Optiml, a spin-off from ETH Zurich founded in 2022, is building what it calls Real Estate Decision Intelligence (REDI). The platform is designed to help institutional investors, asset managers, and property owners make portfolio-level decisions across holding, selling, investing, and capital expenditure planning.
The company positions REDI as a decision layer for real estate portfolios. It combines artificial intelligence, financial modelling, and governance frameworks to support transparent and auditable decision-making. The system aims to reflect modern constraints such as regulatory pressure, capital efficiency, and net-zero targets.
Optiml’s software is based on proprietary decision algorithms developed through more than a decade of research at ETH Zurich. Unlike general-purpose generative AI tools, the platform focuses on portfolio complexity rather than isolated assets.
It evaluates building-level conditions, local market factors, budget limits, and financial objectives across regions and asset classes. In addition, the platform integrates both structured and unstructured data from existing enterprise systems. These inputs generate documented decision records intended for use by investment committees, boards, and lenders.
"We built REDI because asset and portfolio decision-makers were at a crossroads with real estate's most consequential workflows: deciding where capital goes under changing constraints," said Evan Petkov, Co-Founder and CEO. "Leaders are turning this complexity into competitive advantage by developing data-driven, underwriteable strategies that generate alpha while maintaining governance towards investors.”
The company has raised €8 million in a seed funding round co-led by KOMPAS VC and Planet A Ventures. Additional participants included BitStone Capital, The Bau Ventures, Innovation Endeavors, and a group of senior professionals from the real estate, artificial intelligence, and investment sectors.
Several investors from Optiml’s 2024 pre-seed round also took part in the latest financing.
The funding follows a year of operational progress for the company. In 2025, Optiml crossed €2 million in contracted annual recurring revenue. Institutional adoption also exceeded the company’s internal expectations for the year.
Its client base includes Patrizia, Catella, Empira, CTP, Longevity Partners, Westbridge/agradblue, and multiple financial institutions operating across Europe.
"Our clients tell us the same thing: 'this is the decision layer we've been missing,'" said Nico Dehnert, Co-Founder and CCO. "They are using Optiml to steer asset values and returns under real constraints and to make decisions they can defend at every level of oversight."
Optiml plans to use the new capital to support growth over the next two years. Priorities include entering new markets, expanding product capabilities, and accelerating execution across customer segments. The company also aims to further establish REDI as a standardized decision system for institutional real estate portfolios globally.
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