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.

MetaProp's Week at MIPIM Cannes

Mar 21, 2023

There is truly no other global gathering that addresses the entire real estate value chain in one place. The most influential investors, developers, service providers, corporate users, hotel groups, operators, and city and local authorities covering all property sectors demonstrated their commitment to innovation and the path to net zero this week in Cannes.

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.

Highlights: MetaProp’s 2022 Annual Limited Partner Meeting and NYC Real Estate Tech Week

Nov 18, 2022

More than 1,000 of the world’s most innovative real estate minds converged in NYC for 2022 New York City Real Estate Tech Week. This is truly the most global PropTech event with attendees from across North America, LatAm, UK, Germany, Holland, Spain, Israel, Korea, China, Japan, and more. Event hosts throughout the week included MIPIM, Propmodo, WealthPark, Cherre, Dealpath, Placer.ai and MetaProp. PlaceTech’s hot take on Propel by MIPIM with MetaProp’s conference at Javits shouldn’t be missed.

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.