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Avenue 8 raises $4M to rebuild the traditional real estate brokerage model

TechCrunch

We’ve seen a big wave of proptech startups emerge to reimagine how houses and bought and sold, with some tapping into the opportunity with distressed property , and others exploring the “ iBuyer ” model where houses are bought, fixed up and resold by a single startup to homeowners who don’t want to invest in a fixer-upper.

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Sundae closes on $80M for residential real estate marketplace

TechCrunch

Sundae , a residential real estate marketplace that pairs sellers of dated or damaged property with potential buyers, has raised $80 million in a Series C funding round co-led by Fifth Wall and General Global Capital. 9 top real estate and proptech investors: Cities and offices still have a future.

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TechCrunch Disrupt returns this September

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TechCrunch Disrupt — the original startup conference — returns to San Francisco on September 19–21. Plan ahead for Disrupt 2023 and bank big savings Early action deserves to be rewarded. What can you expect at TechCrunch Disrupt? It’s an opportunity for early-stage founders to learn from the best.

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Moving Fast, Breaking Things, and the Support of Disruption

This is going to be BIG.

In fact, Marc Andreessen once tweeted: "To be AGAINST disruption is to be AGAINST consumer choice, AGAINST more people bring served, and AGAINST shrinking inequality." If I am to really seek out the disruptors, I need to find more people who will actually see upside from disruption, not from status quo. Move fast and break things.

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Check out the official Disrupt 2022 roundtables

TechCrunch

The roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt — coming to you live and in person on October 18-20 in San Francisco — will be off the hook. Disrupt attendees love roundtables — 30-minute, expert-led discussions designed for up to 20 attendees who share an interest in a particular subject. Book your Disrupt 2022 Pass here.

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Thoughts on WeWork

This is going to be BIG.

Real estate was previously a huge headache for small businesses before WeWork made co-working mainstream. At least the small companies have lots more opportunities to get gobbled up for some amount of value even if they don’t ultimately work out as well as you would have hoped. The other area to consider is the timeline.

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Moonshots, Momentum, and Legislative Tailwinds Beyond Silicon Valley

Revolution

-Atul National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Herrmann The conversation: Choose your own adventure with National Geographic Explorer, Victoria Hermann The takeaways: Today’s climate problems are also incredible investment opportunities. Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation.