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Legal AI has hit an inflection point...and the real estate industry will feel the aftereffects. In 2024 alone, legal-tech startups raised a record $4.98 billion, much of it driven by the explosive rise of AI copilots for lawyers (yet the legal bills didn't seem to shrink ;)). From automating contract analysis to generating first drafts of legal arguments, AI is now embedded in the workflows of firms that once resisted even cloud storage. But what’s especially interesting is how these changes ripple outward: - Efficiency lowers the barrier for startups: as legal services become faster and potentially more affordable, the gates to incorporation, fundraising, M&A, and IP protection open wider. This could unleash a wave of new company formation and dealmaking. - Lawyers move slowly, so this might be symbolic of a coming sea change as the legal profession doesn’t typically rush into change. Their growing comfort with AI implicitly gives “permission” to the industries they serve - finance, healthcare, real estate - to do the same. If lawyers are using AI copilots, who isn’t? - What happens when AI meets the bench? As legal professionals become fluent in AI tools, will this change how AI-enabled businesses are evaluated in court? Will judges defer to AI-generated evidence? Will contract disputes hinge on what an AI system understood? Last: the real estate industry is already feeling the shift. From lease abstraction to due diligence, title review to zoning compliance, legal AI is quietly transforming how deals get done. Faster legal workflows mean faster closings. AI-enabled legal tools could help streamline entitlement processes, REIT structuring, and cross-border acquisitions. As legal costs drop, so does the friction for mid-market players and real estate technology startups to scale. For an industry long tied to paperwork and procedural inertia, the downstream effects on transaction velocity and deal complexity are hard to overstate. We’re watching more than a tech shift—we’re watching legal infrastructure reshape in real time. And when legal systems evolve, every other system does too. #venturecapital #legal #lawyers #AI #realestate #technology

CNBC and Statistica ranked the top 300 fintech companies globally. Congratulations to Camber Creek portfolio company Bilt, which is honored under the wealth technology category. #startup #fintech #realestate https://lnkd.in/eRxFHM7e

Stat of the day. Meta reported spending more on capex - translation: data center infra - than France spends on its military. See earlier post on Europe being behind. Wild.

Camber Creek portfolio company HappyCo has a great resource section on its website providing data driven insights for multifamily owner/operators. HappyCo CRO Jesus Machuca, Jr's latest piece caught my eye with three strategic moves operators can implement to save money and boost NOI (taken directly from his piece - link in comments below) utilizing the HappyCo suite: 1. Prevent emergencies instead of paying for them: Emergency repairs can cost 3x more than scheduled maintenance. With HappyCo’s predictive workflows, operators avoid up to 75% of equipment failures and reduce maintenance costs by 25–30% translating to $100K in annual savings per 1,000 units. 2. Prepare units before move out, not after: Every vacant day costs $50 – 100, and with a 30% turnover rate in a 10,000-unit portfolio, the lost NOI adds up fast. HappyCo’s turn planning tools make it easy to scope unit needs early, ensuring you stay ahead of turnover and speed up readiness for new residents. 3. Capitalize on real CapEx data, not gut instinct: Multifamily teams spending $50 – 100M annually on improvements are ditching guesswork. With HappyCo’s inspection-led platform, you can base decisions on real property condition data, avoiding emergency replacements that cost 40–60% more and driving a stronger portfolio-wide ROI. It's no secret why we made a large investment into HappyCo. Their product suite, from Happy Asset for capital planning to predictive maintenance tools and inspection-powered workflows, turns budgeting into a strategic advantage rather than a yearly stress point. Let me know if you'd like to get in touch with the team! #venturecapital #realestate #technology #multifamily

We’re fired up for the Bluebeam Startup Spotlight — a rare chance to see what the next wave of construction tech looks like. Our portfolio company TwinKnowledge will be in the arena, showcasing the kind of product that earns its place in your tech stack, not just the pitch deck. And Camber Creek’s own Jake Broder Fingert will be serving as a judge, helping separate the signal from the noise. Will be a great event! cc Nemetschek Group Event link in the comments. #construction #technology #contech #venturecapital #startups

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Camber Creek portfolio company Arcadia' co-founder & CEO Kiran Bhatraju recently posted that hyperinflation in energy prices is no longer a threat...it's a reality (illustrated by this helpful and frightening graph below). As energy prices soar and uncertainty grows, Arcadia is witnessing a big shift: energy management is moving from the boiler room to the boardroom. CFOs are stepping in, driven by the need to forecast and control energy cost...fast. That’s where they see massive opportunity. By replacing outdated, manual brokerage models with a tech-first approach, Arcadia's helping enterprises manage energy more efficiently, affordably, and transparently. From forecasting to buying to reporting, they’re building tools that unify energy data into one cloud platform, delivering real outcomes, not just raw data. The future of energy must get smarter, and Arcadia is leading the charge. If you're in the c-suite at CRE firm and rethinking your energy strategy, get in touch with the Arcadia team (we can also help facilitate). #venturecapital #energy #hyperinflation #realestate

Over the past few months, real estate owners and investors across the country have had to consider what to do if the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) follows through with reported plans to end the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager program. ENERGY STAR set commercial real estate industry standards by helping asset owners track performance across 330,000 buildings and 35 billion square feet of space.   For those looking to continue measuring sustainability as part of asset management, Camber Creek portfolio company Measurabl announced a free version of its platform, which tracks resource usage, benchmarks building performance against more than 20 billion square feet of real estate globally, and ensures investment-grade, audit-ready data. In just the first four weeks, new subscribers onboarded 5,000 buildings representing 1 billion square feet across 32 countries. Paid subscribers still have exclusive access to features that include streamlined data collection and reporting and actionable decarbonization planning, available to users on the free plan with an upgrade.   Congratulations to Matt Ellis, Maureen Waters, Lance Onken and team at Measurabl for rapidly responding to meet such a pressing need. Owners, investors, and consultants who are interested can sign up today. https://lnkd.in/eRYuJStK

SoFi just launched a new tranche of private-market funds built in partnership with Cashmere, Liberty Street Advisors, and Camber Creek portfolio company Fundrise. The partnership opens doors for its 10.9 million members to invest in elite private companies and real estate alike. Is this a harbinger of the democratization of alts? Their minimum investment dropped from $25,000 to just $10, making private equity (historically reserved for institutions or UHNW's) accessible to retail investors. And as mentioned, great to see Fundrise in the mix. Benjamin Miller's company is one we’ve long believed in and is redefining how private alternatives are structured and distributed. My hunch is that Fundrise was selected because they've (by reputation) built best-in-class infrastructure for low-minimum, tech-driven access to private assets and their performance and transparency stand out in an opaque category. They’ve also proven they can manage scale while staying aligned with individual investors. So to me this feels like more than a product launch: rather, it’s a signal. SoFi is moving into the next era of retail investing, and it’s encouraging to see forward-thinking platforms like Camber Creek portfolio company Fundrise at the center of that evolution. #venturecapital #alternatives #innovation #investments