Big Ideas for Innovation in Housing

Matchmaking

Meet investors, advisors, customers + peers.

Now accepting applications through April 13, 2025

Be a Housing Innovation Contender.

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.

On June 11, 2025 ten finalists will take to the Innovation Stage at PCBC in Anaheim, California to present their transformative solutions.

This Year We’re Looking for Solutions that Impact the Following Areas of Focus:

How do we build more homes to shrink the current deficit?

construction software

robotics & automation

supply chain & talent optimization

regulatory technology

How do we make housing more attainable?

reduce financial impediments

expand access to financial benefits of ownership

reduce costs of housing (insurance, maintenance, financing, etc)

How do we reduce the impact of housing?

waste reduction

reduce resource consumption

reduce carbon footprint

How do we simplify owning and managing a home?

home data capture & usage

connectivity solutions

home services optimization

skills training (DIY & pro solutions)

How do we adapt existing homes for new needs?

aging in place

climate resiliency

flexible housing

multigenerational housing

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THE COMPETITION

Share Big Ideas

We’re looking for ideas that help homebuilders and developers deliver better housing and be better companies.

Think Like an Investor.

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.

Compete Live: Cash + Connections

10 finalists will be selected to pitch live at PCBC 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.

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2024 HIGHLIGHTS

Meet the 2024 Winners

Congratulations to All the 2024 Finalists

Watch the moments the 2024 Pitchfest winners are announced!

WATCH VIDEO

Watch the highlights from the 2024 Pitchfest.

WATCH VIDEO

Pitchfest 2024 Article Recap

Learn more about how the winning solutions can impact society at large.

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Meet the 2023 Winners

A dozen companies made it to the final round, and four came out on top.

Soil Connect

marketplace for soil sourcing, tracking + compliance

FwdSlash

connecting services + shelter for the housing insecure

On3

knowledge transfer + AI-based e-learning

Urban Machine

robotics for wood reclamation + reuse

Congratulations to All of the 2023 Finalists

Amatec

molded, high-density gypsum construction

Aris Hydronics

next-gen modular heat pump w/ energy management

Arx City

AI-driven real estate analytics + underwriting

Jobs to Build

comprehensive talent development + placement platform

LumenCache

DC-driven electrical platform for smart connections

StructureBot

BIM-driven robotic construction for attainable housing

TraceAir Technologies

3D site work platform w/ survey-level topographic scans

Up&Up

equity + wealth building app for renters

Podcast

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.

Listen

How to Prioritize + Fund Innovation

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.

2023 Keynote