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Not a long time agoI was wondering if startups could help solve The United States real estate crisis. Now there’s a new name in town: Airbnb spin-out Samara, which just raised new funding. As for Dig, I acquired it shortly after I started delving into its category: data security posture management. — Ana
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With a shortage of at least 3.8 million homes, the housing crisis in the United States does not show many signs of improving. Comparing the situation with that of just a year ago, the venture capital firm Gutter Capital pointed out that even got worse in some aspects, mainly, investment.
“Investor interest in the housing market, which had previously cooled, has frozen,” managing partner James Gettinger wrote. “While rising interest rates could not offset the housing supply shortage, it was more than enough to scare away venture capital investors. Proptech funds have told us they only invest in software now. Unfortunately, the software cannot build homes.”
On the contrary, Gutter Capital continues to defend the thesis He stated a year ago: “Today there is a historic opportunity to invest in businesses that accelerate housing development in the United States.”
