Purplebricks' Founders' Latest Endeavor has an Official Name

July 22, 2020

Update on Michael and Kenny Bruce’s latest creation. Launch B was a placeholder name and the official name of the new property venture is Boomin.

The highly anticipated platform looks to be the biggest agent and customer-focused solution to buying and selling real estate on the market. Gary Barker, the CEO of Boomin and the former CEO of Reapit Group, said that Boomin will put “agents at the forefront of determining the future rather than needing to react to it.” 

Other big names joining the Boomin leadership team include Carwow’s Phil Lloyd (now Boomin Chief Marketing Officer), former Purplebricks executive James Kydd (Boomin Marketing Director), and Carzoo’s Andrew Stewart (Boomin COO). 

Michael Bruce said: 

“The strength and depth of the team that we have managed to attract is remarkable, it is a genuine privilege to be working with people who share our vision and have the energy and experience to do transformational work that makes a difference to so many other people’s lives. We are proud to launch our brand name, which best describes how we want to see the future for the property market for everyone.”

July 22, 2020
Victoria has been writing about property portals and marketplace sites for Online Marketplaces for over 3 years. She is also our resident artist and is responsible for all of the infographic content on the site.

Subscribe to our mailing list to get the famous, free Friday newsletter!

News and analysis to help build better online marketplace businesses, in your inbox, every Friday

Related News

Untitled Design 15 1
Realtor.com Reveals Updated Traffic Claims in Blog

Realtor.com has reported strong growth in traffic, engagement, and search visibility on a new blog post, citing recent data from...

Read More
Zoopla New Logo Houses 1
Business Masthead Claims Silver Lake Has Put £500M Price Tag on Zoopla

The British business-focussed newspaper, City AM has claimed that the UK's number two portal Zoopla has been put up for...

Read More
Untitled Design 11 2 2
CoStar Group Q1: Revenue Up 12% as Homes.com Experiments with Vendor-Paid Advertising

CoStar Group has reported strong Q1 2025 results, with the U.S.-based real estate data and marketplaces giant posting $732 million...

Read More
Prophero 3
PropHero Cuts Australian Staff as Focus Turns Towards Europe and Asia

PropHero, the AI-powered CRM platform that helps property buyers find investment opportunities, has confirmed changes to its Australian operations just...

Read More

Editor's Pick