Tag Archives: Venture Capital

Coronavirus could bring consolidation, layoffs to proptech

By Jim Dalrymple II | March 13, 2020 - 2:01 pm |March 13, 2020 Uncategorized

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Venture capitalists have poured billions into real estate technology. But as the coronavirus hammers the economy, that funding may begin to dry up. Continue reading →

Rental platform Zumper raises $60M in Series D round

By Craig C. Rowe | March 10, 2020 - 4:00 pm |March 10, 2020 Uncategorized

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A Series D fundraising round was led by e.ventures, it’s first investment in the rental platform, which acquired PadMapper in 2016. More than 80 million use Zumper, according to the company. Continue reading →

Elm Street Technology secures funding round to boost acquisition, growth efforts

By Craig C. Rowe | February 6, 2020 - 5:43 pm |February 6, 2020 Uncategorized

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Elm Street Technology secured a round of funding from Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York- and London-based private equity firm, for the purpose of acquiring more companies and supporting the subsequent growth. Continue reading →

WATCH: Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

By Inman | February 4, 2020 - 3:59 pm |February 4, 2020 Uncategorized

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Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading →

Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 31, 2020 - 3:54 pm |January 31, 2020 Uncategorized

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Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from Softbank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading →

HomeLight launches Elite Agent program for top producers

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 30, 2020 - 11:00 am |January 30, 2020 Uncategorized

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Elite Agent status will be awarded to the top 1 percent of the real estate professionals on HomeLight’s platform. Continue reading →

Moderne Ventures announces January 2020 Passport class

By Lillian Dickerson | January 28, 2020 - 10:40 pm |January 28, 2020 Uncategorized

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Seven new companies have been accepted into the venture investment fund’s Passport Program, which provides brands with strategic guidance to optimize their products. Continue reading →

Side CEO talks venture capital, iBuyer growth and the need for innovation

By Jim Dalrymple II | January 24, 2020 - 9:00 am |January 24, 2020 Uncategorized

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Guy Gal founded his company in 2017 and plans to take it national in the coming years. He also believes the real estate industry is primed for more innovation. Continue reading →

This was the year — and decade — big money pumped into real estate

By Jim Dalrymple II | December 19, 2019 - 9:00 am |December 19, 2019 Uncategorized

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Both 2019 and the decade leading to it were dominated by disruption. And the thing fueling that disruption was a whole lot of cash. Continue reading →

NRT and incoming Coldwell Banker CEO Ryan Gorman talks pocket listings, venture capital and 2020

By Jim Dalrymple II | December 16, 2019 - 9:00 am |December 16, 2019 Uncategorized

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Ryan Gorman thinks agents will continue to play a vital role in the industry and that 2019 was a kind of tipping point for venture-backed real estate tech. Continue reading →