Niall Smart

Niall Smart is a technologist and entrepreneur currently serving as the Founder of Echodio, a technology startup that participated in the Winter 2017 batch of the Y Combinator accelerator program. Prior to his current venture, he co-founded VTS, Inc., a prominent commercial real estate technology platform, where he also operated as the company's Chief Technology Officer. During his tenure as CTO at VTS, Smart directed the foundational software engineering and technical architecture that supported the platform's rapid expansion within the global property technology sector. He subsequently established Echodio in 2017, leveraging his extensive background in computer technology to develop new software solutions following the accelerator program. Smart's professional background centers on technical leadership and software development, with a primary focus on building and scaling early-stage technology enterprises from inception to market launch.