The industry will convene in Chicago for the sixth annual iOi Summit, the two-day conference on August 28th and 29th, where NAR’s venture capital arm, Second Century Ventures, will present the Pitch Battle competition. Each entrant will conduct a live, 4-minute pitch on their product or service, followed by a 4-minute rapid-fire question-and-answer session from a panel of judges. The 12 participating startups were announced this morning.

Overview of the participating companies:

• Azure builds sustainable and affordable housing using 3D printing technology.
• Faura provides loss control solutions for insurance companies and homeowners in high-risk properties.
• Home Lending Pal offers equitable solutions to home buying by utilizing AI-powered underwriter and borrower insights.
• Kukun is a real estate data, analytics and applications platform for homeowners and the industries that serve them.
• LeanCon produces data-driven insights to automate project planning and management for developers and construction companies.
• Maverick Systems leverages data to help brokers identify top talent, foster agent loyalty and optimize performance.
• PremiseHQ creates advanced digital employees to streamline property management tasks.
• PropTexx provides generative AI, data analytics, and actionable, real-time business intelligence for the real estate industry.
• Scout helps agents find and engage homeowners with AI-driven automated personalized email outreach.
• Tether RE improves critical agent safety from initial client contact to closing.
• Tuesday is a social MLS app, built exclusively for agents.
• Unlock helps consumers unlock the power of home equity without interest charges or monthly payments.

The winner will be awarded $15,000, earn a booth at NAR’s annual conference in November (NAR NXT), secure a meeting with the SCV executive team and be featured in an upcoming edition of REALTOR® Magazine.

Congrats to all those selected! Looking forward to seeing them take the stage at the end of next month.