Accepting 2025 applications soon. Stay tuned.
Be a Housing Innovation Contender.
The Housing Innovation Alliance – and our annual Summit — have always been the forum for 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 Alliance.
We’re proud of the matches we’ve made so far and the success of our housing focused startup competition. We’re looking forward to having even more attendees involved in the action at this year’s event.
On June 11, 2025 ten Pitchfest finalists will take to the Innovation Stage at PCBC in Anaheim, California to present their transformative solutions.
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, on June 11th, in Anaheim, and 2 ‘best of’ winners will be chosen onsite. Benefit from our PR campaign, finalist dinner, and matchmaking introductions to our network.
2024 HIGHLIGHTS
2023 HIGHLIGHTS
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.
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.
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