Second Century Ventures

Second Century Ventures, established in 2009 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is a venture capital firm that invests in early to mid-stage companies. It focuses on real estate technology, software as a service, big data applications, digital media, fintech, and business services sectors. The firm typically invests a minimum of USD 4 million, targeting companies in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Notably, Second Century Ventures is fully capitalized by the National Association of Realtors, providing its portfolio companies access to the association's extensive resources and industry expertise.

Dave Garland

Managing Partner, SCV and REACH

Bob Goldberg

Chairman and Pres

Dale Stinton

President

Tyler Thompson

Managing Partner, SCV and REACH

Past deals in Commercial Real Estate

Just Move In

Series A in 2025
Just Move In Ltd is a home setup service focused on simplifying the moving process for individuals relocating to new properties. Founded in 2015 and based in Bournemouth, United Kingdom, the company offers a comprehensive concierge service that handles various administrative tasks associated with moving. This includes notifying local councils and utilities, setting up energy suppliers, and organizing removals and storage. Just Move In is dedicated to recommending products and services that promote positive consumption practices, fostering a mindful approach to moving for its clients. The company operates as a subsidiary of Ethical Introductions Ltd, reinforcing its commitment to ethical business practices.

LeaseUp

Seed Round in 2024
LeaseUp is an online platform designed specifically for commercial real estate brokers, streamlining the leasing process from start to finish. The platform facilitates various stages of a real estate transaction, including site selection, property tours, and contract signing. By enabling brokers to manage data flexibly, LeaseUp aims to simplify and enhance the efficiency of the leasing experience. Additionally, users can invite clients to the platform, allowing them to explore available spaces, thus fostering collaboration between brokers and their clients.

Leni

Seed Round in 2024
Leni is an AI-powered reporting and portfolio intelligence system for real estate asset owners and operators. We streamline data aggregation to provide transparent reporting and actionable insights via proprietary AI models. This helps real estate teams make data-driven decisions and attain portfolio targets. We are the first in the sector to launch a patent-pending universal data model that paves the way for vertical AI agents and unique industry-specific models to be built and run across the industry.

Offr

Venture Round in 2023
Offr Limited is a technology company that operates a platform designed for residential and commercial real estate agents to facilitate the buying and selling of properties. The platform allows buyers to make private offers, participate in auctions, book viewings, upload proof of funds, and digitally sign contracts, all while maintaining a transparent process. It supports various transaction types, including conditional sales and off-market sales, and ensures that all buyers are pre-qualified with identification and proof of funds. Offr's solution enhances the agents' branding and provides a streamlined experience for clients. Founded in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, with an additional location in London, Offr serves agents, buyers, sellers, and solicitors, aiming to improve efficiency in the real estate market.

Proxima HQ

Seed Round in 2023
Proxima HQ is a technology company that specializes in providing digital solutions for property developers. Its primary offering is a real estate sales platform designed to expedite project sell-outs by creating engaging digital experiences. The platform's services include VIP access, public launch, and tempo sales, providing developers with flexibility in their sales and marketing programs. This enables real estate agents to sell properties from anywhere, ensuring the best possible buying experience.

Local Logic

Series B in 2023
Local Logic is a location intelligence platform based in Montreal, Quebec, that specializes in digitizing the built environment to provide actionable insights for consumers, investors, developers, and governments. By leveraging artificial intelligence and geospatial data, the platform quantifies lifestyle and location characteristics, offering predictive analytics that inform decision-making in the real estate sector. With access to over 75 billion data points, Local Logic supports clients in the $217 trillion real estate market across the US and Canada, providing tools for urban planning and project strategy. The company collaborates with various stakeholders, including commercial real estate, travel, and media firms, to enhance the planning and development of sustainable and equitable urban spaces.

Rockport

Venture Round in 2023
Rockport is a provider of a software platform designed for the commercial real estate (CRE) sector, focusing on loan origination and asset management. The platform offers a comprehensive suite of features, including integrated modeling, real-time reporting, and data visualization tools that enhance the efficiency of CRE lenders in managing their operations. Its capabilities include a centralized repository for deal documents, analytic tools, and customizable user-defined fields that facilitate integration into existing workflows. Additionally, Rockport ensures compliance through a full audit trail for every field and implements robust disaster recovery and security protocols, making it a reliable choice for organizations in the commercial real estate lending space.

