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Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
Dr. Kate Jarvis is the CEO and co-founder of Fifth Dimension, an agentic AI platform built for commercial real estate investment managers, asset managers, and brokers. Fifth Dimension structures data from ERPs, CRMs, spreadsheets, PDFs, and email into a unified system of record, then deploys pre-built agents against the most commonly automated workflows in the industry.
Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
What is Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators? A podcast community for real estate and tech leaders, investors, operators and innovators. A new era is upon us. Tangent💚Proptech unites Proptech founders💡, Real Estate investors and operators🏢, Venture Capital investors, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration.
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Rob Teel is the CEO of Yardi, the property management and real estate investment software company founded in 1984 whose platform serves owners and operators of commercial and residential space worldwide. He joined Yardi in 2003 and spent more than two decades leading its Global Solutions business, overseeing product direction, services, and client relationships across investment management, international, and commercial property owners before being appointed CEO in January 2026.
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Jennifer Nuckles is CEO of R-Zero, a physical AI platform that connects building data to continuously uncover energy savings and improve performance, delivering 20-40% HVAC energy savings with no major retrofit required. She previously served as EVP at SoFi and CMO at Zynga, and spent nearly a decade as a Global Business Lead at Clorox. She is a board member and chairperson of the American Lung Association and a trustee at UC Riverside. Based in San Francisco.
Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter To learn more: Rudin Management Nantum OS - Prescriptive Data Also featured: RealEstateXTechnology - Newsletter about modern real estate and the technologies that impact it Boom - The most flexible and rewarding way to pay rent Michael Rudin, SVP of Rudin Management and a key member of his family's proptech investing business Rudin Ventures, shares on Tangent what it takes to stay relevant in a saturated market; from tenant-focused renovations...
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Sean Miller is the Chief Revenue Officer at Lessen, leading sales and marketing to expand its tech-enabled property maintenance, repairs, turns and capital improvement services platform, with 3 million work orders completed annually. With deep expertise in real estate technology and IoT, he currently serves as Built Environment advisory board member of SIA, and previously served as CRO at Sensor Industries, CEO and Co-founder of Griot, and President of PointCentral (an Alarm.com subsidiary).
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Brian Turner is the CEO of Adaptive Buildings (previously OTI), a master systems integrator that connects HVAC, lighting, and building systems into unified platforms to drive operational and energy efficiency, and ESG performance across the built environment. With over 30 years of experience in building automation, Brian has worked closely with major property owners to advance system integration and building data strategies.
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Show Notes Learn More: đź’šPeak Power's websiteđź’šPeak Power on Twitter (@peakpower_inc) đź’šPeak Power on LinkedIn Imran Noorani is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder at Peak Power, a Canadian company that is putting commercial and industrial buildings at the center of the clean energy revolution.
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Luis Poggi is the CEO and Co-Founder of HouseWhisper, a startup at the intersection of real estate and generative AI, building tools that transform how homes are marketed and sold. A seasoned tech executive with deep experience in product, marketing, and sales, Luis previously held leadership roles at Zillow and Expedia, where he helped scale industry-defining platforms in PropTech and travel.
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Ryan Simonetti is the CEO and co-founder of Convene, a global hospitality company that owns and manages premium Meeting, Event & Workplace locations around the world. His unique expertise in real estate acquisitions, development, and finance has helped catapult Convene to become a pioneer in the commercial real estate industry.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter To learn more: 💚MetaProp (site) Maureen Waters on LinkedIn Featured: 💚Urban Impact Agency (site) - Making cities smarter and more sustainable. 💚ility (site) - SaaS platform enabling commercial real estate owners to increase NOI by creating awesome workplaces. To learn more: hello@ility.com Maureen Waters, Partner at MetaProp, the largest Proptech Venture Capital firm focused on early-stage Proptech companies, with over 150 investments in startups.
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Frederik Hendriksen is the co-founder of Rensair, pioneering the world’s first air quality ecosystem to cut carbon, costs, and pollutants through next-generation ventilation technology. Rensair’s connected solutions optimize existing HVAC systems, reducing energy costs while delivering cleaner, healthier indoor air—without expensive infrastructure upgrades.
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Sukesh Shekar is the CEO & Founder at Altgage, the Google search of mortgages, bringing simply affordable mortgages to home buyers. . Sukesh believes in the American dream of homeownership. However, mortgages are more unaffordable than ever and most mortgage processes lack transparency. Altgage makes home buying more affordable with smart mortgages that build wealth over time. 💚 Learn more: ➡️Altgage's website - Mortgage deals that make home buying affordable.
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In this special episode of Tangent Proptech, Edward Cohen is on the red carpet at one of the most exclusive commercial real estate events of the year: the Real Estate Gala in New York City. This episode features rapid-fire conversations with founders, investors, brokers, developers, and operators across the proptech and commercial real estate ecosystem. A big focus of the evening was on AI. Namely, this question: how is AI being used in real estate right now?
