Inman names 2026 Best of Proptech award winners

Inman today announced the winners of its 2026 Best of Proptech Awards. Winners were named in 21 categories, chosen from 126 nominees, along with runners-up in most categories.

This is the first year Inman has combined its Best of Proptech and Best of AI honors into one program. A team of Inman executives from across the company reviewed the nominations and made the selections. With so many strong nominees, Inman added a runner-up in most categories for the first time this year.

Highlights from this year’s winners:

• Luxury Presence, used by more than 100,000 agents, won Best Overall Proptech of the Year. BrokerBot, an AI assistant built for brokerages, was runner-up.
• 100, which uses AI to catch fraud in rental applications, won Proptech Startup of the Year.
• Livia, which lets agents call, text or email to describe a buyer’s wishes in plain words, then hands back a ranked shortlist from their MLS, won Best AI-Native Startup.
• Cotality won the new Responsible and Ethical AI Award.
• Ashley Fidler of MoxiWorks was named AI Visionary of the Year, and Josh Miller of Epique Realty was named Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year.

“Congratulations to every winner and runner-up. The technology these teams built is solving real problems for agents, brokers, lenders and buyers, and you can see it in the results they shared with us. We’re proud to recognize the people behind it,” said Tom Bohn, CEO of Inman.

The full list of winners and runners-up is below and on the 2026 Best of Proptech Awards page.

AI in Marketing and Content Creation

• Winner: Rechat
• Runner-up: Canva

AI Visionary of the Year

• Winner: Ashley Fidler, MoxiWorks
• Runner-up: Pritesh Damani, Real REMAX Group

AI-Powered Insights and Decision Tools

• Winner: Lone Wolf Technologies
• Runner-up: Breezy 

Alternative Homeownership and Equity Models

• Winner: Pairgap
• Runner-up: Pacaso

Best AI-Native Startup

• Winner: Livia
• Runner-up: MyOps

Best Overall Proptech of the Year

• Winner: Luxury Presence
• Runner-up: BrokerBot

Consumer Experience and Marketplace Innovation

• Winner: Snapdoor
• Runner-up: BLACKLINE

Conversational AI and Virtual Assistants

• Winner: RoostHaven
• Runner-up: Speculo.ai

Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Real Estate

• Winner: TrueHOA
• Runner-up: Home Fraud Defense

Data and Intelligence Platforms

• Winner: Gitcha
• Runner-up: ATTOM

Housing and Construction Innovation

• Winner: Spacial
• Runner-up: Canibuild

Mortgage and Lending Innovation

• Winner: Tidalwave
• Runner-up: New American Funding

Property Management and Multifamily Tech

• Winner: Grotto AI
• Runner-up: RecallProof

Proptech Founder / Visionary of the Year

• Winner: Josh Miller, Epique Realty
• Runner-up: Bobbi Steward, Revyse

Proptech Startup of the Year

• Winner: 100
• Runner-up: Edensign

Responsible and Ethical AI Award

• Winner: Cotality
• Runner-up: MoxiWorks

SaaS and Agent Productivity Tools

• Winner: Back At You
• Runner-up: MAXA Designs

Smart Building and Proptech

• Winner: SmartRent
• Runner-up: Alfred International

Title, Escrow and Closing Technology

• Winner: HomeLight
• Runner-up: Sabal Sign

Transaction and Brokerage Innovation

• Winner: MaxHome
• Runner-up: Side

Venture Capital and Proptech Investment

• Winner: Second Century Ventures / REACH

Information on Inman’s full slate of real estate industry awards can be found at inman.com/awards. Questions about Inman’s real estate awards programs can be directed to awards@inman.com.