Titl is a proptech platform that automates real estate title verification and property data monitoring using AI and blockchain technology to streamline property transfers and prevent fraud. Pulse 2.0 interviewed Titl co-founders Ori Ohayon and Tory Ricalis to learn more.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): Could you tell me more about your background?
Titl (Ori): I was born in France, raised in the UK, and eventually made my way to Miami via Toronto. I began my career as a sales trader at Goldman Sachs and TD Securities, where I specialized in equity derivatives and developed a deep understanding of how capital moves through global markets.
While in banking, I worked on blockchain and fintech initiatives focused on modernizing legacy financial and settlement systems. Over time, it became clear that many of the world’s most valuable assets still rely on outdated, manual infrastructure. I ultimately left banking to build technology companies focused on digitizing the rails on which assets are verified, transferred, and settled—reducing friction, minimizing fraud, and eliminating human error at scale.
Titl (Tory): I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and I have recently relocated to Miami with my wife. In my previous career, I worked in the real estate development industry, where I specialized in high-rise condominium projects and managed developments valued at over $500 million.
Throughout my life, I have maintained a deep passion for technology and a strong drive to innovate. I am naturally drawn to emerging technologies and have consistently sought opportunities to be at the forefront of change. This curiosity led me to become involved in blockchain-related projects approximately 15 years ago, well before they entered the mainstream.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): How did the idea for the company come together? (Alternative question: What are your primary responsibilities)
Titl (Ori): Tory and I met in the summer of 2020, when I was exploring an NFT marketplace for physical assets. Early on, Tory challenged the idea with a simple question: Why not apply this to real estate and make property transfers instantaneous? That question reframed the entire opportunity. As we explored the problem, it became clear that accelerating real estate transactions at scale would require rethinking the most critical bottleneck in the process—title. From that realization, Titl was born.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What has been your favorite memory working for the company so far?
Titl (Ori): The day Tory called me to say he had quit his job and was officially moving down to Miami to work with me full time on Titl. We kick off 2026 by receiving a key to the city of Miami.
Titl (Tory): I would have to say closing our seed round and moving into our new headquarters, we are really feeling at home in downtown Miami. I also feel really honored to be working with such a great team and having an amazing business partner in Ori.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What are the company’s core products and features?
Titl (Ori): Our flagship product, and the one that has driven the most market recognition, is the TitlReport. It autonomously generates a complete property title in under five minutes—a process that traditionally takes up to ten days. Even newer, technology-enabled solutions often require hours or days and still depend on manual intervention to achieve accuracy. TitlReport delivers this level of speed and precision without human involvement.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): Have you faced any challenges in your sector of work recently (and how did you overcome those challenges)?
Titl (Ori): One of our biggest challenges has been changing the long-standing perceptions within a deeply legacy-driven industry. Many businesses have become accustomed to the status quo and are understandably cautious about new technology. We overcame this by positioning Titl as a traditional business built on modern infrastructure. Rather than asking legacy operators to change how they work, we focused on eliminating the delays, costs, and human error embedded in the process – allowing them to operate as they always have, only faster, cheaper, and more accurate.
Titl (Tory): Like any legacy industry, a lot of gatekeepers aren’t interested in new technology or a new way of doing things, simply because they have been doing it a certain way for more than 50 years. Our approach has been to educate and have open discussions about how Titl can create efficiencies within their workflow, thus increasing their bottom line.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): How has the company’s technology evolved since launching?
Titl (Tory): Like any startup, we have pivoted – initially, we wanted to instantly transfer property titles on the blockchain, but we quickly realized that is a tall order without taking the initial steps of a real estate closing. Creating a property title report, getting that report insured, and hosting that insured date on the blockchain was the next logical step.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What have been some of the company’s most significant milestones?
Titl (Tory): I would say one of our most significant milestones is how we were able to get our initial search time down from 30 minutes to approximately 4-7 minutes, while increasing our accuracy and creating a full title report. Our developers are the best in the business and the wizards behind the curtain. Without our tech team, I don’t know where we would be!
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): Can you share any specific customer success stories?
Titl (Ori): Early on, as we were working to prove the validity of our technology to larger incumbents, Tory and I conducted a demo for one of the largest consumers of title data in the industry. During the call, we made the decision to run a live, unscripted test. The client provided a property address and ran it side by side with their existing system.
Within five minutes, Titl produced a complete title report -something that took their system five days to generate. To our surprise, Titl’s output was also more accurate. Before the call had even ended, two executives from the company reached out privately to explore an investment, which became a clear validation moment for both the product and the business.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What total addressable market (TAM) size is the company pursuing?
Titl (Tory): $17 billion annually.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What differentiates the company from its competition?
Titl (Ori): What most clearly differentiates Titl is our ability to ingest, store, and index large volumes of unstructured data at scale. This allows our platform to continuously improve, becoming faster and more accurate over time. As a result, we can easily tailor our products to the specific workflows and requirements of each customer. That level of flexibility is something the title industry consistently needs but has historically lacked.
Titl (Tory): What differentiates us from our competitors is our approach to problem-solving and our commitment to listening to our clients. We tailor our products to meet their specific needs, rather than offering a one-size-fits-all solution.
Pulse 2.0 (Amit): What are some of the company’s future goals?
Titl (Tory): National expansion!
Titl (Ori): To create the first unified digital land registry.
