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A nice surprise to see Smart Bricks featured by Google this week as part of the latest Google for Startups Accelerator MENA cohort announcement.
Good to see the next wave of founders getting the same runway. Congrats to the new cohort.
#GoogleCloud #GoogleForStartups #DeepMind
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We were fortunate to be part of an earlier cohort, and the support from the teams at Google Cloud and Google DeepMind has been valuable as we’ve scaled Smart Bricks from an early-stage startup into an AI company serving investors globally.
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Read the announcement here:
lnkd.in/gGgv7Tzy
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Smart Bricks retweeted
May 22
In Feb, we launched a global tournament at @deel with $15M in prizes.
50,000 startups applied.
We held 7 regional competitions across seven different countries.
Last week, finalists made their pitch in Paris.
Congratulations to the $1M investment winners!
- @zeely_ai : AI that helps SMBs run ads like the world's top brands.
- @alpic_ai : Lets businesses deploy AI apps directly in Claude or ChatGPT
- @nyblai : autonomous intelligence for o&g, supply chain, banking, retail
- @smart_bricks_: data infrastructure for global RE investing
- Acceler8: AI that makes smarter & faster workforce decisions.
We had 80 regional winners, who gained access to our global ecosystem made of partners like @stripe, @awscloud, @Google, @a16z.
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Great talent is everywhere, but what's sometimes missing is the capital to match it. Deel Ventures exists to close that gap.
There were astounding people on the stage and we look forward to working with the winners!
Huge credit to Philippe Bouaziz for building The Pitch from the ground up.
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AI adoption in UAE real estate is accelerating fast.
From predictive analytics to smarter operations and better customer experiences, AI is becoming a core driver of the region’s PropTech growth.
Dubai is quickly emerging as a hub for AI-driven real estate innovation. 🇦🇪
#AI
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Narrative violations abound:
- Demand for software engineers is rising
- Software devs are rising as a share of new jobs
- AI exposed industries are seeing above-trend wage growth
- Open PM jobs haven't been higher since 2022
More from a16z's David George on the "AI job apocalypse" myth: a16z.news/p/the-ai-job-apoca…
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Dubai is going all in on PropTech. 🚀
DIFC’s #PropTech2033 roadmap puts AI, smart infrastructure, and digital real estate at the center of Dubai’s future growth. 🇦🇪
A strong signal that the city is building one of the world’s most innovation-driven real estate ecosystems.
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Every Dubai portfolio has a weak link.
Stress testing shows you where:
— supply pressure in your area
— rate hikes hitting your mortgage
— a tenant or lease you lean on too hard
Find it before the market does.
#DubaiRealEstate #PropertyInvestment #SmartBricks
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Watching your property's value used to mean a WhatsApp to your agent and a number based on their last sale.
Smart Bricks pulls the data. Every transaction in your unit, your building. How your yield compares, what your portfolio is worth today.
Try it 👇
smart-bricks.com/
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Most Dubai investors buy the wrong property for their goal!
Rental income and capital growth are two different games. Here's how to know which one you're actually playing 👇
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Both strategies live or die on the same three things:
🏢 Developer quality
📍 Location strength
💵 Price vs market
Get those wrong and neither plays out.
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We just dropped a full report on this 📄
Everything you need to know before you invest in Dubai right now.
Link below 👇
publications.smart-bricks.co…
#PropertyInvesting #Dubai #SmartBricks
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Apr 30
Dubai average rental yield: 6-8%. Dubai average capital growth (2020-2024): 20% per year in prime areas. 📊
Same market. Two very different strategies.
Which one fits you? 👇
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Apr 30
Need cashflow in 2 years? Buy for yield.
Established areas like JVC, Discovery Gardens, and parts of Dubai Marina deliver consistent rent.
Lower entry, faster income, less price volatility.
Good for investors who need the property to pay its own way.
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Apr 30
Building wealth over 15 years? Buy for growth.
Off-plan in prime zones and emerging districts compound harder. Lower yields upfront, but the capital appreciation does the heavy lifting.
Most investors chase the bigger yield number. Few ask which one fits their timeline.
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Apr 28
Five inputs across the construction pipeline have moved sharply.
Containers ~100-120%
Aluminum ~40-45%
Copper ~25-30%
Steel ~15-20%
Cement ~10-15%
What this means for investors 🧵
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Apr 28
For investors, this is where the opportunity sits.
Backing developers with the balance sheet and operational discipline to absorb cost shocks means lower delivery risk and better protection of capital through the cycle.
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Apr 28
Our newest report identifies which developers are absorbing the pressure and which are exposed.
Read it here: publications.smart-bricks.co…
#ConstructionCosts #PropertyInvesting #Dubai #MarketAnalysis
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