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Climate Resilience in Property Insurance: Our Investment in Faura

We first met Valkyrie Holmes of Faura when she was a candidate for our 2024 Accelerator program. During our initial conversations, she shared her innovative approach to property insurance—one that would help insurers build profitable portfolios in high-risk regions while ensuring homeowners have straightforward access to comprehensive coverage. Join us as we dive into her vision, which grows more critical with each passing day.

From Acceleration to Acquisition: Inside Verfico's Merger with Odin

We are thrilled to welcome Matt DeSarno, Co-Founder and CEO of Verfico, and Douglas Carney, Co-Founder and CEO of Odin, to our latest founder spotlight interview. MetaProp first invested in Verfico in 2024 as part of our early-stage Accelerator program, and today, we're excited to discuss the recent acquisition by Odin.

A PropTech Perspective: Key Takeaways from CES 2025

Earlier this month, Las Vegas became the epicenter of the innovation world, hosting over 100,000 attendees for the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Fresh off the intensive week, I wanted to distill the experience through a PropTech lens - pinpointing the advancements most relevant to the future of the built environment.

10 Years of the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University

The PropTech industry is experiencing a groundbreaking transformation, reshaping how the world interacts with real estate. At the heart of this revolution is the MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University, a program that has established itself as a cornerstone of innovation in the PropTech ecosystem.

Highlights from NYC Real Estate Tech Week 2024

MetaProp’s mission with NYC Real Estate Tech Week is clear: unite the brightest minds and leading real estate innovators in New York City to accelerate the digitization and decarbonization of the built world. The 2024 edition broke records with unparalleled attendance, world-class speakers, and transformative discussions that exceeded our wildest expectations.

Welcoming Ex PGIM Executive Phil Barrett to MetaProp’s Board

Phil’s wealth of experience in real estate asset management, having held nearly every role at PGIM Real Estate, makes him a phenomenal addition to our team.

Our Investment in 100

Fraud is amongst the biggest challenges multifamily property managers face today. As tenant fraud becomes more sophisticated and delinquency rates persist, outdated processes are costing multifamily operators billions.

Pioneering PropTech in Asia: A Year of Impact with MetaProp’s APAC Scout Program

One year ago, MetaProp launched the APAC Scout Program, a $2 million exploratory initiative to back 6-8 innovative companies in the rapidly emerging Asia-Pacific PropTech ecosystem. With a new investment into the region in each of the last four quarters, MetaProp remains committed to fostering growth and innovation in the Asia-Pacific PropTech landscape. Let’s explore the companies driving this progress.

Bridging the Climate Reinsurance Gap: Our Investment in Demex

The nature of storms has fundamentally evolved. Climate change (among other factors) has led to an increase in the frequency and severity of not only headline-grabbing catastrophic weather events like hurricanes and wildfires but also secondary perils (e.g. tornadoes, thunderstorms, hail and wind), which are now responsible for the majority of insured losses in the US. Demex offers a unique stop-loss risk transfer solution that prices secondary peril reinsurance risk and settles corresponding claims.

Modern Construction Procurement: Our Investment in Trestle

In the fragmented and dispersed world of construction, particularly in heavy civil projects, inefficiencies in vendor procurement and management have long been accepted as an unavoidable cost of doing business. Industry-wide labor shortages, increasing project complexities, and unprecedented infrastructure spending and corresponding demand have only exacerbated these challenges. Enter Trestle, the construction industry's most advanced vendor risk management platform.

NYC Real Estate Tech Week 2023: A Few Highlights

NYC Real Estate Tech Week is our City’s chance to host some of the world’s best PropTech founders, VCs, real estate innovation executives, universities/institutions, tech enthusiasts, service providers, and media. For the eighth consecutive year, MetaProp and a diverse set of event producers welcomed hundreds to Manhattan for a week committed to advancing digitization and decarbonization of the built environment.

8 Years Later: Why PropTech still needs MetaProp's Accelerator Program

This isn't just a reboot of our accelerator; it's a reaffirmation of our mission. It's an acknowledgment that our work is far from complete. MetaProp is returning to our roots because the fire that fueled us then burns even brighter now. And in many ways, we are just getting started.