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Founded the First Cloud Brokerage
Cloud Real Estate, Denver, 2013: the first legitimately cloud-based real estate brokerage in America, started as a single agent.
Press and Media
The Press Room.
I founded America’s first cloud-based real estate brokerage at 28, taught myself film and code because no template could hold the work, and now build entire companies, brand, software, and AI, on one platform. Here is everything you need to tell that story accurately.
15Years
Coast to Coast
Colorado, then Bend, Oregon, then the Research Triangle in North Carolina. Real estate, film, software, and AI.
1Platform
An Ever-Growing Portfolio
Every company I found or co-found runs on Timatsu, each with its own named AI agent working as a member of the team.
1stBook
Forthcoming
The manuscript that led to Timatsu: a lifelong philosophy, finally made manifest and rendered in code.
At a Glance
The Fact Sheet.
The verified basics, in one place. Every line here is also on my About page. If a detail is not here, ask me before it runs.
- Name
- Tim Kinzie (Timothy J. Kinzie)
- Role
- Founder of Timatsu, the AI and software company beneath every venture he builds. Serial entrepreneur, filmmaker, developer, advisor, and active in acquisitions.
- Based In
- The Research Triangle, North Carolina
- Known For
- Founding America’s first cloud-based real estate brokerage in 2013, and now building entire companies end to end: brand, film, software, and the AI that runs them
- Portfolio
- Ever-growing. Today: Timatsu (2026), Horizen (2022), Montlor (2013 as Cloud Real Estate), Mosko and Todloski (co-founded), with more in the works
- Recognition
- Certified Residential Specialist, 2016 (fewer than 5% of agents). Million Dollar Guild, Institute for Luxury Home Marketing, 2018. Recognized as one of the most innovative agents in the country
- Published
- Contributor, The Residential Specialist, the national magazine of NAR’s Residential Real Estate Council, on blockchain, decentralized property ownership, and AI (2020 - 2021)
- Clients Represented
- Professional athletes, award-winning recording artists, NFL franchise owners, and CEOs of household-name brands
- Speaking
- Invited to speak and teach across the country; privately coached agents from major and independent brokerages under NDA
- Forthcoming
- His first book
The Angle
Four Stories Worth Telling.
The threads I get asked about most, in my own words. Pick one, or pull them together.
The Founder Who Builds the Whole Company
Most founders hire the brand, outsource the film, license the software, and bolt on the AI. I build all of it myself, end to end, because I taught myself each craft when no template could hold the work. An ever-growing portfolio later, that is the story: what becomes possible when one person can ship the entire stack.
An Ever-Growing Portfolio, One AI Platform, Named Agents on Every Team
Timatsu runs underneath every venture I own or co-found. Each company has its own AI agent, with a name and a job, working as a member of that team: Sawyer scopes and prices construction jobs at Mosko, Vista runs the studio at Horizen. This is what an AI-native company looks like when it is real, not a pitch deck.
The First Cloud Brokerage, and What It Taught Me About Now
In 2013, at 28, I founded the first legitimately cloud-based brokerage in America, ran the numbers that could predict who was about to sell, and coached top agents under NDA. The rooms I worked in were full of athletes, artists, NFL owners, and CEOs. Everything I build now traces back to that decade.
Vision Creates the AI, Not the Other Way Around
AI is the foundation every modern platform stands on, but it is not why the companies I build move faster than the markets they enter. The rest is vision, identity, and a founder who decides once to be comfortable with every outcome. The book is about that. So is everything on this site.
Approved Bios
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Short Bio ~50 words
Tim Kinzie is the founder of Timatsu, an AI and software company, and a serial entrepreneur who founded America’s first cloud-based real estate brokerage in 2013. A self-taught filmmaker and developer, he now builds entire companies end to end, brand, film, software, and the AI that runs them, on one shared platform.
Medium Bio ~120 words
Tim Kinzie is the founder of Timatsu, an AI and software company, and a serial entrepreneur with fifteen years of building across the United States. In 2013, at 28, he founded Cloud Real Estate in Denver, the first legitimately cloud-based brokerage in America, and grew it coast to coast while representing professional athletes, recording artists, NFL franchise owners, and CEOs. Recognized as one of the most innovative agents in the country, he wrote for NAR’s national magazine on blockchain, decentralized ownership, and AI. A self-taught filmmaker and developer, he founded the brand and film studio Horizen in 2022 and formed Timatsu in 2026. Today his ever-growing portfolio of companies runs on one AI platform, each with its own named AI agent working as a member of the team. His first book is forthcoming.
Long Bio ~230 words
Tim Kinzie is the founder of Timatsu, an AI and software company, and an entrepreneur whose career has followed one instinct: find the gap, build the bridge, and do it again. He began in real estate in 2011 at one of the industry’s national brands, shooting his own listings with cinema cameras and drones, and saw the gap between national reach and local care. In 2013, at 28, he built the bridge: Cloud Real Estate in Denver, the first legitimately cloud-based brokerage in America. He grew it across Colorado and coast to coast, from Bend, Oregon to the Research Triangle in North Carolina, coached top agents under NDA, and represented professional athletes, award-winning recording artists, NFL franchise owners, and CEOs of household-name brands. He earned the Certified Residential Specialist designation in 2016 and Million Dollar Guild recognition in 2018, and, recognized as one of the most innovative agents in the country, wrote for The Residential Specialist on blockchain, decentralized property ownership, and artificial intelligence. Self-taught in film and code because no template could hold his perspective, he founded Horizen, a brand identity and film studio, in 2022. In 2026, after writing the manuscript for his first book, he formed Timatsu, where he builds proprietary AI systems, native apps, and enterprise software end to end. His companies, Horizen, Montlor, Mosko, and Todloski, all run on the Timatsu platform, each with its own named AI agent. He works only on ventures he believes in.
