MetaProp

MetaProp is a New York-based venture capital firm established 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 technologies. MetaProp's investment strategy involves participating in a 16-week accelerator program and managing multiple investment funds aimed at both strategic and financial real estate investors. The firm has invested in over 100 technology companies across the real estate value chain, representing a vast market footprint. Additionally, MetaProp fosters community engagement through initiatives such as the PropTech Place innovation hub, partnerships with Columbia University, and events like NYC Real Estate Tech Week. The firm also publishes resources like the Global PropTech Confidence Index to support industry insights.

Zachary Aarons

Co-Founder & General Partner

Zach Aarons

Co-Founder and General Partner

Safi Aziz

Associate Director

Aaron Block

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Thomas Cashel

CFO

Deedee Chong

Director of Marketing

Leila Collins

Senior Associate

Jackson Feder

Investor

Vyshakh Kodoth

Investor

Bryan Lyandvert

Investor

Monica O’Neill

Partner

Lauren Price

Investor

Zak Schwarzman

General Partner

Past deals in Leasing

Spleet

Seed Round in 2022
Spleet operates a rental home listing platform focused on delivering affordable and flexible living spaces in Africa. The company offers fully furnished accommodations with various payment and sharing options, catering to the needs of renters seeking convenience and comfort. In addition to housing, Spleet provides essential services such as cleaning and security, enhancing the overall living experience. By making great living spaces more accessible to renters, Spleet aims to facilitate better returns for homeowners while fostering a future of flexible living across the continent. The company envisions a landscape where comfortable living solutions promote freedom, equity, and innovation in Africa.

Latchel

Series A in 2022
Latchel, Inc. is an online platform that assists property managers and landlords with maintenance coordination. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools for tracking maintenance requests and selecting vendors. Its operations platform aims to enhance efficiency for property management companies, allowing them to manage maintenance tasks more effectively while improving renter satisfaction through a mobile application. Latchel's services are designed to help users increase net margins and streamline their maintenance processes by facilitating automatic connections with tenants.

Dongnae

Series A in 2022
Dongnae digitizes the rental and home-buying market in South Korea.

Spleet

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Spleet operates a rental home listing platform focused on delivering affordable and flexible living spaces in Africa. The company offers fully furnished accommodations with various payment and sharing options, catering to the needs of renters seeking convenience and comfort. In addition to housing, Spleet provides essential services such as cleaning and security, enhancing the overall living experience. By making great living spaces more accessible to renters, Spleet aims to facilitate better returns for homeowners while fostering a future of flexible living across the continent. The company envisions a landscape where comfortable living solutions promote freedom, equity, and innovation in Africa.

Nophin

Funding Round in 2022
Nophin is the developer of a property rental financing platform. Nophin underwrites commercial real estate deals with its artificial intelligence copilot. Their platform offers to automate manual data entry, provide access to intelligent insights, and generate worksheet analysis.

Dongnae

Seed Round in 2021
Dongnae digitizes the rental and home-buying market in South Korea.

Dongnae

Seed Round in 2020
Dongnae digitizes the rental and home-buying market in South Korea.

Till

Seed Round in 2020
Till is a financial services company that offers a financial platform serving the residential real estate rental industry. Its platform optimizes the landlord revenue by supporting resident financial stability with cash-based incentives and short-term rental loans. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

Latchel

Seed Round in 2019
Latchel, Inc. is an online platform that assists property managers and landlords with maintenance coordination. Founded in 2016 and based in Seattle, Washington, the company offers tools for tracking maintenance requests and selecting vendors. Its operations platform aims to enhance efficiency for property management companies, allowing them to manage maintenance tasks more effectively while improving renter satisfaction through a mobile application. Latchel's services are designed to help users increase net margins and streamline their maintenance processes by facilitating automatic connections with tenants.

PadSplit

Seed Round in 2019
PadSplit is an affordable housing tech startup that provides a house-sharing service for the workforce. It offers a platform that aligns incentives among residents, property owners, and communities to make affordable housing possible for the private market. The company uses shared living to make housing more affordable for low-income, empowering them to build savings and transform their lives. Atticus LeBlanc established the company in Atlanta, Georgia in 2017.

Till

Seed Round in 2019
Till is a financial services company that offers a financial platform serving the residential real estate rental industry. Its platform optimizes the landlord revenue by supporting resident financial stability with cash-based incentives and short-term rental loans. The company was founded in 2017 and headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

LoftSmart

Seed Round in 2016
LoftSmart, Inc. operates an online platform that enables users to search for apartments. The company is based in New York, New York.

Flip

Angel Round in 2016
Flip is a marketplace designed to facilitate rental housing transactions. Based in New York, it connects small and medium-sized landlords with prospective tenants, enabling landlords to find suitable renters and manage their properties effectively. The platform also assists renters by providing a means to exit unwanted lease agreements and transition into new rental opportunities. Through its application, Flip streamlines the process of buying and selling leases, making it easier for both landlords and tenants to navigate the rental market.

Zeus Living

Seed Round in 2016
Zeus Living, Inc. is a property management company that specializes in renting furnished housing to startups, students, and businesses across the Bay Area, Seattle, Los Angeles, and the District of Columbia. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company not only offers rental services but also manages furnished properties on behalf of property owners. Additionally, Zeus Living has developed a web-based application that provides detailed property information to enhance the rental experience for both tenants and landlords.

Jetty

Seed Round in 2016
Jetty is a financial services company on a mission to make renting a home more affordable and effortless for everyone. Jetty's solution helps property managers increase lease conversion, reduce bad debt, and streamline operations. For the renter, Jetty lowers the barrier to entry, saving residents thousands of dollars on move-in costs. Jetty was founded by Mike Rudoy and Luke Cohler in 2015 and is headquartered in New York.

Avail

Seed Round in 2015
Avail is an online platform that facilitates the rental and leasing process for independent landlords and property managers. Founded in 2012 and based in Chicago, the company provides essential tools for managing rental properties, including rental listings, tenant screening, electronic leases, online rent payments, maintenance tracking, and customized lease agreements. Avail specifically caters to landlords with fewer than ten units, a segment that has historically lacked access to comprehensive online management tools. With its user-friendly interface, Avail allows users to efficiently advertise vacant properties, collect rental applications and credit reports, and manage various aspects of property management, all from a single platform. As a subsidiary of Move, Inc., Avail has attracted around 70,000 landlords who utilize its end-to-end services to simplify and enhance their rental operations.