Nine Four Ventures

Nine Four Ventures, established in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the property technology sector. It invests in startups that aim to transform the built world by innovating in areas such as people, processes, and ecosystems within the real estate industry.

Jeffrey Elowe MD

Founder and General Partner

Sophia Ghadamian

Investor

Avi Pradhan

Analyst

Kurt Ramirez

General Partner

41 past transactions

Steadily

Series C in 2025
Steadily is an online insurance platform that specializes in providing tailored landlord insurance coverage. Its offerings include protection against a variety of potential damages, such as those caused by weather, fire, water, vandalism, and liability for guest injuries and lawsuits. Steadily simplifies the insurance purchasing process by pre-filling essential data points like property size and year of construction, allowing landlords to obtain quotes and secure coverage directly through a mobile platform. This streamlined approach enhances the experience for property owners, enabling them to address their insurance needs efficiently without the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Steadily integrates with other property management solutions, contributing to a comprehensive suite of tools designed for short-term rental property managers.

Latii

Seed Round in 2024
Latii is a building materials supplier, offering products such as windows, doors, steel, metal, casting, and fasteners. They serve the construction industry.

Torque AI

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Conversational AI built for construction field teams

Mia Share

Seed Round in 2024
Mia Share is a company that focuses on providing innovative payment solutions for high-quality trade and technical schools, aiming to enhance student outcomes. It develops and manages a specialized platform that offers custom tuition services, including single payments, payment plans, income share agreements, and hybrid structures. By leveraging its technology and human support, Mia Share enables students to access affordable education while assisting partner schools in improving enrollment and retention rates. The company's mission centers on connecting students with educational opportunities that are both valuable and financially manageable.

Inspectify

Venture Round in 2023
Inspectify is a developer of a vertically integrated property inspection platform that aims to enhance the home inspection process for inspectors, real estate professionals, and homebuyers. By combining a network of licensed home inspectors with advanced inspection software, Inspectify creates a more efficient and engaging experience for its clients. The platform serves a diverse range of users, including institutional and retail real estate investors, property managers, lenders, insurance carriers, and real estate brokerages across the nation. Inspectify's innovative approach seeks to streamline property inspections, facilitating a smoother transition for buyers into homeownership.

Bowery Valuation

Series B in 2023
Bowery Valuation is a New York-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in cloud-based appraisal software and mobile applications. The company provides its appraisers with innovative tools that enable them to produce comprehensive commercial appraisal reports more than twice as quickly as their leading competitors. By utilizing a robust backend database and natural language generation technology, Bowery enhances efficiency, quality, and consistency across its operations. This approach allows appraisers to deliver more consistent reports at a reduced cost and within shorter timeframes, positioning Bowery as a significant player in the appraisal industry.

Steadily

Series B in 2023
Steadily is an online insurance platform that specializes in providing tailored landlord insurance coverage. Its offerings include protection against a variety of potential damages, such as those caused by weather, fire, water, vandalism, and liability for guest injuries and lawsuits. Steadily simplifies the insurance purchasing process by pre-filling essential data points like property size and year of construction, allowing landlords to obtain quotes and secure coverage directly through a mobile platform. This streamlined approach enhances the experience for property owners, enabling them to address their insurance needs efficiently without the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Steadily integrates with other property management solutions, contributing to a comprehensive suite of tools designed for short-term rental property managers.

Latii

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Latii is a building materials supplier, offering products such as windows, doors, steel, metal, casting, and fasteners. They serve the construction industry.

Finley Technologies

Series A in 2023
Finley Technologies specializes in debt management software aimed at simplifying the processes of capital raising and management for growing companies. Their platform enables users to automate debt capital operations, ensuring compliance with credit agreements and facilitating due diligence. By centralizing organizational knowledge, Finley's software streamlines ongoing reporting with capital providers, making it an essential tool for businesses like Ramp that manage substantial debt capital. The team at Finley combines expertise from notable firms such as Goldman Sachs, Nova Credit, and Palantir Technologies, and the company has received backing from prominent investors including Y Combinator and Bain Capital Ventures.

Kojo

Series C in 2022
Kojo is a cloud-based construction management software company that provides an all-in-one platform for contractors to manage their material and inventory needs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Kojo's system focuses on streamlining materials management and procurement processes, enhancing profitability for construction companies. By integrating various stakeholders, including field teams, procurement, and distributors, Kojo simplifies the supply chain through automation, facilitating the ordering and tracking of materials. This approach enables contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials to job sites, thereby improving operational efficiency.

Vergo

Seed Round in 2022
Vergo is a financial technology company that focuses on automating manual accounting and finance processes specifically for the construction industry. By providing tools for expense management, Vergo enables businesses to track expenses, create team cards, and manage cash flows efficiently. Its platform integrates seamlessly with existing accounting systems, allowing designers, builders, and architects to streamline project finances. This automation not only simplifies financial management but also helps increase profit margins for its users.