Valcre

Series A in 2022
Valcre is a software company that specializes in providing an advanced appraisal platform tailored for the commercial real estate sector. This platform offers a streamlined solution for job and client management, allowing firms to efficiently produce and present their appraisal work. By integrating custom reporting and comparable data storage, Valcre's software enhances workflow management, enabling appraisers to concentrate on analyzing commercial real estate assets. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for firms of all sizes while optimizing the valuation process for commercial properties.

Landis

Series B in 2022
Landis is an online real estate platform founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York, NY, that focuses on helping renters become homeowners. The company allows clients to choose their dream home, rent it, and purchase it within the first twelve months. In addition to facilitating this transition, Landis provides tools and incentives designed to assist clients in improving their credit scores and accumulating down payment savings. With a commitment to transparency and simplicity, Landis aims to create a seamless process for renters to transition to homeownership. The company also specializes in commercial real estate technology and residential offerings.

Cove

Series A in 2022
At Cove, we build a one-stop-shop SaaS platform that transforms your building experience. Backed by strategic investors like Blackstone, we sit at the intersection of owners, operators, and tenants - empowering them to unlock the full potential of their physical space. This is the modern experience: register guests, book amenities, lease flex office space, and submit work orders — all from the palm of your hand.

Obie

Series A in 2021
Obie is a technology-driven company specializing in insurance and risk management solutions tailored for real estate investors and landlords. The platform is designed to offer a straightforward, cost-effective, and transparent experience, ensuring clients receive the best available rates for property and casualty insurance. By leveraging data analytics, Obie streamlines the process of acquiring property insurance and consolidates portfolio information, allowing users to efficiently manage real estate risks. Additionally, the platform provides access to exclusive insurance products, enhancing the overall protection of clients and their investments. Founded in 2012 and based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Obie operates across all 50 states, catering to the diverse needs of property investors.

Valcre

Seed Round in 2021
Valcre is a software company that specializes in providing an advanced appraisal platform tailored for the commercial real estate sector. This platform offers a streamlined solution for job and client management, allowing firms to efficiently produce and present their appraisal work. By integrating custom reporting and comparable data storage, Valcre's software enhances workflow management, enabling appraisers to concentrate on analyzing commercial real estate assets. The platform is designed to be user-friendly, making it accessible for firms of all sizes while optimizing the valuation process for commercial properties.

Cove

Seed Round in 2021
At Cove, we build a one-stop-shop SaaS platform that transforms your building experience. Backed by strategic investors like Blackstone, we sit at the intersection of owners, operators, and tenants - empowering them to unlock the full potential of their physical space. This is the modern experience: register guests, book amenities, lease flex office space, and submit work orders — all from the palm of your hand.

Groundbreaker

Seed Round in 2021
Groundbreaker Technologies, Inc., established in 2015 and based in Chicago, Illinois, specializes in providing a comprehensive software solution for small to medium-sized commercial real estate investment firms that raise outside capital. Its flagship product, Groundbreaker, is an all-in-one platform that automates and streamlines key workflows, including fundraising, reporting, and investor relations. This platform covers six primary functions, integrating them to create a value-added investment management tool for real estate firms.

Otso Corp

Seed Round in 2021
Otso Corp operates a lease securitization platform designed to enhance capital flexibility for tenants while improving property values for landlords. Recognizing the common challenges in commercial real estate transactions, such as cash deposits and burdensome credit assessments, Otso developed the Otso Guarantee. This innovative solution allows tenants to access their capital immediately upon lease commencement, enabling them to invest in better spaces, equipment, and hiring without the financial strain typical of traditional leasing practices. By issuing "same as cash" guarantees for approved tenants, Otso provides landlords with a level of assurance that minimizes risk without tying up critical cash reserves. This approach not only streamlines the leasing process but also promotes a more transparent and efficient experience for all parties involved. As Otso continues to grow, it aims to integrate this model into a broader vision that focuses on reducing friction and facilitating quicker, more informed lease decisions.

LEX Markets

Seed Round in 2021
LEX Markets Corp. operates an online marketplace dedicated to commercial real estate securities, allowing users to search, buy, and sell shares of individual properties. Founded in 2018 and based in New York, the company facilitates the process of taking commercial buildings public through single-asset initial public offerings (IPOs). LEX Markets caters to both accredited and non-accredited investors, enabling transactions with a minimum investment of $250 and without lockup periods. The platform leverages technology from Nasdaq, ensuring robust trading features and performance comparable to major global markets.

