SingleKey
Toronto, CA · Founded 2017 · 33 employees on LinkedIn · 6 known investors
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SingleKey offers tenant screening and rent payment protection tools for landlords, helping them evaluate rental applicants and secure monthly rent payments. It serves the residential rental property market.
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Founders & leadership
SingleKey was founded in 2017 by Viler Lika.
Investors · 6
Company profile
researched Aug 2026SingleKey operates an online platform for residential housing providers that combines applicant screening, rent collection and rental income protection. Its Tenant Screening Report pairs a credit check from Equifax or TransUnion with employment and income verification, plus rental history, presented as a summarized profile of a prospective tenant; an interactive sample report is published on the company site. Landlords can also pre-screen inbound leads with questionnaires before scheduling viewings, and create and sign leases digitally through an eLease product.
A second component automates monthly rent payments, depositing rent directly into the housing provider's bank account to reduce late payments. The third, Rent Guarantee, assumes defined tenant risks: in cases of missed rent, property damage or eviction, SingleKey provides financial reimbursement and legal support. For tenants, the company offers a co-signer service positioned at newcomers, students and applicants with limited or low credit, and a shareable rental application and credit report that can be sent to multiple housing providers without additional credit-score impact. The platform is presented as an end-to-end workflow from lead capture through lease signing and ongoing risk management.
Business model
SingleKey sells a mix of transactional and recurring products directly to housing providers: per-report fees for tenant screening, a per-tenant monthly subscription for rent collection, and a percentage-of-rent fee for the Rent Guarantee protection product. Lead pre-screening and lease creation/signing are offered as complimentary products alongside the paid tiers. Volume pricing is available to property managers running more than roughly ten reports per month.
Tenant Screening starts at $29.99 per report; Rent Collection starts at $4.99 per month per tenant; Rent Guarantee starts at 3% of monthly rent per tenant (listed against a former 5% rate). Discounted volume pricing applies for customers running more than 10 reports per month.
Traction
Site-reported figures include 147,000+ homeowners, 9,000+ real estate agents and 1,000+ property managers using the platform, and 523,000+ tenants screened; the company also states it is trusted by 1M+ housing providers. Published customer reviews dated mid- to late-2024 reference Rent Guarantee payouts for lost rent and the rollout of international credit checks.
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Market position
SingleKey positions itself as an integrated platform spanning lead qualification, screening, lease execution, rent collection and rental income protection, rather than a standalone screening tool. Its site cites a 4.6-star rating across more than 1,000 reviews, Better Business Bureau accreditation with an A rating, and claims of being ranked first among homeowners.
The company bundles screening with financial risk transfer: Rent Guarantee absorbs unpaid rent, eviction cost and property damage exposure for a percentage of monthly rent, and a tenant-side co-signer service supports applicants with thin or weak credit files. Reports draw on both Equifax and TransUnion data and include employment and income verification, international credit checks, and anti-fraud checks, while lease signing and rent collection keep the workflow on one platform.
Technology
The screening product integrates consumer credit data from Equifax and TransUnion with employment and income information to generate a consolidated tenant report, and includes international credit checks. Rent collection runs on an automated payments system that deposits funds to the housing provider's bank account. Lease creation and digital signature are delivered through an integrated eLease product. The platform also includes built-in controls intended to detect rental application fraud and reduce tenant default risk.
Go-to-market
The company acquires users through free self-serve account signup on its website, with separate entry points for landlords, property managers, realtors and tenants. It supplements self-serve onboarding with booked consultations for owners of income properties and a Toronto-based customer success team offering live phone support on weekdays and Saturdays, plus priority assistance at no extra cost for property managers. Customer testimonials, review-site ratings and realtor partner perks are used as additional acquisition channels.
Individual landlords and homeowners with income properties, property management firms, real estate agents acting for landlord clients, and tenants seeking co-signer support or a portable rental application — including newcomers, students and applicants with low credit.
Geography
The customer success team is based in Toronto, with live support hours quoted in Eastern Time. The platform references international credit checks for applicants.
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Acquisitions · 1
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsNaborly helps landlords and property managers screen rental applicants, identify suitable tenants, and guarantee monthly rental payments through tenant vetting and payment protection services.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does SingleKey do?
- SingleKey provides tenant screening, rent collection and rent guarantee products for landlords, property managers and realtors.
- Who founded SingleKey?
- SingleKey was founded by Viler Lika in 2017.
- Who are SingleKey's investors?
- SingleKey's investors include Emerging Ventures, Georgian Angel Network, InsurTech, Sentiero Ventures, Blockchain Founders Fund, Stout Street Capital.
- Where is SingleKey headquartered?
- SingleKey is headquartered in Toronto, CA.