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NYC Real Estate Tech Week 2023: A Few Highlights
Dec 7, 2023
NYC Real Estate Tech Week is our City’s chance to host some of the world’s best PropTech founders, VCs, real estate innovation executives, universities/institutions, tech enthusiasts, service providers, and media. For the eighth consecutive year, MetaProp and a diverse set of event producers welcomed hundreds to Manhattan for a week committed to advancing digitization and decarbonization of the built environment.
8 Years Later: Why PropTech still needs MetaProp's Accelerator Program
Nov 7, 2023
This isn't just a reboot of our accelerator; it's a reaffirmation of our mission. It's an acknowledgment that our work is far from complete. MetaProp is returning to our roots because the fire that fueled us then burns even brighter now. And in many ways, we are just getting started.
Pest Remediation-as-a-Service: Our Investment in Pest Share
Jackson Feder Aug 22, 2023
Pests are pervasive. Whether you rent or own your home, chances are you have had a pest problem at one point or another. And yet, the pest remediation solutions at one’s disposal – especially for renters – are subpar. Pest Share sells subscription, on-demand pest control services for residential tenants.
First Annual MetaProp Founders Summit
Evan Petitt Jun 13, 2023
MetaProp united its Portfolio Founders under one roof for the First Annual MetaProp Founders Summit, sponsored by PwC, in New York City on May 8-9. The summit fostered a deep sense of collaboration, providing a unique ground for meaningful connections and partnerships.
The Impact of Generative AI in Real Estate
May 2, 2023
As the performance, speed, and affordability of AI models continue to improve, and model access becomes more accessible via free and open source platforms, the stage is set for an unprecedented surge of creativity and innovation resulting in add-on features to existing products and an explosion of new companies building generative AI applications for specific verticals.
The Excellence of the Nordic PropTech Ecosystem
Feb 27, 2023
I recently was in Sweden for the Nordic PropTech Awards and wanted to share the inspiring experience I had. I participated in the awards and the venture capital panel, sharing MetaProp’s global investment perspective while also engaging with local startups. It was truly a unique experience, from net zero dining, passionate entrepreneurs, and exemplary technologists.
Meet MetaProp: Sage Shamsai, Innovation Services
Nov 30, 2022
Sage Shamsai has been an integral part of the MetaProp team for over a year, beginning her tenure with us as a Masters' student at Stanford University. During her time with us she has worked specifically with our innovation services team to support our LPs and strategic partners in understanding how to navigate the strategy, roadmaps, technological adoption and transparency necessary for environmentally sustainable businesses and successful growth.
Modern mortgage finance in LATAM: Our Investment in Yave
Nov 22, 2022
Financing a home purchase with a mortgage is often the most significant personal financial transaction one will make. In the US, the mortgage transaction, notoriously rife with process inefficiencies, is in the midst of a significant tech-driven overhaul. At MetaProp we have been investing for the better part of a decade in companies like Morty, Staircase, and others that are leading this charge by introducing digital solutions into, and removing inefficiencies from, the home lending value chain.
Reflections from MetaProp Accelerator @ Columbia University Alumni Summit
Nov 8, 2022
We’ve been bringing the best of international PropTech to some of our favorite cities as we celebrate the 50th company in the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University. The Alumni Summit series made its most recent stops in Korea and Japan this October. These were the first of several planned Summits in Asia. I’m increasingly optimistic about the future of startup investments in the region thanks to the overwhelming interest in our startup CEOs.
Why PropTech sentiment has declined
Sep 28, 2022
Amid spiking (but potentially abating) inflation, higher interest rates, SPAC collapses & recession fears, talk of PropTech’s future and VC concerns have dominated recent headlines. The 2022 Mid-Year Global PropTech Confidence Index, sponsored by PwC, shows that confidence in PropTech - as an industry - is at an all-time low for both investors and founders. Years of unprecedented growth in the industry led to record levels of confidence in 2021. What's behind this abrupt shift? Let's take a closer look.
Meet MetaProp: Satoshi Murakami, New Regional Director of APAC
Sep 6, 2022
MetaProp’s vision to accelerate the growth of real estate technology and the transformation of the built environment requires leaders to come together to support promising founders, and their startups, from all corners of the world. Our team does a fantastic job forging relationships from all corners of the industry; and we’ve built a deep community from 25+ countries to join us on our journey.