Who We Are
Our team, mission, and what makes Rentalize different in Irish housing tech.
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Actively Raising Seed Round
The operating system for
affordable housing
Rentalize is a revenue-generating Irish PropTech building the operating system for affordable housing. We manage 500+ units across local authorities and approved housing bodies, and we are raising a EUR 2,000,000 SAFE seed round in 2026 to expand across Ireland and enter the UK market.
Investment Snapshot
Stage
Seed Round
Sector
PropTech / GovTech
Market
$5.9B by 2033
Geography
Ireland, UK, EU
Model
SaaS, Recurring Revenue
Revenue
Generating
HQ
Dublin, Ireland
Paying LA Customer
500+
Units Managed
4,600
Applications in One Week
30%
Efficiency Gains
Trusted by Ireland's housing sector
The Round
EUR 2,000,000 SAFE seed round, open in 2026
Round size
EUR 2,000,000
Instrument
SAFE
Stage
Seed
Use of funds
Sales · Engineering
UK entry · Ops
UK entry · Ops
Investor profile
PropTech · GovTech
SaaS VCs · Angels
SaaS VCs · Angels
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The Problem
Property management runs on spreadsheets and 20 year old software
The industry has two choices: legacy platforms built before smartphones existed, or consumer tools that cannot handle compliance, reporting, or scale. Local authorities and housing bodies are stuck using generic CRMs never designed for property.
This is a EUR 5.9 billion market where the incumbents are ripe for disruption.
Legacy platforms like Buildium and Yardi are slow, expensive, and built for a pre-cloud world
Housing bodies and local authorities use generic CRMs that require hundreds of thousands in custom development
Manual processes waste 30%+ of operational time on rent calculations, payment reconciliation, and compliance reporting
European regulation requires local compliance that US platforms do not support, leaving a massive gap in the market
No single platform covers private landlords, AHBs, and local authorities, forcing each segment to cobble together different tools
What We Build
One platform for every type of property manager
Rentalize replaces fragmented tools with a single platform that handles everything from tenant onboarding and rent collection to compliance reporting and predictive maintenance.
Meet Talia AI Assistant
One conversation away from any answer. Talia is the AI layer across the entire Rentalize platform, handling reporting, arrears management, compliance checks, application processing, and operational insights. Not a chatbot. A housing operations expert that understands your data.
Compliance
Reporting
Arrears
Applications
Maintenance
Property Portfolio Management
Full lifecycle management for residential, social, and affordable housing portfolios. Track units, tenancies, leases, and occupancy in real time.
Core Product
Automated Rent Collection
End-to-end payment processing with automated reminders, arrears tracking, and full reconciliation. Landlords get paid faster. Tenants never miss a payment.
Revenue
Compliance and Reporting
Purpose-built for Irish and EU regulation. Automated DHLGH returns, differential rent calculations, HAP administration, and full audit trails.
GovTech
Maintenance Management
Tenant-facing request portal, contractor assignment, SLA tracking, and work order management. Reduce response times and maintenance costs by up to 40%.
Operations
Tenant and Landlord Portals
Self-service portals for tenants and landlords. View statements, submit requests, upload documents, and communicate, all from any device.
Experience
Financial Analytics
Real-time dashboards for revenue tracking, expense management, and financial forecasting. Make data-driven decisions about your portfolio in seconds.
Intelligence
The Product
Live and in production
Screenshots from the live Rentalize platform, currently managing 500+ units for Local Authority customers.
RENTALIZE SELECT
Lettings and allocation for Local Authorities
RENTALIZE CORE
Property management for housing bodies
Market Opportunity
A massive and growing market
Property management technology is one of the most actively funded verticals in PropTech. The market fundamentals are strong and accelerating.
Total Addressable Market
$42B+
Global PropTech market in 2024, projected to exceed $119B by 2032 (Allied Market Research)
Serviceable Market
$5.9B
Property management software market projected by 2033, growing at 6.4% CAGR (Grand View Research)
AI PropTech Funding
$3.2B
Invested in AI-powered PropTech startups in 2024. Capital is rotating heavily toward AI-native companies
PropTech funding surged to $1.7 billion in January 2026 alone (CRETI), a 176% year-over-year increase. Total PropTech funding reached $16.7 billion in 2025 (Multifamily Dive). Property management SaaS benefits from recurring revenue models with strong retention and LTV:CAC ratios above 3:1.
Competitive Landscape
How Rentalize compares
While competitors bolt features onto legacy codebases, Rentalize was built from day one for modern property management across both private and public housing sectors.
| Capability | Rentalize | Buildium | AppFolio | Yardi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social/Affordable Housing | Purpose-Built | No | No | Limited |
| Local Authority / GovTech | HAP, Cost Rental, AHB | No | No | No |
| EU/Irish Compliance | Native | US Only | US Only | Basic |
| Modern Cloud Architecture | Cloud-Native | Legacy | Hybrid | Legacy |
| Differential Rent Automation | All 31 LA Schemes | No | No | No |
| Tenant/Landlord Portals | Built-In | Yes | Yes | Add-on |
Traction
Our journey so far
2022
Founded
Identified the affordable housing software gap. Began building the platform and researching 53 housing schemes across Ireland and the UK.
2023
Platform Development
Core platform built. Established initial relationships with Local Authorities and Approved Housing Bodies.
2024
Incorporated and Launched
Rentalize Software Limited incorporated (CRO 765596). Launched Rentalize Select. First LA deployment live with affordable housing scheme.
2025
Revenue, Proof, and Reference
First paying LA customer. 4,600 applications processed in one week. 100:1 oversubscription handled. LA now a referenceable customer actively recommending Rentalize.
