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AI Startup LamaTerra Brings Predictive Intelligence to Private Equity and Multifamily Real Estate Investors

  • IA Media
  • Nov 10, 2025
  • 3 min read

AUSTIN, Texas - November 10, 2025 - The International Accelerator (IA) today announced that LamaTerra Inc., an Austin-based AI property intelligence company, has joined its portfolio of global technology startups.


Founded in 2023 by Ida Sami, Ph.D., LamaTerra is building a scalable AI platform that delivers parcel-level property intelligence to accelerate underwriting, optimize portfolio performance, and improve investment outcomes. By combining over 50 layers of environmental, regulatory, and market data, LamaTerra generates instant, decision-ready reports that traditionally take weeks and cost thousands to produce.


“Adding LamaTerra to our portfolio underscores our commitment to backing global founders solving large-scale challenges with scalable technology,” said Parke Benjamin, Chief Operating Officer of the International Accelerator. “Their ability to cut underwriting costs, reduce risk exposure, and improve return predictability makes LamaTerra a game-changer for private equity and multifamily investors. We’re proud to support Ida and her team as they scale from Austin to the world.”


AI-Driven Intelligence for Smarter Real Estate Investments


LamaTerra’s proprietary platform helps investors identify and quantify asset-level and portfolio-wide risk - enabling faster, more confident investment decisions. By integrating datasets from NOAA, FEMA, USGS, and EPA, along with commercial APIs and high-resolution satellite imagery, the platform evaluates hazards such as flood, wildfire, extreme heat, contamination, and infrastructure exposure at the parcel level.


Through AI-powered scenario modeling, users can forecast how risk, cost, and ROI shift over 10-, 20-, and 30-year horizons. This allows private equity and multifamily investors to stress-test acquisitions, improve underwriting accuracy, and manage long-term asset resilience and compliance.


Early enterprise users have reported up to 90% reductions in underwriting time and cost, increased confidence in due diligence, and greater transparency in climate and regulatory risk - accelerating deal flow and reducing uncertainty across their portfolios.

“For me, LamaTerra is more than just a company - it’s a mission,” said Dr. Sami. “We’re helping investors make confident, data-backed decisions in a world where climate, regulation, and financial volatility are rewriting the rules of real estate. Joining the International Accelerator gives us the platform and partnerships to expand globally.”


Growth and Leadership


LamaTerra has raised $350,000 from early investors and grants and is now seeking a $1.2 million seed round to enhance its AI infrastructure and enterprise integrations. The founding team includes Dr. Ida Sami (CEO), Parke Benjamin (CFO), Dr. Melania Ebrahimian (AI/ML Lead), and Dr. Pamela Palletier (Marketing Lead), with advisors Dr. Sam Heidari and Angelos Angelou.


About LamaTerra

LamaTerra delivers AI-powered parcel-level intelligence that transforms how private equity, institutional, and multifamily investors evaluate and price risk. The platform integrates 50+ environmental, regulatory, and market data layers into instant, standardized reports for feasibility, due diligence, ESG scoring, and risk-adjusted ROI modeling.Visit www.lamaterra.ai for more information.


About the International Accelerator

The International Accelerator (IA) helps international founders establish and scale U.S. operations from Austin, Texas. IA provides mentorship, seed funding, and strategic access to capital for high-growth global ventures.Learn more at www.internationalaccelerator.com.


For Private Equity and Multifamily Investors


LamaTerra Inc. enables investment firms to analyze, price, and manage risk with precision. Its AI-driven platform unifies parcel-level property data with predictive modeling to drive smarter acquisitions, stronger portfolios, and more resilient returns.


The Problem

Private equity and multifamily investment decisions often rely on fragmented data, inconsistent reports, and manual due diligence. These inefficiencies lead to mispriced assets, high transaction costs, and slow deal velocity - especially as environmental, regulatory, and market pressures evolve.


The Solution

LamaTerra automates risk and resilience analysis across every parcel in the U.S.:

  • Predictive Climate Models: 10-, 20-, and 30-year projections for flood, wildfire, heat, and contamination.

  • Automated Due Diligence Reports: ESG, zoning, and environmental summaries in seconds.

  • Scenario Forecasting: Model risk-adjusted returns across portfolio or property-level decisions.

  • Real-Time Monitoring: Ongoing data feeds for asset tracking and exposure management.


Investor Benefits

  • Reduce Underwriting and Feasibility Costs by Up to 90%.

  • Quantify Climate, Regulatory, and Market Risk in Real Time.

  • Forecast Asset Performance and Capital Exposure with AI Precision.

  • Identify Resilient, High-Yield Properties for Long-Term Growth.

  • Comply with ESG and Disclosure Standards Across Global Markets.


Market Opportunity

The global real estate market exceeds $300 trillion, with climate-related losses topping $300 billion annually. LamaTerra bridges the gap between climate intelligence, capital markets, and property performance, empowering investors to make faster, smarter, and more resilient investment decisions.


 
 
 

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