About Tortus

Built by agents, for the work behind every deal.

Tortus is the AI-native operating system for residential real estate: data, workflow, and client context in one place.

Our Story

Why we built Tortus.

Real estate is a relationships business. The best brokers connect people, know where to spend their time, and build scale through experience.

Through years of transacting as agents, running a brokerage, and building tools, we ran into the same problem every agent runs into: growing means prospecting and servicing clients at the same time.

The tools available were lacking. We spent more time updating systems than the systems saved us. MLS and real estate data are widely available, but the tools brokers use rarely stay synced with that data.

A client would search a property on our website, but the CRM did not update unless we logged it ourselves. A new listing would come to market, but it was easy to miss the past client who should have seen it first.

Tortus is the connective tissue: a data layer that surfaces timely context across prospecting, search, marketing, and client service.

What Sets Us Apart

A platform tested on real clients, not a pitch deck.

New real estate AI tools make bold claims. Tortus was built in the work itself: tested with real clients, used by top NYC brokers, and shaped around what agents actually need to do.

01

Built in the workflow

The system grew out of real brokerage work: prospecting, servicing clients, running a team, and closing transactions.

02

Data is the spine

MLS activity, public records, property context, and client intent belong in one place instead of scattered across disconnected tools.

03

AI should do work

Automation is useful when it saves time, surfaces timely context, and helps agents act with better judgment.

Who We Are

Founders and advisors.

Brokers and agents who have closed over $2B in NYC residential sales, run an independent brokerage, and built the platform agents needed.

Brendan Sweeney

Brendan Sweeney

Co-founder

Nicholas Valletta

Nicholas Valletta

Co-founder

Ari Harkov

Ari Harkov

Advisor

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