Blockchain.com Raises New Funding at $14 Billion Valuation

Startup Blockchain.com said it raised new funding that values the company at about $14 billion, more than doubling its worth in a sign that cryptocurrency firms still enjoy the favor of investors in turbulent venture capital markets.
Property Management Platform Hemlane Raises $9M Series A

To take aim at the property management and leasing needs of the growing cohort of small, remote-operated multifamily and single-family rental owners, Hemlane has raised a $9 million Series A round, it announced Tuesday.
German proptech startup Evernest closes €13M Series A round to build its technology platform and expand

Evernest, a German proptech company, has closed a €13M Series A financing round. According to the proptech startup, it has developed a technology platform for real estate agents to make the entire process of residential real estate transactions more efficient.
Crexi Nets Record $205M Online Auction Deal for Las Vegas Business Park

Crexi Nets Record $205M Online Auction Deal for Las Vegas Business Park
BY ANDREW COEN DECEMBER 7, 2021 9:30 AM REPRINTS
AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE BELTWAY BUSINESS PARK PROPERTY IN LAS VEGAS. PHOTO: CREXI
Crexi, a digital marketplace for commercial real estate purchases, has sold a Las Vegas office asset for $205 million, marking its largest-ever single-asset online transaction, Commercial Observer has learned.
Maxwell Ranked 65th Fastest-Growing Company in North America on the 2021 Deloitte Technology Fast 500™

Denver, CO, November 17, 2021—Maxwell today announced it ranked 65th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 27th year. Maxwell grew its revenue by 2,513% during the evaluated period.
These are the most important German proptechs

Proptech startups provide innovative ideas in the real estate industry: whether with apps for landlords or brokers or with new sharing solutions for holiday homes.
A Properly fit: HGTV’s Property Brothers partner with real estate brokerage to ease home buying, selling process

Drew and Jonathan Scot are on a mission to lighten the real estate load.
Digital mortgage platform Maxwell raises another $52.5M

Startup says it will facilitate about $70 billion in mortgage origination volume in 2021.
2021 Vanguard: John Paasonen

John Paasonen co-founded Maxwell in 2015 to arm small to midsize lenders with the efficiencies and economies of scale they need to compete against the industry’s largest players.
“In the End It Worked”: Anshul Ruparell Has a Better Way to Sell Real Estate

Anshul Ruparell quit the banking business to follow in his dad’s entrepreneurial footsteps. His start-up, Properly, is revolutionizing the art of the real estate transaction—and racking up millions in VC capital.