This past weekend, Outlier HQ hosted their 2nd annual Founders Weekend Pitch Competition in St. George Utah at the Electric Theater.  Among the 22 registered teams screened in the first round, only 8 made it to the 2nd round and were given an opportunity to pitch at the event.  Three finalists, ARTI, Teton Valley Brands, and Heroic, were invited to pitch on the final day.

ARTI, a new real estate transaction experience was recognized as the Judges second choice.  Teton Valley Brands offering traceable sourcing for real Idaho potato chips won audience choice, and Heroic Cybersecurity, a combination of identity theft protection and antivirus protection earned Judges choice.

Matt Walter, CTO pitching ARTI said, “The feedback we are getting about ARTI is phenominal.  Our goal is to solve the information transparency problem for buyers and sellers of real estate.  In the past, clients didn’t really know what was happening in a real estate transaction unless they asked their agent.  Now, with our proprietary transaction window, clients and other industry partners share the same workspace with the agent and can see contracts, marketing, critical dates, progress indicators, and a facebook like activity feed for their transaction.  We are trying to give people what they want, transparency, structure, and speed.”

Neil Walter, CEO for Brokers Technology pitching ARTI commented, “We were really excited to pitch at Founders Weekend.  There were some exceptional firms at the event.  We are honored to be part of the whole process including the speakers, panels, and networking that went on to support technology development across the region.  I would highly recommend anyone interested in learning more about entrepreneurship or technology ventures to come next year.”

Founders Weekend hosted by Outlier HQ is a 2-day entrepreneurial conference located in St. George.  This year there were 215 registered attendees with three presentation streams, keynotes, and the pitch competition.

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About ARTI:
ARTI is not artificial intelligence or a robot, he has no interest in taking over the world, but he is here to make real estate easier for everyone.  He helps move the transaction process along, keeps everyone informed, and provides insight through a proprietary transaction window.  ARTI brings structure, speed, and transparency to real estate transactions.  He may not be a person, but once you get to know him, you won’t be able to imagine real estate without him.  ARTI is a better way to transact real estate.  www.brokerstechnology.com

About ERA Brokers:
ERA Brokers Consolidated is a brokerage infused with proprietary real estate technology. The organization operates commercial and residential brokerages in Utah and Nevada. With over 300 agents and staff, ERA Brokers Consolidated closed over 3,000 transactions worth nearly $1 billion in value in 2016, and manages more than $250 million in assets for its clients.

This past weekend, the most prestigious technology competition in the real estate industry was held in New York.  RealogyFWD featured 18 emerging technologies presented to a panel of judges in rapid fire succession.  Participants demonstrated apps, websites, back office, and consumer focused offerings.  The winner was Hurdlr, which provides business performance insights to agents.  The other two finalists were Agentology, providing qualified lead management solutions to brokers and agents, and Transporter, a new virtual reality product competing with Matterport.

The event was held at the Microsoft Technology Center in Times Square.  There were some of the most prestigious names in real estate in attendance, including Richard Smith and Alex Perriello, both featured prominently in the Swanenpoel Power 200, John Peyton, CEO for Realogy Franchise Group, and many other national franchise executives.

A local technology company was selected from over 100 applicants across the country to present their platform, ARTI at the event.  ARTI features a transformative real estate experience for both buyers and sellers by increasing transparency of all aspects of a real estate transaction.  Gone are the days where you have to call your real estate agent to know what the status is, clients can see leads, critical dates, documents, timelines, and progress in real time.  In its reporting of the event, Inman News called out ARTI and quoted Neil Walter, CEO as saying their goal was to bring “a series of technologies together in a single platform that makes a much better experience both for our agents and ultimately for our consumers.”  See the full Inman coverage here.

Matt Walter, CTO said “This the second time we have received coverage from Inman this summer.  We are really excited to see their acknowledgement of a platform we have worked hard on.  We believe we can be impactful in offering transparency, structure, and speed to our clients that our competitors can’t match.”

ARTI is currently being used to transact approximately 3,500 transactions in 2017 worth $1 billion in volume.

About ARTI:
ARTI is not artificial intelligence or a robot, he has no interest in taking over the world, but he is here to make real estate easier for everyone.  He helps move the transaction process along, keeps everyone informed, and provides insight through a proprietary transaction window.  ARTI brings structure, speed, and transparency to real estate transactions.  He may not be a person, but once you get to know him, you won’t be able to imagine real estate without him.  ARTI is a better way to transact real estate.  www.brokerstechnology.com for information.

About ERA Brokers:
ERA Brokers Consolidated is a brokerage infused with proprietary real estate technology. The organization operates commercial and residential brokerages in Utah and Nevada. With over 300 agents and staff, ERA Brokers Consolidated closed over 3,000 transactions worth nearly $1 billion in value in 2016, and manages more than $250 million in assets for its clients.

5/22/17 – Inman News, the leading real estate industry news resource, featured ARTI, a new real estate experience.  Streamlining transaction management for clients, agents, and brokers, ARTI was reviewed by Craig Rowe, Inman’s real estate technology expert.

In reference to ARTI, Craig commented: “It combines mobile communications with a browser-based admin for all parties to monitor, measure, and manage each step of a sale.  I like that Arti doesn’t classify a transaction as merely the point at which an offer is accepted. In my opinion, a transaction begins with the listing agreement.”  Regarding client engagement he added, “ARTI builds a website for each listing it handles and incorporates a Matterport tour. There’s also a YouTube page for properties, a flyer generated and, if needed, “Just Listed” postcards. Clients can watch as each marketing task is checked off the list of transaction actions, and…clients can choose to be notified via text every step of the way, from new leads and completed tasks to changes in status.  If they don’t like mobile alerts, the Recent Activity panel on the browser interface can keep them abreast of what’s happening.”

Craig on behalf of Inman concluded: “By allowing clients access to the same suite of tools used by their agents, the Walters believe Arti is making real estate sales more transparent for the buying public. I tend to agree…Every date, task, document and milestone is easy to access, mobile-ready and customer-facing within ARTI. It has a pervasive user interface that is best described as clinical but pleasing. It’s easy to browse and navigate in order to keep up with what’s happening.  I wish this was a full-fledged commercially-available product because it’s on par with the dotloops of the world.  Nice job, ERA.”

Matt Walter, Chief Technology Officer commented, “We are excited to have such a favorable review from an expert like Craig.  Given the number of systems and platforms he evaluates, his perspective is valuable.”  Regarding the ARTI approach, Matt added, “We are focused on better organizational structure in the transaction, increasing the transaction speed, and creating more transparency for clients.  ARTI accomplishes this better than anything in the market today.”

About ERA Brokers Consolidated

ERA Brokers Consolidated is a brokerage infused with proprietary real estate technology.  ERA Brokers Consolidated includes 8 offices on the I-15 corridor from Salt Lake City, UT to Las Vegas Nevada.   It is a subsidiary of Brokers Holdings, which operates commercial and residential brokerages in Utah and Nevada.  With approximately 300 agents and staff, Brokers Holdings closed over 3,000 transactions worth nearly $1 billion in value in 2016, and it manages approximately $250 million in real estate for its clients.