#PropTechInsider
LaLaLand's fertile #realestate ecosystem is a hothouse for #proptech startups and #VCs. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Chill — Los Angeles’ Proptech Scene Is Coming Along Just Fine commercialobserver.com/2025/07/los-... #Property #LosAngeles #Innovation
Chill — Los Angeles’ Proptech Scene Is Coming Along Just Fine
It’ll probably never overtake the likes of NYC or San Fran, but its participants and partisans remain bullish on the possibility.
commercialobserver.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Known to some as "The Capital of Latin America," Miami's vibrant #realestate market is making it the #PropTech hub of the Sunshine State. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Why Miami Is Florida’s Proptech Capital commercialobserver.com/2025/03/miam... #Property #ResidentialHiRise
Why Miami Is Florida’s Proptech Capital
Sure, the weather — but the vibrant real estate market is what’s really attracting startups and VCs.
commercialobserver.com
March 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
When it comes to #realestate #AI use, the readiness is all. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Really Wants to Use AI, But It’s Not Fully Ready: Survey commercialobserver.com/2025/10/real... #Property #PropTech #Innovation
Real Estate Really Wants to Use AI, But Not Fully Ready for It: Survey
Results indicate growing acceptance of the technology, but also fears that organizations don’t yet have the in-house expertise for it.
commercialobserver.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Oh, Henry! #AI to automate #CRE marketing gets funding boost. My latest exclusive in #PropTechInsider:
Henry AI Raises $4.3M in Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/02/henr... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #ArtificialInteligence #Brokerage #Innovation
Henry AI Raises $4.3M in Seed Round
Proptech startup uses AI to automate commercial real estate marketing decks.
commercialobserver.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Things that keep #realestate tech founders and investors up at night and haunt their days are explored without fear in my latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech’s Scariest Trends commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #Property #PropTech #ZombieCompanies #CREfears
Proptech’s Scariest Trends
AI, indecisive millennials, skittish VCs, Mayor Mamdani, too much red tape, firms that overpromise — the list goes on.
commercialobserver.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The not-so-remote future of #datacenters is being brought closer by #proptech #innovation. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Data Center Technology Evolves to Catch Up With AI commercialobserver.com/2025/02/data... #RealEstate #Property #AI #Data
Data Center Technology Evolves to Catch Up With AI
Artificial intelligence helped spark the boom in data centers, and now it's helping run more of them remotely.
commercialobserver.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Investors are believing that #AI = revenue for #multifamily owners and operators. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
AI-Driven Platform Rentana Closes $5M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/05/rent... #RealEstate #Property #Funding #Innovation
AI-Driven Platform Rentana Closes $5M Seed Round
The company provides revenue optimization for multifamily owners and operators.
commercialobserver.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
AI-generated phony IDs face newly-funded #proptech leadership team combating #multifamily fraud. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Multifamily Fraud-Fighting Startup Vero Closes Growth Equity Round commercialobserver.com/2025/05/mult... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Funding
Multifamily Fraud-Fighting Startup Vero Closes Growth Equity Round
Manhattan company raises undisclosed amount, and brings in new CEO and CTO.
commercialobserver.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Direct #GenAI queries bird-dogging home hunting for a new generation. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech Leans Into AI to Speed Residential Listings Searches commercialobserver.com/2025/09/prop... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Residential #AI
Proptech Leans Into AI to Speed Residential Listings Searches
Investors anticipate more competition for the in-house tech at legacy sites such as Zillow and Apartments.com.
commercialobserver.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Fixing the #PropertyManager-repairs gap through #PropTech. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
PropUp and Fortress OS Announce Residential Maintenance Partnership commercialobserver.com/2025/09/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily #SaaS
PropUp and Fortress OS Announce Residential Maintenance Partnership
Proptech SaaS firm to provide open API ecosystem for the multifamily company.
commercialobserver.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Leading #Proptech #VC refuses to take the fifth in giving his vision for the sector's 2025 and beyond. My latest feature in #PropTechInsider:
Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace On a New Fund, the CBRE-Industrious Deal and More commercialobserver.com/2025/01/fift... #RealEstate #Property #Funding
Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace On New Fund, CBRE-Industrious Deal, More
The proptech VC firm was a major early backer of flex office operator Industrious.
commercialobserver.com
January 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Developers cover #residential hi-rise exterior #fabrication firm with funding. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
AI-Powered Prefab Platform Dextall Raises $15M in Series A Round commercialobserver.com/2025/07/ai-d... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #ConTech #Design
AI-Powered Prefab Platform Dextall Raises $15M in Series A Round
Manhattan-based proptech startup designs and fabricates building exteriors.
commercialobserver.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#PropTech startup takes the ball from investors and runs with #AI back office tech for #SMB construction. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Handoff Raises $5.8M in Strategic Funding Round commercialobserver.com/2025/06/hand... #RealEstate #Property #ConTech
Handoff Raises $5.8M in Strategic Funding Round
Proptech startup automates back-office tasks for small- and medium-size residential construction contractors.
