PropTech startup Knock, which offers financing for shoppers to buy new homes before selling their old ones, on Friday (March 18) announced that it’s scrapping its planned initial public offering (IPO) at a $2 billion valuation and instead laying off 46% of its 250 employees,...
Property technology firm Knock has raised $20 million to fund its growth and expansion plans, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 18), saying the funding round was led by Fifth Wall. “The macroeconomic environment is driving institutional capital into multifamily real estate at an accelerated pace,”...
One month after home selling platform Knock raised $400 million in a Series B round, rival Opendoor is reportedly looking for $200 million in funding. The company, which filed documents in Delaware that mentioned a “Series E-2,” is looking for a valuation of $3.7 billion, according to...
Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express well-informed skepticism about the prospect of selling clothes, cars and even groceries via online or mobile channels. The concerns were...
January 18, 2019
Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express well-informed skepticism about the prospect of selling clothes, cars and even groceries via online or mobile channels. The concerns were reasonable and varied (logistical hurdles, perhaps, or just long-standing consumer […]
August 02, 2022
PropTech startup Knock is introducing two new perks that enable homeowners to use the equity gains in their current property to make it more affordable to purchase another house. Knock Home Swap offers “competitively-priced mortgages” and extends 100% of the financing necessary to enable people to buy a home before selling their current house. The […]
March 18, 2022
PropTech startup Knock, which offers financing for shoppers to buy new homes before selling their old ones, on Friday (March 18) announced that it’s scrapping its planned initial public offering...
February 18, 2021
Property technology firm Knock has raised $20 million to fund its growth and expansion plans, the company announced Thursday (Feb. 18), saying the funding round was led by Fifth Wall....
February 15, 2019
One month after home selling platform Knock raised $400 million in a Series B round, rival Opendoor is reportedly looking for $200 million in funding. The company, which filed documents in Delaware...