Branch

Series A in 2022
Branch is an office furniture brand focused on simplifying the process of furnishing workplaces for growing teams. Recognizing that traditional office furniture has remained largely unchanged for decades, Branch offers a modern solution that includes the manufacturing and retailing of premium office furniture. The company provides a comprehensive service that encompasses delivery, assembly, and space design, ensuring that clients can easily create functional office environments. Additionally, Branch facilitates the flexible trade-in of used furniture, allowing businesses to adapt their office setups as needs evolve. By prioritizing affordability and ease of use, Branch aims to enhance the office experience for the 21st century.

Vontive

Series B in 2022
Vontive is a developer of an embedded mortgage platform designed to finance investment properties. The platform offers a no-code, white-label solution that allows businesses serving real estate investors to launch their own investment-property mortgage operations in 1-2 weeks. It creates a direct conduit to finance investment property mortgages, connects to a debt marketplace, and streamlines capital allocation at scale, enabling real estate investors to access predictable, cost-effective financing and compete with cash buyers.

OpenSpace

Series D in 2022
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

Ease Capital

Seed Round in 2022
Ease Capital is a technology-enabled commercial mortgage lender specializing in multifamily real estate financing. The company offers flexible financing solutions ranging from $5 million to over $35 million for multifamily and mixed-use properties across the United States. Founded by a team with extensive experience in real estate lending, data, and technology, Ease Capital integrates hands-on asset management into its operations. The firm provides a variety of floating rate loan products, including bridge loans, bridge-to-permanent loans, and floating-rate permanent financing for stabilized or nearly stabilized assets. By leveraging a human-centric, technology-driven approach, Ease Capital aims to facilitate the loan approval process, connecting borrowers with suitable loan officers and making real estate ownership more accessible.

AgentSync

Series B in 2021
AgentSync streamlines insurance operations by providing a salesforce application that automates licensing and compliance processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers. Its real-time integration, data security, producer compliance monitoring, and automated license verification enhance efficiency and maintain regulatory adherence.

Steadily

Series A in 2021
Steadily is an online insurance platform that specializes in providing tailored landlord insurance coverage. Its offerings include protection against a variety of potential damages, such as those caused by weather, fire, water, vandalism, and liability for guest injuries and lawsuits. Steadily simplifies the insurance purchasing process by pre-filling essential data points like property size and year of construction, allowing landlords to obtain quotes and secure coverage directly through a mobile platform. This streamlined approach enhances the experience for property owners, enabling them to address their insurance needs efficiently without the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Steadily integrates with other property management solutions, contributing to a comprehensive suite of tools designed for short-term rental property managers.

Inspectify

Series A in 2021
Inspectify is a developer of a vertically integrated property inspection platform that aims to enhance the home inspection process for inspectors, real estate professionals, and homebuyers. By combining a network of licensed home inspectors with advanced inspection software, Inspectify creates a more efficient and engaging experience for its clients. The platform serves a diverse range of users, including institutional and retail real estate investors, property managers, lenders, insurance carriers, and real estate brokerages across the nation. Inspectify's innovative approach seeks to streamline property inspections, facilitating a smoother transition for buyers into homeownership.

Pronto Housing

Seed Round in 2021
Pronto Housing is a company that specializes in simplifying the compliance processes associated with affordable housing. It offers a software platform designed to streamline the qualification of residents for various affordable housing programs. The company's solutions encompass lease management, annual compliance certification, and the digitization of historical compliance files. By focusing on efficiency, Pronto Housing aims to reduce the time and complexity involved in housing compliance, benefiting both property owners and renters. This approach not only expedites the initial leasing process but also facilitates easier annual compliance for residents, making affordable housing more accessible and manageable.

Bridgit

Series B in 2021
Bridgit is a technology company that develops software for the construction industry, offering Bridgit Bench for resource planning and Bridgit Field for inspection, task and communication management. The platform helps contractors, developers, and builders manage workforce allocation, punch lists, deficiency tracking, and subcontractor coordination by aligning labor with availability and workload. Marketed as workforce intelligence for construction, Bridgit converts workforce data into actionable insights to support strategic and operational decision-making and improve project delivery and profitability. The company serves residential and commercial builders and partners with industry leaders. Bridgit was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kitchener, Canada.

Built Technologies

Series D in 2021
Built Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in a cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company aims to mitigate risk and enhance productivity in the construction lending process. Its platform provides features such as file management, custom draw workflows, reporting, and risk management, allowing for real-time visibility into construction portfolios. By streamlining the complex loan administration process, Built Technologies enables various stakeholders—including lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors—to reduce construction loan risk, improve loan profitability, and simplify compliance. The company, originally known as DataFi, LLC, rebranded to Built Technologies in 2015.

