What Matters This Week - 9.4.21

Quiet week - HomeLight and Shepherd

What Matters This Week is a summary of articles, news, and fundings that mattered this week in Property Technology. No hype or marketing.

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Fundings:

• HomeLight, a buyer-seller connection platform, raised a $100M Series D led by Zeev Ventures.

• Shepherd, a commercial construction insurance provider, raised a $6.2M Seed round led by Spark Capital.

Articles:

• What’s in the water at Zillow?

• SPACs are pulling back and it’s getting bloody. (Who could’ve seen this coming?)

Listen:

• Nexus interviews Cara C on the road to net zero.

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