MetaProp

MetaProp is a New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2015, specializing in early-stage investments in the real estate technology sector, commonly referred to as PropTech. The firm focuses on various areas within real estate, including office, retail, residential, storage, hospitality, and leisure technology. MetaProp operates a 16-week accelerator program that supports startups, and it has invested in over 100 technology companies across the real estate value chain. The firm manages multiple investment funds and engages in community leadership through initiatives like the PropTech Place innovation hub, educational programs at Columbia University, and events such as NYC Real Estate Tech Week. MetaProp aims to foster innovation in real estate by providing capital, resources, and networking opportunities for emerging companies in the industry.

Zachary Aarons

Co-Founder and General Partner

Zach Aarons

Co-Founder and General Partner

Aaron Block

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Tom Cashel

CFO

Jackson Feder

Investor

Jackson Feder

Investor

Bryan Lyandvert

Investor

Wes Mizell

Associate

Wes Mizell

Associate

Lauren Price

Investor

Philip Russo

Founding Partner, MetaProp Advisors and Chief Communications Strategist

Zak Schwarzman

General Partner

Maureen Waters

Partner

Past deals in Architecture

Aren

Venture Round in 2021
Aren, Inc. operates an artificial intelligence-powered platform that focuses on assessing and managing civil infrastructure. Based in New York, the company leverages computer vision and machine learning technologies to provide a cost-effective and automated solution for infrastructure risk management. By utilizing data-driven decision-making, Aren's platform helps engineers and asset owners minimize the risk of infrastructure failure while optimizing budgets and global infrastructure spending. Its advanced approach aims to enhance the asset management practices of engineering firms, ensuring more efficient and reliable management of civil assets.

Higharc

Series A in 2021
Higharc, Inc. is a technology company based in Durham, North Carolina, specializing in a three-dimensional home design and customization platform tailored for new homebuyers and builders. Founded in 2018, the company enables users to create personalized home designs that align with their needs and budget, all displayed in 3D for their specific homesites. Higharc's platform streamlines the homebuilding process by consolidating plans, standards, and options in one location. It also provides accurate materials lists and permit-ready construction documents, enhancing efficiency and reducing material waste. By offering advanced 3D sales tools, Higharc aims to improve the customer experience and support the delivery of better-built homes.

Alpha'a

Seed Round in 2021
Alpha'a, Inc. is an online retail platform based in New York that specializes in connecting companies with visual arts through a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace. Established in 2014, Alpha'a addresses the challenges of sourcing art for commercial spaces by offering a wide range of customizable art pieces without holding inventory. The platform allows artists from around the world to license their artwork and facilitates dropshipping of limited edition prints across three continents. This innovative approach enables businesses to access quality art at competitive prices, enhancing their design concepts. With a significant addressable market in the interior and hospitality sectors, Alpha'a leverages its global reach to create a steady revenue stream for artists and art institutions. The company differentiates itself by providing customizable solutions that meet the specific needs of clients, ensuring that each artwork purchased includes perpetual copyright. Led by experienced professionals with extensive backgrounds in finance and the art market, Alpha'a aims to revolutionize the way businesses procure art while supporting creators globally.

Avvir

Series A in 2021
Avvir unleashes the latent potential of BIM technology by finally closing the feedback loop and keeping building models continuously up-to-date. This enables construction teams to closely monitor progress and catch mistakes before major rework is required. We achieve this by automating the processes around data acquisition, visualization, and analysis, so that BIM updates can be made in hours rather than weeks.

AirWorks

Seed Round in 2020
AirWorks Solutions, LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in aerial mapping and surveying software tailored for the construction industry. The company emerged from MIT in 2018 and has developed a patented algorithm and web application that transforms aerial datasets into engineering base plans compatible with CAD systems. This innovative software streamlines the surveying process, allowing land developers and engineers to evaluate more job sites efficiently and significantly reducing the time required for data processing. By automating the conversion of aerial data, AirWorks enables clients to avoid the need for local processing resources and extensive training, ultimately accelerating project timelines and enhancing productivity in construction planning and acquisition.

Aren

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Aren, Inc. operates an artificial intelligence-powered platform that focuses on assessing and managing civil infrastructure. Based in New York, the company leverages computer vision and machine learning technologies to provide a cost-effective and automated solution for infrastructure risk management. By utilizing data-driven decision-making, Aren's platform helps engineers and asset owners minimize the risk of infrastructure failure while optimizing budgets and global infrastructure spending. Its advanced approach aims to enhance the asset management practices of engineering firms, ensuring more efficient and reliable management of civil assets.