Bungalow

Series C in 2021
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform founded in 2016 by Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company focuses on providing convenient and flexible living solutions for renters, particularly early career professionals, by offering multi-bedroom homes in desirable neighborhoods across seven major U.S. cities. Bungalow signs long-term leases with homeowners and then furnishes these homes, providing private bedrooms and matching tenants with compatible housemates. Each furnished home includes amenities such as Wi-Fi, utilities, and housekeeping, along with monthly community events to foster social interaction among residents. This approach enables renters to enjoy high-quality living spaces while building a close-knit community.

TrustLayer

Series A in 2021
TrustLayer is an insurtech solutions company that specializes in automating the verification of insurance and compliance documents through the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence. By leveraging robotic process automation tools, TrustLayer aims to eliminate error-prone manual processes, streamline workflows, and enhance insurance compliance for its clients. The company's platform enables real-time tracking and verification of insurance certificates and other essential business documents, making it particularly valuable for organizations in industries such as construction and property management. TrustLayer's technology facilitates increased vendor compliance and supports multiple use cases, significantly reducing organizational risk and operational friction between businesses.

Kojo

Series B in 2021
Kojo is a cloud-based construction management software company that provides an all-in-one platform for contractors to manage their material and inventory needs. Founded in 2018 and based in San Francisco, Kojo's system focuses on streamlining materials management and procurement processes, enhancing profitability for construction companies. By integrating various stakeholders, including field teams, procurement, and distributors, Kojo simplifies the supply chain through automation, facilitating the ordering and tracking of materials. This approach enables contractors to ensure timely delivery of materials to job sites, thereby improving operational efficiency.

Bowery Valuation

Series B in 2021
Bowery Valuation is a New York-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in cloud-based appraisal software and mobile applications. The company provides its appraisers with innovative tools that enable them to produce comprehensive commercial appraisal reports more than twice as quickly as their leading competitors. By utilizing a robust backend database and natural language generation technology, Bowery enhances efficiency, quality, and consistency across its operations. This approach allows appraisers to deliver more consistent reports at a reduced cost and within shorter timeframes, positioning Bowery as a significant player in the appraisal industry.

Handdii

Seed Round in 2021
Handdii is a Melbourne-based technology platform that connects insurance companies, customers, brokers, and a network of contractors to repair property insurance claims. The platform functions as an online marketplace, enabling direct interaction between customers and tradespeople while providing transparent claim progress, reporting, and streamlined communication among adjusters, contractors, and customers. By simplifying claim fulfilment and reducing costs, Handdii aims to deliver faster property repairs and improved customer satisfaction.

Finley Technologies

Seed Round in 2021
Finley Technologies specializes in debt management software aimed at simplifying the processes of capital raising and management for growing companies. Their platform enables users to automate debt capital operations, ensuring compliance with credit agreements and facilitating due diligence. By centralizing organizational knowledge, Finley's software streamlines ongoing reporting with capital providers, making it an essential tool for businesses like Ramp that manage substantial debt capital. The team at Finley combines expertise from notable firms such as Goldman Sachs, Nova Credit, and Palantir Technologies, and the company has received backing from prominent investors including Y Combinator and Bain Capital Ventures.

AgentSync

Series A in 2021
AgentSync streamlines insurance operations by providing a salesforce application that automates licensing and compliance processes for carriers, agencies, MGAs, and producers. Its real-time integration, data security, producer compliance monitoring, and automated license verification enhance efficiency and maintain regulatory adherence.

Built Technologies

Series C in 2021
Built Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in a cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company aims to mitigate risk and enhance productivity in the construction lending process. Its platform provides features such as file management, custom draw workflows, reporting, and risk management, allowing for real-time visibility into construction portfolios. By streamlining the complex loan administration process, Built Technologies enables various stakeholders—including lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors—to reduce construction loan risk, improve loan profitability, and simplify compliance. The company, originally known as DataFi, LLC, rebranded to Built Technologies in 2015.

Steadily

Seed Round in 2020
Steadily is an online insurance platform that specializes in providing tailored landlord insurance coverage. Its offerings include protection against a variety of potential damages, such as those caused by weather, fire, water, vandalism, and liability for guest injuries and lawsuits. Steadily simplifies the insurance purchasing process by pre-filling essential data points like property size and year of construction, allowing landlords to obtain quotes and secure coverage directly through a mobile platform. This streamlined approach enhances the experience for property owners, enabling them to address their insurance needs efficiently without the need for intermediaries. Additionally, Steadily integrates with other property management solutions, contributing to a comprehensive suite of tools designed for short-term rental property managers.