Parafin

Seed Round in 2021
Parafin is a technology company based in Chicago, Illinois, that specializes in artificial intelligence software solutions for the real estate development sector. Founded in 2017, the company focuses on generative design technology that enables commercial real estate developers to create optimized building designs tailored to specific site, construction, and financial requirements. Parafin's proprietary AI system mimics the capabilities of an architect while considering the practical needs of a developer, allowing for the rapid generation of building designs in minutes rather than the traditional months. This innovation aims to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the real estate development process.

Occupier

Seed Round in 2021
Occupier Inc. is a New York-based company founded in 2018 that specializes in providing transaction and portfolio management software tailored for commercial tenants and brokers. The company's software facilitates the management and optimization of real estate transactions, portfolios, documents, and tasks throughout the lease lifecycle. Occupier addresses the unique challenges faced by commercial tenants by offering a centralized lease management tool that automates and streamlines the management of lease portfolios. This platform enables collaboration between tenants and brokers, covering all aspects from site selection to critical date management and lease accounting. By offering lease administration and transaction management capabilities, Occupier helps businesses make informed decisions and ensures compliance with lease accounting standards.

Build-Apps

Seed Round in 2021
Build-Apps is a data management platform tailored for the commercial real estate sector, focusing on portfolio optimization. The platform integrates various applications within the Microsoft 365 environment and employs Microsoft Dataverse to establish a cohesive data model. It serves commercial real estate owners, operators, and occupiers by facilitating the management of portfolio data across multiple functions, including sustainability, asset management, risk compliance, leasing, and marketing. This comprehensive solution enables real estate developers and occupiers to effectively own, control, and govern their data, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making within the industry.

Sprift

Seed Round in 2021
Sprift is a property data platform that aims to enhance the real estate experience by providing comprehensive and transparent information. Founded by a team of seasoned professionals with extensive backgrounds in the property industry, Sprift addresses common frustrations faced by clients in buying, selling, and managing properties. The platform streamlines various processes such as conveyancing and financing, ultimately saving users time and effort. By leveraging technology, Sprift enables clients to access vital property data online, facilitating informed decision-making in real estate transactions.

Offr

Seed Round in 2021
Offr Limited is a technology company that operates a platform designed for residential and commercial real estate agents to facilitate the buying and selling of properties. The platform allows buyers to make private offers, participate in auctions, book viewings, upload proof of funds, and digitally sign contracts, all while maintaining a transparent process. It supports various transaction types, including conditional sales and off-market sales, and ensures that all buyers are pre-qualified with identification and proof of funds. Offr's solution enhances the agents' branding and provides a streamlined experience for clients. Founded in 2017 and based in Dublin, Ireland, with an additional location in London, Offr serves agents, buyers, sellers, and solicitors, aiming to improve efficiency in the real estate market.

Clik.ai

Funding Round in 2020
Clik.ai is an AI-powered automated underwriting platform tailored for commercial real estate brokers and lenders. The company offers a cloud-based software solution that streamlines deal valuations and transaction due diligence, significantly enhancing operational efficiency by allowing users to process transactions at five times the speed of traditional methods. Utilizing advanced machine learning technology, Clik.ai's platform automates the extraction and digitization of real estate documents, facilitating quicker mortgage valuation and loan origination. As a comprehensive tool for real estate professionals, Clik.ai aims to simplify the underwriting process and improve overall business productivity.

Local Logic

Funding Round in 2020
Local Logic is a location intelligence platform based in Montreal, Quebec, that specializes in digitizing the built environment to provide actionable insights for consumers, investors, developers, and governments. By leveraging artificial intelligence and geospatial data, the platform quantifies lifestyle and location characteristics, offering predictive analytics that inform decision-making in the real estate sector. With access to over 75 billion data points, Local Logic supports clients in the $217 trillion real estate market across the US and Canada, providing tools for urban planning and project strategy. The company collaborates with various stakeholders, including commercial real estate, travel, and media firms, to enhance the planning and development of sustainable and equitable urban spaces.

Dealius

Funding Round in 2020
Dealius is a developer of a brokerage management platform specifically tailored for commercial real estate firms. The platform facilitates the automation of the transaction process and broker management by tracking lease renewals, receivables, and production metrics. This functionality allows users, including brokers, owners, managers, and administrators, to set production goals and effectively manage their listings and deal flow. By integrating technology into the operational aspects of commercial real estate, Dealius aims to enhance efficiency and streamline day-to-day business activities within the industry.

