Judges at the T3 Sixty and Real Estate News Edge Pitch Battle in Dallas chose 10xSearch over seven other proptech companies across three rounds of live pitches. In November 2026, HousingWire also named founder Rick Janson, JD, MBA, a 2026 Tech Trendsetter.
10xSearch outlasted seven competitors across three rounds of live pitches. Judges scored each company on product quality and differentiation, business impact, market opportunity, and pitch quality. The final round came down to 10xSearch, Agent Buddi, and FIJI.
T3 Sixty release on PR NewswireHousingWire named Rick Janson, JD, MBA, founder and CEO of 10xSearch, a 2026 Tech Trendsetter for his work helping real estate professionals stay discoverable as consumers use AI to find agents.
HousingWire winner profileInman's editorial team listed 10xSearch as a 2026 Top Luxury Tech/Tool finalist.
Inman finalist announcementI have built businesses on being found online, so 10xSearch hit home for me. If AI is where buyers and sellers start, you had better be in the answer. They're building for the future of search, and they made a complicated problem simple.
10xSearch is a great example. The way buyers and sellers find their next home or agent is changing. More and more of them start with an AI chat instead of a website, and brokerages and agents need to show up in those conversations.
The Edge Pitch Battle put eight early- to growth-stage proptech companies on stage in a live, three-round competition on October 28 - 29, 2026 in Dallas. Competitors had to be Series B or earlier, with a product live in the market and at least one paying customer or signed pilot.
The judges were Tarek El Moussa, founder of Nestla and CEO of Tarek Buys Houses; Josh Epps, chief information officer at Fickling & Company; Sunny Tracey, broker associate and operations director at Spyglass Realty; and Kristen Vaughn, director of operations at PrimeMLS. The 2026 field was 10xSearch, Agent Buddi, FIJI, hōmhub, Open Houses Direct, Pairgap, Purlin, and VIZO. Attendees named Purlin the crowd favorite.
10xSearch helps brokerages and agents get found and cited across Google, Google Maps, and AI answer tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
Read the full T3 Sixty releaseRick Janson, JD, MBA, is available for interviews, podcasts, and conference sessions on how buyers and sellers use AI to find agents, and what brokerages can do about it.