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August Selected to Join National Association of Realtors® REach® Accelerator Program
[May 28, 2015]

August Selected to Join National Association of Realtors® REach® Accelerator Program


August has been selected by the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) strategic investment arm, Second Century Ventures, to join its REach® growth technology accelerator program.

Out of hundreds of applicants, August was chosen to join a select group of eight companies, which span across home services, persona security, real estate lending, and more. As a member of the REach program, August will partner with both industry leaders and the most promising startups to solve some of the most difficult challenges facing the industry and NAR, the largest trade association in the U.S. with more than 1 million members.



"In today's competitive housing market, we know realtors are increasingly turning to technology to stand out from the crowd," said Jason Johnson, CEO and co-founder of August. "We hope that by working with NAR and REach, together we can use August's market leading home access technology to add convenience and increase value for real estate professionals. August has the potential to save brokers and agents significant time by providing contractors, stagers and maintenance workers with instant, keyless access that can even be tracked remotely. We also believe that August will reduce cost and help property managers become more efficient by eliminating expensive re-keying and reducing late night lock-outs."

This announcement comes fresh off the heels of August's recently announced national partnerships with Comcast and Best Buy (News - Alert). To learn more about August, please visit: http://blog.august.com/.


About August

August builds products for the home that make life simpler and more secure. August's flagship product, the August Smart Lock, is an intelligent hardware, software and home access management system that allows users to send time-restricted virtual keys to anyone with an iOS or Android (News - Alert) smartphone. Founded by technology entrepreneur Jason Johnson and renowned designer Yves BĂ©har, August has raised $50 million in funding to date and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.


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