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Dillon Okner is the Founder & Partner of SiteRise, a retail development and construction platform helping brands streamline site selection, store development, and portfolio expansion. With more than 15 years of experience in retail construction and operations, Dillon previously helped support the expansion of major brands including Apple and Tesla.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter To learn more: Manu Pathak on LinkedIn Featured: Rabbet- Construction finance software for real estate borrowers and lendersSwapp - Architectural and MEP planning company Data sources: Location Data - iPhone On today's episode, we explore the intersection of data science and real estate with Manu Pathak, an urban planner and real estate data scientist working at CBRE's Business Development and Solutions Analytics for corporate occupier services.
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Stefan Schwab is the CEO of Enlighted (acquired by Siemens), a Proptech provider of IoT solutions at the intersection of people, space, and work. Enlighted combines cognitive environmental IoT sensors and lighting controls that connect to intelligent workplace experience apps, offering a singular, scalable, interoperable solution to address a spectrum of building, space, and productivity needs. Customers include AT&T, WWE and the UK's NHS.
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Aaron Tartakovsky is the Co-Founder and CEO of Epic Cleantec, a leading startup revolutionizing onsite water reuse and sustainability in the built environment. His journey blends bold innovation with a legacy of science and policy. Raised by a Soviet-trained rocket scientist father, Aaron grew up with cutting-edge engineering in the household.
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Rishard Rameez is the Co‑Founder and CEO of Zown, an AI‑powered real estate platform that makes homeownership more accessible and affordable. Zown was born from a viral Reddit post where Rishard shared his frustration over paying over $70K in real estate commissions. The outpouring of support inspired him to flip the model: instead of paying big commissions, Zown gives buyers significant upfront cash to help with their down payment and closing costs, while offering sellers flat fees.
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Brandon Wright is the Co-founder and CEO of Tongo, the company he co-founded to help Real Estate agents address cash flow challenges by providing financial tools such as a commission line of credit and a payroll solution to help stabilize their incomes and automate savings.
Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
This week, we're introducing Tangent listeners to another podcast in the commercial real estate ecosystem: In The Loop from LoopNet. How can workplaces endure ecologically, financially, and socially? In this episode of In the Loop, Jordan Goldstein, co-CEO of Gensler, explores the future of sustainable and resilient office design. From global design trends and innovative materials to the role of AI in commercial real estate, Jordan shares how the industry is rethinking sustainability.
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Andreas Rotenberg is Co-founder and COO of Pulley, an AI-powered permitting platform helping developers and operators move projects through approvals faster. Before Pulley, he was part of the team at Honest Buildings through its acquisition, then served as Chief of Staff at Procore through its IPO. Pulley has supported over $15 billion in projects approved across the U.S. Live from ICSC+Proptech in Las Vegas.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter Learn more: Meister Seelig & Fein LLPMatthew Kasindorf on LinkedIn Featured Stimulus: RevelAndAwe.com/Tangent 01:40 - Atomic Networking: How networking is changing in the remote work era 3:58 - The Democratization of Networking: Context is queen 13:01 - Real Estate Tech adoption during COVID-19 19:58 - How will Commercial leases change temporarily and permanently 24:37 - Stimulus: Revel & Awe Coaching Company 26:25 - Housing affordability &...
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Katharine Lau is the CEO and Co-founder of Stuf, a self storage startup delivering modern, tech-enabled storage to consumers and businesses. Stuf partners with real estate owners to monetize basements, garages, and other spaces in commercial buildings as storage, creating new cash flow opportunities for landlords while providing neighborhoods with a new amenity. Stuf was recognized by Fast Company as one of The World’s Most Innovative Companies in 2022.
Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
Daniel Dorfman is the Co-founder at Roots, an Atlanta-based company aiming to help 1 million people create wealth through residential real estate investing and their innovative ''Rent it like you own it'' program.
Tangent: Conversations with Real Estate & Tech Innovators
Amir R. Korangy is an Iranian-American publisher and film producer, who founded the business magazine, The Real Deal, about real estate and finance news. He also produced the PBS documentary, "Building Stories", about architect Costas Kondylis.
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Christelle Rohaut is the Founder and CEO of Codi (backed by a16z), where she's building the walk-to-work revolution. Codi offers turnkey, private office spaces with the most flexible terms on the market. In a matter of days, any company can find a space for their team, with full and part-time options, outsourced office management, and flexible leases. Codi has also created a Relief Fund to help businesses impacted by WeWork's struggles.
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Matt Ellis is the CEO of Measurabl, the world’s most widely adopted ESG solution for real estate. Customers use Measurabl to measure, manage, report, and act on ESG data on more than 15 billion square feet of commercial real estate across 92 countries. Measurabl empowers customers to optimize ESG performance, assess exposure to physical climate risk, drive decarbonization, and secure sustainable finance opportunities.
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Raunaq Singh is the founder & CEO of Roam, the platform for purchasing a home with an assumable, low-rate mortgage included. Prior to founding Roam, Raunaq spent a decade in various product and operations roles across Uber, Opendoor and Culdesac. He received a Bachelor's degree in Political Economy from NYU and currently resides in New York City.
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Alon is the Founder and General Partner of RE Angels, a real estate technology angel fund solely composed of real estate experts with deep and diverse industry expertise focused on early stage startups. Alon also owns and manages several multifamily portfolios throughout the southeast (FL, NC & VA).
