Rise Buildings

What Rise Buildings does

Rise Buildings, operating as "VTS Rise" within the VTS platform, is a property management and tenant engagement platform serving commercial real estate owners and operators. The platform provides a branded mobile application that consolidates access management (including Apple Wallet integration), visitor management, work order processing, preventative maintenance, building communications, amenity bookings, and tenant/resident engagement into a single experience. It serves three primary verticals: office buildings, workplace environments (supporting hybrid work), and multifamily residential properties.

The platform is deployed across 2,750+ office buildings and 200k+ multifamily units, with 440k+ tenant and resident users, positioning it as one of the largest tenant experience solutions by deployment scale. The underlying technology stack integrates with building access systems, work order platforms, and CRE technology partners via the VTS Marketplace ecosystem.

Rise Buildings was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Chicago. It now operates as a sub-brand within VTS, a larger commercial real estate technology platform whose headquarters are in New York. Revenue is generated through quote-based annual enterprise subscriptions, with a dual go-to-market combining enterprise field sales with self-serve property onboarding. The business model is B2B SaaS targeting enterprise CRE owners and operators, with pricing structured per building or portfolio size rather than published tiers.

Name

Rise Buildings

Website

https://risebuildings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Rise Buildings (VTS Rise) is a property management and tenant engagement platform serving commercial real estate owners and operators. It provides a branded mobile app consolidating access, visitor management, work orders, and communications across 2,750+ office buildings and 200k+ multifamily units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Real Estate Property Management Software

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311), Real Estate Property Managers (53131)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531), Operators Of Apartment Buildings (6513)

akta.pro primary industry

Multifamily Apartment Property Management (BPAJAFAA)

Keywords

• Commercial real estate software
• Property management platform
• Tenant experience software
• Building access management
• Tenant engagement platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription: Subscription-based model providing access to the VTS Activate tenant experience platform. Pricing appears to be quote-based, typically structured per building or portfolio size.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Rise Buildings operates the VTS Rise property management portal, a dedicated platform for commercial real estate operators to manage their building portfolios. It connects property managers into the VTS Activate tenant experience platform, which delivers branded access management, visitor management, work order processing, preventative maintenance, communications, bookings, and tenant engagement through a single mobile application for tenants, residents, and employees across office, workplace, and multifamily properties.

Product overview

Rise Buildings operates as a property management sub-brand under VTS, a commercial real estate technology platform. The VTS platform offers a unified suite of products including VTS Lease (lease abstraction and asset intelligence), VTS Market, VTS Data, and VTS Activate (tenant and resident experience across Office, Workplace, and Multifamily segments). VTS Rise specifically serves property managers through a dedicated portal at portal.risebuildings.com. The broader VTS ecosystem powers over 2,750 office buildings and 200k+ multifamily units, connecting tenants, residents, and building operators through a single integrated platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VTS Rise (Rise Buildings Property Management Portal) Property management portal that enables commercial real estate operators to manage their portfolios and connects them to the VTS Activate tenant and resident experience platform, which delivers branded access management, visitor management, work orders, preventative maintenance, communications, bookings, and tenant engagement through a single mobile app.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,750+ office buildings powered
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RealPage: RealPage is a large multifamily property management software platform whose tenant-facing and operations modules compete directly with Rise Buildings' multifamily offerings.
• MRI Software: MRI Software provides a broad CRE and multifamily software suite including tenant experience functionality, competing with VTS Activate / Rise at the enterprise level.
• Yardi: Yardi is the dominant incumbent in CRE and multifamily property management software, bundling tenant-facing modules into its broader suite — a primary competitive threat on pricing and bundling.

Direct peers

• HqO: HqO is a direct competitor offering a tenant experience platform for office buildings with access control, amenity booking, and tenant engagement — the closest product analog to Rise Buildings / VTS Activate.
• Building Engines: Building Engines provides a tenant experience and building operations platform for commercial properties, directly overlapping Rise Buildings in access, work order, and engagement capabilities.
• Envoy: Envoy provides visitor management and workplace experience software for offices, competing with Rise Buildings' visitor management and workplace engagement modules.

Emerging players

• AppFolio: AppFolio offers modern cloud property management software primarily for residential portfolios, with growing tenant experience features that overlap with Rise Buildings' multifamily segment.
• Entrata: Entrata is a multifamily property management platform with resident portals and engagement tools, competing with Rise Buildings in the multifamily vertical.
• SmartRent: SmartRent provides smart-building and resident experience technology for multifamily, overlapping with Rise Buildings on access control, amenities, and resident engagement.

Others

• Cuebiq (or PlaceIQ — location data providers): Location and foot-traffic data providers enable CRE analytics adjacent to tenant experience platforms; relevant ecosystem participant for portfolio-level insights that Rise Buildings markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RiseBuildings

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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