For years, technology companies played at the edges of the real estate industry. Recently, a new crop of well-funded startups, including the seven on the latest Forbes Fintech 50, have been finding novel ways to get at the heart of things. Latest valuation: $3.8 billionBona fides: Purchased 19,000 homes in 2019. Latest valuation: $550 millionBona fides: Investors have bought more than $2 billion worth of real estate on Roofstock. States Title's Max Simkoff Courtesy States TitleStates TitleHeadquarters: San FranciscoTitle searches have traditionally held up the real estate closing process.

Source: Forbes February 12, 2020 14:40 UTC