NEW YORK, United States, March 19th, 2025/Chainwire/-- Arda, a company developing a universal operating system for real estate, has raised $3 million in a pre-seed funding round led by Lightshift. This investment drives Arda's initiative to improve efficiency in the $380 trillion real estate sector by addressing its fragmented and opaque infrastructure.
Arda is building a digital framework designed to unify real estate assets, data, and financial services into a single interoperable system. Leveraging artificial intelligence and blockchain technology, the platform aims to reduce transaction times and enhance transparency by enabling real-time financial and property processes.
A Dedicated Digital Infrastructure for Real Estate
Arda's platform introduces a programmable execution layer for the real estate sector, integrating digital rights management, AI-based automation, and frictionless data interoperability. Its main features include:
- Digital Asset Profiles: A verifiable property history to streamline due diligence.
- Real-Time Money Movement: Payments directly linked to transactions to improve settlement efficiency.
- Integrated Data and Automation: Automated workflows to reduce administrative friction in asset management.
Industry Leadership and Institutional Backing
Arda was founded by Oli Harris, former Managing Director of Digital Assets at Goldman Sachs and Head of Cryptoassets Strategy at JPMorgan Chase. Harris played a key role in developing and commercializing Quorum, an enterprise platform based on Ethereum, and contributed to the adoption of institutional digital assets. He has also held board positions at companies such as Anchorage, BitGo, Blockdaemon, and TRM Labs.
Real estate remains one of the most valuable yet operationally fragmented asset classes, said Oli Harris, Founder & CEO of Arda. By creating a programmable trust-based system, we aim to align real estate transactions with modern digital financial infrastructure.
A Market Evolving Towards Digitalization
As institutional investment in digital assets increases, governments and industry leaders are exploring frameworks for secure and verifiable digital property transactions. Regions like the Gulf are advancing in adoption, while in the U.S., lawmakers are working on regulations to integrate these assets into traditional financial systems.
We invest in founders who are building the foundations of future industries, said Simao Cruz, Founding Partner at Lightshift. Arda is developing infrastructure specifically designed to redefine how real estate is owned, transacted, and financed.
About Arda
Arda develops an operating system for real estate aimed at institutions, companies, and governments. Its platform enables digital interoperability, automated transactions, and real-time execution within the global real estate sector. Founded by Oli Harris, Arda is backed by investors committed to the evolution of the real estate market's digital infrastructure.
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