Venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures latest to launch a SPAC
The firm is raising $250M through its public offering with the goal of acquiring and taking public a startup, the company confirmed in an SEC filing on Wednesday
by Patrick Kearns Jan 21
Compass officially files paperwork to go public
The company appears to be deploying an initial public offering strategy rather than going public through a special purpose acquisition company
by Patrick Kearns Jan 11
Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff to launch 2 new companies in 2021
After a busy 2020, Spencer Rascoff teased two new projects for 2021 in a year-end review
by Patrick Kearns Dec 28
Home improvement marketplace Porch makes stock market debut
Porch has evolved into an enterprise software company as well as a consumer-facing marketplace. The firm is the latest to use a merger with a blank check company to go public
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 24
Everything that happened in 2020, the wildest year of our lives
This year had it all: A presidential election, a stock market crash and rebound, and the busiest summer and fall in memory — all amid an unprecedented global pandemic
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 21
The 10 biggest real estate tech stories and trends of 2020
COVID-19 may have led to increased tech acceleration, but technology was already reshaping the industry even before the pandemic struck
by Patrick Kearns Dec 18
SoFi, another SoftBank-backed unicorn, considers going public
SoftBank scored big with an initial public offering for DoorDash this week and stands to turn a profit on its Opendoor investment
by Patrick Kearns Dec 10
Opendoor starts publicly trading on Dec. 21
The company will be listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol 'OPEN'
by Patrick Kearns Dec 7
Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff dismisses IPO system as 'broken'
Rascoff, who recently launched his own Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, called Zillow's initial public offering a 'facepalm moment' in a Twitter thread this week
by Patrick Kearns Oct 28
Why Keller Williams must go public
Opinion
This year, 4 of the largest real estate companies — Zillow, Compass, Redfin and Realogy — collectively raised a staggering $1.87B. For now, Keller Williams is on the outside looking in
by Brad Inman Oct 26
Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff's new company starts trading today
Supernova Partners Acquisition Company, Inc., the former Zillow chief executive's special purpose acquisition company, upsized its initial public offering due to high demand
by Patrick Kearns Oct 21
Zillow's former CEO is looking for a startup to take public
Spencer Rascoff is co-chairing a new special-purpose acquisition company and seeking a 'business that addresses a large market'
by Patrick Kearns Sep 28