Our “GEMbreaker” networking series continues…a round of (virtual) 1-on-1 conversations to meet a handful of amazing innovators. We’ve done more than 15 of these rapid-fire networking sessions previously, but this is the first time we’re focusing the marketing/audience/connections on one specific topic by making it an…

The third Geek Estate Mastermind Soirée is taking place a week from today in Seattle. It’ll be an evening to mingle and celebrate the industry’s progress with real estate tech founders, execs, VCs, and practitioners. Inspectify will host the event on March 1st from 5:30-7:30…

[Editor’s note: Originally published as a members-only article in the GEM.] Making commercial property ownership simple and affordable for small businesses, withco recently came out of stealth with its $32 million in funding ($4 million seed + $28 million Series A), reported TechCrunch. Lead investors are…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: Pacaso.] Nearly ten million second homes sit unoccupied for 11 months a year in the U.S. while millions of people dream of owning and vacationing at a second…

[Editor’s Note: Geek Estate Offers are special offers members of the GEM] CREtech is THE place for news and events for the commercial real estate industry. In a few weeks (March 22nd-23rd), they are putting on the west coast version of their conference… in sunny…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: API Nation.] Real estate practitioners are reliant on silos. Not the nuclear type of silos, but rather information and application silos. API Nation is a cloud-based enterprise integration…

While the concept of electronic signatures and authorizations was around well before the COVID-19 pandemic, the last couple of years has certainly shined a new light on these kinds of digital transactions. Data shows that tenants with online rent payment options have remained more likely…

On the heels of the announcement of GEM’s Blockchain + Real Estate workgroup, we have another up our sleeves to start the new year. The Affordability Innovations workgroup–hosted and curated by Matt Hoffman, Abby Ivory, and Jenna Louie–is being created to find and elevate startups focused on housing affordability,…

[Editor’s Note: Below, maintaining the tradition started a year ago, we report transparently on the makeup of the GEM and touch on what we’re focused on for 2022. Since it was originally published as an article for members, many links included are to prior members-only articles,…

[Editor’s Note: The GEM is a real estate tech think-tank comprised of 500+ founders, executives, VCs, and practitioners. Our mission is to attract the 1,500 most forward-thinking, and diverse, innovators. Below is a sample of one of the in-depth startup briefings from our Blueprinting Proptech…