Judd Schoenholtz is Co-Founder and CEO of Deferred, a technology-powered 1031 exchange platform that eliminates fees and shares interest with clients. Deferred is modernizing tax-deferred real estate investing to make it accessible, secure, and efficient for all investors.

Judd earned a B.A. in Computer Science from Columbia University and spent 10 years as Group Director of UX at Huge, designing digital products for companies like Google, Samsung, and Target. He is a Y Combinator alum from his previous company Open Listings.

Judd is a repeat founder with three exits in real estate technology. Open Listings was acquired by Opendoor in 2018, and Balance Homes was acquired by EasyKnock in 2023. At Open Listings, he saved homebuyers over $25 million in commissions.

Deferred raised $3.6M in seed funding from B Capital and Fika Ventures in April 2025, with strategic investors from Ramp, Zillow, SoFi, Compass, Opendoor, and Plaid. The company acquired Plenti Financial, which had facilitated nearly 7,000 exchanges over 30 years.

Deferred manages hundreds of millions of dollars in client funds through partnerships with JPMorgan Chase and Raymond James. The platform uses AI automation to eliminate manual processes and has achieved 100% five-star ratings from hundreds of Google reviews.