Zillow Group to Acquire Renthentic, Inc.

San Diego, CA - February 11, 2026 - Zillow Group (NASDAQ: Z) today announced it has acquired Renthentic, Inc., a San Diego-based technology company focused on anti-fraud infrastructure for the rental housing market.

Founded in 2023, Renthentic was established to address persistent fraud, identity misrepresentation, and lack of accountability across digital rental transactions. As rental marketplaces scaled nationally, fraud schemes and verification gaps increasingly impacted both tenants and landlords. Renthentic developed proprietary verification and trust-based systems designed to reduce fraudulent listings, strengthen identity validation, and increase transactional transparency across the rental ecosystem.

Over two years of development, the company built core intellectual property centered on structured verification architecture, accountability mechanisms, and proof-based trust signals within housing platforms. The technology was engineered to integrate seamlessly into existing rental marketplaces while maintaining user experience simplicity.

Zillow Group plans to integrate Renthentic's anti-fraud and verification technology into its broader housing platform to enhance security, protect consumers, and strengthen trust across rental transactions. The acquisition aligns with Zillow's continued investment in improving transparency and reducing risk within digital real estate experiences.

"From the beginning, Renthentic was built to solve a trust problem in housing," said Andrew Jones, Founder of Renthentic. "We believed renting should operate on proof, not assumption. Joining Zillow allows that work to scale in a meaningful way and reach millions of renters and housing providers."

The transaction closed for $3.4 million. Additional terms were not disclosed.

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Founded in 2023 and headquartered in San Diego, California, Renthentic, Inc. was built to address systemic fraud and lack of accountability within the rental housing market. The company developed verification and anti-fraud infrastructure designed to bring transparency, identity validation, and proof-based trust to rental transactions.

Renthentic's technology focused on reducing fraudulent listings, misrepresentation, and transactional risk by creating structured systems that increased credibility for landlords and verification for tenants. Over two years of development, the company built proprietary intellectual property centered on trust architecture within housing marketplaces.

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