Kakao Ventures invests in US commercial real estate regional analysis proptech (real estate + technology) startups.
Market Stadium, a US proptech startup, announced on Oct. 12 that it had attracted a total of one billion won in seed round investment from Kakao Ventures, Shinhan Capital, and Primer Sazze Partners.
Market Stadium is a proptech startup operating a commercial real estate regional analysis platform. It analyzes the real estate market across the United States and classifies future investment areas through urban planning-based knowledge and spatial big data analysis.
By using the data, Market Stadium can predict areas where gentrification will occur. Based on this, it helps users to buy at the lowest price and sell at the highest price.
Market Stadium’s main customers will be investors who need to make quick investment decisions or who cannot take time to visit many properties in person. The company expects that it will be a useful platform in movement-restricted situations such as COVID-19.
Market Stadium has been continuously developing its service since participating in the 19th Primer in last May.
It has been confirmed to have potential by experts like Sandbird CEO Kim Dong-shin and New York University real estate professor Scott Robinson. Also, industry experts from leading US real estate companies CBRE and Graystar participated as angel investors.
Market Stadium is almost ready to commercialize its service. It plans to conduct beta testing with more than 20 investors.
The industry expected it to be useful for investors who manage multiple properties such as REITs.
Lee Ki-hoon, CEO of Market Stadium, said, "The combination of real estate, data, and urban planning will become the new future of real estate."
Jang Seung-ryong, senior examiner at Kakao Ventures, said, "The importance of data analysis is growing in the process of investing in commercial real estate. Based on its excellent development capabilities and a high understanding of the market, Market Stadium will grow into a company like Bloomberg in the commercial real estate industry.”
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