Startups are hard and becoming a unicorn startup is even harder, but here is a list of 21 real estate companies that have achieved the unicorn status.
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Being a unicorn startup is what you wish for in the later stage of the company’s growth.
It means that the startup has crossed the $1 billion mark and has become a unicorn.
Many startups will try to achieve this status but only a few make it.
Below, we listed 21 Real Estate companies that have already achieved this status.
Better.com is bridging the gap between technology and homeownership to create a powerful, new way for people all over the country to buy and own homes.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$6.00
B (
November 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Eric Wilson, Erik Bernhardsson, Shawn Low, Viral Shah, Vishal Garg
Industries:
Consumer Lending, Financial Services, FinTech, Lending, Real Estate
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$905,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
21
CloudKitchens offers smart kitchen designs for restaurants looking for a quality design and built on-time delivery -- all from a single source.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.30
B (
November 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Los Angeles
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Travis Kalanick
Industries:
Delivery Service, Real Estate, Restaurants, Software
Number of employees:
1-10
Funding Amount:
$400,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
1
Number of investors:
1
EMPG is a global real estate company specialising in developing luxury property in emerging markets.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
April 2020
)
Country:
United Arab Emirates
City:
Dubai
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Imran Ali Khan, Zeeshan Ali Khan
Industries:
Classifieds, Real Estate
Number of employees:
No Data
Funding Amount:
$279,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
3
Global Switch is a multi-tenant colocation and cloud hosting provider with a large scale network of carrier and cloud neutral data centres.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$11.10
B (
December 2016
)
Country:
United Kingdom
City:
London
Started in:
1998
Founders:
Andy Ruhan
Industries:
Data Center, Real Estate, Wholesale
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
£4,925,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
4
Chian Home is a platform that enables real estate agencies to serve their clients more effectively. It safely delivers leads from online sources to the agents and helps them to close more deals while also running marketing campaigns for the agency.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.77
B (
April 2016
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2001
Founders:
Hui Zuo
Industries:
Commercial Real Estate, Customer Service, Home Decor, Property Management, Real Estate
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
CN¥9,450,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
9
Loft is a highly-specialized marketplace for residential real estate that brings together motivated buyers and sellers. Thousands of buyers and sellers use Loft to buy and sell homes.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.20
B (
January 2020
)
Country:
Brazil
City:
São Paulo
Started in:
2018
Founders:
Florian Hagenbuch, Gustavo D. Saraiva, João Vianna, Kristian Huber, Marcus Vinicius Grigoletto, Mariana Paixao, Mate Pencz
Industries:
Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$788,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
41
Mofang Gongyu is a real estate developer and property manager that provides apartment homes to individuals, families, and professionals.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
April 2016
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Lan Ge
Industries:
Property Management, Real Estate, Rental Property, Sales
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$650,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
4
Pacaso automates the co-ownership process, providing a full range of services on a single platform.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2020
Founders:
Austin Allison, Spencer Rascoff
Industries:
Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Residential
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$1,342,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
15
Qualia is the next-generation digital closing platform that provides real estate, title, and mortgage companies with tools to help their customers save time and money as they buy or sell a home.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Joel Gottsegen, Lucas Hansen, Nate Baker
Industries:
Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate, Software
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$160,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
10
QuintoAndar provides a solution for landlords and renters to post properties and find ideal homes for your needs.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
September 2019
)
Country:
Brazil
City:
São Paulo
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Andre Penha, Gabriel Braga
Industries:
Internet, Marketplace, Property Management, Real Estate, Rental, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$335,270,291
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
20
REEF Technology is an integrated mobility group that researches, designs, funds and manages innovative solutions to the global parking problem.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
December 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Miami
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Ari Ojalvo, Aziz Ihsanoglu, Philippe Saint Just, Umut Tekin
Industries:
Apps, E-Commerce Platforms, Food Delivery, Information Technology, Last Mile Transportation, Mobile, Real Estate, Virtualization
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$1,501,900,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
7
REVOLUTION is the premiere collection of limited edition, pre-crafted properties.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
October 2017
)
Country:
Philippines
City:
Makati
Started in:
2015
Founders:
Robbie Antonio
Industries:
Architecture, Building Material, Interior Design, Real Estate
Number of employees:
10-50
Funding Amount:
$15,400,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
1
Service Titan is a field management software that uses cloud technology to increase sales leads and customer experiences of home services businesses.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$8.30
B (
November 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
Glendale
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Ara Mahdessian, Vahe Kuzoyan
Industries:
CRM, Home Services, Information Technology, Real Estate, SaaS, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$899,777,129
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
15
Side is a cloud-based technology that transforms real estate agents, teams, and independent brokerages into businesses.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Edward Wu, Guy Gal, Hilary Saunders
Industries:
Real Estate, Real Estate Investment, Sales
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$213,500,000
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
10
Vacasa offers a comprehensive list of services to help homeowners buy, manage, and sell their vacation homes.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
October 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
Portland
Started in:
2009
Founders:
Cliff Johnson, Eric Breon
Industries:
Adventure Travel, Leisure, Property Management, Real Estate, Tourism, Travel, Travel Accommodations, Vacation Rental
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$634,500,000
Number of funding rounds:
6
Number of investors:
5
Visitor Tracking System is a real estate CRM connected to every website and offline marketing initiative that allows brokerages, landlords, and tenants to have a near-instantaneous view of who visits their website, what they do there, and how to reach them.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
May 2019
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Brandon Weber, Donald DeSantis, Karl Baum, Niall Smart, Nicholas Romito, Ryan Masiello
Industries:
Asset Management, Commercial Real Estate, Enterprise Software, Leasing, Professional Services, Real Estate, SaaS, Software
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$187,360,000
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
27
Wanda E-Commerce provides an online shopping solution that stores, manufactures, and brands B2B and B2C products under one roof. With direct integrations to major retail outlets and white-labelling capabilities, we will provide a one-stop shop for all of your online operations.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3
B (
January 2015
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2014
Founders:
No Data
Industries:
Commercial Real Estate, E-Commerce, Finance, Real Estate
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
CN¥6,000,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
2
Number of investors:
5
WeWork is a commercial real estate company that provides beautiful workspaces and serves communities by providing services.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$9
B (
March 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
New York
Started in:
2010
Founders:
Adam Neumann, Miguel McKelvey, Rebekah Neumann
Industries:
Commercial Real Estate, Coworking, Property Development, Real Estate
Number of employees:
5,000-10,000
Funding Amount:
$20,645,784,331
Number of funding rounds:
17
Number of investors:
18
WeWork China is a fully integrated, all-in-one workspace provider that unites the work of every aspect of your business.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5
B (
July 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Started in:
2017
Founders:
Adam Neumann, Miguel McKelvey
Industries:
Coworking, Real Estate
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$1,200,000,000
Number of funding rounds:
3
Number of investors:
14
Xiaozhu.com is a professional online real estate platform that solves matching customization problems for both landlords and tenants.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.50
B (
November 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Chi Chen, Liantao Wang
Industries:
Internet, Real Estate, Rental
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$571,599,827
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
11
Ziroom offers rental management software for clients as well as customer software for property owners. With a platform that’s accommodating, easy to use, and simple to maintain, the Ziroom solution is leading the way in home ownership.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$6.60
B (
January 2018
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Lin Xiong
Industries:
Real Estate, Rental, Rental Property
Number of employees:
10,000+
Funding Amount:
$2,120,790,266
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
7
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