CCV’s portfolio company SmartZip Analytics, Inc.–the leader in analytics-driven targeted marketing for the real estate industry—today announced the release of a new Facebook app for SmartTargeting, their flagship predictive marketing platform.
Read MoreClaremont Creek Ventures is proud of the recent success of our eCommerce/payment portfolio company, SmartZip. During the first quarter of 2013, SmartZip’s SmartTargeting solution for real estate professionals achieved a 300% revenue increase over the same quarter just one year ago. In this current real estate climate, these results are impressive to say the least. […]
Read MoreGuest Post by Frank Richards
The Building of a Company
As an avid fan and investor in real estate I identified a significant gap in the residential investment market around 2004. I noted that 15-20% of all homes sold in the US are for investment. But I also discovered that there were no national platforms or proprietary algorithms that could help people identify the best investment markets and the best properties. Essentially there was no Charles Schwab for the residential investment market. I realized there was a great opportunity for a private banking platform to help people research, plan, acquire and manage residential real estate investments nationwide.
Read MoreSam Coates is a partner at Cooley, and a great friend and colleague of mine. He wrote this blog post just for us. Money, motorcycle racing and startups—it’s all about winning and losing Guest Post by Sam Coates “I like money,” one founder said to me bluntly, in response to my question about what […]
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