OpenSpace

Series B in 2020
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

SmartRent

Series C in 2020
SmartRent is an enterprise home automation company specializing in smart home and smart building technology tailored for multifamily communities. The company develops a comprehensive platform that enables property owners and managers to monitor and control their assets effectively, enhancing operational efficiencies while also creating opportunities for additional revenue. SmartRent’s offerings include software and hardware solutions that provide seamless visibility and control for property managers, while also delivering an integrated home control experience for residents. Operating primarily in the United States, SmartRent is committed to improving the management of multifamily properties through innovative technology solutions.

OpenSpace

Convertible Note in 2020
OpenSpace develops automated 360-degree video capture and mapping for construction sites, providing photo documentation software that captures images frequently and ties them to project plans. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, OpenSpace offers reality capture and AI-powered analytics that create navigable, complete photo representations of job sites, enabling faster data capture from preconstruction through operations, improving collaboration and reducing risk compared with traditional text-based workflows.

Bungalow

Series B in 2019
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform founded in 2016 by Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty, headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company focuses on providing convenient and flexible living solutions for renters, particularly early career professionals, by offering multi-bedroom homes in desirable neighborhoods across seven major U.S. cities. Bungalow signs long-term leases with homeowners and then furnishes these homes, providing private bedrooms and matching tenants with compatible housemates. Each furnished home includes amenities such as Wi-Fi, utilities, and housekeeping, along with monthly community events to foster social interaction among residents. This approach enables renters to enjoy high-quality living spaces while building a close-knit community.

Branch

Seed Round in 2019
Branch is an office furniture brand focused on simplifying the process of furnishing workplaces for growing teams. Recognizing that traditional office furniture has remained largely unchanged for decades, Branch offers a modern solution that includes the manufacturing and retailing of premium office furniture. The company provides a comprehensive service that encompasses delivery, assembly, and space design, ensuring that clients can easily create functional office environments. Additionally, Branch facilitates the flexible trade-in of used furniture, allowing businesses to adapt their office setups as needs evolve. By prioritizing affordability and ease of use, Branch aims to enhance the office experience for the 21st century.

Bowery Valuation

Venture Round in 2019
Bowery Valuation is a New York-based company founded in 2015 that specializes in cloud-based appraisal software and mobile applications. The company provides its appraisers with innovative tools that enable them to produce comprehensive commercial appraisal reports more than twice as quickly as their leading competitors. By utilizing a robust backend database and natural language generation technology, Bowery enhances efficiency, quality, and consistency across its operations. This approach allows appraisers to deliver more consistent reports at a reduced cost and within shorter timeframes, positioning Bowery as a significant player in the appraisal industry.

SmartRent

Series B in 2019
SmartRent is an enterprise home automation company specializing in smart home and smart building technology tailored for multifamily communities. The company develops a comprehensive platform that enables property owners and managers to monitor and control their assets effectively, enhancing operational efficiencies while also creating opportunities for additional revenue. SmartRent’s offerings include software and hardware solutions that provide seamless visibility and control for property managers, while also delivering an integrated home control experience for residents. Operating primarily in the United States, SmartRent is committed to improving the management of multifamily properties through innovative technology solutions.

Built Technologies

Series B in 2019
Built Technologies, Inc. is an enterprise technology company that specializes in a cloud-based construction loan administration and draw management platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the company aims to mitigate risk and enhance productivity in the construction lending process. Its platform provides features such as file management, custom draw workflows, reporting, and risk management, allowing for real-time visibility into construction portfolios. By streamlining the complex loan administration process, Built Technologies enables various stakeholders—including lenders, borrowers, builders, developers, consultants, and inspectors—to reduce construction loan risk, improve loan profitability, and simplify compliance. The company, originally known as DataFi, LLC, rebranded to Built Technologies in 2015.

Stay Alfred

Series B in 2018
Stay Alfred, Inc. is a provider of vacation rental and corporate housing services, catering to families and corporate travelers across various major cities in the United States, including Boston, Dallas, Denver, and Seattle. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Spokane Valley, Washington, the company specializes in offering upscale travel apartments located in walkable downtown neighborhoods. Stay Alfred's platform features a next-generation booking process, 24/7 customer service, and professional housekeeping, ensuring guests experience hotel-style accommodations with the spaciousness and amenities of an apartment, including kitchens, laundry facilities, and private bedrooms. This innovative approach has carved out a unique segment in the hospitality industry, appealing to those seeking comfortable and convenient lodging options.

First

Series A in 2018
First is a software company that uses artificial and predictive intelligence on when and why people move to predict sales and marketing. It brings predictive marketing to real estate. Fundamentally changing how service providers find their next customer. They discover when and why people will buy or sell a house, so they can connect realtors with new clients at the perfect time. Thus, the company predicts who will sell by tracking 700+ signals across 214 million people nationwide.
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