[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Flyhomes.]

Flyhomes is a tech-enabled real estate brokerage that boosts the financing power for its clients with products such as Cash Offers and Guaranteed Offers, as well as Trade Up. The company operates in Greater Seattle, Portland, San Francisco Bay, Southern California, and Boston areas, its W2 business model enables greater control over the consumer experience and more strategic flexibility compared to traditional agents.

Founded in 2015, the company has since raised $160 million, in 4 different funding rounds.

Represented in the GEM: Tushar Garg & Steve Lane

Why I wake up excited in the morning:

I am thrilled I get to spend every day helping people with one of the most significant purchases they’ll ever make. We hear over and over that customers find their experience with us to be completely different from any they’ve had — and that they can’t imagine buying a home any other way. I can’t imagine a better job!

What we like: As one of the best capitalized companies, Flyhomes is positioned well to emerge from the ashes of cutthroat competition with a first mover advantage and its steadfast devotion to the consumer. Not to mention, they have a cool brand name that originated as a lifestyle brokerage for millennial travelers.

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