Pitch Showcase: CribCritic

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Confidence, Not Gambling: How AI Is Leveling the Playing Field for Homebuyers

For most buyers, purchasing a home still feels like rolling the dice. You don’t get professional insights until after you’re under contract—when emotions run high and surprises can be costly. CribCritic is changing that.

In a $2 trillion market where over six million homes change hands each year, most buyers still make their biggest financial decision with limited information. By combining AI vision models, property data, and predictive analytics, CribCritic brings clarity to the earliest stage of the home-buying journey—helping buyers understand a property’s true condition before they commit.

The result: a more confident, transparent, and data-driven path to homeownership.

Join us to see how AI is transforming the residential real estate market and empowering the next generation of confident homebuyers.

PANELISTS:

Paul Johanning
Chief Operating Officer, CribCritic
Paul Johanning is the COO and Co-Founder of CribCritic, an AI-driven PropTech platform redefining how homes are analyzed and valued through its unique insights and proprietary CribScore. As a cyber-operations leader, Paul with a Masters in Computer Security brings two decades of national-security and advanced-technology experience to real estate innovation. Read full profile…

Michael Bann
Chief Executive Officer, CribCritic
Michael Bann is co-founder and CEO of CribCritic LLC, pioneering the home buyer intelligence category through AI-powered property analysis technology. CribCritic is the first platform designed to support homebuyers during property walkthroughs, transforming how buyers evaluate and make decisions about their potential homes. Read full profile…

Derek Scheer
Chief Technology Officer, CribCritic
Derek Scheer is the Chief Technology Officer and Co‑Founder of CribCritic LLC, an emerging prop‑tech company using AI to transform the home‑buying industry. He brings more than 16 years of cybersecurity experience, specializing in safeguarding mission‑critical systems and translating complex security challenges into practical, operational solutions. Read full profile…