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Buildings are where cities work. We make them work better.

Our purpose: “To drive economic prosperity in cities by transforming CRE into an experiential platform for growth.” Everything on this site, from REX to the Digital Grid, is in service of that sentence.

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The story

Founded in Boston. Operating in five cities.

HqO was founded in 2018 by Chase Garbarino, Kevin McCarthy, Greg Gomer, and Jared Stenquist. It began as tenant experience software: one app for the people inside a building. It grew by acquisition into Europe with Office App, and into measurement with Leesman, whose index records how workplaces perform for the people in them. Today HqO is the AI platform for commercial real estate. One record of every building, tenant, and lease, the applications owners and operators use every day, and REX, the AI operator that answers questions, writes the reports, and does the routine work with your approval. The company has raised $200M+ from investors including Insight Partners, Koch Real Estate Investments, Accomplice, Related, and JLL Spark.

2018 · Founded

Chase Garbarino, Kevin McCarthy, Greg Gomer, and Jared Stenquist start HqO.

$200M+ raised

Insight Partners, Koch Real Estate Investments, Accomplice, Related, and JLL Spark.

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Timeline

The dated facts.

Leesman, an HqO company
  1. 2018

    Founded in Boston

    Chase Garbarino, Kevin McCarthy, Greg Gomer, and Jared Stenquist start HqO.

  2. 2021

    Acquired Office App

    Workplace experience software with a European customer base joins HqO.

  3. 2022

    Acquired Leesman

    The workplace experience measurement company and the Leesman Index join HqO. Experience becomes something you can measure and benchmark.

Funding $200M+ raised

  • Series B $34.2M Insight Partners
  • Series C $60M
  • Series D $50M+ Koch Real Estate Investments, with Accomplice, Insight Partners, Related, and JLL Spark

Leadership

Who runs HqO

Leadership

Founders

  • Chase Garbarino

    Co-founder, CEO

  • Kevin McCarthy

    Co-founder, CTO

  • Greg Gomer

    Co-founder, CCO

  • Jared Stenquist

    Co-founder

Leadership

  • Shelly Just

    COO

  • Spurti Kanekar

    Chief Legal Officer

  • Steve Dietz

    VP of Product Development

Values

Our core values.

Learning
We value endless learners — those that are naturally curious and self-starters that seek continual professional growth.
Excellence
We are relentless in our pursuit of excellence, always striving to provide a superior solution that exceeds our customers' expectations.
Truth
We expect directness and transparency in all that we do. HqO teammates are honest with themselves, their colleagues, and the company.
Service
We value people who prioritize the customer in all decisions and seek to deeply understand their needs.
Goodness
We value those who put the team first by supporting and championing others.
Ownership
We value people who take complete ownership of their work results and those of their team.

Offices

Five cities. One team.

Headquartered in Boston, with teams in New York, London, Amsterdam, and Paris.

Life at HqO
  • Boston 38 Chauncy St Headquarters
  • New York PENN 1
  • London
  • Amsterdam
  • Paris

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The team has listened to our needs and understands our vision and culture.
Michael Dekrmnjian Property Manager, Innovation and Design Building (Jamestown)

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