[Editor’s note: This is a cheeky and comical version of our Proptech Earnings Radar for Q3 2025. It’s is written entirely with AI using Gemini. If you want the serious version, head over to the original article on Crystal, or join GEM.] Gather ’round, fellow…

Every successful journey has a story of an instrumental connection or insight that changed the trajectory. One relationship can—and does—change everything for a founder. Meeting the person who opens the door to a meeting with your first customer. The one who worked with your future…

Collectively, GEM Diamond is a diverse community of proptech innovators spanning every role, sector, and geography. This is the 5th year publishing our “State of the GEM” and we spend hours compiling and double checking this data. We are big believers in transparency, and sharing the overall…

Last year’s GEM Proptech Getaway saw 22 innovators descend on Central Oregon, and it was one of the highlights of the year for the GEM Diamond community. We’re excited to make it even better in 2025. As such, we’re excited to announce the dates for…

In 2023, the basics ruled the day: Profits rule and negative unit economics drool. Business sustainability was also a theme in 2024’s trends of interest (with wins). Following the Wild Wild West that we saw last year… As we all know, the rise of the machines is coming—in the home, maintaining…

In a wild wild year of proptech, the topic that dwarfed them all was the commission lawsuits and the NAR settlement. To miss it would be akin to tossing a horseshoe in a wide corral; unless you fling it straight into the sky, you’re guaranteed…

When I created GEM more than seven years ago, I knew GEM (Diamond)’s place in the world would be fostering deep industry relationships. Now, we’re ready to go even deeper to help proptech founders in the solitary journey they have undertaken. Relationship-building already happens at…

Q3 results are in for proptech’s public companies. We’re back at it, with high-level summaries of the ten companies we deem as the most important players in the broader category. We also included a table covering the top 27 companies in our wrap-up. Results were…

The assault on Clear Cooperation Policy feels like all the residential real estate industry is talking about over the last couple of months. AREA launched a petition to end it, but the most vocal critic has no doubt been Compass CEO Robert Reffkin. It’s beyond…

We are taking a group of proptech innovators international in May 2025 to the Camino de Santiago! The proptech quest, which we’re calling GEM Walks the Camino, led by Heather Harmon and myself will be like none other. Taking place May 19-26, the plan is…