Henry AI Lets CRE Professionals Focus On Relationships And Deals, Not Paperwork.

For decades, commercial real estate (CRE) professionals have been stuck performing labor-intensive, repetitive tasks that eat into their time and efficiency. Despite being a $20 trillion industry, CRE has lagged in automation, relying on analysts and brokers to manually compile financial data, build marketing decks, and sift through fragmented market insights.

Henry AI, an artificial intelligence startup focused on the CRE sector, is looking to change that. The company has secured $4.3 million in seed funding to automate some of the most time-consuming aspects of real estate transactions. The round was co-led by Susa Ventures and 1Sharpe Ventures, with participation from RXR, Arden Venture Arms, Singularity Capital, Unwritten Ventures, Coalition Operators, Pioneer Fund, Orange Collective, and Storyhouse Ventures. Several industry leaders, including Bill.com’s head of product Rami Essaid, Truebill.com founder Yahya Mokhtarzada, ROOM founder Brian Chen, and Slack’s chief strategy officer Joe Teplow, also invested in the company.

The Pain Points of CRE Transactions

For many in the industry, the daily grind consists of market research, financial modeling, and marketing deck creation work that can take days or even weeks to complete. Analysts and brokers often spend as much as 50% of their time locating sale and rental data, underwriting financial models, researching market demographics, and tracking economic developments. Even basic operational tasks like compiling data for investor reports or responding to client inquiries require extensive manual effort. The result? Professionals are spending less time on relationship-building and deal-making, the very activities that drive revenue and growth.

Sammy Greenwall, co-founder and CEO of Henry AI, knows this problem firsthand. “As a former commercial real estate analyst, I spent countless hours creating marketing decks for property listings, and it was the most mind-numbing exercise on the planet. If I had a tool that could quickly generate professional-grade marketing materials and streamline all the backend research, I could have focused on closing more deals,” he said. “Henry AI is doing just that—automating the time-intensive tasks that have traditionally slowed us down and delivering polished marketing materials in minutes, not weeks. This allows professionals to focus on what matters most: growing relationships and closing deals. We’re at the forefront of this opportunity and welcome this new funding in support of our mission.”

How Henry AI Is Changing CRE Workflows

Henry AI functions as an AI-powered copilot that automates the research, analysis, and presentation processes that CRE professionals rely on. By leveraging artificial intelligence, Henry AI can generate full marketing decks, financial projections, and deal packages within minutes, condensing what was once an arduous process into a streamlined workflow.

The startup’s AI pulls from a mix of public data, proprietary market insights, and company-specific research, allowing it to produce accurate, high-quality materials that brokers and analysts can trust. Before using Henry AI, analysts at major brokerages spent half their time researching market data and building presentations manually. Now, the platform consolidates messy, unstructured CRE data into clear and actionable insights, drastically reducing the workload and freeing up professionals to focus on higher-value tasks.

This speed is a game-changer for a sector where time-to-market can make or break deals. No one wants to wait weeks for a polished deal deck, and Henry AI ensures they don’t have to.

Misha Gordon-Rowe, Partner at Susa Ventures, believes Henry AI has the potential to reshape how commercial real estate professionals work. “Through our investment in Henry AI, we are excited to support their unique approach to leveraging AI technology in the commercial real estate industry. We believe that Sammy and Adam’s vision and expertise will change the way real estate professionals operate, creating new opportunities and efficiencies in this dynamic market.”

Henry AI’s early adoption is already impressive. Several of the top 10 brokerages in the U.S. have begun using the platform, signaling strong demand for AI-driven automation in the industry.

What’s Next for Henry AI?

With its newly secured funding, Henry AI plans to expand its capabilities, refine its AI models, and deepen its integrations with other real estate platforms. The goal is to automate even more aspects of the CRE transaction process, making deal cycles significantly faster and more efficient.

Looking ahead, Henry AI is focused on delivering:

• Deeper Market Insights: Advanced analytics and predictive capabilities to help professionals stay ahead of trends.
• Seamless Integrations: Improved compatibility with existing CRE tools and platforms to streamline workflows.
• Enhanced User Experience: A more intuitive interface to make insights even more accessible and actionable.

Commercial real estate has long been weighed down by administrative bottlenecks, but Henry AI is working to change that. As Sammy puts it, “This is for all the analysts who are spending 40+ hours aligning logos on maps, researching niche submarkets, copy pasting head shots, and formatting tables. With Henry, drop in your financial model and we build an institutional quality deck with the click of a button.”