Fraud is constantly evolving.
You need a provider that can keep up.
Snappt is the leading Applicant Trust Platform™, revealing the truth behind every application so you can confidently approve qualified residents while protecting your communities from sophisticated fraud. By combining AI-powered document analysis, real-time verification, and human oversight, we turn risk management into a strategic advantage, delivering stronger financial outcomes, portfolio-wide protection, and a more secure future for your investments.
Since 2019, Snappt has helped transform multifamily leasing by combining AI-powered analysis, human oversight, and real-time verification into a single Applicant Trust Platform™. Today, we partner with 18 of the top 25 NMHC managers, setting the standard for fairness, transparency, and security across the industry.
Our Leadership
Snappt’s leadership team blends deep property management insight with diverse expertise from top tech and financial firms, including ClickUp, Snapdocs, Experian, and TransUnion. Grounded in real-world experience, we’re focused on transforming multifamily housing through innovative, scalable solutions.
James Hyde
Chief Executive Officer
James Hyde is the Chief Executive Officer of Snappt, the leading verification platform for the multifamily housing industry. Snappt helps property managers identify fraudulent rental applications, verify identity, income, and assets, and reduce financial risk, ensuring operators can confidently approve qualified residents while protecting their communities. With AI-driven technology, Snappt has analyzed over 13 million documents with 99.8% accuracy, setting the standard for fraud prevention in the industry.
Before joining Snappt, Hyde served as CEO of Venminder, a leader in third-party risk management software, until its acquisition by Ncontracts in 2024. Under his leadership, Venminder grew to serve 1,200+ customers across banking, insurance, technology, and healthcare, earning recognition as a Gartner Customers’ Choice and a Best Place to Work multiple times.
Prior to Venminder, Hyde played a key role in scaling FinTech and SaaS companies, including PayPal, Braintree, and Venmo, where he led revenue growth as SVP of Sales and helped transform Braintree from a startup to a global payment leader.
Daniel Berlind
Executive Chairman
Daniel Berlind is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Snappt, a data-driven fraud detection and income verification software for the multifamily housing industry. In 2019, Dan co-founded Snappt after running his own property management company and noticing a significant industry-wide financial issue in the multi-family rental industry. As a result, he launched Snappt, which provides proprietary software that aids and streamlines the rental process by reducing bad debt, increasing asset value, and minimizing application review time. In addition to Snappt, Daniel serves as the President of Berlind Properties and oversees the portfolio management and daily activities.
Noah Goldman
Chief Operating Officer
Noah Goldman is the COO and Co-Founder of Snappt, an AI-enabled software that instantly prevents financial fraud in the multi-family housing industry. As a seasoned property manager, having owned and operated over 400 multi-family units in Southern California, Noah co-founded Snappt to solve a business problem he was deeply familiar with. Seeing and feeling the effects of rampant document fraud, Noah was unwilling to accept the status quo and set out to make a change within his own industry.
Evan Heuser
Chief Financial Officer
Evan Heuser is the CFO at Snappt. Evan brings 18+ years of experience from the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors, during which he has arranged and structured over $1.5B of debt and equity financing for clients ranging from small owner/operators to institutional investors/managers. Prior to joining Snappt, Evan served as an advisor for the company and leveraged his relationships with multifamily property owners to aid in the research and development of Snappt’s product offering at an early stage. Evan has also invested in and sometimes served an advisory role for several other growth-stage venture companies that have successfully raised funds from venture capital groups and angel investors.
Briana Ings
Chief Product Officer
As Chief Product Officer, Briana leads all of Snappt’s product development efforts across technology and product. She is responsible for setting Snappt’s product and growth strategy and bringing new product changes to market.
Briana brings a wealth of experience in scaling SaaS products across different industries. She joined Snappt from ClickUp, where she led the product team, developing and executing their product strategy. Before ClickUp, Briana led Product and Design at Snapdocs, where she scaled the team and moved the company from a single product to a multi-product company. Prior to that, she led the core Test and Learn Product at Applied Predictive Technologies, where she helped Fortune 500 companies make better business decisions. She has a technical background and a passion for building products that change industries.
Kyle Nelson
VP of Corporate Strategy
A PropTech industry veteran, Kyle has a proven track record in cultivating impactful partnerships and acting as a catalyst for business development across both startup companies and some of the world’s largest financial institutions serving the rental housing market. Prior to joining Snappt as Vice President in 2022, he held senior roles at Gartner, Experian, TransUnion, and PayLease (now Zego).
Kyle has extensive expertise in corporate strategy, innovation within the AI category and is passionate about exploring emerging technologies throughout the property management sector. As an active member of the early-stage venture capital community, he serves as a venture partner to multiple VC funds and syndicates. Kyle holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Florida.
Chris Neil
VP of Marketing
Chris Neil is a growth-focused marketing executive with a track record of helping B2B SaaS and fintech companies scale, differentiate, and win in competitive markets. As Vice President of Marketing at Snappt, Chris leads go-to-market and demand generation strategy, focusing on solving a critical challenge in multifamily housing: the rise of sophisticated rental application fraud.
His experience spans nine companies, including two he founded, with successful outcomes ranging from acquisition to expansion, and lessons learned through the hard-earned realities of startup life. Prior to Snappt, Chris served as SVP & Interim CMO at Embroker, where he deepened his expertise in digital marketing, automation, and growth strategy. He has worked with companies backed by Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Bee Partners, and FTV Capital, representing over $1 billion in combined market value.
