Bridge and Kalibri Announce Strategic Partnership

Bridge & Kalibri Partner
To Deliver Data-Driven Intelligence and AI-Native Tools to Hotel Owners and Lenders
New York, NY / Baltimore, MD; March 12th 2026 — Bridge and Kalibri today announced a strategic partnership designed to equip hotel owners, lenders, and brands with next-generation AI-powered tools to enhance market intelligence and support underwriting.
This collaboration brings together Bridge’s expansive hospitality network and capital markets expertise with Kalibri’s industry-leading hotel market data and analytics platform. Together, the companies aim to transform how hospitality stakeholders access insights, evaluate opportunities, and make investment decisions.
Unlocking Kalibri Market Data Through Bridge
As part of the partnership, proprietary Kalibri hotel market data will be made available through Bridge’s platform, providing owners and lenders with deeper visibility into market performance and market dynamics.
Kalibri data goes beyond traditional industry benchmarks, offering granular, actionable insights into revenue trends by customer type and profit contribution along with a hotel’s competitive positioning. By integrating this intelligence into Bridge’s ecosystem, users will be able to access market-level performance data directly within their investment and financing workflows.
Strengthening Underwriting with Advanced Market Intelligence
Kalibri will also collaborate with Bridge’s extensive lender network to enhance underwriting practices across the hospitality sector. By leveraging Kalibri data and analytical reports, lenders can incorporate market insights that expose composition of RevPAR and related customer acquisition costs into deal evaluation, risk assessment, and loan structuring.
This initiative is designed to improve transparency and confidence in hospitality transactions—particularly in a market environment where realistic demand forecasting, segmentation analysis and profit contribution are critical to prudent capital allocation.
“Access to forward-looking market data that informs a hotel’s true potential is essential for accurate underwriting,” said Cindy Estis Green, CEO at Kalibri. “By working with Bridge and its lender network, we’re ensuring that capital providers and owners alike can base decisions on a deeper understanding of the nuances of demand in any given market or submarket and enable the investor to tie that to profit potential.”
Building AI-Native Tools for the Future of Hospitality
Looking ahead, Bridge and Kalibri will jointly develop AI-native tools tailored for hotel owners, lenders, and brands. These tools will combine structured market data, transaction intelligence, and advanced analytics to streamline decision-making and surface actionable recommendations in real time.
The goal is to move beyond static reporting and toward intelligent systems that can:
- Identify investment opportunities based on market and demand signals
- Support dynamic underwriting and scenario modeling
- Provide performance benchmarking with contextual AI-driven insights
- Enhance strategic planning for owners and brand partners
“Hospitality is entering a new era where data and AI must work together seamlessly,” said Rohit Mathur, Cofounder and CEO at Bridge. “Our partnership with Kalibri positions us to deliver intelligent, AI-powered solutions that empower owners and lenders to act with greater speed and confidence.”
Advancing a Smarter Hospitality Ecosystem
By combining market intelligence, capital access, and AI innovation, Bridge and Kalibri are creating a more connected and data-driven ecosystem for hospitality stakeholders. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to improving transparency, strengthening underwriting standards, and equipping the industry with resilient tools built for the inevitable dynamic market changes well into the future.
Additional details about integrated data access and upcoming AI-native product releases will be announced in the coming months.
About Bridge
Bridge is an AI-driven financial platform transforming how hospitality developers access capital. As a leader in Hospitality CRE and Supplier Financing, Bridge delivers fast, transparent, and tailored funding solutions by combining cutting-edge technology with industry expertise. By streamlining the financing process, Bridge enables owner, developers and suppliers to focus on growth and innovation. Bridge has established partnerships with leading corporations, including Hilton, Choice Hotels, Hyatt Hotels, AAHOA, Walmart, Best Buy, and Chipotle, to support franchisees and suppliers nationwide. Backed by TTV Capital, Citi Ventures, FinCap, Thayer Partners, Uncorrelated Ventures and Gilgamesh Ventures, Bridge is committed to driving value and unlocking new opportunities for its clients. Learn more at bridgemarketplace.com/hotels and follow them at https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgemarketplace/
Reach out to Cletus McKeown for press inquiries at cmckeown@bridgemarketplace.com
About Kalibri
Kalibri is a data and technology company advancing profitability in the hotel industry. Built on the ProfitFirst™ Platform, Kalibri helps owners and operators improve cash flow and commercial performance, while providing the real estate community with market insight to support disciplined underwriting and long-term asset value. Kalibri works with organizations such as Marriott, Hilton, IHG, Choice Hotels, Noble Investment Group, Apple REIT, Blackstone and AAHOA. Learn more at https://www.kalibrilabs.com/ and follow them at https://www.linkedin.com/company/kalibri-labs-llc
Reach out to Paul Peddrick for press inquiries at paul.peddrick@kalibrilabs.com