Second Century Ventures Announces 7 Companies for 2024 REACH Commercial Scale-Up Program

Katie Bachert • 29 July 2024

CHICAGO (July 29, 2024) – Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors® and the most active global real estate technology fund, announced today the acceptance of seven companies to the 2024 REACH Commercial program. Launched in 2019, this marks the sixth cohort dedicated to scaling solutions for commercial real estate.

Companies selected for the 2024 program represent a diverse range of solutions across the real estate ecosystem. These innovations span large land transactions, real estate ownership, commercial lease abstraction, digital sales and leasing, lowering of carbon emissions and improving building operations, among others. Collectively, these companies have raised more than $150 million in funding and employ more than 150 individuals worldwide.


“These seven companies are driving innovation within the commercial real estate ecosystem,” said Dave Garland, managing partner of Second Century Ventures. “By investing in and supporting these forward-thinking businesses, we ensure that commercial real estate professionals have access to the latest technologies, empowering them to enhance operations, make informed decisions and deliver value to their clients.”


Companies accepted to the 2024 REACH Commercial program are as follows:


  • Acres  is a geospatial land research platform designed to empower brokers and agents involved in land transactions.
  • Infinityy  brings properties to life with immersive AI companions that plan and execute personalized property and neighborhood experiences, capturing leads 24/7 and significantly increasing close rates.
  • Incentifind  is an incentive resource from search to savings. The go-to database of green building incentives, with $500 million in savings already identified.
  • Premise HQ  automates complex data management across commercial and industrial properties from completely disparate applications and processes to reduce operational costs, increase capitalization rates and minimize risk.
  • Prophia  provides commercial real estate investors and operators an AI-driven data management platform to enhance the performance of assets, funds and portfolios.
  • Rensair is the world’s first certified air quality ecosystem, using patented hardware and software to cut carbon out of existing HVAC systems and instantly lower emissions and energy use by more than 40%.
  • Withco  empowers small businesses to become property owners so that they obtain the control, wealth, and permanence only afforded through ownership.

“This year’s REACH Commercial cohort, selected from our most competitive application pool yet, is set to significantly impact the industry,” said Bob Gillespie, managing partner of REACH Commercial. “They are addressing major challenges in our rapidly evolving field with innovative solutions in lowering carbon emissions, leveraging artificial intelligence and big data, and creating better fintech solutions to drive real estate transactions. We are excited about this outstanding group and their potential for substantial growth.”

REACH offers a robust curriculum including education, mentorship, exclusive networking opportunities and significant exposure to the global real estate marketplace. To learn more about REACH and how to get involved, visit  nar-reach.com(link is external).


About REACH

REACH is a unique technology scale-up program created by Second Century Ventures, the most active global fund in real estate technology. Backed by the National Association of Realtors®, REACH leverages the association’s 1.5 million members and an unparalleled network of executives within real estate and adjacent industries. The REACH program helps technology companies scale across the real estate vertical and its adjacent markets through education, mentorship, and market exposure.


About NAR

The National Association of Realtors® is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.5 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. The term Realtor® is a registered collective membership mark that identifies a real estate professional who is a member of the National Association of Realtors® and subscribes to its strict  Code of Ethics.


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Dubai Land Department, Second Century Ventures Celebrate Start of REACH Middle East

12 February 2026
DUBAI, UAE (Feb 12, 2026) With the endorsement and backing of Dubai Land Department (DLD) and Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Campus (Dtec), Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors® and the world’s most active global real estate technology fund, is proud to announce the start of the 2026 REACH Middle East programme. The inaugural cohort includes innovative proptech companies from the UAE, Saudi Arabia and India, who marked the accelerator’s launch with booth presentations at PropTech Connect, one of the world’s largest real estate exhibitions. The programme has been specifically designed to support the wider goals of the UAE Digital Economy Strategy, the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33), and the Dubai Real Estate Strategy 2033. Supporting regional and international start-ups, REACH will provide a proven framework, financial backing, tailored mentorship, enhanced network and investor access, long-term alumni support and access to a global proptech community. The eight-month accelerator is designed to scale opportunities for the programme cohort and to drive deeper connections among company founders. The initiative is driven by Siddiq Farid and Karim Helal, two leaders with extensive experience in the GCC’s real estate and technology markets. Farid founded the highly successful real estate fractionalisation company, SmartCrowd, while Helal is one of the region’s most recognisable entrepreneurs and a founding board member of the Dubai PropTech Business Council. Majid Al Marri, CEO of Real Estate Registration Sector at Dubai Land Department, commented: “REACH Middle East will directly contribute to the goals of Crown Prince of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s inspiring Real Estate Strategy 2033. The selected start-ups are developing innovative solutions for citizens and residents that will enhance the real estate ecosystem and underline Dubai’s role as a global leader in the property sector.” Siddiq Farid, Managing Director of REACH Middle East, said: “This programme brings together strategic influence and financial support to spur innovation within the real estate sector. With the robust backing of Dubai Land Department and Second Century Ventures, as well as world-class industry mentors, the programme provides our cohort companies with the very best chance of becoming future unicorns.” “The Middle East real estate market, with Dubai as a focal point, has become a hotbed for some of the most innovative minds in technology. The latest expansion of the REACH programme will support exciting new ideas and propel the region’s prop-techs to excel on the global stage,” added Dave Garland, Managing Partner at Second Century Ventures. Hans Henrik Christensen, Vice President and General Manager of Dtec, commented: “We are proud to welcome and support REACH, and provide a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment to stimulate these exciting start-ups.” Companies accepted to the 2026 REACH Middle East programme include: Asano : a real estate development intelligence platform that unifies financial, development and spatial data to improve capital planning across large-scale real estate projects Coraly : an AI-powered growth platform for real estate agencies Fixit : an AI employee solution for real estate sales, helping agencies sell faster and smarter HoloX : creator of digital twins for off-plan real estate sales, transforming complex master plans into interactive 3D experiences Rewa : a platform that turns rental payments into rewarding financial experiences for tenants, while enabling landlords and property managers to collect rent digitally Takeem : a digital rental platform to simplify processes, save upfront fees, pre-qualify tenants and de-risk landlord investments by protecting rental income Watad : an AI-powered building materials procurement platform with embedded finance This is the first expansion of the REACH programme to the Middle East region, part of a global network that has supported more than 300 new businesses worldwide since its establishment in 2019. The programme launch coincided with Dubai’s PropTech Connect 2026, one of the world’s biggest real estate technology conferences and exhibitions, hosted in partnership with Dubai Land Department. Cohort members and REACH partners, as well as 14 global REACH companies exhibited. Visit https://www.nar-reach.com/middle-east for more information.

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