VTS
VTS sells software for commercial real estate owners and brokers to manage leasing and market data. The company has raised $454M, most recently in a Series E round in 2022, and employs 684 people.
The growth story
VTS grew from 652 to 684 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $454M along the way, most recently a Series E in September 2022.
About
VTS provides a platform for commercial real estate professionals to track leasing activity, market trends, and property performance. Its software combines AI, leasing tools, and market data to help owners, operators, and brokers make decisions.
The company has scaled to 684 employees since its 2012 founding. It raised $454M in funding, including a Series E round in 2022 backed by investors like Blackstone and Bessemer Venture Partners.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at VTS, making up 37% of the workforce. The company is led by a New York-based team and has a median employee tenure of 3 years.
The VTS org chart
Nick Romito (Founder & CEO) leads 58 mapped leaders with 30 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Operations 102 (+15% YoY), Engineering 92 (-8% YoY), Business Development 56 (+4% YoY), Information Technology 52 (-7% YoY), Sales 43 (+23% YoY), Arts and Design 34 (+3% YoY).
Talent flow
VTS hires heavily from commercial real estate firms like JLL and Cushman & Wakefield, as well as tech companies like Google. Alumni often move to Meta, CBRE, and Datadog.
Most common previous employers of VTS staff: VTS Rise (6), Google (4), Lane (4), JLL (4), Cushman & Wakefield (4), Deloitte (4). Former VTS employees most often moved to Meta (11), CBRE (9), Datadog (9), Spring Health (8), Outcome (8), Cubby (6).
Alumni worth knowing
The VTS mafia
VTS alumni have founded 58 companies, including Nava Benefits (148 staff), Pearl Talent (125 staff), and Chatcenter (109 staff).
60Donald DeSantis, was Co-Founder | SVP Design until 2017Isaac Saul Kassab, was Manager Broker Success / Strategic Relationships until 2021Mariano Ayesa, was Full Stack Developer until 2017Matt Engfer, was Director, Client Success until 2021Charles Hough, was COO until 2017Prasanth Ramanand, was Head of Product, Insights & Marketplace offerings until 2020
Steve Xie, Ph.D., was Director of Product, Landlord & Advanced Analytics Products until 2017
Paul Holder, was Director of Customer Operations until 2016
Ross Lerner, was Finance Manager (merged from Hightower) until 2017
Esteve Almirall, was Real Estate Intern until 2015
Matt Giffune, was National Director of Strategic Sales until 2018
Clinton Robinson, was Managing Director until 2022
Scott Peper, was Senior Software Engineer / Tech Lead until 2017
Josh Evans, was Chief Operating Officer & Chief Revenue Officer until 2024
Brian Meyer, was Content Specialist until 2023
Armin Ghobadi, was Senior Software Engineer until 2024
Mark J. Mamone, was Business Development Executive-SaaS until 2011
Alec LeFort, was Partner, Vice President until 2018
Madelene Eng, was Customer Success/Business Development until 2014
Chris Wong, was Software Engineer until 2015
Alex Wheeler, was Software Engineer until 2019
Kirk Fernandes, was Lead Product Manager until 2017
Syed Hussaini, was Supply Manager - Lane Perks until 2022
Hunter Sprole, was Director until 2017
Sara Shank, was Advisory Board Member until 2020
Juan Castaño, was Product Management Intern until 2018
Daniel Fallon-Cyr, was Lead Product Manager until 2022
Nikola Sunderic, was NetSuite Administrator, Finance until 2024
Arthur 'Ace' Saltzberg, was Account Executive until 2016
Brian Donovan, was Account Executive until 2018
Shea Zèphir, was Executive Assistant until 2018
Deepa Muralikrishnan, was Vice President of Product Management until 2024
Ian Steckler, was Software Engineer until 2020
Eric LaCoursiere, was Vice President, Strategic Accounts until 2019
Basil Hafez, was VP and Head of Mobile Platforms until 2015
James King, was Senior Director until 2025
Kenneth Backofen, was Senior Manager, Demand Generation until 2016
Katie Higgins, was Senior Director, Communications until 2021
Michael Becker, was Senior Product Manager until 2024
Stephen Kuban, was Senior Customer Strategist until 2022
Mariam Javed, was Data Engineer until 2025
Allison Mak-Lau, was Event Associate until 2024
Manny Haber, CPA, was Revenue Analyst until 2022
Justin Levy, was Onboarding Associate until 2016
Ed Blakeley, was Enterprise Account Executive until 2019
Kristen Leigh Hochfelder, was National Director of Strategic Sales until 2020
Taki Wong, was Senior Product Manager until 2025
Manisha Shah, was Director of Brokerage Accounts until 2017
Sherry Estabrook, was Sr. UX Designer (Freelance) until 2019
Hannah Carroll, was Director of Strategic Account Management until 2016
Brian Jo, was Software Developer until 2023Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 53% direct, 35% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at VTS: Leadership (98), Microsoft Office (96), Customer Service (87), Microsoft Excel (86), Management (78), Research Skills (76), Project Management (75), Communication (75).
Where the team actually sits
VTS people are concentrated in New York, United States (70), New York City Metropolitan Area (25), Ontario, Canada (23), Canada (8).
Search footprint
VTS attracts about 55,020 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $144K a month if bought through ads. It gained 10,856 ranking keywords and lost 8,061 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.30 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.70 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.40 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.70 / 5
Frequently asked
VTS has 684 employees as of September 2026.
VTS has raised $454M in total, most recently a Series E round in September 2022.
VTS was founded in 2012 by Nick Romito, Ryan Masiello.
Nick Romito (Founder & CEO) sits at the top of VTS's reporting structure, with 30 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current VTS staff are VTS Rise (6 people), Google (4 people), Lane (4 people).
Former VTS employees most often move to Meta (11), CBRE (9), Datadog (9).
At least 58 companies have a founder who previously worked at VTS, including Nava Benefits, Pearl Talent, Chatcenter.
VTS attracts about 55,020 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $144K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among VTS staff are Leadership, Microsoft Office, Customer Service, Microsoft Excel, Management.
VTS staff are concentrated in New York, United States (70), New York City Metropolitan Area (25), Ontario, Canada (23).
VTS has about 102 people in Operations, up 15% over the past year, as of September 2026.
VTS has about 92 people in Engineering, down 8% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 194 current and 925 former VTS profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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