About Settld

Our vision is to transform the property settlement experience for developers, agents & purchasers.

Real estate selling & buyers agents need to be at the forefront of providing the best customer experience (CX) while optimising the best use of their time.

Purchasers lack the guidance and support they need & deserve throughout their settlement journey.

Developers and builders often lack the digital tools to gain the transparency and efficiency required for smoother, lower-risk settlements.

development financiers Settld

Over 20 years in Property

We are the first end-to-end business technology provider for developers, financiers, builders and real estate agencies to manage thier property settlement journey of any size. Our cutting edge technology harnesses over 20 years of unique settlement insights, providing industry leading performance and enterprise-ready solutions.

Trusted By

Our Management Team

A highly engaged team with extensive experience in property, settlement management, technology & growing businesses.

Co-founder & CEO

Leor Shavel is a seasoned professional in the Australian property and development industry, bringing over a decade of experience with a strong emphasis on client service, buyer engagement, and streamlining the settlement journey.

Technical Advisor

Paul Riddle brings over 25 years of infrastructure and security expertise to the team. A Netscape alumnus who came up during the early internet, he has spent two decades architecting hybrid cloud and software-defined data centre solutions for enterprise organisations, including a leading provider in Australia’s superannuation sector.

Head of Customer Success

Ethan Yu brings a strong foundation in real estate, a deep understanding of developer and purchaser needs, and a sharp focus on delivering exceptional customer outcomes. Driven and solutions-oriented, Ethan partners closely with clients to optimise their settlement programs, embrace new ways of working and unlock the full value of the Settld platform.

Head of Marketing

Bringing over two decades of experience leading high-impact marketing across SaaS, startups, and professional services, Michelle specialises in building integrated strategies that drive revenue, accelerate demand and strengthen brand presence. Michelle blends strategic clarity with hands-on execution, partnering closely with founders and leadership teams to align marketing performance with commercial outcomes.

Lead Engineer

Justin brings over seven years of experience turning ideas and complex business problems into practical software solutions. He combines hands-on engineering with thoughtful technical decision-making, collaboration, and continuous learning, building reliable, maintainable systems that evolve alongside the needs of Settld and its customers.

Our Board of Advisors

A strategic board of advisors with extensive experience in property development, strata, conveyancing, venture capital & software solutions.

Craig
Blackstone

Managing Director
Sablestone Property Group

20+ years experience as Senior Development Manager & GM at Denwol Developments.

Ex VC, tech startup mentor & property construction executive

20+ years experience in venture capital, start-up success coaching & project management, and formerly ASIA GM at Investible.

Chris
Miller

CEO
Vantage Strata & Taylr

10 years as CEO at Vantage Strata, ACT’s leading strata management firm & founder at Taylr – resident services marketplace.

Awards & Recognition

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Frequently asked questions

Settld is a digital settlement management platform built to bring clarity, structure and accountability to the contract-to-settlement phase of off-the-plan developments.

Settld was created to address a long-standing gap in property development – the lack of visibility and coordination during settlement, where risks often emerge too late to manage effectively.

Settld is designed for property developers, development managers, finance teams, project marketers & agents responsible for managing settlement risk, buyer communication and delivery outcomes.

Settld solves the fragmented communication and manual tracking that lead to settlement delays, buyer anxiety, compliance exposure and forecast uncertainty.

Settld treats settlement as an active, measurable phase of a project – not an administrative afterthought, by providing structured workflows, real-time visibility and traceable records.

As projects grow in scale and scrutiny increases, poor settlement visibility impacts cashflow, reputation, buyer trust and regulatory confidence. Settld exists to make those risks visible and manageable.

Effective settlement management creates traceable records of communication and decisions. Settld maintains auditable histories that support director oversight and regulatory enquiries.

Leor Shavel

Co-founder & CEO

Leor Shavel is a seasoned professional in the Australian property and development industry, bringing over a decade of experience with a strong emphasis on client service, buyer engagement, and streamlining the settlement journey. As the Managing Director of Sierra PropertyCom, a buyer communication agency he founded in 2016, Leor specialized in settlement management services and buyer engagement solutions for property developers.

Under his leadership, Sierra PropertyCom became a leading property buyer engagement agency, focusing on driving successful settlements for developers while providing a premium customer service experience to buyers. Leor’s practical, solutions-driven approach has earned him a reputation for helping teams navigate the challenges of project delivery and settlement with confidence and care.

His passion lies in making property transactions smoother, more transparent, and more supportive for everyone involved. Leor’s insights into managing settlement risk have been featured in industry discussions, emphasizing the importance of early preparation and professional settlement strategies to mitigate potential challenges in the property market.

Paul Riddle

Technical Advisor

Paul Riddle brings over 25 years of infrastructure and security expertise to the team. His career began at Netscape during the dawn of the commercial internet, and he has spent the past 20 years as head of IT infrastructure at a technology provider serving Australia’s highly regulated superannuation sector. There, Paul has driven the shift to hybrid cloud and software-defined data centres, with a focus on automation and security posture. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Macquarie University and is deeply engaged in cryptography, AI, and machine learning.

Ethan Yu

Head of Customer Success

Ethan Yu is the Head of Customer Success at Settld, bringing hands-on settlement experience, real estate sales expertise and a deep understanding of developer and purchaser needs. With a career spanning operations, settlements and international property sales, Ethan combines industry insight with a modern, customer-first approach to driving project outcomes.

Before joining Settld, Ethan worked as a Settlement Coordinator at Sierra PropertyCom, where he managed complex off-the-plan settlement programs across Sydney. His experience coordinating valuations, purchaser enquiries, buyer communications and onsite events gives him a practical, front-line perspective on the challenges developers face.

Across every role, Ethan has built a reputation for being proactive, detail-driven and deeply committed to improving the settlement experience. At Settld, he leads customer onboarding, optimisation and program success, ensuring developers unlock the full value of the platform through streamlined workflows, clearer visibility and stronger buyer engagement.

Michelle Doan

Head of Marketing

As Settld’s Head of Marketing, Michelle leads the brand and demand engine powering the company’s growth. With more than 20 years of experience across verticals including SaaS, startups and professional services, Michelle has built a career transforming complex challenges into clear, commercially grounded marketing strategies.

Her career has been defined by partnering with founders, CEOs and leadership teams to scale brand visibility, deepen market trust and deliver measurable revenue impact.

Michelle combines strategic direction with hands-on execution, ensuring that every campaign, asset and channel has a clear commercial purpose. Outside her corporate work, she teaches digital marketing in the University of Sydney’s postgraduate program, helping shape the next generation of marketing leaders.

Justin Sumaya

Lead Engineer

Justin Sumaya is Settld’s Lead Software Engineer, bringing over seven years of experience turning ideas and complex business problems into practical software solutions. He enjoys understanding the problem behind an idea and translating it into thoughtful software that delivers real value.

Combining hands-on engineering with technical decision-making and collaboration, Justin focuses on building reliable, maintainable systems while considering both immediate business needs and long-term growth.

With a strong belief in continuous learning and improvement, he is committed to refining his craft, sharing knowledge with the team, and helping shape technical solutions that evolve alongside the needs of Settld, its customers, and the business.