Glide

Seed Round in 2020
Glide Labs, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for real estate disclosure forms, enabling users to efficiently prepare essential documents such as the TDS, SPQ, and AVID through a user-friendly online interface. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Glide employs advanced wizard technology to gather information from clients, facilitating the generation of documents, triggering of workflows, and updates to various systems. The company's software streamlines transaction coordination for real estate professionals by automating paperwork, monitoring status, and integrating with service providers. This approach offers a guided, TurboTax-style experience for both real estate agents and consumers, significantly reducing the risks associated with traditional PDF and paper-based methods while enhancing the overall convenience and efficiency of real estate transactions.

Sorted

Funding Round in 2019
A unified platform for real estate practitioners, landlords and householders to work together.

Coeo Space

Funding Round in 2019
Coeo Space, LLC offers move-in ready workspaces tailored for a diverse clientele, including entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, artists, small businesses, and corporate divisions. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, the company provides a range of options such as co-working spaces, sublease spaces, and landlord specifications. Coeo Space utilizes advanced data technology and algorithms to efficiently match users with suitable workspaces based on factors like team size, budget, and desired amenities. The platform features listings, search capabilities, scheduling, verification, reviews, and live chat support, enhancing the user experience. Operating in over 188 markets across the United States, Coeo Space is also a participant in the National Association of Realtors' inaugural REach Commercial Accelerator Program.

CRE Simple

Funding Round in 2019
CRE Simple, Inc. is a financial services company that focuses on providing an innovative cloud-based lending platform designed to enhance access to capital for commercial real estate transactions. Established in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company operates its OneSource platform, which serves as a collaboration and workflow solution that connects various participants in the commercial real estate finance ecosystem. By leveraging data services and artificial intelligence, CRE Simple aims to streamline the borrowing process, offering improved speed, transparency, and certainty. Its platform facilitates a more efficient and automated experience, addressing the complexities and potential errors associated with traditional lending methods. Through deep integration with brokerage, tenant, and capital partners, CRE Simple is positioned to transform the capital access landscape in the commercial real estate sector.

Trove

Funding Round in 2019
Trove offers the amenities of a hotel while offering the comforts of home.Theri services include consulting on location, consulting on design, procurement and setup, ffe inventory management, professional photography, listing development, guest screening, noise management, branding and signage, financial reporting, and housekeeping.

biproxi

Seed Round in 2019
Biproxi, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in creating an online marketplace for commercial real estate transactions. Established in 2018, Biproxi offers a platform that connects brokers, buyers, and tenants, facilitating the buying, selling, and leasing of commercial properties. The marketplace provides access to a comprehensive inventory of real estate listings, allowing users to discover available properties and engage in transactions seamlessly. Utilizing proprietary technology, Biproxi’s cloud-based platform supports users throughout the entire transaction process, from listing to closing, ensuring transparency and efficiency in commercial real estate dealings.

Glide

Seed Round in 2019
Glide Labs, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for real estate disclosure forms, enabling users to efficiently prepare essential documents such as the TDS, SPQ, and AVID through a user-friendly online interface. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Glide employs advanced wizard technology to gather information from clients, facilitating the generation of documents, triggering of workflows, and updates to various systems. The company's software streamlines transaction coordination for real estate professionals by automating paperwork, monitoring status, and integrating with service providers. This approach offers a guided, TurboTax-style experience for both real estate agents and consumers, significantly reducing the risks associated with traditional PDF and paper-based methods while enhancing the overall convenience and efficiency of real estate transactions.

Consortia

Funding Round in 2019
Consortia is a platform specializing in real estate referrals, utilizing blockchain technology to enhance the tracking and management of these transactions. The platform provides property scores derived from confidential documentation shared by property owners, which are further verified by relevant stakeholders. By implementing a blockchain title token, Consortia ensures comprehensive tracking of all relationships involved in real estate referrals, including features such as geolocation, which allows stakeholders to monitor referrals throughout the process. This innovative approach helps prevent issues before financial disbursements occur, streamlining the referral system within the real estate sector.