commercialobserver.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
#PropTech startup's funding making #foreignInvestors more secure about investing in U.S. properties. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Investment Firm Waltz Secures $25M Line of Credit commercialobserver.com/2025/06/inve... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Residential #Funding
Investment Firm Waltz Secures $25M Line of Credit
Proptech startup now totals $50 million in debt and equity for foreign investment in U.S. residential market.
commercialobserver.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
There's nothing artificial about #CRE owners' questioning of #AI and #proptech providers are the first to admit it. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI commercialobserver.com/2025/10/comm... #RealEstate #Property #Tech
Commercial Real Estate Owners Are Just Starting to Decode AI
The proptech firms that service owners say accuracy and trust are the major challenges in adopting the fast-evolving technology.
commercialobserver.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Using #PropTech #AI, construction teams dig out from under millions of documents to make communication more efficient. My latest exclusive for #PropTechInsider:
Contech Firm Trunk Tools Closes $40M Series B Round commercialobserver.com/2025/07/trun... #RealEstate #Property #ConTech
Contech Firm Trunk Tools Closes $40M Series B Round
AI-powered platform has quintupled revenue over the last six months.
commercialobserver.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Earth to #PropTech -- Let's get hot! (And cool in summer.) My latest exclusive in #PropTechInsider:
Geothermal Startup Bedrock Energy Secures $12M Series A Raise commercialobserver.com/2025/01/geot... #RealEstate #Property #Geothermal #Energy #CRE #Residential
Bedrock Energy Secures $12M Series A Raise
Geothermal heating and cooling startup for commercial buildings growing in the western U.S.
commercialobserver.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
From incumbent #realestate firms to #proptech startups, there's nothing artificial about #AI's presence and growing impact. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
The Top 50 AI Startups Working in Real Estate: Thomvest Ventures commercialobserver.com/2025/04/top-... #Property
The Top 50 AI Startups Working in Real Estate: Thomvest Ventures
Tech investment firm’s inaugural includes proptech companies most effectively using artificial intelligence.
commercialobserver.com
April 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows, but you may need #proptech #innovation. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Aeromine’s Mark Swanson Wants to Make Wind Capture Viable for Real Estate commercialobserver.com/2025/06/aero... #RealEstate #Property #WindTech
Aeromine Wants to Make Wind Capture Viable for Real Estate
Proptech startup hopes it doesn’t blow it in a challenging renewable energy environment.
commercialobserver.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's not water into wine, but it may be better. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Proptech Startup Aquaria Building Water-From-Air Technology commercialobserver.com/2025/05/prop... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Water #Innovation
Proptech Startup Aquaria Building Water-From-Air Technology
Nascent company secures $112 million in funding while seeking more residential clients.
commercialobserver.com
May 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Technology breathing new life into the bio/tech #realestate sector. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Kode Labs’ Edi Demaj On Proptech and Life Sciences Development commercialobserver.com/2025/04/kode... #PropTech #Property #LifeSciences #Development #SmartBuildings #Innovation
Kode Labs’ Edi Demaj On Proptech and Life Sciences Development
Few proptech firms have attempted major forays into the biotech field, though Kode’s recent partnership with IQHQ might change that.
commercialobserver.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#AI gets its nose further under the #CRE tent. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
Real Estate Sales Platform Uniti AI Exits Stealth Mode With $4M Seed Round commercialobserver.com/2025/03/unit... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Leasing
Real Estate Sales Platform Uniti AI Exits Stealth With $4M Seed Round
Clients can customize Uniti AI’s agents for big tasks such as engaging leads and closing deals.
commercialobserver.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Technology making the lux getaway easier than ever. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
Luxury Vacation Rental Platform Portoro Plots Its Escape commercialobserver.com/2025/05/luxu... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #VacationRentals #Luxury
Luxury Vacation Rental Platform Portoro Plots Its Escape
The proptech firm, which aims to up the returns for owners in top-tier leisure spots, anticipates consolidation in a niche ripe for it.
commercialobserver.com
May 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A deep-dive conversation into where academic research and real world #proptech practice meet and grow. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
A Proptech Principal and a MIT Lab Chairman Start Talking … commercialobserver.com/2025/10/prop... #RealEstate #Property #Research
A Proptech Principal and a M.I.T. Lab Chairman Start Talking …
HqO CEO Chase Garbarino and M.I.T.’s Steve Weikal on ‘systems thinking,’ tech, capital and civic design.
commercialobserver.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#Realestate has reached the tipping point in #AI-driven tech with more to come! My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
How Big Can AI Get in Industrial, Logistics and Construction? This Big. commercialobserver.com/2025/07/ai-g... #PropTech #Property #ConTech #Industrial #Logistics
How Big Can AI Get in Industrial, Logistics and Construction? Big.
A bot dispatches your next delivery truck or an algorithm designs your new roof — firms ramp up the use of artificial intelligence.
commercialobserver.com
July 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM