CrediQ

In 2020, two veterans of the commercial real estate and finance worlds, Michael Haas and Bill Petersen, saw an opportunity. Haas, with a background in valuation and structured finance at firms like Morningstar and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, knew the challenges of navigating the opaque world of commercial real estate (CRE) data. He and Petersen launched CRED iQ to bring clarity and actionable intelligence to the sector. The company built a market intelligence platform designed for the professionals within the ecosystem: the investors, lenders, and brokers. CRED iQ provides data and software solutions covering a massive portfolio of over $2.3 trillion in commercial real estate loans, giving users instant access to financial data and analytics. The goal was to create a tool that helps decision-makers spot opportunities and manage risk more effectively in a complex market. Rather than a story of explosive venture funding, CRED iQ's journey has been one of focused, organic growth. The company established itself as a key data provider in the CRE space, and by early 2024, it was expanding its team and opening a new headquarters just outside of Philadelphia to support its growth and new product launches. CRED iQ's story is a modern playbook on leveraging deep industry expertise to build a data-driven tool that solves a fundamental industry problem.