[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of GEM Diamond. Today’s showcase: CityBldr] A SaaS-enabled product used by enterprise, mid-market and local companies in the real estate, investments, lending, AEC, and planning industries, CityBldr uses proprietary analytics to locate, analyze,…

LAB Ventures is returning to Blueprint Vegas 2024 to host the Startup Showcase with 75 and Sunny VC and Lab Ventures. Taking place on Tuesday, September 17th, they are looking for early-stage startups in the real estate and construction sectors. Startups applying to be included…

The industry will convene in Chicago for the sixth annual iOi Summit, the two-day conference on August 28th and 29th, where NAR’s venture capital arm, Second Century Ventures, will present the Pitch Battle competition. Each entrant will conduct a live, 4-minute pitch on their product…

The MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University recently had hundreds of investors and real estate executives from around the world gather for its 2024 Demo Day where seven graduating startups addressing critical real estate challenges in AI, sustainability (decarbonization, climate risk), procurement, and construction-tech gave their…

The RETAs recognize innovative and impactful real estate technologies. Apply for free to showcase your solutions and gain global recognition within the CREtech Community. Why Apply? Global Recognition and Awareness: Winners will be celebrated in front of the entire CREtech Community, gaining unparalleled exposure and…

In the face of rising rates over the past couple years, RealKey aims to reignite the fintech and proptech communities in San Francisco by hosting a series of exclusive networking events across the city. One of which will be the Fintech/Proptech Symposium coming up on…

For those interested in benchmarking your company’s stack, Michael Yang and the team at OMERS Ventures are partnering with Mosaic, Benchmarkit and Luke Sophinos to gather the data for a set of cross-industry benchmarks for vertical SaaS and software businesses. By participating in this survey, you’ll help yourselves and other founders like you: Know your goalposts…

[Editor’s note: Originally published on One Room at a Time.] As many of you know, the co-living industry has seen its fair share of challenges and failures in recent years. Companies like Common, Quarters, Starcity, and Ollie have all shut down, leaving residents displaced, staff…

Rolling into summer filled with sunny weather and family vacations means fewer people will be out on the industry circuit connecting in person (myself included). Between now and the busy fall travel season, we’ll be curating more virtual events for the GEM Diamond membership base….

An applied academic institution at the University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business, Ivory Innovations is dedicated to supporting innovative solutions in housing affordability. They recently announced the final Winners for the 2024 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability. These winners will join the 122 other…