Shaun Bassett is a Partner at PieLAB Venture Partners who manage Australia’s first real estate specific venture capital fund. The Real Estate Industry Venture Capital Fund 2016 (REIVC16) is a $20 million fund that invests in businesses that provide products and services to the real estate industry. The fund’s investors are owners of Australia’s leading real estate agencies who recognise that only by working together can the industry avoid being victims of technological disruption.
Blockchain – What is it and what does it mean to the real estate industry? If you haven’t heard the terms ‘bitcoin’ or ‘cryptocurrency’ then I have solid fears about the health of your social life. It’s backyard BBQ season, Christmas parties and get togethers’ are in full swing and there isn’t a hotter topic.…