Glide

Seed Round in 2018
Glide Labs, Inc. specializes in developing software solutions for real estate disclosure forms, enabling users to efficiently prepare essential documents such as the TDS, SPQ, and AVID through a user-friendly online interface. Founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, Glide employs advanced wizard technology to gather information from clients, facilitating the generation of documents, triggering of workflows, and updates to various systems. The company's software streamlines transaction coordination for real estate professionals by automating paperwork, monitoring status, and integrating with service providers. This approach offers a guided, TurboTax-style experience for both real estate agents and consumers, significantly reducing the risks associated with traditional PDF and paper-based methods while enhancing the overall convenience and efficiency of real estate transactions.

Zenergyst

Funding Round in 2016
Zenergyst operates as an integrated mobile real estate and mortgage management system. It has developed a workflow and sales process management platform aimed at simplifying online real estate transactions. This platform allows real estate businesses to effectively manage their workflows related to both real estate and mortgage processes, thereby enhancing operational efficiency in the industry.

Xceligent

Funding Round in 2014
Xceligent provides property and listing information tailored to the commercial real estate industry. The company offers several key services, including CDX commercial data exchange, which delivers information through an internet-based software application, and CEX commercial listing exchange, providing market coverage and tracking of property-specific activity. Additionally, Xceligent offers Tenant ProspeX for searching tenant data, Site TraX for a database of sales, CDXDirect for lease and sale listings on client websites, Aerial PiX for aerial photography access, and inVISION for updating listings in the CDX commercial data exchange. Founded in 2000 and based in Independence, Missouri, Xceligent has established strategic alliances with various industry associations and technology partners to enhance its service offerings.

Xceligent

Venture Round in 2012
Xceligent provides property and listing information tailored to the commercial real estate industry. The company offers several key services, including CDX commercial data exchange, which delivers information through an internet-based software application, and CEX commercial listing exchange, providing market coverage and tracking of property-specific activity. Additionally, Xceligent offers Tenant ProspeX for searching tenant data, Site TraX for a database of sales, CDXDirect for lease and sale listings on client websites, Aerial PiX for aerial photography access, and inVISION for updating listings in the CDX commercial data exchange. Founded in 2000 and based in Independence, Missouri, Xceligent has established strategic alliances with various industry associations and technology partners to enhance its service offerings.

ePropertyData

Funding Round in 2010
ePropertyData, a subsidiary of Second Century Ventures, specializes in technology solutions for the Commercial Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and Information Exchange (CIE) sectors. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including the Commercial Brokers Association in Seattle, the Houston Association of Realtors, the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors, and California Real Estate Technology Services. ePropertyData offers various marketing services tailored for landlords, property managers, and real estate agents. Its tools include research tracking, aging reports, listing management, data accuracy flags, inventory reports, and administrative controls for listings, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and data integrity in the real estate market.

ePropertyData

Funding Round in 2010
ePropertyData, a subsidiary of Second Century Ventures, specializes in technology solutions for the Commercial Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and Information Exchange (CIE) sectors. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including the Commercial Brokers Association in Seattle, the Houston Association of Realtors, the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors, and California Real Estate Technology Services. ePropertyData offers various marketing services tailored for landlords, property managers, and real estate agents. Its tools include research tracking, aging reports, listing management, data accuracy flags, inventory reports, and administrative controls for listings, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and data integrity in the real estate market.

ePropertyData

Convertible Note in 2009
ePropertyData, a subsidiary of Second Century Ventures, specializes in technology solutions for the Commercial Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and Information Exchange (CIE) sectors. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including the Commercial Brokers Association in Seattle, the Houston Association of Realtors, the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors, and California Real Estate Technology Services. ePropertyData offers various marketing services tailored for landlords, property managers, and real estate agents. Its tools include research tracking, aging reports, listing management, data accuracy flags, inventory reports, and administrative controls for listings, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and data integrity in the real estate market.

ePropertyData

Secondary Market in 2008
ePropertyData, a subsidiary of Second Century Ventures, specializes in technology solutions for the Commercial Multiple Listing Service (MLS) and Information Exchange (CIE) sectors. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including the Commercial Brokers Association in Seattle, the Houston Association of Realtors, the Dayton Area Board of REALTORS®, the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Association of Realtors, and California Real Estate Technology Services. ePropertyData offers various marketing services tailored for landlords, property managers, and real estate agents. Its tools include research tracking, aging reports, listing management, data accuracy flags, inventory reports, and administrative controls for listings, all aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and data integrity in the real estate market.

Really Singapore

Project, property and facility management, e-tendering, and B2B marketplace software for real estate professionals in Singapore.
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