I’ve invested a significant amount of my personal capital (all of it..) into my own startups. But, never someone else’s company. Until a couple of months, that is. I’m excited to announce I’m an angel investor in Resident Ventures, a company that hosts bespoke culinary experiences…

[Note from the editor: Originally published on Thomvest’s Blog] Today we’re pleased to release an updated version of the real estate technology market map we originally published in 2018. A high-resolution version of the map can be accessed here, and the full list of companies is available here. This…

The CREtech 7th Annual #RETAS (Real Estate Tech Awards) are LIVE! Technology companies can now apply through June 1. Apply Here

For the majority of the tech industry, COVID-19 means a lot more screen time with in-person activities and travel cut entirely from the schedule. I’d like to use some of my downtime to speak to Geek Estate readers. I’m happy to lend an ear, offer…

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission, a collection of 2020…

It was an exciting conversation a couple weeks ago at the #InnovateHousing event put on by Fannie Mae and the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. I moderated The Future of Data: Innovation and Privacy panel that featured Scott Hallworth, Fannie Mae’s Chief Data, Modeling…

The largest commercial CRE tech event on the east coast blew my mind a couple weeks back. Granted, I’m not the road warrior I was a decade ago at Zillow, but the truth is it was CREtech New York was one of the best events I’ve ever…

Waiting for the Next Big Thing – or Not I read posts and articles all the time where opinions are dressed up as news pieces. Not to pick on Market Watch (who basically lifted these “chicken little” comments from Vice) or Inman but these are…

Recent developments surrounding WeWork have brought into question again the future of the two big Unicorns in the real estate industry.   Compass and Opendoor Back in July, this person (me) didn’t think too much about the future of the two big unicorns, Compass and Opendoor….

Thomvest Ventures Real Estate Tech Review, Fall 2019 from Thomvest Ventures [Editor’s note: originally published on Thomvest Ventures] Over the last several years we’ve witnessed a surge in startup formation and venture funding across nearly every aspect of real estate. In 2018, VCs funneled $3.6B into…