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Venture Scanner Real Estate Tech Report Q1 2017
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Real Estate Technology
Startup Landscape Trends and Insights
March, 2017
2. Real estate technology report outline
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This report provides an overview of the real estate technology sector and is
broken down into three sections
Sector Description
High-level sector metrics
with sub-category
definitions
Trends & Insights
Infographics and data
points for the real estate
technology sector
Quarterly Activity
Major funding and exit
events from the previous
90 days
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4. Real estate tech startups are creating new businesses in 12 categories
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IoT Home Home Services Home/Prop Insurance Long-Term Rent/Sale Real Estate Agent Tools
Facility Management Portfolio Management
Indoor Mapping Construction Mgmt Short-Term Rent/Vacacy Commercial Search Property Management
The graphic above shows a sampling of companies in each category, stats as of March 2017
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Innovation quadrant for real estate technology
AVERAGE FUNDING ($M)
AVERAGEAGE(YEARS)
ESTABLISHED HEAVYWEIGHTS
PIONEERS DISRUPTORS
This quadrant shows a relative segmentation of the categories with respect to one another, March 2017
Home Insurance
Short-Term
Search
Commercial
Search
Construction
Management
Facility
Management
IoT Home
Portfolio
Management
Property
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Long-Term Search
Home ServicesIndoor
Mapping
Agent
Tools
6. Real estate technology startups play in many different categories (1 of 2)
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Commercial Real Estate Search
55 Startups, $5.6B Total Funding
Companies that help businesses find
commercial real estate for rent or sale,
including shared working spaces
Facility Management
116 Startups, $2.8B Total Funding
Companies that focus on building efficiency
and long term sustainability, including building
inspections and energy usage monitoring
Indoor Mapping
34 Startups, $201M Total Funding
Companies that create indoor models for the
real estate industry, including 3D renderings
and visualization platforms
Construction Management
120 Startups, $60 Total Funding
Companies that help teams manage the
construction of new buildings, including
blueprint management and geo-fencing tools
Home Services
135 Startups, $2.7B Total Funding
Companies that support tenants and
homeowners in the use of their home,
including cleaning and postal services
Internet of Things (IoT) Home
263 Startups, $3.7B Total Funding
Companies that make devices focused on
connecting home products to the internet for
security and automation purposes
Category stats as of March 2017
7. Real estate technology startups play in many different categories (2 of 2)
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Life, Home, and P&C Insurance
101 Startups, $6.8B Total Funding
Companies that offer life, home, and property
insurance, covering the user against events
such as home fires and property theft
Portfolio Management
181 Startups, $1.3B Total Funding
Companies that allow real estate investors to
make and manage investment decisions into
the space, including REITs and crowdfunding
Real Estate Agent Tools
63 Startups, $552M Total Funding
Companies that help streamline and optimize
functions performed by real estate agents,
such as marketing tools and review platforms
Long-Term Rental and Sales Search
141 Startups, $3.8B Total Funding
Companies that help consumers buy, rent, or
sell a home or apartment, either through a
marketplace or with optimization tools
Property Management
133 Startups, $843M Total Funding
Companies that help in the day-to-day
operations of real estate rentals, including rent
payment services and communication tools
Short-Term Rental and Vacation Search
87 Startups, $5.6B Total Funding
Companies that help consumers find
residences for short-term needs or vacation
purposes, including the sharing economy
Category stats as of March 2017
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Investing into real estate technology happens in a variety of categories
Real estate search categories account for 42% of venture funding and 20% of
total companies in the real estate technology sector
Venture Investing in Real Estate Technology
Companies are categorized by function, and therefore can exist in multiple categories. March 2017
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VC funding into real estate technology has been growing
Overall real estate technology VC funding grew at a CAGR of 53% from
2011-2016
Real Estate Technology Funding Over Time
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Real estate technology startups tend to be younger
Real Estate Technology Startups By Year Founded
Around 68% of real estate technology startups have been founded since 2011
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Real estate technology startups founded in 2010 lead in VC funding
Startups founded in 2010 account for 26% of the sector funding over the last
decade, and include companies like WeWork, Money360, and Nest Labs
Real Estate Technology Funding By Vintage Year
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Real estate technology startups are a global phenomenon
Real Estate Technology Startup Count by Country
0 800
Companies
Data as of March 2017
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Top VC investors are making bets into the real estate technology sector
Selected Investor Activity in Real Estate Technology
The above count represents a subset of overall investor activity, March 2017
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Real estate technology exit activity has been dominated by acquisitions
Exit events within real estate technology grew by 118%
between 2011 and 2016
Real Estate Technology M&A and IPO Events
Data as of March 2017
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Recent real estate technology funding statistics
There have been 91 real estate technology funding events since Nov 2016
Recent Real Estate Technology Funding Round Counts
Graph shows only the funding types listed therein, March 2017
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Recent real estate technology funding events
Notable Recent Real Estate Technology Funding Events
Company Funding Type Amount Date
Private Equity $2,000,000,000 Feb 26, 2017
Series D $210,000,000 Dec 1, 2016
Series D $109,000,000 Jan 25, 2017
Series D $100,000,000 Feb 7, 2017
Series B $58,250,000 Jan 18, 2017
Real estate tech startups raised $4.4 billion since Nov 2016
Data as of March 2017
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Notable recent real estate technology exit events
Notable Recent Real Estate Technology Acquisitions
Company Acquirer Amount Date
$3,000,000,000 Dec 5, 2016
$200,000,000 Feb 10, 2016
$75,000,000 Jan 24, 2017
$650,000,000 Jan 17, 2017
$120,000,000 Feb 8, 2017
There have been 16 exit events since Nov 2016,
including 14 acquisitions and 2 IPOs
Data as of March 2017
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