1Build

Pre Seed Round in 2019
1Build, Inc. is a software company that specializes in automating construction cost estimates by converting building blueprints into material shopping lists. Founded in 2019 and based in Mountain View, California, the company employs a blend of human and machine intelligence to enhance the bidding process for construction firms. Its platform streamlines the takeoff and estimating process, particularly for contractors involved in wood and metal framing, insulation, and drywall. By simplifying these tasks, 1Build enables clients to concentrate on project execution, ultimately helping them to close more project leads, reduce material costs, and increase profitability. The founding team comprises engineers and builders with extensive experience in both construction and technology.

Avvir

Seed Round in 2019
Avvir unleashes the latent potential of BIM technology by finally closing the feedback loop and keeping building models continuously up-to-date. This enables construction teams to closely monitor progress and catch mistakes before major rework is required. We achieve this by automating the processes around data acquisition, visualization, and analysis, so that BIM updates can be made in hours rather than weeks.

Connect Homes

Series A in 2019
The Connect Homes housing system comes from a decade of research on making high-modern, green architecture affordable to the mass-market. The results are low-cost modular prefab homes that mimic the spatial and aesthetic qualities of mid-century modern California residential architecture. These homes can be shipped anywhere, adapted to any environment, and are move-in ready a few weeks later. Connect Homes modules emerge from our San Bernardino factory 95% complete -- with all interior and exterior finishes, doors, windows, appliances, plumbing, mechanical, fire sprinkler systems, finish flooring, and roofing already installed. The homes can be shipped worldwide on the intermodal shipping container network, and can be installed in as little as two weeks.

Alpha'a

Seed Round in 2019
Alpha'a, Inc. is an online retail platform based in New York that specializes in connecting companies with visual arts through a business-to-business (B2B) marketplace. Established in 2014, Alpha'a addresses the challenges of sourcing art for commercial spaces by offering a wide range of customizable art pieces without holding inventory. The platform allows artists from around the world to license their artwork and facilitates dropshipping of limited edition prints across three continents. This innovative approach enables businesses to access quality art at competitive prices, enhancing their design concepts. With a significant addressable market in the interior and hospitality sectors, Alpha'a leverages its global reach to create a steady revenue stream for artists and art institutions. The company differentiates itself by providing customizable solutions that meet the specific needs of clients, ensuring that each artwork purchased includes perpetual copyright. Led by experienced professionals with extensive backgrounds in finance and the art market, Alpha'a aims to revolutionize the way businesses procure art while supporting creators globally.

Avvir

Seed Round in 2019
Avvir unleashes the latent potential of BIM technology by finally closing the feedback loop and keeping building models continuously up-to-date. This enables construction teams to closely monitor progress and catch mistakes before major rework is required. We achieve this by automating the processes around data acquisition, visualization, and analysis, so that BIM updates can be made in hours rather than weeks.

AirWorks

Seed Round in 2019
AirWorks Solutions, LLC, founded in 2017 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializes in aerial mapping and surveying software tailored for the construction industry. The company emerged from MIT in 2018 and has developed a patented algorithm and web application that transforms aerial datasets into engineering base plans compatible with CAD systems. This innovative software streamlines the surveying process, allowing land developers and engineers to evaluate more job sites efficiently and significantly reducing the time required for data processing. By automating the conversion of aerial data, AirWorks enables clients to avoid the need for local processing resources and extensive training, ultimately accelerating project timelines and enhancing productivity in construction planning and acquisition.

Branch Technology

Series A in 2018
Branch Technology, Inc. is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company specializing in cellular fabrication technology through advanced 3D printing. Founded in 2014 by Christopher W. Weller and Platt Boyd, the company focuses on creating innovative architectural components such as decorative walls, non-loadbearing interior partitions, ceilings, and furniture. Utilizing proprietary algorithms, Branch Technology constructs complex geometries in open spaces without the need for support materials or highly controlled environments. This unique approach allows for the development of structures that traditional construction methods cannot achieve, resulting in cost-effective designs with improved material strength, reduced energy consumption, and enhanced job site efficiency.

WorkOf

Convertible Note in 2016
WorkOf LLC operates an online platform that allows design professionals to source, manage, and market their work. Its platform supports and showcases contemporary furniture designers; and connects users with brands to discover and shop products in furniture, lighting, and accessories categories. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York.
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