MetaProp

MetaProp is a New York-based venture capital firm and accelerator focused on real estate technology (PropTech). Founded in 2015, it backs startups across the real estate value chain and runs a 16-week accelerator program, supporting early-stage ventures and broader PropTech initiatives. The organization operates PropTech Place and the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University, and hosts global events to advance PropTech adoption.

Zachary Aarons

Partner

Zach Aarons

Co-Founder and General Partner

Aaron Block

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Jeanne Casey

Principal

Tom Cashel

CFO

Past deals in Architecture

Adaptis

Seed Round in 2025
Adaptis is a decision-support platform focused on carbon reduction planning throughout the entire life cycle of building projects, including both existing and new constructions. The company aids building owners and consultants in enhancing return on investment and lowering costs associated with decarbonization, circularity, and resilience planning. By employing innovative methodologies, Adaptis generates design solutions while assessing them across various performance metrics from the early planning stages through to construction and maintenance. The platform offers features such as automated assessments of building conditions, material salvage value estimation, and deconstruction planning, thereby enabling clients to make informed decisions that reduce carbon footprints. Adaptis's approach leads to higher-quality design options at a significantly faster pace and lower costs compared to traditional consulting methods, ultimately resulting in enhanced economic performance and the achievement of decarbonization targets.

Higharc

Series A in 2021
Higharc, Inc. is a technology company based in Durham, North Carolina, founded in 2018. It offers a comprehensive web platform designed for homebuilders and new homebuyers, focusing on three-dimensional home design and customization. The platform allows users to create tailored home designs while managing plans, standards, and options within a single interface. It provides accurate materials lists and generates permit-ready construction documents, streamlining the building process. By enabling builders to design and sell homes in 3D, Higharc aims to enhance the efficiency of design, construction, and sales, ultimately reducing material waste and costly errors. The company's mission is to support builders in creating high-quality homes and communities in a more affordable manner.

Juno

Seed Round in 2020
Juno Residential, Inc. is a company focused on the development of residential apartments, incorporating innovative construction methods to provide environmentally friendly housing solutions. Based in San Francisco, California, Juno specializes in prefabricated houses, utilizing techniques that emphasize speed and efficiency. The company is committed to sustainability, employing organic and low-carbon materials, such as mass timber, in its projects. By offering modern and curated living spaces, Juno aims to address the growing demand for sustainable housing alternatives in urban environments. Founded in 2018, Juno Residential, Inc. was previously known as Lighthouse Residential, Inc.

Skipp

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Skipp offers advanced architectural services for kitchen renovations. Utilizing 3D measurement technology, Skipp generates precise, customized kitchen designs along with material quotes and labor estimates.

Connect Homes

Series A in 2019
Connect Homes is a developer specializing in affordable, high-modern modular homes that draw inspiration from mid-century modern California architecture. The company has invested a decade in research to create a housing system that offers low-cost, prefabricated homes designed for mass-market accessibility. Each home is constructed in a San Bernardino factory and emerges 95% complete, featuring all necessary interior and exterior finishes, appliances, plumbing, and roofing. These homes can be shipped globally using an intermodal shipping container network, allowing for flexible delivery options via truck, rail, or sea. Customers benefit from a tailored living experience with homes that can be installed in as little as two weeks, providing a quick and efficient solution to modern housing needs.

Envelope City

Angel Round in 2017
Envelope City is a software service provider offering a three‑dimensional property analytics platform that supports zoning analysis and development planning for real estate professionals. The platform combines public and proprietary data with mapping engines to deliver real‑time site and assemblage insights, enabling legal‑quality analysis and architecture‑quality visualization of development potential. Users can analyze zoning scenarios, assess feasibility, and accelerate site due diligence to make faster, more informed property decisions, with a focus on efficiency and cost reduction. The company is based in New York.

WorkOf

Convertible Note in 2016
WorkOf LLC is an online platform based in Brooklyn, New York, that connects design professionals, including architects and interior designers, with independent furniture and lighting brands. The platform allows users to source, manage, and showcase their work while facilitating the discovery and shopping of contemporary furniture, lighting, and home décor products. By promoting skilled independent makers, WorkOf enables them to present their portfolios and connect directly with buyers, enhancing the visibility and reach of unique design offerings in the home furnishings market.

Envelope City

Seed Round in 2016
Envelope City is a software service provider offering a three‑dimensional property analytics platform that supports zoning analysis and development planning for real estate professionals. The platform combines public and proprietary data with mapping engines to deliver real‑time site and assemblage insights, enabling legal‑quality analysis and architecture‑quality visualization of development potential. Users can analyze zoning scenarios, assess feasibility, and accelerate site due diligence to make faster, more informed property decisions, with a focus on efficiency and cost reduction. The company is based in New York.

Kelvin

Seed Round in 2016
Kelvin is an energy management and electrification platform focused on enhancing radiator-heated buildings. The company utilizes its innovative Radiator Labs system, which features smart thermostatic radiator enclosures that are connected to central heating controls. This technology aims to reduce fuel waste, lower building emissions, and improve tenant comfort. Kelvin's hybrid electrification platform allows buildings to electrify 60-80% of their space heating requirements at a fraction of the cost of traditional electrification methods. The system can be programmed to optimize heating sources based on factors such as energy pricing and carbon fines, helping radiator-heated buildings comply with NYC's 2030 emission caps at reduced costs. The effectiveness of Radiator Labs' technology has been validated by NYSERDA, demonstrating an average savings of 25.5% in heating costs. Kelvin's innovations have garnered multiple awards and recognitions, affirming its commitment to sustainable energy solutions in the built environment.

Kelvin

Seed Round in 2015
Kelvin is an energy management and electrification platform focused on enhancing radiator-heated buildings. The company utilizes its innovative Radiator Labs system, which features smart thermostatic radiator enclosures that are connected to central heating controls. This technology aims to reduce fuel waste, lower building emissions, and improve tenant comfort. Kelvin's hybrid electrification platform allows buildings to electrify 60-80% of their space heating requirements at a fraction of the cost of traditional electrification methods. The system can be programmed to optimize heating sources based on factors such as energy pricing and carbon fines, helping radiator-heated buildings comply with NYC's 2030 emission caps at reduced costs. The effectiveness of Radiator Labs' technology has been validated by NYSERDA, demonstrating an average savings of 25.5% in heating costs. Kelvin's innovations have garnered multiple awards and recognitions, affirming its commitment to sustainable energy solutions in the built environment.
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