Extremely proud to announce the REACH program has been named 2024 Accelerator of the Year by PropTech Outlook! A testament to the efforts of the entire Second Century Ventures and REACH team, this award also celebrates the 250+ industry changing technology solutions in our portfolio and the global community of entrepreneurs, mentors, corporate partners, and advisors who have been instrumental in our growth. Please join us in celebrating each of our unique REACH programs: NAR REACH (U.S. residential & U.S. Commercial), REACH Australia, REACH Canada, REACH UK, REACH Israel and REACH Latin America. As we celebrate this momentous occasion, we remain steadfeast in our mission to source and help scale the top new technology solutions for real estate and its adjacent industries. Learn more about the REACH program at the link below. Congratulations REACH teams! Ashley Stinton, Bob Gillespie, Natasha Terinova, Carlos Rousseau, Lynette Keyowski, Ran Laufer, Sivan Blasenheim, Peter Schravemade, Johan Holmberg, CFA, Omar Rodriguez, Mike McAra, Ebonnie Schravemade, ✦ Tal Rath, Louise Donegan⚡️, Blair Kennedy, Katie Bachert, Ane Delsol, Duke Long, Laura Millichap, Julieta Moradei, John LeTourneau, Andrew Ackerman, Jeff Kennedy, Drew Meyers, Andy Shannon, Andre B. Mark Birschbach, Dave Garland, Tyler Thompson https://lnkd.in/gBg8iCBW
Second Century Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Chicago, IL 3,854 followers
Powering innovation in real estate technology
About us
Second Century Ventures (SCV), the strategic investment arm of the National Association of REALTORS®, is the most active global real estate technology fund. SCV helps scale its portfolio companies across the world's largest industries including real estate, financial services, banking, home services, and insurance, and operates the award-winning global REACH technology scale-up program. SCV manages the award-winning REACH scale-up program with operations in the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the UK.
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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- Chicago, IL
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Chicago, IL 60611, US
Employees at Second Century Ventures
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Andrew Ackerman
2x startup founder | Author | VC (Seed-Series A, Proptech, Construction tech) | Corporate innovation consultant (CVC, Accelerators & Venture Studios)…
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Drew Meyers
Founder & Proptech Curator
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Bob Gillespie
Managing Partner, REACH Commercial at Second Century Ventures
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Bradley Brown
CEO and Advisory Director
Updates
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HUGE week for Unlock Technologies! We are proud to support your continued growth. Congratulations James Riccitelli, Michael Micheletti and team!
We're thrilled to announce a major milestone for Unlock! We've secured a significant $280 million capital commitment from D2 Asset Management, LP to fuel our growth and expand our innovative home equity solutions. Saluda Grade, Second Century Ventures and NAR REACH, the venture and tech growth arm of the National Association of REALTORS® also participated in this round of funding. Unlock is empowering homeowners to access their home equity without the burdens of traditional loans. Join us in revolutionizing the homeownership experience! https://lnkd.in/gg8Rc6sf #homeequity #fintech #innovation #realestate #investment
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💰 Big news out of the REACH Canada portfolio this week... Congratulations to Arunabh Dastidar, Gaurav Madani and the entire RealSage team (Canada 2022) for closing their $5.5 Million CDN/ $4 Million USD Seed round! The round was led by York IE with support from: 🌟 Karman Ventures 🌟 Stellifi VC 🌟 Golden Section And also included additional investment from our parent firm, Second Century Ventures! Congratulations to all involved, Lynette Keyowski and Mike McAra couldn't be more thrilled! See here for more: https://lnkd.in/g_CBruRT Dave Garland | Tyler Thompson | Johan Holmberg, CFA | Bob Gillespie | Ashley Stinton | Carlos Rousseau | Ane Delsol | Omar Rodriguez | Paolo Rigutto | Peter Schravemade | Tom Ellis | Ebonnie Schravemade | Ran Laufer | Sivan Blasenheim | ✦ Tal Rath | David Conroy | Dan Weisman | BetaKit | Josh Scott | Center for Real Estate Technology & Innovation
RealSage closes $5.5 million CAD to fuel growth of AI-powered real estate software
https://betakit.com
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The real estate horizon is about to shine even brighter as we proudly unveil our largest cohort to date—9 trailblazing companies, marking our fifth year for REACH Australia and New Zealand. → Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gxWwtVYn This milestone marks the fusion of our five years of excellence with the expansion into the dynamic markets of Australia and New Zealand. In this historic moment, we bring together visionary entrepreneurs and cutting-edge solutions to redefine the future of real estate across two powerhouse regions. — 🔹 Arcanite (arcanite.com.au) is the ultimate real estate sales management and channel distribution platform to accelerate the transaction rate for all connected parties within the real estate ecosystem. 🔹 Erin Living Technologies (erinliving.com) is a resident experience company meeting the demands of modern living. The core product - Erin, is a community-led liveability super-app designed to make the lives of residents more connected, more secure and more convenient. A dedicated app for homeowners and tenants 🔹 Milk Chocolate® Property (milkchoc.com.au) has verticalised all parts of the property journey into one experience, offering planning, buying, building, and management services. 🔹 Leesy (leesy.com.au) digitises and centralises the leasing process helping renters to secure a home they love without the stress, landlords to maximise their rental yield, and agencies reduce the time they spend leasing properties by up to 74% 🔹 FLK it over (flkitover.com) streamlines residential leases and all real-estate document signing for your office with its seamless dashboard, SMS-powered communication, and powerful proptech integrations 🔹 Agent Profit Planner (agentprofitplanner.com) fine-tunes your real estate agency business for maximum return with online modelling tools to test profit and efficiency outcomes. 🔹 SquareBySquare (squarebysquare.org) empowers anyone to buy and sell tiny squares of conservation land, making it profitable to protect nature. 🔹 GXE (gxe.com) is the all-in-one platform for investment funds, family offices, and syndicates that provides real-time visibility, efficient workflows, automated admin, reporting, and more. 🔹 THEODORE (thdr.co) is an Australian-born custom-tailored menswear brand with the vision of providing property professionals with access to affordable luxury menswear, by innovating & simplifying the customer experience via the use of emerging technology. — Kicking off the 2024 program, our stellar cohort of companies will be officially introduced at the REACH GENESIS Conference from March 14th to 16th. 🚀 Stay tuned as we embark on this transformative journey, fostering growth and making a lasting impact on the real estate landscape in Australia and New Zealand. #REACHclassof2024 #REACHnewheights #REACHaustralia #REACHnewzealand