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The Landlord You Never Had
After years of renting, Jorey Ramer bought a house and discovered the hidden job that came with it: being the superintendent. Super built a subscription, a service network and an app around giving that job to someone else.
Ownwell
Ownwell is an Austin-based real estate fintech that helps property owners lower their tax bills by automating the property tax appeal process. Combining local tax experts with AI and proprietary market data, Ownwell files appeals, gathers evidence, and represents owners at hearings on a no-savings, no-fee basis. Founded in 2020 by Colton Pace and Joseph Noor, the company has processed more than 1 million appeals and saved customers over $400 million, aiming to give everyday homeowners the same tax expertise that large investment firms use.
Westhill
Westhill is an Atlanta-based insurtech company that runs a fully-digital managed repair platform for the property and casualty insurance industry. It connects homeowners, insurance carriers, and a vetted network of contractors in one workflow - handling contractor matching, estimates, approvals, and real-time project tracking - to make repairs after a property loss faster, more transparent, and less costly for carriers. Founded in 2017 and led by CEO Kevin Reilley, the company targets the roughly $50 billion U.S. managed repair market.
Castle
Castle is a New York-based fintech building payments infrastructure for the roughly $3 trillion Americans spend on their homes each year. Its consumer app turns the chaotic paperwork of homeownership - utility bills, property and school taxes, insurance, renovations and maintenance - into a single digital filing cabinet with automated bill pay, transaction monitoring that surfaces tax credits, rebates and overcharges, and fraud protection. Founded by Madeline Hung after a gut-renovation of a historic Hudson Valley photo studio revealed how little data homeowners have on their biggest asset, Castle says its average customer saves over $10,000.
Belong
Belong is a tech-enabled, AI-powered rental management network that vertically integrates the entire home-rental experience for both homeowners and residents. It markets homes across 26+ listing sites, vets residents, collects rent, handles maintenance, and offers homeowners Guaranteed Rent so they get paid on the first even when a resident is late. The mission is to let homeowners become financially free while helping residents feel they belong - and eventually become homeowners themselves.
Aven
Aven is a San Francisco-based fintech that built the first credit card backed by home equity. It pairs a Visa with a HELOC so homeowners can borrow against their house at mortgage-like rates while earning 2% unlimited cash back. Founded in 2019 by ex-Facebook and Square engineers, Aven hit a $2.2B valuation in 2025 after a $110M Series E led by Khosla Ventures and is building what it calls a 'machine banking' platform for American homeowners.