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Crunchbase data shows global proptech startups raised about $8.7 billion through August 2026, compared to $12.3 billion raised in all of 2025 and $24 billion in 2019, which was the second-highest year on record after the 2021 venture funding spike. With four months remaining in 2026, funding is on pace to roughly match or slightly exceed 2025 levels.
According to Crunchbase data, venture investors in 2026 are backing startups working in AI-driven construction, property operations, underwriting, and transaction infrastructure with demonstrable ROI. More generic real estate software and later-stage companies without exceptional growth face significant funding challenges.
Four of the five largest proptech deals in 2026 took place outside the United States, according to Crunchbase data. The three largest rounds went to Stockholm-based Stegra ($1.6 billion), Madrid-based Hydnum Steel ($695 million), and Amsterdam-based Mews ($300 million), with Montreal-based Nesto ($216 million) also making the top five.
Autodesk announced a $3.6 billion cash purchase of MaintainX in May 2026. Other major deals included Compass completing its $1.6 billion all-stock acquisition of Anywhere in January, The Real Brokerage completing its $880 million acquisition of RE/MAX Holdings in August, Procore announcing an $845 million cash purchase of DroneDeploy in July, and CoStar Group completing an $800 million cash purchase of Zonda in August.
The only known significant proptech IPO in 2026 was conducted in January by Columbia, Missouri-based EquipmentShare, a construction-equipment rental company with a jobsite technology platform. EquipmentShare raised about $747 million in primary proceeds by pricing 30.5 million shares at $24.50, with the total offering including shares sold by existing holders reaching approximately $859 million.
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