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…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the U.S. residential and commercial real estate markets…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The REACH Canada program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across Canada and expand into adjacent markets,…

Applications for the 10th Cohort of the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University are open. The 22-week program provides up to 8 early-stage PropTech startups with access to strategic funding and new enterprise clients. The program has graduated over 50 startups who have collectively raised over $200M in…

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. The program offers education, mentorship and exposure for technology companies working to scale their businesses across the UK and European markets and expand into…

  REACH Commercial program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, announced the companies selected for its 2024 Commercial Scale-Up program: Acres: A geospatial land research platform designed for brokers and agents involved in land transactions. Infinityy: Uses immersive AI companions…

[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…