Rooted in Real Estate. Built for the Future.
To give real estate professionals full control of their capital strategy through secure, custom-built tokenization infrastructure — improving liquidity, increasing flexibility, and preserving long-term ownership in a changing investment landscape.
Founded on Industry Insight.
The real estate industry has been slow to adopt new technology — but the opportunity to modernize how assets are structured, accessed, and managed is enormous. BitCense was founded to close that gap.
We build private, compliant tokenization infrastructure that real estate professionals can fully own and operate. Unlike SaaS platforms, our systems are built around the specific needs of property owners, investors, and asset managers — with no shared environments and no subscriptions.
With backgrounds in commercial real estate, blockchain, and AI, BitCense is focused on helping the industry transition to on-chain ownership — without giving up control.
Paul DiCesare
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Paul founded BitCense after 25+ years in traditional real estate, proptech, and property tokenization. He’s witnessed firsthand how the real estate industry is slow to adopt new technologies, often missing out on significant benefits from new technologies. Paul built BitCense to solve the obstacle of converting traditionally illiquid real estate assets into digital tokens by offering full-service, compliant tokenization infrastructure and help clients unlock value and future-proof their portfolios without needing to become technology experts. Paul is a U.S. Air Force combat veteran and holds a Bachelor’s in Organizational Leadership from Penn State University.
Sandy Hsiao
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer
Sandy brings 20+ years in real estate finance, investment management, and capital markets to BitCense. She's built scalable platforms and structured complex deals that maximize portfolio value through innovative financing strategies and diligent asset oversight. Her expertise helps reimagine how real estate assets are capitalized, managed, and traded as tokenized assets – delivering greater efficiency, transparency, and security than traditional frameworks. Sandy holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Joseph Joyce
Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer
Joe leads BitCense's product vision and strategy with his expertise in commercial real estate finance and emerging blockchain technologies. Having previously co-founded a real estate tokenization company, he brings firsthand experience building digital asset platforms from the ground up. His data-driven approach combines financial modeling, capital structuring, and asset analysis to create scalable solutions. Joe holds an M.S. in Financial Analysis from St. Mary's College and a BS in Finance and Financial Management Services from CSU Chico.
Michael Orlandi
Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer
Michael brings 15+ years of hands-on experience acquiring, developing, financing, and managing institutional-quality real estate across all major asset classes, and has delivered consistent returns as a seasoned investment director. Michael's deep market knowledge of commercial real estate drives BitCense's approach to tokenizing traditional real estate investments. Michael holds a Master's in Real Estate Development from Columbia University and a J.D. from Harvard University.
Shane Fleming
Chief Strategy Officer
Shane is a real estate strategist and startup founder with over 20 years of experience across commercial, residential, and proptech sectors. He founded FlemingRE, advising international clients including McDonald’s and Circle K on asset management and commercial leasing. Previously at JLL, he gained experience in corporate advisory and investment strategy. Shane later founded PropGen, an AI-focused proptech startup. At BitCense, he leads strategy, growth, and go-to-market planning, bridging emerging technologies with real-world adoption across Ireland and the US markets.
Paul DiCesare
Sandy Hsiao
Joseph Joyce
Michael Orlandi
Shane Fleming
