articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . january 2014 radpad genre mobile app real estate apartments headquarters los angeles key people jonathan eppers ceo co founder tyler galpin creative director co founder tim watson ios developer co founder website onradpad.com radpad is a photo based mobile application where renters can find a new apartment condo or home easily via a transparent process with property owners . 2 as of september 2014 renters can pay rent through the app on a major debit or credit card . 3 4 radpad became the largest rental service in los angeles the second largest rental market in the country in march 2014 . 5 contents 1 features 1.1 listing photos and videos 1.2 verified listings 1.3 quick conversations 1.4 location based search 2 products 3 user demographic information 4 history 5 founders 6 controversy 7 references 8 external links features edit listing photos and videos edit each property listing must have at least three listing photos . property owners can also upload videos for a virtual tour . 6 7 verified listings edit radpad requires that property owners confirm their identities via a two step authentication process that verifies their phone number and requires them to upload a valid state issued photo id . radpad also requires property owners to renew their listings every two weeks to keep them current . 8 9 quick conversations edit within radpad s app a renter can reach out to a property owner to ask questions or set up a viewing . the platform also shows a renter when a property owner has read a message and their location . 10 9 11 location based search edit radpad automatically populates available apartments condos and homes based on where the renter opens the app . renters can walk or drive through their desired neighborhood and see listings in real time . 6 8 7 12 10 drivetime drivetime enables renters to see how long it will take to commute from their workspace to their new home . drivetime was updated in august 2014 to also include walk bike and public transit estimations for renters . 7 13 my rent renters can pay their monthly rent from radpad s mobile app or website using any major debit or credit card . renters can set up a one time payment or recurring payment . renters landlords do not have to be affiliated with or signed up on radpad in order to receive payment . 7 4 3 products edit consumers browse & search radpad launched in 2012 with browse & search enabling renters to scroll through geo and photo based listings using an iphone app or mobile browser . 14 10 pay with radpad launched in 2014 renters can pay their rent with a major debit or credit card . 4 real estate and property owners list with radpad property owners landlords property management firms brokers and other real estate professionals can list available properties manage listings and syndicate them to radpad partners . listers are required to renew their listings every two weeks and have at least three photos a verified contact number and email address . 7 user demographic information edit most radpad users are in college or under the age of 35 . two thirds of users are female . 9 15 history edit jonathan eppers tyler galpin and tim watson founded radpad in 2012 after attempting to find an apartment in los angeles proved to be a terrible experience . 8 development began in july 2012 in venice california and was released to friends on facebook in october . 8 in january 2013 radpad had reached over 10 000 downloads and was invited to join the startup accelerator amplify.la . in mid 2013 radpad had raised over 800 000 in seed funding led by deep fork capital one of the very first investors in trulia . 9 16 radpad announced in march 2014 that it had raised an additional 1 million in capital . 16 17 radpad closed its seed funding in august 2014 with an additional 2 million investment round . radpad has raised approximately 4 million in seed funding to date when with the investor team including michael huffington mike jones justin fishner wolfson brian lee tom mcinerney nasir nas jones happy walters co president of relativity media deep fork capital post investments sg acquisitions social leverage siemer ventures and queensbridge venture partners . 18 19 it was also announced in august 2014 that radpad had declined multiple acquisition offers . 20 19 in april 2015 radpad raised an additional 9m in series a funding according to business insider . founders edit jonathan eppers ceo and co founder tyler galpin head of design and co founder tim watson ios developer and co founder controversy edit in 2013 westside rentals filed suit against radpad alleging that they had improperly used westside rentals brand name by advertising that any apartment listed through radpad would be automatically listed on westside rental s website . the suit was dropped by westside rentals later that year . 21 references edit radpad . crunchbase . milchman eli . radpad is an easy picture rich way to find an apartment on your iphone daily freebie . cult of mac . retrieved 2013 12 05 . a b bhuiyan johana . a new app will let you pay your rent with a credit card but it will cost you . buzzfeed . retrieved 2 october 2014 . a b c kane libby . this app lets renters pay even the most old school landlords by credit card . business insider . retrieved 2 october 2014 . santa monica based radpad raises 2m in capital after declining acquisition offers . santa monica mirror . retrieved 30 september 2014 . a b himmelman chaya . radpad a mix of instagram craigslist for home hunting in santa monica . santa monica mirror . retrieved 2 october 2014 . a b c d e radpad find apartments condos and rental homes pay your rent or list your place . itunes . retrieved 2 october 2014 . a b c d radpad and the rental market a chat with jonathan eppers . reyhani law . retrieved 2 october 2014 . a b c d lora kolodny . trulia investors back radpad to make apartment rentals easier . wall street journal . retrieved 7 november 2013 . a b c radpad updates make for a more functional and useful app . renting in l.a. rental girl . retrieved 2 october 2014 . grigsby breanna . instagram of housing hits l.a. . pepperdine graphic . anthony ha . with 200k in new funding photo centric rental app radpad comes to austin . techcrunch . retrieved 2 october 2014 . calimlim aldrin . apartment rental app radpad gains real time messaging drivetime and more . appadvice . milchman eli . radpad is an easy picture rich way to find an apartment on your iphone daily freebie . cult of mac . retrieved 3 october 2014 . ervin jeremy . purdue grad expands radpad . lafayette journal & courier . a b kovalesky brian . funding and acquisitions roundup radpad gets 200 000 to make finding a rental property less painful . startup beat . wiggin teke . radpad rental search app raises additional 1 million . inman . primack dan . fortune term sheet venture capital deals . fortune . retrieved 3 october 2014 . a b santa monica based radpad raises 2m in capital after declining acquisition offers . santa monica mirror . retrieved 3 october 2014 . parrott jeff . elkhart native out to change apartment hunting living . the elkhart truth . scott hank . with radpad weho s jonathan eppers aims to make apartment hunting easy . wehoville . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title radpad & oldid 706743048 categories ios softwarerentinghidden categories orphaned articles from january 2014all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersvague or ambiguous time from november 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent 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