriers, and uses accelerated underwriting to cut policy cycle times from roughly six months to minutes. Licensed in all 50 states, the company raised a $20M Series A in November 2025, bringing total funding to $35M.