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Ben Borton is a Co-Founder of PodPlay Technologies, where he oversees go-to-market strategy and leads the Sales and Marketing teams. He also serves as Chief Strategy Officer and was the first external investor in PodPlay's parent company, PingPod Inc. Before joining PodPlay, Ben held several leadership roles in the finance and technology sectors, including as Head of Digital Fund Services at Figure Technologies, Partner at Mountaineer Partners, and Partner at MM Capital.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter Learn more: Dr. Josh Harris' LinkedIn Featured Stimulus:Rock the Vote Other Links: The Great Indoors by Emily Anthes 1:50 - Antifragile Survivors and the Role of Extreme Events 8:50 - Future of Student Housing & Economies of College Towns 16:27 - Why Our Physical and Digital Worlds Won't Converge Just Yet 22:07 - Stimulus: Rock the Vote - Digital Volunteer for the Upcoming Elections 23:31 - Do Vertical Cities Have an Advantage Over Horizontal...
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Brendan Wallace is CEO & CIO at Fifth Wall, where he guides the firm’s strategic vision. Fifth Wall is the largest venture capital firm focused on technologies for the global real estate industry, including those which decarbonize the sector.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter Relevant links: Plotify website Anish Malhotra, Plotify Co-Founder & CEO Stimulus: One Rental at a Time, by Michael Zuber One Rental at a Time on Youtube The Product: Plotify The Industry: Single Family Homes The Vision: Democratizing Real Estate Investing for Global Investors 1:24 - Anish's Journey: From digitizing financial markets with Bloomberg Tradebook to digitizing real estate transactions at Plotify 5:24 - How Plotify was born out of...
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Austin is CEO of Pacaso and co-founded the company with Spencer Rascoff (co-founder and former CEO of Zillow) to make the dream of second home ownership a reality for more people after experiencing the profound effect it had on his own life. Pacaso is Austin’s second startup. In 2009, he founded dotloop in his hometown of Cincinnati, a company that created software to seamlessly manage real estate transactions.
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Michael Rudin joined Rudin in 2008 and, together with his sister Samantha, represents the fourth generation to work at the family business founded in 1925. Michael focuses on new developments, capital markets, commercial leasing, sustainability and technology. He also helps lead the family’s alternative investing business, Rudin Ventures, where they've invested in companies like Bilt, Jones, VTS and Nantum OS. Rudin Management oversees the daily operations of 32 properties in New York City.
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Lior Abramovich is the Co-Founder & CEO of Blanket, a platform transforming the single-family rental market backed by RE Angels. With over a decade of experience, he's overseen $200 million in acquisitions for more than 1,000 investors. Beyond real estate, Lior is dedicated to impact-driven initiatives—he co-founded Golden, a nonprofit renovating homes for senior citizens in need, and a foundation committed to providing clean drinking water to children worldwide.
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Taylor Hou is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer at APM Help, a company serving over 300,000 single family homes nationwide dedicated to professionalizing the single family property management industry by bringing clarity and efficiency for accounting and operations. A serial entrepreneur and tech investor, Taylor is passionate about applying lean startup principles to create process efficiencies in tech and startups.
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Eoin Matthews is the Co-founder at Point, a home equity investment company making home equity wealth accessible to homeowners without creating a monthly debt obligation. Homeowners get upfront funds from Point in return for a portion of your home’s future appreciation. Point recently announced an oversubscribed $141M securitization, which marked it's second rated securitization and third overall, with its collaboration with Atalaya Capital Management.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter Learn more: TFliving.com Devin's contact: devin@tfliving.com Featured Stimulus: Fusion100co.com (discount code 'Tangent') 1:47 - Devin's entrepreneurial journey into the Real Estate amenities space and TFLiving's mission to enhance resident experience. 4:16 - What measures are property owners & managers taking to ensure residents are safe during COVID-19? 10:14 - Urban mobility trends from Tier 1 cities (New York & San Francisco) to 18/7 cities.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter Learn more: StriveCares Featured Stimulus: RevelAndAwe.com/Tangent Other Links: Atomic Habits by James Clear How to Build Your Emotional PPE? 1:28 - A Mission to Increase Access to Addiction and Mental Health Treatment 4:08 - Residential vs.
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Show Notes Tangent on LinkedIn Tangent on Twitter To learn more: Camber Creek - Proptech Venture Capital Jeffrey E.
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Robert Cooper is the President and CEO of Embue. After two decades in high tech, Robert decided to follow his passion and use his experience to help solve the climate crisis and improve people's lives. He decided to focus on Multifamily after recognizing the huge opportunity to simultaneously reduce carbon emissions, improve residents' health and comfort, and make the buildings' staff’s work easier across all Multifamily classes.
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Salman Ahmad is the CEO and Co-founder of a16z-backed Mosaic, a construction technology company that builds software that makes homebuilding more scalable and efficient. Mosaic was founded in 2017 by Salman and Sep Kamvar, whom were two computer scientists working together at MIT and Stanford developing machine learning algorithms applied in the real world. Together, they developed a bold vision for the home building industry: construction as code.
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