Geek Estate is all about celebrating entrepreneurship, focused on real estate tech–both residential and commercial. The REACH program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, is a big part of the broader ecosystem. This week, they announced the acceptance of 17 companies to the…

This week, we interviewed Stephen Baker from Zego. Let’s get to it! Who are you and what do you do? My name is Stephen Baker and I’m the President and General Manager of Zego, a property technology company that helps operators modernize the resident experience…

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the GEM. Today’s showcase: TestFit.] With 90% of drawn buildings never getting built, feasibility analysis is one of the biggest expenses in the conceptualization of building design. Embracing a data-driven approach, TestFit’s…

Our focus on affordable housing continues with the upcoming webinar collaboration with Women in PropTech, as we discuss Housing Affordability. The panel will be led by Jenna Louie of Ivory Innovations, Caroline Caselli of Haven Connect, Ashley Stinton from Second Century Ventures, and KC Crosby with Pronto Housing. Gain invaluable intel and identify…

[Editor’s Note: Below is the full text of our 200th Weekly Transmission, originally delivered direct to inbox of more than 500 GEM members on January 27th, 2022. Some links included below are to members-only articles.] For our 200th Transmission (wow…that’s a lot), I thought I’d…

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…