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What are the top startups in the Prop Tech market?

The PropTech market remains concentrated with a few large startups commanding most capital; leading companies include Bilt, QuintoAndar, Entrata, Mews, EliseAI and Property Finder, which together attracted large late-stage rounds and sizeable valuations.

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What are the top startups in the Prop Tech market?

PropTech remains a concentrated market where a handful of startups command the lion's share of capital and commercial traction. In the first half of 2026, investors put $4.53 billion into 231 PropTech financings, with nearly half of that capital — $2.25 billion — absorbed by eleven rounds of at least $100 million. Leading companies named in the latest market ranking include Bilt, QuintoAndar, Entrata, Mews, EliseAI and Property Finder, with Bilt sitting at the top and QuintoAndar singled out as the strongest pure housing platform.

"The top startups in the PropTech market today are Bilt, QuintoAndar, Entrata, Mews and EliseAI, with Bilt leading overall and QuintoAndar standing out as the strongest pure housing PropTech company," reads the assessment of current market leaders. It also notes plainly that "PropTech funding has stopped falling, but the market is not back in boom mode."

Context and key company facts

  • Bilt: Reported at a $10.75 billion valuation, more than 5 million members and presence in roughly one in four US apartment buildings. The company is described as the "biggest financial breakout," increasingly positioning itself as a payments, commerce and resident-services network.
  • QuintoAndar: Cited for more than 300,000 rental contracts and R$20 billion annual transaction value, making it the "strongest pure housing platform" in the ranking.
  • Entrata: Shown with $536 million trailing revenue, $60 million net income and over 12 million residents on platform — called the "strongest mature operating business" thanks to durable operating-system characteristics.
  • Mews: Raised $300 million at a $2.5 billion valuation after reaching 15,000 customers and $19.7 billion of annual platform transaction volume, highlighted as a global hospitality software leader.
  • EliseAI: Positioned as the fastest-rising company with roughly $100 million of ARR and a last completed valuation near $2.2 billion; its automation story is flagged as commercially meaningful but faces risks from incumbent systems adding similar AI functionality.
  • Property Finder: Noted for a roughly $2 billion valuation and a fresh $170 million investment led by Mubadala and other regional investors; the platform has also arranged $250 million of debt financing from Ares and HSBC.

Market-wide metrics underscore the concentration of capital: H1 2026 funding was almost flat year over year, roughly 65% below the first-half peaks of 2021-22, and the latest monthly data showed $528 million across 32 companies in July — down 31.2% from $767 million across 49 companies a year earlier. Debt and private equity collectively made up about 38% of total funding, reflecting a tilt toward businesses with recurring revenue or asset-backed cash flow.

Outlook

The analysis argues the next generation of PropTech winners will own money flows, operating systems, automation layers or proprietary data rather than replicate generic listing portals. Companies built around recurring workflows — payments, leasing, maintenance, accounting and resident communications — have an advantage because daily usage creates stickiness and predictable monetization. While the market has "found a floor" rather than returned to boom conditions, the concentration of large rounds suggests investor conviction will continue to favor mature businesses with demonstrable operating scale and repeatable revenue.

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