In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Zipline advances aerial drone delivery with its next-gen Platform 2, with the potential to improve efficiency, sustainability, and expanded healthcare access. * DeepSeek challenges AI giants with a cost-effective, high-performing open-source model. * CES 2025 showcases emerging PropTech and ConTech innovations. * Amazon expands into automotive e-commerce,

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Toyota's Woven City in Japan will showcases cutting-edge smart city technologies such as autonomous vehicles, dry cleaning and storage services. Building high-tech company towns can't be done without partners, which presents distribution opportunities for proptech startups and incumbents. * The bankruptcy

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * The GEM Proptech Index increased 3.97% from the previous week. * The New Mexico MLS’s decision to require floor plans for listings by 2025 is a win for companies like CubiCasa and FloorPlanOnline, setting a precedent for other MLSs to follow in modernizing

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Home insurance is in crisis. Companies like Zillow are incorporating wildfire risk data into listings, and innovators like Lightship RV and Pebble are pioneering high-end mobile homes as a glimpse into potential solution for homeowners in wildfire-prone areas. * Casago acquired Vacasa for $5.02

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Travel planning startups have faced similar challenges as home search startups. * Founders must identify unique market insights that others miss to gain a competitive edge and attract investor confidence. * Fifth Wall is raising $500 million through its REACT Fund to expand investments in innovative

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * The importance of intangible qualities by founders cannot be understated when it comes to securing VC funding. * WeFunder's Jonny Price highlights the need for personalized outreach in successful crowdfunding campaigns. * 215 Robotics targets parking lot maintenance with advanced robotics in a massive

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * SERHANT. Technologies raised $45M to develop its AI platform and expand services, though skepticism surrounds its tech-enabled brokerage model and investor appeal. * Lumen Orbit secured $11M for space-based AI data centers using 24/7 solar power, with strong backing from NFX and other investors.

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Compass merged with Christie’s and @properties in a $444M deal, consolidating two luxury brokerages. * 75 & Sunny outlined VC funding milestones to guide founders' 2025 fundraising efforts. * Greystar’s modular apartments are intended to cut costs and time but lack design innovation.

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * To thrive, the real estate industry must embrace change rather than live in the past by adopting tools like Final Offer and Local Logic and redefining value propositions, in order to address strategic threats while enhancing collaboration, transparency, and consumer engagement. * Brian Chesky, CEO

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Tesla, EcoFlow, Bluetti, and Jackery offer energy solutions to minimize the impact of power outages, prompting an opportunity for pre-sale upgrades and self-sustaining solar-powered communities. * Aeroshield claims to improve window insulation by up to 65%, but affordability remains critical for retrofitting older buildings. * The

In this Weekly Radar, we cover: * Doorloop raised a $100 million Series B to expand its property management software, but lacks differentiation in a crowded market dominated by established players like AppFolio, RealPage, and Yardi. * Plantd's grass-based building panels, now adopted by homebuilder D.R. Horton, present a