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Fintech Roundup: Proptech’s roller coaster, an ex-Better.com exec’s new gig and Alchemy’s true valuation jump



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Welcome to my new weekly fintech focused column. I’ll be publishing this every Sunday, so in between posts, be sure to listen to the Equity podcast and hear Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas and me riff on all things startups! And if you want to have this hit your inbox directly once it turns into a newsletter (soon!), sign up here.
It felt like there was wayyyy too much fintech news this past week than there normally is – and there’s always tons – so I’ll just cover the highlights here. Ready? Let’s dive in.
More than one proptech company has been struggling as of late, as the housing market has had its share of ups and downs. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a plunge in interest rates and apartment fever which in turn led to more people seeking to buy homes or refinance existing ones. Mortgage lenders couldn’t keep up with demand and proptech startups were raising capital left and right.
But a lot can happen in two years, and we’re faci …

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