See 32 pitch decks that some of the hottest proptech startups used to raise millions from top VCs like SoftBank and a16z

• Proptech was never hotter than 2021, where it raised a record of $30 billion.
• VC investment fell by 38% in 2022, but the technological transformation of real estate continues.

Real estate's technological transformation was well underway before the pandemic drove it into hyperspeed. Early innovators like Zillow showed that there was a place for real estate on the internet, while investments from firms like SoftBank showed that big money was paying attention.

But when COVID reshuffled the deck, and interest rates were at record lows, the sector exploded with interest, and record investment. Now, interest rates are rising, and some of proptech's stars have sunk, layoffs have abounded, and investment was down 38% in 2022.

But startups and venture capital continue to drive real estate tech's ambitions forward, backing companies that 3D-print carbon-neutral homes, bring home-buying transactions entirely online, and that make it easier than ever to become a landlord of all — or part — of a property.

Insider has collected 32 pitch decks that successful firms have used to raise funding from VCs and private-equity firms.

Check out the full collection below.

Residential real estate

The residential real-estate market surged into the beginning of 2022, with low interest rates driving record-high home price appreciation. Renting got a lot more expensive, too, with and everyone started flocking to invest in apartment buildings. Then, as the Fed began to pump the brakes, housing has cooled, cutting valuations for any company focused on the residential space.

However, this sector has been a major focus for proptech companies such as those that help investors purchase and manage homes from afar, tools for residential brokers and leasing agents, and digital closing companies that digitize paper-heavy real estate transactions.

• Individual real-estate investors now have a way to compete with the big guys. Here's the 12-page deck one startup used to raise $39 million to make that happen.
• See the pitch deck a real-estate startup used to raise $27 million from SoftBank to build the world's largest housing company — without owning any homes
• Here's the investor deck that helped the real-estate startup Divvy raise a $30 million series A led by Andreessen Horowitz
• The online mortgage broker Morty used this pitch deck to raise a $25 million Series B and enable more homebuyers to skip the traditional mortgage process
• Here's the presentation digital closing startup Endpoint used to nab $40 million from its parent company, title giant First American
• A real-estate listings startup trying to rival Zillow used this pitch deck to raise $25 million for its super-powered home search website
• Flyhomes turns home buyers into cash buyers in a wild housing market. Check out the pitch deck it used to raise $150 million in fresh funding.
• Real-estate startup Immo scoops up single-family homes from sellers then turns them into rental investments. Check out the 26-slide pitch deck it used to raise $75 million.
• Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck that property-tech startup Ownwell used to raise a $5.75 million seed round from investors like First Round Capital
• Here's the pitch deck that Playhouse used to raise $2.8 million to become a 'TikTok for real estate'
• This property startup buys homes directly from sellers in as little as a week. Check out the 19-page pitch deck it used to raise $65 million.

Commercial real estate

The pandemic laid bare the necessity of a technological transformation of commercial real estate. Remote work has changed professional workers' relationship to the office forever. E-commerce adoption has skyrocketed, but consumers also were starved for in-person interactions and increased their time at restaurants. Data of all sorts became increasingly more important in order to keep a competitive advantage over other struggling commercial landlords, and processes that used to take place on email or even in pen and paper are now taking place on dedicated pieces of software.

• As building costs rise, this startup says real-estate developers can save millions by ditching spreadsheets. Here's the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise $25 million.
• See the pitch deck the air-purification startup Wynd used to raise $10 million to help Marriott guests breathe easier
• VergeSense, an office-sensor startup that tracks employees' movements, just nabbed $9 million. From social distancing scores to real-time occupancy alerts, here's its pitch deck.
• See the pitch deck a startup that monitors building ventilation used to raise $8 million during the pandemic
• An exclusive look at the 19-slide pitch deck a real-estate-investing startup aimed at millennials and Gen Zers used to raise a total of $9 million
• Here's the 10-page Series A pitch deck used by Honeycomb, a startup that wants to revolutionize the $26 billion market for multifamily property insurance
• Check out the 9-slide pitch deck this ex-Googler used to raise $15 million for SME property tech startup Keyway
• This entrepreneur is giving landlords and homeowners a chance to buy their own personal power plants. See the pitch deck he used to raise millions.

Construction tech

The pandemic boosted traditional construction companies' interest in the high-tech corner of the sector. Startups that make digital tools to manage worksites from afar suddenly became indispensable, while the current housing shortage brought even more attention to companies that are developing ways to build homes faster and more cheaply.

• A construction-tech startup that's developed a faster way to model a building's energy efficiency used this 13-page pitch deck to nab $5.7 million
• OpenSpace, a startup that wants to be the telemedicine of construction, used this 24-page pitch deck to nab $15 million from investors including Menlo Ventures
• Read the 19-page pitch deck an online construction-parts marketplace trying to compete with Amazon used to raise millions
• See the pitch deck that lured investing powerhouse Tiger Global to lead a $30 million round for a startup trying to revolutionize construction spending
• Here's the 21-slide pitch deck construction-tech startup Mosaic used to lay out its vision for the future of homebuilding and nab $14 million from backers including Andreessen Horowitz
• As building costs rise, this startup says real-estate developers can save millions by ditching spreadsheets. Here's the 12-slide pitch deck it used to raise $25 million.
• Plentific helps big landlords source contractors for repairs. We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck it used to raise $100 million for expansion and acquisitions.
• Here's an exclusive look at the pitch deck the proptech platform Wreno used to raise a $5 million seed round

Short-term rentals and hospitality

The short-term rental market saw an explosion in the early days of the pandemic, as those looking for a place to wait out quarantine in comfort competed with those looking for a safer family vacation, driving up occupancy. Suddenly, investing in vacation-rental properties that could be listed on Airbnb or Vrbo became extremely attractive, and regular people could take advantage of the cheap capital to do so.

Things have since swung in the other direction, with supply outpacing demand, making some say the gold rush is over. However, short-term rental is here to stay, with companies that help people buy, manage, and invest properties finding plenty of customers — and investors.

• A Latin American short-term rental startup just raised $48 million in a Series A led by a16z. Here's the deck it uses to pitch institutional landlords it looks to partner with.
• See the 26-page pitch deck Kasa Living used to raise $30 million while other short-term rental startups were folding
• Here's the pitch deck that Koala, a startup bringing an Airbnb-style marketplace to the wonky timeshare industry, used to raise $3.4 million
• See the pitch deck a startup used to raise $5 million to help people invest in shares of vacation homes for as little as $100
• Regular people can pay for a day pass to swim in pools at Ritz-Carlton hotels. Here's the pitch deck ResortPass used to raise $26 million from investors like The Points Guy, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jessica Alba.
• See the pitch deck a startup used to raise $4 million to buy, sell, and manage short-term-rental properties