The Opensqft Innovation 100, 2026
Meet the 100 people shaping the future of the built world.
Our annual list of the hundred people doing the most interesting work across real estate — founders, capital allocators, policy entrepreneurs, and operators rebuilding the industry from inside.
How the List Is Built
Nominations come from readers; selections come from the editorial team with input from past honorees. We weight actual shipped work over fundraising announcements, and contrarian bets that worked over consensus positions.
This year's class skews harder than ever toward the intersection of AI and operations — a signal worth reading in itself.
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