What Revive Real Estate does

Revive Real Estate (operating as Revive HQ, Inc.) is a U.S. private company founded in 2020 and headquartered in Irvine, California, that finances and manages residential renovations performed prior to a home sale. The core commercial offer is a pay-at-completion model: Revive fronts labor, materials, and project management costs, and is repaid from the proceeds of the eventual property sale. The company serves two principal customer sets: home sellers seeking to maximize sale price without upfront capital or project management burden, and real estate agents and brokerages who refer seller clients and use Revive's tools to increase listing commissions (case-study data shows commission uplifts of 30-77.5% on partnered transactions).

The product portfolio spans four renovation programs (Renovate to Sell, Sell 360, Renovate to Stay, Flip 360) and an agent-tooling suite comprising Revive AI (property valuation and renovation scoping), Revive Edge (lead generation), Marketing Center (automated marketing materials), and the Revive Mobile App (transaction management). Revive AI processes structured property data to generate valuations, condition assessments, renovation scopes, and visualizations; the AI capability is described as knowledge_retrieval and predictive_analytics rather than proprietary model development. The company reports 2,000+ completed projects, $500M+ in generated client home value, a 4.8-star average customer rating, and a 100% project completion rate.

Distribution is primarily through real estate agent and brokerage referrals (with named partners including Compass, Realty Austin, Bailey Properties, and Excel Realty), supplemented by direct-to-consumer website intake and inside-sales intro calls. The company operates four wholly-owned subsidiaries (Revive Realty LLC, Revive Construction LLC, Revive Offers LLC, and HomePrep LLC) and serves California (Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose), the DMV area, Austin, and Nashville. Disclosed funding is minimal (a 2020 $250K pre-seed from Branch Startup Studio), and no institutional investor or revenue figures are publicly reported.

Name

Revive Real Estate

Legal name

Revive HQ, Inc.

Website

https://revive.realestate

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Revive Real Estate is a U.S. private company that finances and manages pre-listing home renovations for sellers on a pay-at-completion basis, and equips real estate agents with AI valuation, lead generation, and marketing tools across California, the DMV, Austin, and Nashville.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Presale Home Renovation Services

NAICS

Residential Remodelers (236118), Residential Building Construction (23611)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs (1520)

akta.pro primary industry

Pre-Sale / Move-In Whole-Home Refresh & Modernization (HSAPAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renovation/Remodel-to-Perm Financing (Owner-Occupied) (FSALAHAF), Home Improvement & Contractor POS Financing (FSAKAFAJ)

Keywords

• Presale home renovation
• Home renovation financing
• Property value optimization
• Real estate agent tools
• AI property valuation

Headquarters

HQ city

Irvine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Presale Renovation Services: Revive finances and manages presale home renovations, collecting payment upon property sale completion. The company fronts all renovation costs and receives compensation through the transaction, typically taking a percentage or fee from the sale proceeds or sharing in the value created through increased sale prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Revive Real Estate finances and manages presale home renovations, allowing homeowners to upgrade their properties before listing with no upfront costs; payment is collected at closing from the sale proceeds. The company handles property assessment, renovation planning, contractor selection, and project oversight, and combines these services with an AI-powered valuation and planning platform (Revive AI) plus tools for real estate agent partners.

Product overview

Revive Real Estate is a presale home renovation company based in Irvine, CA, operating as a matchmaking and services platform that connects homeowners with real estate professionals, contractors, lenders, and investors. The company offers multiple core renovation programs: Renovate to Sell (fronting renovation costs with payment at closing), Sell 360 (Revive purchases, renovates, and resells the home), Renovate to Stay (for homeowners remaining in their homes), and Flip 360 (enabling agents to become investors). Revive complements its service offerings with technology products including Revive AI (an analytical platform generating valuations and renovation plans), Revive Edge (lead generation tool for agents), Marketing Center (marketing materials generation), and Revive Mobile App (transaction management). The company also operates through subsidiaries including Revive Realty LLC, Revive Construction LLC, HomePrep LLC, and Revive Offers LLC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Revive AI: AI-powered platform for real estate agents providing property analysis, valuation estimates, renovation planning, and engagement tracking tools.
• Revive Edge
• Revive Mobile App
• Marketing Center

