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Real estate investing giant Fundrise breaks into venture capital

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Fundrise , a company that allows anyone to invest in real estate with a minimum investment of just $10, is making a splashy entry into the venture capital market with the goal of raising a new $1 billion growth equity fund to invest in late-stage tech startups, it announced today. Fundrise manages over $2.8 Fundrise manages over $2.8

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US Economic Risks (Sept 2010): Impact on Investors & Entrepreneurs

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I don’t agree with his protectionist solutions such as tariffs, but the problem seems both real and lasting. Personal balance sheets are still stretched: The problem in the US starts & ends with “consumerism” that was fueled by artificially high real estate prices, which drove up spending and the stock market.

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HomeLight closes on $100M Series D at a $1.6B valuation as revenue surges

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HomeLight , which operates a real estate technology platform, announced today that it has secured $100 million in a Series D round of funding and $263 million in debt financing. The financings bring the San Francisco-based company’s total raised since its 2012 inception to $530 million.

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What Happens When Startups Turn from Their Innovation Stage to Operational Excellence?

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Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. were more distributed.

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Ribbit Capital leads $26.7M round for Brazilian fintech Cora

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Kaszek Ventures, QED Investors and Greenoaks Capital also participated in the financing, which brings the startup’s total raised to $36.7 In particular, Cora wants to go even deeper in certain segments such as B2B professional services such as law and accounting firms; real estate brokerage and education.

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Nestment raises $3.5M to help friends and family buy homes together

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Protofund and IDEA Fund Partners co-led the financing, which included participation from Concrete Rose Capital , VamosVentures and a set of angels from Airbnb, The MBA Fund , among others. In 2012, I was fortunate enough to make a little money from an exit. million in pre-seed funding and an official launch into public beta.

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Formwork Labs aims to build ‘the YC of construction tech’

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But construction fuels the commercial and real estate industries, which in turn impacts all of us in one way or another. Construction tech is one of those sectors that has not historically been considered “sexy” in a startup world that often favors glitzier technology.