Driving Smarter, More Profitable Real Estate Decisions
Situation
Roble Technologies was born from a convergence of insight and opportunity. While investing in software companies, founder and CEO Charlie Cottingham noticed two powerful forces reshaping commercial real estate: government policy driving compliance (“the stick”) and incentive programs rewarding sustainability and modernization (“the carrot”).
He recognized a gap in how large property owners identified, tracked, and captured these incentives—billions of dollars left on the table due to fragmented systems and outdated processes. From that insight, Roble Technologies was founded to empower the nation’s largest real estate owners with data-driven tools that maximize financial performance while ensuring compliance and sustainability.
Why Austin?
For Cottingham, Austin represented both a personal and professional opportunity. After serving in the U.S. Navy and living in cities across the country, he and his wife—a Texas native—chose Austin as home. The city’s dynamic innovation ecosystem, entrepreneurial energy, and collaborative business community made it the ideal place to launch and grow a software company in a traditionally legacy industry.
Austin’s supportive startup culture, paired with access to talent and mentorship through networks like Opportunity Austin, allowed Roble to scale quickly and establish itself as a trusted partner to leading commercial real estate owners nationwide.
“Austin’s entrepreneurial ecosystem has been an incredible environment to grow in. Being surrounded by other founders and innovators—learning from their successes and mistakes—has been one of the biggest inspirations for me personally and for our company.”
— Charlie Cottingham, Founder & CEO, Roble Technologies
Outcome
Roble Technologies is focused on long-term, sustainable growth—building tools that make the commercial real estate sector more efficient, compliant, and profitable for decades to come. Cottingham envisions a company that not only redefines how property owners manage incentives but also endures as a multi-generational business.
Over 500% revenue growth
Achieved in the past year, driven by new client acquisitions and product expansion
Over 100% scaled
the Roble team, attracting top talent from across the country to its Austin headquarters.
Reached Profitability
marking a major step in building a sustainable, founder-led company
