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The Financial Terminal That Started on a Bicycle
Before FactSet became a $2.3 billion data business, its product arrived as four sheets of paper by bicycle messenger. The delivery method changed; the useful idea did not.
The Operating System Behind 24 Million Front Doors
RealPage began by putting apartment ledgers online. Now its software reaches from the first leasing inquiry to the final rent payment - and its next act is an AI workforce built for the unglamorous machinery of rental housing.
CompStak
CompStak is a New York-based commercial real estate data and analytics company that runs a crowdsourced marketplace where brokers, appraisers and researchers trade verified lease and sale comps for credits. Founded in 2012 by former broker Michael Mandel and engineer Vadim Belobrovka, it turns hard-to-find transaction details - starting rents, net effective rents, cap rates, net operating income - into structured, analyst-reviewed data used by many of the largest CRE investors, lenders and banks in the U.S.
Perchwell
Perchwell is a modern data and workflow platform for residential real estate, built to replace the dated MLS (Multiple Listing Service) software that agents rely on every day. Founded in New York City in 2015, it pairs a property-centric data model with fast search, branded reports, market analytics, client collaboration tools, and well-built iOS and Android apps. MLSs, brokerages, and agents use Perchwell as a single source of listing data and a daily workspace. The company is backed by Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Starwood Capital, and several of the largest MLSs in the country.