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Fintech Startup Backflip Gains Series A Round for Platform Supporting Real Estate Entrepreneurs

American Entrepreneurship

$15 Million Series A supports the startup’s growth with a $10M Net Revenue Run Rate In 2021 real estate fintech startup Backflip launched an all-in-one platform for real estate entrepreneurs to support their acquisition and renovation of single-family homes. Over 400,000 homes are flipped every year in the U.S.

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Potential Conflicts of Interest in Proptech

Revolution

Unpacking Proptech: A data-driven series on advancing built world innovation As mentioned in Part 1 , an outsized portion of the proptech investor base comes from the real estate community — a reality I would argue is complicating the industry’s growth. VC firms are not blameless — over 1.8K

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Tech industry reacts to Adam Neumann’s a16z-backed return to real estate

TechCrunch

The entrepreneur, whose fall from grace has attracted global interest, just found a ladder in the form of a check from storied venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz. As far as visions go, renovating the rental real estate market isn’t a unique idea. Is it really all about track record? The vision.

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Republic’s metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm

TechCrunch

Over $500 million worth of real estate was sold on the top four metaverse platforms in 2021, data shows. Traditional real estate companies are amongst the many investors flocking to stake their claim on plots of land in virtual worlds like Decentraland and Sandbox.

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

Revolution

For years, tech companies, talent, and venture capital were concentrated on the coasts — a precedent the pandemic tipped, if not flipped. Housing affordability is a visceral issue for communities, and local decision-makers are struggling to keep up with the scale of the problem. Tech moves fast, but real estate moves slow.

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How a Company Becomes a Pillar of Its Local Community

Revolution

But Detroit prevailed in large part because a handful of companies within the auto manufacturing community served as “tentpoles,” firms so powerful and successful that they anchored an entire economic ecosystem. Third, to become a tentpole, a company must create wealth that the whole community can feel. as do manufacturing workers.

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Real estate developer turned prefab home builder Veev closes on $400M in fresh funding

TechCrunch

Veev, a real estate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” Interestingly, Veev Group started its life as a traditional real estate developer and asset manager.