Our Values
At Snappt, our values aren’t just words; they’re the heartbeat of our culture. They guide how we collaborate, innovate, and grow, ensuring we create an environment where everyone can thrive and make a real impact. Our values define who we are and how we succeed. They empower us to tackle challenges creatively, treat each other with genuine care, and continuously learn and improve, both individually and as a team.
How we treat others
Be Kind
Effective collaboration and productivity thrive when we embrace kindness in our words and actions, even when conveying challenging or difficult messages.
How we improve
Live Curiously
Be inquisitive, and embrace fearless experimentation. Our greatest knowledge is acquired through unexpected outcomes.
How we solve problems
Embrace Play
Take breaks and play. It’s during these moments that our creativity and inspiration flow, enabling us to develop solutions that effortlessly tackle the most complex problems.
How we operate
Give a Sh!t
Elevate your standards. Unleash the untapped potential inside you by investing genuine care in the outcomes you desire to achieve. It acts as a catalyst, propelling us all forward.
James Hyde
Chief Executive Officer
James Hyde is the Chief Executive Officer of Snappt, the leading verification platform for the multifamily housing industry. Snappt helps property managers identify fraudulent rental applications, verify identity, income, and assets, and reduce financial risk, ensuring operators can confidently approve qualified residents while protecting their communities. With AI-driven technology, Snappt has analyzed over 13 million documents with 99.8% accuracy, setting the standard for fraud prevention in the industry.
Before joining Snappt, Hyde served as CEO of Venminder, a leader in third-party risk management software, until its acquisition by Ncontracts in 2024. Under his leadership, Venminder grew to serve 1,200+ customers across banking, insurance, technology, and healthcare, earning recognition as a Gartner Customers’ Choice and a Best Place to Work multiple times.
Prior to Venminder, Hyde played a key role in scaling FinTech and SaaS companies, including PayPal, Braintree, and Venmo, where he led revenue growth as SVP of Sales and helped transform Braintree from a startup to a global payment leader.
Daniel Berlind
Executive Chairman
Daniel Berlind is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman at Snappt, a data-driven fraud detection and income verification software for the multifamily housing industry. In 2019, Dan co-founded Snappt after running his own property management company and noticing a significant industry-wide financial issue in the multi-family rental industry. As a result, he launched Snappt, which provides proprietary software that aids and streamlines the rental process by reducing bad debt, increasing asset value, and minimizing application review time. In addition to Snappt, Daniel serves as the President of Berlind Properties and oversees the portfolio management and daily activities.
Noah Goldman
Chief Operating Officer
Noah Goldman is the COO and Co-Founder of Snappt, an AI-enabled software that instantly prevents financial fraud in the multi-family housing industry. As a seasoned property manager, having owned and operated over 400 multi-family units in Southern California, Noah co-founded Snappt to solve a business problem he was deeply familiar with. Seeing and feeling the effects of rampant document fraud, Noah was unwilling to accept the status quo and set out to make a change within his own industry.
Evan Heuser
Chief Financial Officer
Evan Heuser is the CFO at Snappt. Evan brings 18+ years of experience from the multifamily and commercial real estate sectors, during which he has arranged and structured over $1.5B of debt and equity financing for clients ranging from small owner/operators to institutional investors/managers. Prior to joining Snappt, Evan served as an advisor for the company and leveraged his relationships with multifamily property owners to aid in the research and development of Snappt’s product offering at an early stage. Evan has also invested in and sometimes served an advisory role for several other growth-stage venture companies that have successfully raised funds from venture capital groups and angel investors.
Briana Ings
Chief Product Officer
As Chief Product Officer, Briana leads all of Snappt’s product development efforts across technology and product. She is responsible for setting Snappt’s product and growth strategy and bringing new product changes to market.
Briana brings a wealth of experience in scaling SaaS products across different industries. She joined Snappt from ClickUp, where she led the product team, developing and executing their product strategy. Before ClickUp, Briana led Product and Design at Snapdocs, where she scaled the team and moved the company from a single product to a multi-product company. Prior to that, she led the core Test and Learn Product at Applied Predictive Technologies, where she helped Fortune 500 companies make better business decisions. She has a technical background and a passion for building products that change industries.
Kyle Nelson
VP of Corporate Strategy
A PropTech industry veteran, Kyle has a proven track record in cultivating impactful partnerships and acting as a catalyst for business development across both startup companies and some of the world’s largest financial institutions serving the rental housing market. Prior to joining Snappt as Vice President in 2022, he held senior roles at Gartner, Experian, TransUnion, and PayLease (now Zego).
Kyle has extensive expertise in corporate strategy, innovation within the AI category and is passionate about exploring emerging technologies throughout the property management sector. As an active member of the early-stage venture capital community, he serves as a venture partner to multiple VC funds and syndicates. Kyle holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois and a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Florida.
Chris Neil
VP of Marketing
Chris Neil is a growth-focused marketing executive with a track record of helping B2B SaaS and fintech companies scale, differentiate, and win in competitive markets. As Vice President of Marketing at Snappt, Chris leads go-to-market and demand generation strategy, focusing on solving a critical challenge in multifamily housing: the rise of sophisticated rental application fraud.
His experience spans nine companies, including two he founded, with successful outcomes ranging from acquisition to expansion, and lessons learned through the hard-earned realities of startup life. Prior to Snappt, Chris served as SVP & Interim CMO at Embroker, where he deepened his expertise in digital marketing, automation, and growth strategy. He has worked with companies backed by Insight Partners, Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, Goldman Sachs, Bee Partners, and FTV Capital, representing over $1 billion in combined market value.