The Proptech Podcast with Kylie Davis

In this episode, I'm joined by Vishal Gupta, the founder of Property Dollar, a company that recently won at the PropTech awards. We dive into how Property Dollar is solving a national disaster, as Vishal puts it, by democratising property data and empowering buyers to make smarter decisions. He shares the challenges and lessons he's learned as a proptech entrepreneur, particularly the importance of striking a balance between technology and business fundamentals. We also discuss the broader issues facing the housing market and how proptechs like Property Dollar are working to make a tangible impact on wealth creation for all Australians.Vishal explains that Property Dollar is more than just a data tool; it's a comprehensive platform designed to meet the needs of different types of users. For first-home buyers, it provides the confidence and clarity to navigate a complex market. For owner-occupiers, it offers the tools to shift into an investor's mindset. And for seasoned investors, it provides the efficiency and optimization needed to manage a large portfolio. We also get a glimpse into the company's ambitious roadmap, its commitment to a freemium model, and the collaborative spirit of the Australian proptech community.

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Aonghus Stevens, the founder of Asseti. We discuss the company's journey, starting from its roots in the drone space to becoming an intelligent asset operations platform for commercial and industrial buildings. Aonghus shares his unique background as a university-trained biologist and how that has informed his thinking that buildings are "living, breathing organisms”. We also dive into how Asseti is using this type of thinking to help property owners move from a reactive to a proactive approach to asset management, ultimately maximizing the return on their investments.Now no conversation in proptech at the moment would be complete without discussing AI, and Aonghus has some great insights into how he thinks about the value of AI in proptech businesses. But equally, we explore the value of human connections and the strong customer partnerships that Asseti are now using to expand into the US. 

In this episode, I speak with Rebecca Moroney, founder and CEO of Wayscape, a recent winner at the PropTech Awards and a new player introducing AI for real estate businesses. Rebecca introduces me to "Dee," the platform's AI assistant, and explains how her single language model is specifically trained on real estate to handle everything from managing phone calls and social media to generating appraisals.And we discuss the different components of the Wayscape ecosystem and how they work together to create a powerful, unified experience for real estate and buyer's agents while unpacking issues like Agentic AI, and the future of AI in real estate. So buckle in. This is a fascinating look at how AI is being designed to manage the back end of real estate office functions - plus so much more. 

In this episode, I interview Logan Nathan, the CEO of i4T Global, a proptech company that has transformed from a B2C idea to a powerful B2B solution for property and strata management. We delve into the significant pain points in the industry, from the chaotic process of getting quotes to the critical issue of tradie compliance and explore insights on the role of AI, particularly "Agentic AI," in automating and revolutionising strata. including some fascinating use cases, from a machine-generated work order triggered by a simple text message to leveraging rich data to predict and proactively manage maintenance needs.

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Kevin Williams, the director of Core Vision, a company that has been a quiet achiever in the proptech space for nearly 20 years. Kevin shares his extensive background in software, from his early days at IBM to his entrepreneurial ventures in banking and e-filing. We dive into the story of Core Vision and its flagship product, mybuildings, a versatile facilities management system.We explore the role of mybuildings in helping clients manage assets, maintenance, and work orders across a diverse range of sectors, from commercial and retail to schools and aged care. Kevin highlights the company's strategy of "playing well with others" by integrating with other key players in the proptech ecosystem, most notably MRI and we also touch upon the future of facilities management, the evolving role of AI, and the ongoing challenge of making technology accessible and practical for everyday users.