Zorba

What Zorba does

Zorba, Inc. is a St. Petersburg-based private company founded in 2021 that operates an AI-powered investment platform for the single-family rental (SFR) and build-to-rent (BTR) real estate markets. Its core technology combines an automated underwriting model capable of analyzing a property in under 90 seconds with a property matching algorithm drawing from over 200 institutional-grade data sources, including proprietary Tax Assessor and Recorder datasets. Supporting products include the Institutional Tracker™, which provides 90-day nationwide visibility into SFR institutional transactions at the zip-code level, and a Branded Investor Marketplace for lender and title integration. The company also operates a national real estate brokerage through Zorba Florida Realty Group LLC, holding multi-state licenses via SFR Realty LLC.

Zorba serves three primary customer segments: SFR investors and operators, BTR developers and operators, and real estate sales organizations. For investors, the platform covers the end-to-end workflow of sourcing, acquisition, renovation, leasing, and property management, supported by a network of local renovation, title, and property management partners. For sales organizations, a separate Data Platform (branded Zorba SFR) offers subscription-based TAM Research, contact and account search, account intelligence, and churn-monitoring actionable insights.

The business model blends transaction-based brokerage fees, recurring subscription revenue from the Data Platform, and a $1,000-per-referral Revenue Share Program for partners. Distribution combines direct sales and demo requests with self-service platform access, content marketing, and an expanding investor marketplace channel. The company is venture-backed, with Y Combinator as the lead seed investor alongside Fresh Fund, Target Global, and Heroic VC. No revenue or headcount expansion figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Zorba

Legal name

Zorba, Inc.

Website

https://getzorba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zorba is an AI-powered platform for the single-family rental and build-to-rent markets, offering automated underwriting, property matching across 200+ data sources, and a subscription-based real estate sales intelligence product for SFR/BTR investors and brokerages.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment Technology

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (5312)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Investment Property Brokerage (SFR/Small Multifamily) (BPAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Single-Family Rental (SFR) Property Management (BPAJAFAB)

Keywords

• SFR investment platform
• BTR investment management
• Real estate data analytics
• Automated property underwriting
• Single-family rental platform

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Petersburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Property Acquisition and Brokerage Services: Zorba acts as a national real estate brokerage (Zorba Florida Realty Group LLC) facilitating property purchases for investors, generating revenue through transaction-based brokerage fees
2. Real Estate Data Services: Provides real estate sales intelligence platform with data services including TAM Research, contact and account search, scores and market insights, and account intelligence for growing and retaining client bases
3. Revenue Share Program: Referral program where partners earn $1,000 for every property purchased from referred users, tracked through a dashboard

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Zorba provides an AI-powered all-in-one platform that lets single-family rental (SFR) and build-to-rent (BTR) investors source, underwrite, acquire, renovate, lease, and manage rental properties nationwide, using automated underwriting (under 90 seconds) and property matching against 200+ institutional-grade data sources. It also operates a real estate sales intelligence data platform (TAM research, account intelligence, scores, market insights, actionability) and a national real estate brokerage (Zorba Florida Realty Group LLC) that facilitates property transactions, complemented by its trademarked Institutional Tracker that monitors institutional SFR buying activity down to the zip code level.

Product overview

Zorba offers two interconnected product lines: the main Zorba Platform for SFR and BTR investment management (encompassing sourcing, acquisition, renovation, leasing, and management) and the Data Platform for real estate sales intelligence. Supporting products include the Institutional Tracker for tracking institutional investor activity, the Branded Investor Marketplace for partner enablement, and Buy with Zorba for automated property sourcing. The Data Platform includes TAM Research, Account Intelligence, Actionable Insights, and Scores and Market Insights modules for the complete real estate sales lifecycle from pipeline building to account retention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Zorba Platform (SFR/BTR Investment Platform) All-in-one single-family rental and build-to-rent investment platform that streamlines and automates sourcing, acquisition, renovation, leasing, and property management for investors using AI-driven underwriting and property matching.
• Zorba Data Platform (Real Estate Sales Intelligence) Real estate sales intelligence platform providing industry-leading proprietary real estate data and software to help real estate sales organizations grow client bases, reduce churn, and stay informed on market trends through TAM research, account intelligence, scores, market insights, and actionable insights.
• Institutional Tracker™ Trademarked tool that tracks institutional SFR activity nationwide, showing where institutional investors are buying single-family rentals with drill-down to the zip code level and capturing transactions from the past 90 days from Tax Assessor and Recorder datasets.
• Buy with Zorba (Automated SFR Sourcing / VIP Acquisition Services) VIP acquisition services providing automated SFR sourcing that matches investors with target off-market properties 24/7 through algorithm-driven property matching against customized Buy Box criteria.
• Branded Investor Marketplace White-label marketplace solution enabling lenders and title companies to be part of buyers' offers with branded investor marketplace capabilities.
• National Brokerage Services (Zorba Florida Realty Group LLC) Full-service national real estate brokerage operating across multiple states through SFR Realty LLC, facilitating property transactions with a standard 21-day closing timeline (14 days expedited).

Quantifiable outcome

• 12% more profit on average for investors using the platform
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SFR Realty LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSFR Realty LLC is Zorba's brokerage partner, enabling multi-state licensing for Zorba's real estate operations including Zorba Florida Realty Group LLC.
• Title Company PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInvestor-friendly title company partners that specialize in off-market and wholesaler deals, okay with double closes and B2C assignments.
• Local Renovation PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal renovation partners that elevate properties to first-rate standards as part of Zorba's integrated SFR workflow.
• Property Management PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProperty management partners that secure long-term, high-quality tenants and deliver first-rate tenant experience and outstanding returns on investment.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roofstock: Online marketplace and brokerage for buying and selling single-family rental (SFR) investment properties, with a marketplace, data, and property management integrations — directly overlapping Zorba's SFR investment platform and data offerings.
• HomeVestors: Largest network of 'we buy houses' franchise investors in the US, frequently buying from individual investors — overlapping the same SMB investor buyer base Zorba's brokerage serves.
• BatchLeads: Real estate investor data, lead generation, and CRM platform widely used by SMB investors — directly competes with Zorba's Data Platform and supports the same 'find and convert' workflow.
• PropStream: Real estate data and analytics platform for investors and agents, providing lead generation, comps, and marketing tools — directly comparable to Zorba's Data Platform (TAM Research, Account Intelligence, scores and insights).
• Auction.com: Online residential and commercial real estate marketplace with strong institutional buyer/seller flow, including SFR — competes for off-market and bulk SFR deal flow that Zorba's brokerage and Institutional Tracker target.
• Offerpad: Tech-enabled real estate solutions company that buys and sells homes directly, including an SFR-focused division; competes with Zorba on the acquisition/brokerage side of residential investment properties.

Broad incumbents

• RealPage: Enterprise SaaS and data platform primarily for multifamily and SFR property operators, providing analytics, asset management, and screening — adjacent incumbent serving overlapping institutional SFR/BTR customers.
• CoreLogic: Large-scale real estate data and analytics provider serving lenders, investors, and capital markets; comparable institutional-grade data and analytics layer Zorba sells into real estate sales organizations.
• Attom Data Solutions: Major property data provider with nationwide tax assessor, recorder, and transaction datasets that power the SFR/BTR market — a key data upstream source and competitor for Zorba's data intelligence layer.

Emerging players

• Knock: Home trade-in platform combining brokerage, data, and financing for residential moves — comparable model of bundling brokerage with proprietary analytics, though focused on primary residence moves rather than SFR investors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Zorba-113439443659127
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/getzorba
• Instagraminstagram.com/zorba.realestate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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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