Products and services

• Renovate to Sell Presale home renovation program in which Revive fronts the cost of renovations and the homeowner pays at closing, enabling properties to sell for higher values.
• Sell 360 Program in which Revive purchases the home directly, manages all renovations, and resells the property, with the original homeowner profiting from the difference.
• Renovate to Stay Home renovation program for homeowners who plan to remain in their homes, offering strategic upgrades to transform living spaces with flexible payment options and no upfront costs.
• Flip 360 Program enabling real estate agents to become investors by partnering with Revive to purchase, renovate, and flip properties.
• Revive AI AI-powered platform that analyzes properties in seconds, generating valuations, renovation scopes, estimates, and visualizations to help homeowners make informed decisions about presale improvements.
• Revive Edge Lead generation tool that delivers qualified leads to real estate agents to help grow their listings and presale renovation business.
• Marketing Center Marketing automation tool that instantly generates marketing materials for real estate agents to promote renovated properties and attract buyers.
• Revive Mobile App Mobile application that streamlines and simplifies Revive transactions for agents and homeowners, providing project tracking and transaction management.
• HomePrep

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ renovation projects completed across multiple U.S. markets
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• HomePrep LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2023Revive acquired HomePrep, a Washington D.C.-area presale renovation company, to expand its East Coast presence in the DMV area. The acquisition included hiring HomePrep founder Josh Synder as Head of Mid-Atlantic operations. HomePrep operates as a subsidiary providing presale renovation services on the East Coast.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Knock: Knock offers a Home Trade-In program where it fronts renovation and prep costs on behalf of sellers and is repaid at closing — functionally the same pay-at-completion model as Revive's Renovate to Sell, with Knock additionally guaranteeing a backup cash offer if the home does not sell.
• Compass Concierge: Compass Concierge is Compass's brokerage-owned renovation financing program that fronts pre-sale improvement costs for seller clients, repaid at closing. It directly competes with Revive for the same agent-introduced seller workflow, and Compass is already a documented Revive partner.
• Orchard: Orchard runs a home trade-in platform that buys, renovates, and resells homes, allowing sellers to move before their old home sells. Overlaps with Revive's Sell 360 program and shares the same seller-friction-removal value proposition.

Broad incumbents

• Opendoor: Opendoor is the largest US iBuyer, directly purchasing, renovating, and reselling homes at scale. While not a financed-presale model like Revive, it competes for the same seller mindshare and has the balance sheet to absorb renovation costs and bundle them into cash offers.
• Offerpad: Offerpad is an iBuyer with an active renovation program (Offerpad Renovates) that prepares homes for resale after acquisition. It overlaps with Revive's Sell 360 in the buy-renovate-sell workflow and competes in several of Revive's California markets.
• RedfinNow: Redfin's RedfinNow iBuying program and Redfin Concierge home preparation services compete with Revive's Renovate to Sell and Sell 360 programs, particularly in California markets where both companies have overlapping agent and seller reach.

Emerging players

• HomeLight: HomeLight is a real estate platform for agents and sellers that has expanded into home preparation, agent matching, and trade-in-adjacent services. It is a comparable partner-facing platform, with overlapping agent-tools positioning versus Revive AI and Revive Edge.
• Sundae: Sundae operates a marketplace for as-is home sales, working with investors to buy and renovate dated properties from sellers who cannot or do not want to undertake repairs. It competes for a subset of Revive's seller base (those unable to fund or manage renovations) but does not offer the financed-presale model.
• Hearth: Hearth is a home improvement financing platform that offers point-of-sale lending for renovations. While Revive finances renovations internally rather than via third-party credit, both companies target the home improvement financing-for-sellers value proposition.
• RenoFi: RenoFi specializes in renovation financing, including a renovation mortgage product that allows borrowers to finance home improvements. It is comparable to Revive on the renovation-financing dimension, though focused on owner-occupied renovations rather than pre-sale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A1 record

Investments

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