Proptech, AI, and Building to Exit in 11 Months with Ankur Bansal, President of HomeLight Inc.

A 3i Member since 2024, Ankur Bansal is the President of HomeLight Inc. He brings over a decade of experience as a founder, operator, and investor in the technology space. Ankur began his career in private equity before launching SnapSaves, a receipt-scanning cashback app that was acquired by Groupon in just 11 months. He later served as a founding executive at SnapTravel (now Super.com), where he helped scale the business from inception to over $175 million in revenue in just two years.

In this episode, Ankur talks about:

• Lessons from building and exiting SnapSaves in under 12 months

• Opportunities and emerging trends in proptech—and where the space is heading

• How AI is already reshaping mortgage operations and real estate workflows

• Why product-market fit is a spectrum—and how entrepreneurs should think about raising capital