Alex Rangel

Aight, so peep Alex Rangel, this dude is a straight-up tech startup beast. He’s a YC alum from the S14 batch, so he’s been in the game for a minute now. Started out with a solid engineering background, got his degree, and then jumped into the world of big orgs like Shriners Hospitals, Ravti, and even Trane, yeah, the HVAC giant. Dude’s been around the block, no doubt.

But what really sets him apart is how he took all that experience and channeled it into something totally new. In 2014, he co-founded Ravti, a software platform that’s all about digitizing HVAC stuff in commercial real estate. Basically, Alex saw that managing HVAC equipment was still super manual, messy, and expensive. So, he built Ravti to change that. His mission? Make property management smarter, cheaper, and way more fast.

And man, did he crush it. He led Ravti from day one, serving as CEO, and they managed to tag equipment for over 30 million square feet of real estate. Think about that, that’s a ton of buildings, a ton of data, and a huge impact on how these assets are run. He managed to get deals with big national portfolio managers, so he wasn’t just building tech, he was actually making moves in the industry.

Then, in 2020, Ravti got acquired by Building Engines, which is a major player in CRE tech. That’s a big win, right? But what’s more impressive is that Alex didn’t just cash out and disappear. He stayed on with Building Engines, which now oversees over 2.5 billion square feet of commercial real estate worldwide. That shows he’s not just about building startups, he’s about making real impact, pushing the industry forward.

All this started with a guy who wanted to fix a really boring, inefficient part of property management, HVAC, and turned it into a significant platform. It’s clear that Alex isn’t just in it for the tech or the money; he’s genuinely motivated by solving real problems, making operations smoother, saving costs, and pushing industries to be better.

He’s based in Nashville now, but his work spans big national deals and global impact. The dude’s connected with heavy hitters like Trane and big industry orgs, but he’s also got that startup hustle, taking a problem he saw, jumping in headfirst, and not stopping until he crushed it.

Bottom line? Alex Rangel is one of those entrepreneurs who saw a problem, went all in, and actually made a difference. He’s proof that with the right mix of experience, grit, and vision, you can change an entire industry. No cap.