In My Words
Quotable, and Already on the Record.
Lines from my own writing, cleared to quote with attribution to Tim Kinzie. Each links to the piece it comes from.
Boldness is not a personality trait. It is a pre-made decision.
AI is the foundation every successful modern platform stands on. But the vision creates the AI, not the other way around.
Every business is a founder. The timeless disciplines have to be optimized for that person, or you are just rebuilding something worse.
Model systems, never identity. Your perspective is the one thing that makes you irreplaceable.
I build the systems that make getting ahead inevitable.
I only work on projects I believe in.
Press Kit
Photography and Brand Assets.
High-resolution originals, cleared for editorial use with credit to Tim Kinzie. Please do not crop through the face or alter the images.
Credit line: Photo courtesy of Tim Kinzie. Need a different crop, a landscape, or something for print? Ask and I will send it.
The Portfolio
What I Have Built, So Far.
An ever-growing portfolio, one platform underneath, and a named AI agent on every team. Each founded or co-founded, then built end to end, from the brand and the film to the software and AI.
Founded 2026
Timatsu
AI & Software PlatformThe multi-tenant AI platform, native apps, and dashboards that run underneath every venture, and the roster of named AI agents that work inside them. The philosophy, rendered in code.
timatsu.com Founded 2022Horizen
Brand Identity & Film StudioA cinematic brand and film studio, extended into the web, app, and digital infrastructure that turns a brand into a business.
horizenfilms.com Since 2013Montlor
Real Estate, ElevatedBorn as Cloud Real Estate: a private brand with the systems of a national and the intimacy of a local, from the identity to the client-facing software.
montlor.com Co-FoundedMosko
Construction, SystematizedA construction company run like software: a new brand up front and a private operating system that scopes, prices, and tracks every job.
moskoconstruction.com Co-FoundedTodloski
Remodels, RefinedA high-end remodeler whose back-office platform handles fixed-scope estimates, permits, and change orders, so a homeowner always knows where things stand.
todloski.comOn the Record
Milestones and Recognition.
The dates that matter, for fact-checking and timelines. The full story lives on the About page.
- 2011
Starts in Real Estate at 26
At one of the industry’s national brands, shooting his own listings with cinema cameras and drones from day one.
- 2013
Founds Cloud Real Estate at 28
Denver, Colorado. The first legitimately cloud-based real estate brokerage in America, grown from a single agent into a company.
- 2013 - 2018
From Agent to Leader
Coaching, recruiting, and leading across Colorado. Trade groups sought out the approach; invited to speak and teach across the country.
- 2016
Certified Residential Specialist
The industry’s highest residential credential, held by fewer than 5% of agents, earned while leading his own firm.
- 2018
Million Dollar Guild
Recognized by the Institute for Luxury Home Marketing.
- 2019 - 2020
Coast to Coast
Expands to Bend, Oregon, running Colorado remotely on data systems he built, then crosses the country to the Research Triangle.
- 2020 - 2021
The Residential Specialist
Recognized as one of the most innovative agents in the country; writes for NAR’s national magazine on blockchain, decentralized ownership, and AI.
- 2022
Founds Horizen
The creative arm he had built since 2015 becomes a brand identity and film studio.
- 2026
Founds Timatsu
Formed on his 41st birthday after writing his first book: proprietary AI, apps, and enterprise platforms.
Interviews and Speaking
What I Can Talk About.
Starting points for interviews, podcasts, panels, and keynotes. I have been invited to speak and teach across the country since the Cloud Real Estate years. Each topic links to my own writing, so you can hear the angle before we talk.
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The AI-Native Company, for Real
What it takes to run an ever-growing portfolio of companies on one platform, with a named AI agent on every team, and what it frees a founder to do.
Read the Thinking 02Vision Creates the AI
Why AI is the substrate and not the strategy, and why the companies that win are the ones with a vision worth encoding.
Read the Thinking 03Math That Predicts Who Will Buy
The experiment behind the first cloud brokerage: data, information, and actionable intelligence, run the hard way on purpose.
Read the Thinking 04Boldness Is a Pre-Made Decision
Deciding once to be comfortable with every outcome, and never re-deciding. The founder discipline underneath all the others.
Read the Thinking 05Branding Is a Promise
The difference between branding and marketing, and why the anchored identity decides everything built on top of it.
Read the Thinking 06Identity Is Discovered, Not Invented
Model systems, never identity. Why getting your own identity right is the highest-leverage thing a founder can do.
Read the ThinkingBoilerplate
For the Bottom of the Release.
About Tim Kinzie
Tim Kinzie is the founder of Timatsu, an AI and software company, and a serial entrepreneur who founded America’s first cloud-based real estate brokerage in 2013. A self-taught filmmaker and developer, he builds entire companies end to end, brand, film, software, and the AI that runs them. His ventures across real estate, film, construction, and technology all run on the Timatsu platform, each with its own named AI agent. His first book is forthcoming. Learn more at timkinzie.com.
About Timatsu
Timatsu is an AI and software company founded by Tim Kinzie in 2026. It builds proprietary AI systems, native apps, and enterprise software end to end, and serves as the shared platform beneath a portfolio of operating companies, including Horizen, Montlor, Mosko, and Todloski, each run alongside its own named AI agent. Learn more at timatsu.com.
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