Our mission

The system is rigged. We're fixing it.

Wise Property Tax was founded to give homeowners the same data, tools, and bargaining power that banks, county assessors, and insurance carriers have always had.

Founded 2024 · Austin, TXBacked by Bessemer & KhoslaSeries A · $14M raisedSOC 2 Type II
23,400+
Homeowners on Wise Property Tax
$3.2M
Tax savings won YTD
68%
Appeal win rate
42
Full-time employees
9
States live today

Our story

It started with a 40% assessment hike and one homeowner who refused to take it.

Two years ago, our founder David opened his Travis County tax notice and watched his assessment jump 40%. When he tried to appeal, he found two terrible options: spend 40 hours decoding county code, or hire a firm that would take 50% of his savings every year — forever.

He realized the "tax reduction" industry was a cartel. The firms hoarded the comp data and guarded the county forms, gatekeeping a process every homeowner has a legal right to access.

So we built Wise Property Tax. We took the proprietary datasets and valuation algorithms the big firms use and put them online — free for DIY, $99 flat for a licensed pro. No middlemen. No percentage cuts. Forever.

Our principles

  • Flat fees, forever.
    No percentage cuts. No annual re-billing. $99 once.
  • Your data stays yours.
    We never sell, rent, or share. Delete anytime.
  • Show our work.
    Every comp, every adjustment, every dollar — visible.
  • Free will always exist.
    DIY tools are free for every homeowner, every year.

The team

42 people from the IRS, Zillow, Plaid, the Texas Comptroller, and the New York Attorney General's office.

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David Torres

Founder & CEO
Former data engineer at Plaid. Got mad enough about his property tax to quit and build an algorithm.
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Marcus Reed

Chief Appraiser
15 years as a Senior Appraiser for Travis County. Knows exactly what the assessor looks for — and misses.
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Sarah Wu

VP Engineering
Built Stripe Atlas's tax engine. Architects the pipelines that ingest 47M property records nightly.
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James Lawson

Head of Customer
Ten years at the Texas Attorney General's consumer protection unit. Now your advocate.
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Anita Krishnan

VP Compliance
Former senior counsel at the CFPB. Owns SOC 2, GLBA, NYDFS Part 500, and every state license.
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Roberto Pena

Head of Government
Former Travis County Tax Office liaison. Files our pro appeals across nine states.

Backed by people who get it

Investors, advisors, and partners who believe homeowners deserve better.

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Bessemer Venture Partners

Lead Series A, Q2 2025. Bessemer's fintech team has backed Plaid, Toast, Pinterest, and PagerDuty.

Khosla Ventures

Seed and Series A participant. Known for backing mission-driven consumer fintech that disintermediates incumbents.

Founders of Plaid & Truework

Five operator-investors from the modern fintech infrastructure stack joined as angel investors.

Texas REALTORS®

Endorsed Wise Property Tax DIY as a free benefit for member clients in 2026. 130,000 agents trained on the platform.

Want to work with us?

We're hiring engineers, appraisers, and customer advocates across the US. Fully remote, with hubs in Austin, NYC, and Denver.

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