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How VCs, Accelerators, and Coworking Spaces Put Communities in Buildings vs. Buildings in Communities

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Back in the late 90's, a lot of money and real estate brokering went into trying to make it so, however. VCs and fulltime angels bring a lot more than just money to the communities they invest in. If you want to connect to an innovation community, there isn't a better place to start than someone who invests in it.

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São Paulo’s QuintoAndar real estate platform raises $120M, now valued at $5.1B

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evolve into a one-stop real estate shop that also offers mortgage, title insurance and escrow services. To that end, e arlier this month, the startup acquired Atta Franchising, a 7-year-old São Paulo-based independent real estate mortgage broker. Last year, it also expanded into connecting home buyers to sellers.

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Today’s Tech Hubs: Labor and Housing Dynamics in the Post-Pandemic Era

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While VC dollars still overwhelmingly funnel into places like Silicon Valley, Brookings research shows tech jobs are finally spreading out — movement spurred by the availability of hybrid and remote work, private investment, and federal initiatives. Tech moves fast, but real estate moves slow.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

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To care about this issue, you have to believe one thing—that the presence of full time, professional investors in an ecosystem catalyzes funding rounds better than a collection of part time angels, accelerators, and/or government entities that usually don’t lead deals. Raising for a seed fund is exceptionally difficult.

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Real estate tech startup Offerpad to go public via SPAC merger in $3B deal

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Offerpad says that by partnering with Supernova to become a public company, it expects it will be able “to accelerate its growth to capture more” of the market. Rascoff believes Offerpad “is incredibly well-positioned to grab a huge piece” of the online real estate market. V in a deal valued at $3 billion, including debt.

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Why You Don’t Want to Miss the MyEO DealExchange DX22 Conference

Entrepreneurs' Organization

The first two MyEO DealExchange conferences in 2018 and 2019 made a significant impact on the members who attended—including a 7-figure investment in Scott Mesh (EO New York)’s company. The attendees must be EO members, EO Accelerator participants, or their vetted guest, such as a spouse or business partner. Who can attend DX22?

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Real estate platform Loft raises $425M at a $2.2B valuation in one of Brazil’s largest venture rounds

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Buying and selling residential real estate is a complex business, no matter where you live. But in Brazil, where no MLS exists, the challenge of digitizing real estate is even greater. Loft has adapted really fast to the new reality we’re living in, with COVID having only propelled or accelerated our growth,” Pencz said.