Brought to you by the Housing Innovation Alliance, Pitchfest is the leading forum for housing focused startups and industry to connect, share ideas, and explore business opportunities.
Up-and-comers have secured strategic advisors + advocates, demonstration partners, and multimillion-dollar investors and have even been acquired after meeting through the Housing Innovation Alliance platform.
We’re looking for ideas that help homebuilders and developers deliver better housing and be better companies.
Investors + industry experts will evaluate applications. They’ll screen each idea in terms of its uniqueness, its potential to impact the industry, scalability + feasibility, and their impressions of the team behind it.
10 finalists will be selected to pitch live at 2026 Housing Innovation Summit with the Judge Choice and Audience Favorite chosen onsite. One finalist will receive a $100k investment from Home Technology Ventures. Benefit from our PR campaign, finalists events and matchmaking introductions to our network.
Watch the moments the 2024 Pitchfest winners are announced!
Watch the highlights from the 2024 Pitchfest.
Learn more about how the winning solutions can impact society at large.
A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top.
marketplace for soil sourcing, tracking + compliance
connecting services + shelter for the housing insecure
knowledge transfer + AI-based e-learning
robotics for wood reclamation + reuse
molded, high-density gypsum construction
next-gen modular heat pump w/ energy management
AI-driven real estate analytics + underwriting
comprehensive talent development + placement platform
DC-driven electrical platform for smart connections
BIM-driven robotic construction for attainable housing
3D site work platform w/ survey-level topographic scans
equity + wealth building app for renters
Find highlights from 2023 on the Housing Innovation Alliance podcast. You’ll hear from each of the 4 winners, including the Q&A portion of their time slot. The series also includes episodes from select finalists and a bonus episode with highlights from all.
Watch the 2023 keynote on prioritizing + investing in innovation, featuring KP Reddy of Shadow Ventures.
The Keynote was broadcasted live on LinkedIn and includes the announcement of the 2023 winners.