PropTech

also referred to as: prop tech

7 statements across 5 episodes · 4 bullish · 3 bearish · 4 people on the record · first statement May 6, 2019 by Brendan Wallace · across every show →

Everything said about PropTech, oldest first

May 6, 2019 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Proptech adoption will expand for a decade, creating trillion-dollar markets
“You're not just talking about opportunities in the billions of dollars with enormous total addressable markets. You're talking about opportunities in the trillions of dollars. So I think this is a trend that will go on for probably the next decade, frankly.”
Brendan Wallace May 6, 2019 ▶ 32:27 20VC: Why Consumer Brands Must Embrace Physical Retail To Avoid Inflated Online CACs, How To Alter Fund Strategy When Investing In Consumer Retail & Why The Era of The 1,000 Store Brand Is Over with Brendan Wallace, Founder and Managing Partner @ Fifth Wa
May 17, 2019 positive
Opinion
Dishotsky: WeWork set the stage for modern PropTech
“And I think WeWork was the first one that really sort of set the stage. Before that, there was really only like LoopNet and Zillow and Renfin. And, you know, those were really taking a very, you know, web two point O approach to prop tech of, Just being sort o…”
Jon Dishotsky May 17, 2019 ▶ 7:35 20VC: How To Build True Human Relationships with VC Pre-Investment, Why Valuation Is Not The Only Term and When To Take Lower Offers & How To Approach Mental Health As A Founder with Jon Dishotsky, Founder & CEO @ Starcity
Feb 18, 2021 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Wallace: Proptech sector will grow 10x to 20x from current levels
“Prop tech is 10 to 20 X from here.”
Brendan Wallace Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 41:45 20VC Special: The Real Estate Fintech OGs on Why This Is Not The End For The Bay Area and What Can Be Done To Solve It, The Pros and Cons of Working with Corporate Investors and How Leading Their Teams Has Fundamentally Changed in a COVID World
Feb 18, 2021 negative
Opinion
Wallace: Silicon Valley echo chamber caused VCs to overlook proptech
“I do think there's an echo chamber that exists in Silicon Valley that has actually perpetuated some of the problems in venture capital in the Bay Area and overlooking huge categories like prop tech.”
Brendan Wallace Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 13:46 20VC Special: The Real Estate Fintech OGs on Why This Is Not The End For The Bay Area and What Can Be Done To Solve It, The Pros and Cons of Working with Corporate Investors and How Leading Their Teams Has Fundamentally Changed in a COVID World
Feb 18, 2021 bullish
Assertion Supported
Wallace: $64 billion was invested in proptech from 2016 to 2021
“Now, sixty four billion dollars has gone into the category in just the last five years.”
Brendan Wallace Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 25:56 20VC Special: The Real Estate Fintech OGs on Why This Is Not The End For The Bay Area and What Can Be Done To Solve It, The Pros and Cons of Working with Corporate Investors and How Leading Their Teams Has Fundamentally Changed in a COVID World
Mar 4, 2023 negative
Insight
Somerville: Picking category winners in weak sectors yields poor growth-stage returns
“You can pick a winner in a bad category, and you can still really not do well if you're entering in at a growth phase. I think we've picked some companies that have proven to be the category leader, but if it's in an area like InsureTech, or areas of PropTech,…”
Hunter Somerville Mar 4, 2023 ▶ 48:10 Hunter Somerville: Biggest Mistake LPs Make; Deep Dive into Secondary Markets | 20VC #985 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Feb 2, 2026 negative
Disclosure
Zeev: PropTech investment failed after underestimating interest rate hike speed
“In hindsight, I overestimated the resilience of the business, and I underestimated the speed what I called the worst case scenario, what I modeled as the worst case scenario, was actually not as bad as the real the real scenario that happened. You know, the ri…”
Oren Zeev Feb 2, 2026 ▶ 23:03 Oren Zeev: Why AI Growth Expectations Are BS & Won't Last? Why GPs Shouldn't Tell LPs Their Strategy
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