Nearly every facet of our lives—from the way we eat to the waywe commute and even the way we're entertained—has been drasticallyaltered by technology. Improving one aspect, however, has remainedelusive: renting and furnishing an apartment.

Companies such as Zillow, Trulia, Apartments.com and Zumper haveimproved inefficiencies by increasing transparency and making iteasier to find the right home through listings. However the actualprocess of leasing and equipping an apartment—from scheduling aviewing to signing the lease and getting the unit fullyfurnished—has remained tedious at best.

Thankfully, trends in the way we live today continue to disruptour attitudes towards ownership—much like Lyft and Zipcar haveprompted fewer people to own cars, and streaming services likeNetflix have discouraged people from owning DVDs and madebinge-watching a national pastime. A growing number of companiesare now tackling the pain points of finding an apartment through avariety of angles.