WORLD PROPERTY VENTURES

What WORLD PROPERTY VENTURES does

World Property Ventures (WPV) is a privately held, founder-controlled global venture bank, incorporated in Florida and headquartered in Miami, that internally funds, builds, owns, and operates a portfolio of PropTech and real estate media companies. Founded in 2010 by Michael Gerrity, WPV targets the global real estate industry with a stated focus on building digital infrastructure and information ecosystems for what it describes as the AI-driven property economy. Its portfolio includes World Property Markets (AI-powered property marketplaces and search engines), World Property Media (the parent of a real estate news, streaming, and data ecosystem including World Property Journal / The WPJ, ranked #1 globally by Google as 'International Real Estate News'), World Property Bank (a digital-first investment bank offering digital real estate exchanges and tokenization platforms), Sentient Mortgage (a Consumer-to-Lender AI Matching Engine in development), WPC TV (a real estate streaming television service), and Global Listings (an online property listings search platform acquired in 2018). The company has stated presence or operations in 16 countries across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, the Caribbean, and Latin America.

WPV's business model is that of an internally funded venture platform: it raises capital to develop portfolio companies rather than generating disclosed top-line revenue. Revenue mechanics across the portfolio include venture banking and investment activity (structured as recurring/investment returns), digital platform revenues (transaction fees from marketplaces and exchanges), and media-related income from WPJ's readership and partnerships. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no customer logos, ARR, headcount, or revenue figures are available. Go-to-market relies on enterprise field sales for venture banking and investment services, content and earned-media distribution through WPJ, and institutional partnerships such as the June 2024 Miami Association of Realtors member benefits agreement.

Funding history includes a $100 million global expansion round for World Property Exchange in January 2014 (per Reuters) and a publicly reported ongoing capital raise announced in October 2025 to digitize the global real estate economy. No institutional investors, board composition, or PE backing is disclosed. WPV's differentiators, as stated, are asymmetric market information, signals intelligence, an internally funded build-and-own model, and a media property (WPJ) cited by major outlets including WSJ, Bloomberg, and the U.S. White House.

Name

WORLD PROPERTY VENTURES

Legal name

WORLD PROPERTY VENTURES, INC.

Website

https://worldpropertyventures.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Technology

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities (523), Other Financial Vehicles (525990)

SIC

Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211), Investment Advice (6282), Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents (6162), Asset-Backed Securities (6189)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Estate / PropTech Growth Equity (FSANACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Real Assets — Digital Infrastructure (Data Centers, Fiber, Towers) (FSAHAIAF), Capital Markets Advisory (Equity Placement, JV & Recapitalization) (BPAJABAL), Real Estate / Property-Backed Marketplace Lending (Non-mortgage) (FSAKAHAG)

Keywords

• Proptech platforms
• Digital real estate
• Venture banking
• Real estate marketplaces
• Property technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Venture Banking and Investment: WPV operates as a global venture bank purpose-built to finance and build the digital infrastructure powering the world's AI-driven property economy
2. Digital Platforms Revenue: Multiple portfolio companies (MARKETS, MEDIA, BANK) generate revenue through digital real estate platforms, information services, and investment banking

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

WORLD PROPERTY VENTURES (WPV) is a global venture bank that internally funds, builds, owns and operates multiple portfolio companies developing digital infrastructure for the AI-driven property economy. Its portfolio includes World Property Markets (AI-powered real estate marketplaces and search engines), World Property Media (real estate news, streaming and data platforms including The World Property Journal), World Property Bank (digital-first real estate investment bank with tokenization platforms), Sentient Mortgage (consumer-to-lender AI matching engine), and WPC TV (real estate streaming television).

Product overview

World Property Ventures (WPV) is a global venture bank with a platform-plus-portfolio architecture. The parent company internally funds, builds, owns and operates multiple portfolio companies: WP Markets (AI-powered property marketplaces and search engines), WP Media (global real estate news and data platforms including The World Property Journal), WP Bank (digital-first real estate investment bank with tokenization platforms), and Global Listings (online property search). Additionally, WPV is developing Sentient Mortgage (AI-powered consumer-to-lender matching) and WPC TV (real estate streaming service). The ecosystem provides end-to-end digital infrastructure for the global property economy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• World Property Markets (WPMarkets): Developer of digital property market infrastructure and AI-powered marketplaces and search engines on a global scale.
• World Property Media (WPMedia)
• World Property Bank (WPBank)
• Sentient Mortgage
• WPC TV

