I build AI-powered infrastructure for the physical world.
Commercial Real Estate
The Next Frontier of AI Is Physical
For decades, the digital world has been reshaped by AI. But the physical world, the offices, arenas, multi-tenant properties, and cities we live in every day, remains overlooked.
I believe every building should operate like a living system: clean, connected, and intelligent. With CleanShift, we're building the operating system for facilities, where every inspection, task, and interaction becomes structured data that unlocks efficiency, transparency, and ESG accountability.
The future of cities won't just be smarter. They'll be measurable. And we're wiring that nervous system now.
About Mark Gilyard
Mark Gilyard is an entrepreneur with a passion for real estate, infrastructure, and technology. He started his career in real estate, learning firsthand how buildings are financed, managed, and valued. Along the way, he taught himself to code and developed an equal love for sales, systems, and design, the building blocks of business and technology.
Sports shaped his discipline and drive, while family grounds his perspective. Those values fuel his vision for creating companies that solve real-world problems while improving lives.
Today, Mark is focused on the intersection of AI and physical infrastructure, believing that the spaces where we live, work, and gather are the next frontier for technology. His philosophy is simple: big change starts with small, consistent actions that compound into transformation.
Boots on the Ground×Tech Behind the Desk
Service Arm (Now)
Premium cleaning for offices, gyms, arenas, and multi-tenant properties. Building a foundation of execution for the flywheel.
Tech Arm (Future)
Real-time QA dashboards, predictive scheduling, compliance reporting, and eventually robotics.
Why It Matters
Every job we complete feeds into a system that makes the next job smarter — creating a defensible data moat and the foundation for category leadership.
Notes on AI, Infrastructure, and the Physical World
Living insights on the intersection of technology and the built environment
Let's Build the Future of Infrastructure
I'm building a company that redefines how facilities are cleaned, managed, and measured. If you're an investor, collaborator, or operator who sees where this is going — let's talk.
Ready to discuss the future of physical infrastructure?
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