Shared 03 June, 2025
Second Century Ventures, the global venture arm of the National Association of Realtors®, has selected eight high-growth startups for its 2025 REACH UK scale-up programme. Tackling critical challenges across the property sector – from late rent and retrofit finance to water use, waste and leasing inefficiencies, the companies represent the next wave of innovation set to modernise housing, lettings, finance, and sustainability. Delivered in collaboration with Propertymark and TDS Group, the programme provides a tailored pathway to growth through industry access, investment, and targeted support.
Since launching in 2020, the REACH UK program has become one of the most recognised technology programs in the UK property sector. Backed by Second Century Ventures and supported by the co-investment agreement with Propertymark and TDS Group, the program continues to foster innovation and scale high-potential companies. The 2025 cohort spans FinTech, PropTech, and InsureTech — from AI-powered rent collection, embedded risk screening, and retrofit finance to tools tackling waste, water efficiency, leasing automation, and agent productivity.
Husmus – AI-powered InsurTech solution for rental platforms, insurers, and landlords enabling real-time tenant screening and custom insurance to expand eligibility by 50% and cut fulfillment time from days to hours.
Casapay – AI-powered payments and risk platform for letting agents and portfolio landlords helping to guarantee on-time rent, eliminating arrears, and cutting operational costs by up to 90% through automated workflows and precision underwriting.
Factored – Financing platform for landlords delivering same-day funding for energy efficiency upgrades and refurbishments without upfront costs and expanding access through partnerships with letting agents and retrofit providers.
Prospector Pro – AI call intelligence platform for estate agents and call-driven teams transforming phone conversations to improve conversion, unlock lost revenue, and enhance compliance.
SquarePlan – Commercial leasing automation for landlords, developers, architects, and leasing teams accelerating space planning by 100x and streamlining technical design, fit-out estimation, and immersive 3D/VR/AR outputs.
Hybr – SaaS enabled lettings platform for letting agents cutting workloads by up to 80%, turning leads into lets faster, and building transparency into a stressful rental process.
Watergate – AI-powered leak prevention and water efficiency platform for landlords, asset managers, and property operators cutting leaks, water waste, and costs by up to 68%.
Carrot – Waste data and analytics SaaS platform helping property managers, owners, and occupiers to reduce waste by 30%, cut cost, and achieve net zero targets across portfolios.
“This year’s cohort reflects where the market is heading – with technologies addressing real structural inefficiencies across finance, compliance, sustainability, and access. We’re backing exceptional founders, including two female-led companies and a standout impact venture focused on underserved renters. These are the types of businesses with the potential to deliver both commercial returns and industry-wide relevance.” Natasha Terinova, Managing Partner at REACH UK
Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, comments: “We are extremely excited to be supporting REACH UK again this year as we recognise the importance of accelerating digital innovations in the marketplace, which ultimately propel businesses even further. Receiving early engagement from property professionals helps define and fine-tune new technology, and we are excited to give Propertymark members early exposure to some of the best-in-class tech solutions and continue to see these companies progress and streamline areas within the industry.” – Steve Harriott, CEO of TDS Group
Applications open in Q4 2025. If you’re building a high-growth solution for the property sector and are ready to scale in the UK and beyond, now’s the time to connect.
Only a select number of companies will join the next cohort — each chosen for their potential to transform the industry.
Register your interest (https://share.hsforms.com/187Q6UB7PQhG1g4Znnf6yqA3vdql ) or follow REACH UK on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/company/reach-united-kingdom) for updates.
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BuiltAPI GmbH, the company pioneering API-driven data infrastructure for real estate investment and asset management, has successfully closed its latest funding round backed by industry leaders including Second Century Ventures, TDS, and Propertymark. The investment marks a major milestone as BuiltAPI expands its services across Europe and the UK, following its graduation from the REACH UK Accelerator Program.
BuiltAPI tackles one of the real estate sector’s most persistent problems: fragmented, siloed data ecosystems. The company provides a robust API framework that enables seamless connectivity between legacy systems, modern SaaS tools, and intelligent automation platforms — with interoperability, governance, and cybersecurity at its core.
“We’re building the backbone of real estate data infrastructure,” said Olga Dentzel, Co-Founder of BuiltAPI. “This funding and the support of the REACH UK program are accelerating our ability to deliver secure, scalable integrations to clients across borders.”
BuiltAPI’s technology is already making an impact with major real estate institutions such as HIH Real Estate and its fund service platform INTREAL, through their digital unit INTREAL Solutions. These collaborations highlight a shared vision for practical and scalable digital transformation in real estate asset and investment management.
“The industry doesn’t need yet another tool — it needs a connective tissue,” added Ivan Nokhrin, Co-Founder of BuiltAPI. “Our mission is to empower real estate professionals to access, share, and act on their data securely and without barriers.”
Graduation from the REACH UK Accelerator — the scale-up program backed by Second Century Ventures – marks BuiltAPI’s official entry into the UK market. The program has played a key role in unlocking investors support and refining BuildAPI’s growth trajectory.
BuiltAPI GmbH, the company pioneering API-driven data infrastructure for real estate investment and asset management, has successfully closed its latest funding round backed by industry leaders including Second Century Ventures, TDS, and Propertymark. The investment marks a major milestone as BuiltAPI expands its services across Europe and the UK, following its graduation from the REACH UK Accelerator Program.
BuiltAPI tackles one of the real estate sector’s most persistent problems: fragmented, siloed data ecosystems. The company provides a robust API framework that enables seamless connectivity between legacy systems, modern SaaS tools, and intelligent automation platforms — with interoperability, governance, and cybersecurity at its core.
“We’re building the backbone of real estate data infrastructure,” said Olga Dentzel, Co-Founder of BuiltAPI. “This funding and the support of the REACH UK program are accelerating our ability to deliver secure, scalable integrations to clients across borders.”
BuiltAPI’s technology is already making an impact with major real estate institutions such as HIH Real Estate and its fund service platform INTREAL, through their digital unit INTREAL Solutions. These collaborations highlight a shared vision for practical and scalable digital transformation in real estate asset and investment management.
“The industry doesn’t need yet another tool — it needs a connective tissue,” added Ivan Nokhrin, Co-Founder of BuiltAPI. “Our mission is to empower real estate professionals to access, share, and act on their data securely and without barriers.”
Graduation from the REACH UK Accelerator — the scale-up program backed by Second Century Ventures – marks BuiltAPI’s official entry into the UK market. The program has played a key role in unlocking investors support and refining BuildAPI’s growth trajectory.
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