Products and services

• World Property Markets (WPMarkets) AI-powered digital property marketplace and search engine platform providing real estate market infrastructure on a global scale. Targeted at property buyers, sellers, and real estate professionals seeking AI-driven property discovery and matching.
• World Property Media (WPMedia) Parent company of a global information ecosystem of real estate market news, streaming and data platforms serving millions of readers globally, with signals intelligence capabilities for institutional and enterprise audiences.
• World Property Bank (WPBank) Emerging digital-first real estate investment bank providing digital real estate exchanges and tokenization platforms for property investment, targeting institutional and enterprise investors in global real estate markets.
• The World Property Journal (THE WPJ) Digital real estate news platform ranked #1 as 'International Real Estate News' site by Google, read by millions globally and cited by Wall Street Journal, Mansion Global, Bloomberg News, NYTimes, and the U.S. White House.
• Sentient Mortgage Consumer-to-Lender AI Matching Engine that connects property buyers and borrowers with appropriate lenders using AI-powered matching technology, targeting mortgage lenders and consumers seeking mortgage financing.
• WPC TV Real estate streaming television service positioned as 'The CNBC of Real Estate', delivering real estate market streaming content to global audiences.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Houses MarketplaceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 11 October 2025Houses Marketplace featured WPV's capital raising initiative to digitize the global real estate economy in October 2025.
• Miami Association of RealtorscoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 June 2024Realtor® Member Benefits Partnership signed June 3, 2024 between Miami Association of Realtors and World Property Journal for member benefits and industry collaboration.
• GlobalListings.comminorOthers · 5 July 2018GlobalListings.com acquired World Property Journal for $33 million in 2018, with headquarters moving to Miami. GlobalListings later became one of the largest online property listings search platforms.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Zillow Group: Public PropTech incumbent operating the largest U.S. residential real estate marketplace plus Zillow Offers, mortgages, and rentals. Direct overlap with WPV's WPMarkets AI-powered marketplace and search engine ambitions, though Zillow is a single-product giant versus WPV's multi-platform thesis.
• Realtor.com (Move, Inc.): Operated by News Corp, Realtor.com is the official NAR-affiliated residential property portal. Direct competitor in WPMarkets' listings marketplace and search engine category, with a strong incumbent brand and association partnership similar to WPV's Miami Realtors deal.
• CoStar Group: Public incumbent dominating commercial real estate data, analytics, and marketplaces (LoopNet, Apartments.com). Comparable to WPV's WPMedia and WPMarkets offerings in the data/intelligence layer, with much deeper capital reserves.

Direct peers

• Compass: Tech-enabled real estate brokerage with proprietary platform, AI tools, and agent ecosystem. Comparable to WPV's vision of digitizing real estate, though Compass focuses on brokerage-first rather than the venture-bank-plus-portfolio model.
• Redfin: Tech-enabled brokerage and consumer-facing real estate platform with proprietary search and matching tools. Comparable to WPV's WPMarkets and Sentient Mortgage combo as a digital-first consumer experience layer.
• Better.com: Digital mortgage lender using AI to streamline consumer-to-lender matching and origination. Direct competitor to WPV's newly launched Sentient Mortgage AI matching engine, with a more developed balance sheet but recent operational challenges.

Emerging players

• Blend Labs: Cloud-based mortgage and consumer banking infrastructure platform powering loan origination for lenders. Comparable to WPV's Sentient Mortgage at the infrastructure layer, though Blend sells B2B to lenders rather than B2C to consumers.
• Roofstock: Online marketplace for buying and selling single-family rental investment properties, with a focus on tokenization and SFR securities. Comparable to WPV's WPBank tokenization thesis and WPMarkets investment-focused marketplace, though Roofstock is a more focused single-product player.
• Opendoor Technologies: iBuyer and digital home transaction platform focused on instant cash offers and end-to-end digitization. Comparable to WPV's WPBank thesis of digitizing real estate transactions, though Opendoor concentrates on iBuying rather than investment banking.

Others

• MetaProp Ventures: Leading PropTech venture capital firm and accelerator with a portfolio of early-stage real estate technology companies. Comparable to WPV's venture-bank-plus-portfolio model as a PropTech ecosystem builder, though MetaProp is an investor/incubator rather than an operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A2 records

Investments

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