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Proptech’s Q3 2020 Earnings Radar

Proptech’s Q3 2020 Earnings Radar

 The (third quarter) results are in for proptech’s public companies. After the success of our first Earnings Radar for Q2, we are bringing it back for a second spin. Ben Godfrey put together a Q3 earnings overview, specifically for Zillow Group. You can read that here. Without further ado……

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Lessons Learned in PropTech- Panel Discussion

Lessons Learned in PropTech- Panel Discussion

LMRE recently curated a panel discussion on the lessons from working in PropTech. Included in the conversation: Alicia Anderson – Director and Business Development at TheGuarantors Cassie Strouse – Manager, Partnerships & Business Development at Landis Charlie McComas – Vice President of Sales at Waypoint…

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Unpacking Opendoor’s S-4 Filing

Unpacking Opendoor’s S-4 Filing

[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…

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Apply to REACH UK by September 30th

Apply to REACH UK by September 30th

REACH operates a variety of accelerator programs around the globe, created and operated by Second Century Ventures and backed by NAR. Its Great Britain version, REACH UK, will leverage a community of real estate industry executives, investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs across Europe and throughout the global…

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Market Map: 220+ Technology Companies Reshaping Commercial Real Estate

Market Map: 220+ Technology Companies Reshaping Commercial Real Estate

[Note from the editor: Originally published on Thomvest’s Blog] Today we’re releasing an updated version of our commercial real estate technology market map. The full list of companies is available here, and a high-resolution version of the map can be accessed here. This market map includes more than 220…

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Proptech’s Q2 2020 Earnings Radar

Proptech’s Q2 2020 Earnings Radar

The (second quarter) results are in for proptech’s public companies in 2020. We’re trying something new: synthesizing the most relevant topline information from the sector’s financial reports and balance sheets. It’s safe to say the market remains robust during this time of uncertainty, but the…

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Market Map: 180 Real Estate Technology Companies Transforming Today’s Housing Market

Market Map: 180 Real Estate Technology Companies Transforming Today’s Housing Market

[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…

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Practice Pitch: Resident, an experiential dining company

Practice Pitch: Resident, an experiential dining company

One of the activities that take place within the GEM is practice investment pitches. One entrepreneur takes the hot seat and gives a 5-10 minute pitch to 5-9 other entrepreneurs from the community. Everyone on the call (we use Google Meet) then spends 20-40 minutes asking…

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The 2020 REACH and REACH Commercial Companies

The 2020 REACH and REACH Commercial Companies

Geek Estate is about celebrating entrepreneurship, focused on the real estate tech (residential and commercial). The REACH program, backed by the National Association of Realtors and Second Century Ventures, is a big part of the broader ecosystem. Today, they announced their entire 2020 class. The…

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Do you have a legal question, but don’t want to pay a lawyer for an answer?

Do you have a legal question, but don’t want to pay a lawyer for an answer?

Many startup founders have legal questions that are front and center but that they may not take to their lawyer in order to conserve burn or because it isn’t a top priority. Is there a question related to funding, operations, personnel, intellectual property, or something…

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