REDI

Real Estate Decision Intelligence

REDI enables asset managers & consultancies to optimize capital allocation, steer NAV growth, protect Yield, and reduce stranded asset risk. Capital efficiency – because a clear ROI is what unlocks decisive action.

Trusted by Real Estate Professionals Globally

About us

Leadership

Why Optiml?

Optiml’s story begins in the halls of Stanford and ETH Zurich, where Co-Founder & CEO Dr. Evan Petkov conducted groundbreaking research on optimal decarbonization strategies for buildings. Paired with Co-Founders Jordi (CTO) and Nico (CCO), we now lead a powerful team focused on developing the leading Real Estate Decision Intelligence software, empowering asset managers, investors, and consultancies to develop data‑driven, underwrite‑able real estate strategies that generate alpha while maintaining governance towards investors.

Dr. Evan Petkov

CEO

10+ years in Sustainable Buildings. ETH Zürich PhD + Stanford MSc

Jordi Campos

CTO

7+ Years in Machine Learning & Physics, ETH Zürich + McGill

Nico Dehnert

CCO

11+ years BCG (Partner), MBA INSEAD, Engineer RWTH, DENA consultant

Join our team

We’re looking for talented people

Optiml is growing fast, and we are always looking for passionate, dynamic, and talented individuals to join our team all around the world – with HQ in Zürich.

Join us

Mark Stilke

Venture Partner at BitStone Capital, Chairman, Advisor & Entrepreneur

Julien Schillewaert

Senior Tech Executive, ex-CEO PriceHubble, Harvard MBA

Benita Schneider

Ex-MD Asset Management DWS, Real Estate Leader with 20+ years experience

Dr. Peter Staub

30+ years in Real Estate Digital & AI, VRP pom+Group, Venture Partner PropTech1

Naqash Tahir

Executive Director R&D & Investments PGIM, Global Real Estate Innovation expert

Prof. Dr. Alexander v. Erdély

Board Member BIMA, ex-CEO CBRE Germany, German Federal Real Estate Board

Julia Arlt

ex-Global Digital Real Estate Leader PwC, Board Member Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation

Anne Kavanagh

International Real Asset Leader, Board Member L&G AM, The Crown Estate, ULI Global Board & Europe Chair

Birgit Rahn-Werner

CEO Indevise Group (Family Office), Real Estate Entrepreneur, Business Angel, Board Director, Venture Partner PropTech1

Jürgen Fenk

Co-CEO DIH AG (Zech Group), 30+ years Finance & Real Estate Expert

Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann

Professor for Sustainability & Technology at ETH Zurich

Dr. Georgios Mavromatidis

Head of Laboratory for Urban Energy Systems at Empa

Dr. Christof Knoeri

Head of the Group for Sustainable Mobility at ZHAW

Backed by

Leading Investors

Planet A Ventures

One of the top Climate Tech Venture Capital firms in Europe, based in Berlin. Deep connections in real estate asset management with €160M fund size.

Innovation Endeavors

Leading venture capital firm based in San Francisco focused on and high impact startups ($1.5B AuM). Founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

BitStone Capital

An internationally operating venture capital firm investing in Real Estate and Construction Technology startups, with headquarters in Cologne, Germany.

KOMPAS VC

KOMPAS funds innovations that accelerate the digital transformation & decarbonization of the building and manufacturing industries.

The Bau Ventures

The Bau Ventures is a German-based, early-stage venture fund and studio that invests in startups focusing on digitalizing, decarbonizing, and modernizing the built environment.

Science Behind

Rooted in over a decade of pioneering research

Optiml leverages over 10 years of state-of-the-art engineering, sustainability, and policy research at ETH Zurich with multiple PhDs developing the technology.

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ETH Zurich Research

Our core technology is backed by multiple peer-reviewed publications in top scientific journals, ensuring robust and validated methodologies.

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Our proprietary optimization & energy simulation algorithms deliver science-backed investment & decarbonization strategies for buildings to portfolios.

Validated Models

We've transformed complex academic models into practical software solutions that have proven to help real estate professionals make data-driven decisions.

Partners & Supporters

Minimum environmental impact

Sustainability at our core

At Optiml, we practice sustainability not only in our business model, but also in our values and practices: from how we design our product, host our cloud-based solution, and develop code to minimize our environmental impact.