Articles about Spencer Rascoff

Zillow vets launch HouseWhisper, giving real estate agents an AI assistant to help with workload

Three veterans of Zillow Group who helped turn the Seattle real estate company into a tech powerhouse have joined forces… Read More

Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff is new CEO of Match Group family of dating apps

Spencer Rascoff, the tech veteran who co-founded and led Seattle-based real estate company Zillow Group, has been named CEO of… Read More

Redfin CEO recounts encounter with OpenAI’s Sam Altman to warn about impact of AI on housing tech

When Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman briefly spoke with Sam Altman, he warned him to tread lightly when it comes to… Read More

Quantum hardware startup Rigetti Computing to go public in $1.5B SPAC deal with ex-Zillow CEO

Rigetti is going public. The Bay Area-based makers of quantum computers and processors announced Wednesday that it will merge with… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on the need for new social media, iBuying, remote work, and more

On a day when the biggest social media company on the planet went offline for several hours, Spencer Rascoff talked… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff and teen daughter cook up a new food-focused social media startup

Sophia Rascoff and her dad, Zillow co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff, like to take on new dishes in the… Read More

Vacation home startup Pacaso raises $75M, hits $1B valuation less than a year after launching

New funding: Pacaso raised $75 million in a Series B funding round and $1 billion in debt financing. The real estate… Read More

Podcast

Exclusive interview: Spencer Rascoff talks SPAC mania, home buying and why he’s created a stealthy social media startup with his daughter

When we reached out to entrepreneur and angel investor Spencer Rascoff on Tuesday with notes about appearing on the GeekWire… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff leads SPAC deal to acquire Offerpad, a rival to his former employer

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff is jumping back into the real estate game in a big way. Rascoff, who… Read More

Russell Wilson and Spencer Rascoff back MOJO, an app to help parent coaches find fun in youth sports

A search on YouTube for “youth sports drills” returns an endless scroll of every type of practice workout you could… Read More

Q&A with former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff on his new SPAC that just raised $350M

Spencer Rascoff knows quite a bit about taking a company public. He helped launch Zillow in 2005 and led the… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Startup CEOs optimistic despite pandemic; Amazon moves into virtual travel

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The results are in from the first-ever GeekWire 200… Read More

Ex-Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff jumps back into real estate, launches startup with former colleagues to help people buy second homes

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff and dotloop founder Austin Allison are teaming up on a new startup called Pacaso that… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow co-founder joins Palantir board; Hootsuite names new CEO; and more

— Zillow Group co-founder and former CEO Spencer Rascoff joined the board of Palantir Technologies, a big data company backed… Read More

Zillow and Trulia founders invest in Latin American real estate startup La Haus

Zillow Group co-founder Spencer Rascoff and Trulia co-founder Pete Flint are among the investors in La Haus, a startup aiming… Read More

Spencer Rascoff departs Zillow Group board, 1 year after stepping down as CEO

Former Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff resigned from the Seattle-based real estate company’s board on Tuesday. The move comes just… Read More

Former Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff launches dot.LA, a news site for Southern California tech

Nearly a year after stepping down as CEO of Seattle-based Zillow Group, Spencer Rascoff has turned his focus to the… Read More

Spencer Rascoff reveals his post-Zillow life after longtime CEO departed real estate giant in February

Spencer Rascoff misses working side-by-side with his former colleagues every day. But it seems he’s enjoying post-Zillow life otherwise. Rascoff… Read More

Zillow Group execs take lessons from Amazon and Netflix as online real estate giant shifts direction

Zillow Group’s new CEO Rich Barton is back in the driver’s seat because of his self-professed affinity for “big swings,”… Read More

Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff steps down as co-founder Rich Barton takes over at online real estate giant

Rich Barton is back in the CEO seat at Zillow Group, taking over at the online real estate giant he… Read More

‘Zillow 2.0:’ Real estate giant embarks on fundamental shift, projecting home sales operation will become a $20B business

RELATED: Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff steps down as co-founder Rich Barton takes over at online real estate giant Zillow Group… Read More

After rough week on Wall Street, Zillow Group CEO Spencer Rascoff shares leadership tactics for getting through tough times

Taking part in an on-stage interview in front of 200 people from the Seattle startup community on Thursday afternoon was… Read More

Zillow Group on track for first $1B year, reporting record $281.8M in revenue and all-time traffic high of 187M unique visitors

Zillow Group reported record revenue and profits in the third quarter as the real estate company remains on track for… Read More

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