2026
Seed Round
Raising €2M to build sales team, close 3 to 5 additional LAs and AHBs, and enter the UK market with 35 additional housing schemes.
Investment Thesis
Why invest in Rentalize
Underserved EUR 5.9B Market
The affordable and social housing sector has virtually no modern software options. Local authorities across Europe still use spreadsheets and generic CRMs. Rentalize is building the category leader.
$5.9B
PM software market by 2033, with the affordable housing sub-segment growing even faster as governments invest in housing infrastructure.
Recurring Revenue, Low Churn
SaaS model with monthly/annual subscriptions. Property managers rarely switch once embedded. LTV:CAC ratios above 3:1. Essential-service software.
Proven Traction
Paying Local Authority customer, 500+ units under management, 4,600 applications processed in a single week. A revenue generating platform with a referenceable customer, not a pitch deck company.
European Beachhead with Global Path
Strong position in Ireland and UK with a clear, repeatable expansion playbook. EU regulation favours compliance-native platforms over US imports. Continental expansion planned for 2027.
PropTech + GovTech Convergence
Rentalize sits at the intersection of two high-growth verticals. PropTech for the technology, GovTech for the government buyer. This dual positioning expands our addressable market.
Government Contracts
Public sector contracts are high-value, long-term (3-5 year), and sticky. Ireland's 31 local authorities represent a EUR 310K+/year opportunity for platform licensing alone.
ESG
Built green by default
Rentalize is paperless by default. Every tenancy is digital, every lease is e-signed, and the platform runs on efficient EU cloud infrastructure. The tools we ship actively reduce energy waste in the housing our customers manage.
Paperless tenancies
Digital leases, e-signatures, automated document storage, and online notices. Housing bodies on Rentalize stop printing thousands of pages per year per 1,000 units.
Low-carbon cloud
Hosted in EU-region data centres powered by low-carbon grids and GDPR aligned. No on-premise servers for customers, no duplicate infrastructure per tenant.
Energy efficiency for landlords
BER tracking, IoT sensor integration, and predictive maintenance cut energy waste and unnecessary site visits. Issues are caught before they become emergency call-outs.
Mission aligned with social impact
Our core market is social, cost rental, and affordable purchase housing. Every deployment supports public sector goals for more accessible, better managed homes.
ESG reporting ready
Built-in compliance and reporting infrastructure for NOAC performance indicators, Part V tracking, and emerging ESG disclosure regimes.
Use of Funds
How we will deploy capital
35%
Sales and Marketing
Head of Sales, Marketing Lead, demand gen, events, and case studies to accelerate pipeline.
30%
Engineering
Scale platform, AI/ML investment, and UK housing scheme compliance.
20%
UK Market Entry
UK sales presence, regulatory adaptation for 35 schemes, and partnerships.
15%
Operations
Customer success, compliance team, and working capital.
Leadership
The team behind Rentalize
Aria Pour
Founder and CEO
Founded Rentalize in 2022. Deep understanding of the Irish housing landscape, public sector procurement, and regulatory challenges. Led the first LA deployment, processing 4,600 applications in one week.
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Allen R Arifi
Co-Founder and CTO
Leading all engineering and technology decisions. Building the cloud-native, AI-powered platform from the ground up. Responsible for architecture, scalability, and the technical roadmap.
Milad Pour
Co-Founder and Head of Product
Leading product strategy and customer implementations. PMP certified. Ensures every deployment meets the specific compliance needs of each housing body and scheme.
Hiring with Seed Round
Head of Sales (public sector / GovTech) · Marketing Lead (demand gen, events) · Customer Success · Senior Engineers (AI/ML, platform)
FAQ
Investor questions
Rentalize is raising a Seed Round of €2M. We are seeking investment from PropTech-focused venture capital firms, GovTech funds, SaaS-focused funds, and angel investors to build our sales team, expand across Ireland, and enter the UK market.
The global property management software market is projected to reach $5.9 billion by 2033, growing at a 6.4% CAGR (Grand View Research). The broader PropTech market exceeded $42 billion in 2024 and is projected to surpass $119 billion by 2032 (Allied Market Research).
We serve four primary segments: Local Authorities that administer HAP, Cost Rental, and social housing programmes. Approved Housing Bodies (AHBs) that manage social and affordable housing stock. Property Management Companies managing portfolios on behalf of owners. Private landlords with portfolios of any size. We are currently focused on Ireland and the UK, with European expansion planned.
Rentalize is purpose-built for the European housing market with native compliance for Irish and EU regulation. Our key differentiators are: (1) the only platform covering private landlords, AHBs, and local authorities on one system, (2) native HAP, Cost Rental, and differential rent automation, (3) GovTech-grade security and audit trails, and (4) first-mover advantage in the Irish and UK affordable housing technology market.
Rentalize is revenue generating with a paying Local Authority customer, manages over 500 units, and processed 4,600 applications in a single week with 100:1 oversubscription. Our customers report 30% operational efficiency improvements. The LA is a referenceable customer actively recommending Rentalize to other authorities.
PropTech is one of the most actively funded technology verticals. AI-powered PropTech startups attracted $3.2 billion in VC investment in 2024, and funding surged to $1.7 billion in January 2026 alone, a 176% year-over-year increase. Property management SaaS benefits from recurring revenue, essential-service demand, and strong customer retention.
We would love to hear from you. Contact us here to request our investor deck and schedule a call with CEO Aria Pour. You can also call us directly at 01 914 5000. We respond to all investor inquiries within 24 hours.
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Meet the founders
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This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation to buy securities. Any investment in Rentalize involves risk and should only be made by qualified investors after reviewing complete offering materials. Contact us for full details.