Jake Golas
| Jake Golas | |
| Occupation | Chief Technology Officer, co-founder of Propaya |
|---|---|
| Known for | Co-founding Propaya |
| Education | University of New Hampshire |
Jake Golas is an American technology entrepreneur and software engineer. He is the co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of Propaya, a proptech startup that uses artificial intelligence to automate commercial lease abstraction and analysis. The company was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch.[1]
Career
Golas co-founded Propaya in 2024 alongside Reader Wang, who serves as the company's chief executive officer (CEO). The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.[2]
Propaya develops AI-powered tools for the commercial real estate industry, with a primary focus on automating the lease abstraction process. Lease abstraction — the extraction and summarization of key terms, clauses, and data points from commercial lease documents — has traditionally been a time-intensive manual task performed by attorneys, brokers, and property managers. Propaya's platform allows users to upload lease documents in PDF format and receive clause-cited insights, linked schedules, and export-ready data within minutes. The company reports having abstracted over 10,000 leases and saved more than 100,000 hours of manual work for its users.[2]
Beyond lease abstraction, Propaya provides market benchmarking and deal evaluation tools intended to help brokers, heads of real estate, and attorneys negotiate more effectively. The platform's client base includes investors, brokers, property managers, and data center operators. Notable firms listed among its users include Colliers and Keller Williams.[2]
As CTO, Golas is responsible for the technical development and maintenance of the Propaya platform. He completed his education at the University of New Hampshire.
Propaya was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2024 cohort, which included 252 companies. The startup operates in the artificial intelligence, real estate, housing, and proptech sectors.[1]
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