Second quarter results are in for proptech’s public companies. Our last summary of results was Q2 2021. As part of launching our Crystal tier, we’re bringing the earnings radar back. This time, better than ever as an ongoing Biz Intel Series. We’re re-starting with the ten companies…

Congratulations to Restb.ai, a computer vision and AI solutions provider for the real estate industry, for being named the 2023 Inman Innovator Award Winner for Top Technology at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Using AI-powered technology to automatically analyze property imagery, Restb.ai’s computer vision provides visual…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on the Thomvest Blog.] Compass, a technology-enabled real estate brokerage, filed its S-1 in early March with plans to raise about $550 million as part of an initial public offering. The company updated its S-1 last week to include a share price…

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[Editor’s note: Originally published on the Thomvest Blog.] Opendoor, the nation’s largest iBuyer, is going public. It is doing so via a merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Corp II (NYSE: IPOB), which is a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) led by investor Chamath Palihapitiya. Opendoor published an investor presentation as…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on Not Boring, a weekly newsletter combining current events, strategy, finance and economics frameworks, and pop culture.] Ancient Athens With Modern Amenities Last year, my wife, Puja, and I decided to search for a house in Athens, New York, right across…

It isn’t the same as turning lead into gold but the latest talk about red and black in the real estate industry is still nice fodder for the pundits even if it doesn’t really reflect reality. Second quarter earnings announcements and SEC filings were released…

With today being International Women’s Day, there’s no better day to announce that newly formed Women in PropTech and Unissu are teaming up to champion gender diversity in PropTech.  Women in PropTech (WiPT) will host their inaugural event in New York City on 27 March 2019 with Unissu…

As you know, Compass is a company that both fascinates and confuses me. This weekend, I watched an hour long video from their all-hands gathering in Los Angeles a few weeks ago. It’s a great look into the company and thought it worth sharing. A…

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