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Real Estate’s Tech-Enabled Future: Opportunities for Startups in the Real Estate Sector

Real Estate’s Tech-Enabled Future: Opportunities for Startups in the Real Estate Sector

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…

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When Software Eats the Real (Estate) World

When Software Eats the Real (Estate) World

At the a16z Summit Alex Rampell, one of Andreessen Horowitz’s general partners, gave a presentation about real estate tech. It’s worth watching for those interested in high level trends shaping the future of our industry.

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PropTech: A Massive Opportunity We’re Seeing

PropTech: A Massive Opportunity We’re Seeing

[Note from Editor: Originally published on NFX] Real estate touches everything we do. It’s the economics of the physical space — it literally shapes our lives by defining the environment in which we live and do business. Tech has done a lot in the last…

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Two Questions Worth Asking for Founders/VCs

Two Questions Worth Asking for Founders/VCs

I agree with Fred Wilson… the startup and VC community alike should start asking the following two questions: Who are our investors and can we be proud of them? And do we want to work for them? More founders and VCs can, and should, be…

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Market Map: 140+ Real Estate Tech Companies Transforming the $32 Trillion Housing Market

Market Map: 140+ Real Estate Tech Companies Transforming the $32 Trillion Housing Market

[Note from editor: Originally published on Thomvest’s Blog] Residential real estate has proven to be a strong driver of economic growth and individual wealth, representing more than 15% of our nation’s GDP. The combined value of housing in the United States reached a record-high $31.8 trillion in 2017,…

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Interested in Investing in Real Estate Startups?

Interested in Investing in Real Estate Startups?

Are you an angel or venture capitalist interested in investing in promising startups in the real estate vertical? I get asked quite frequently by founders which angels and VC firms they should contact for their funding needs (see this article). I don’t often have a…

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Real Estate Founders: Who is Your Ideal Investor?

Real Estate Founders: Who is Your Ideal Investor?

If you’re a founder working on a network startup, chances are pretty good, if given the choice, you’d choose Union Square Ventures. If you’re a travel founder, you’d want one of these angels. What about for a real estate startup founder — who tops your list? Brad…

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US Tech Funding – What’s Going On?

US Tech Funding – What’s Going On?

For the startup founders and employees out there curious about the state of the venture market, here’s some new data from Andreessen Horowitz… U.S. Technology Funding — What’s Going On? from a16z

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Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

There was a recent article on Inman, stating that $1B has been invested in the real estate sector — and listed many of the startups that had attracted venture capital, and some of the firms behind them. Related, an entrepreneur asked me the other day…

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