Coworking And Flex Office Providers Say They’re Past The Pandemic And Set To Expand

Real-World Investing in Virtual Real Estate, Part 1

Daniel Fetner, General Partner at Alpaca Ventures, shares why storytelling is one of the most important capabilities for new companies.

Investor Closes On $3M Decentraland Parcel, Placing It Among Tops For Metaverse Deals

A metaverse investment firm has closed on its largest purchase to date in Decentraland, one of about 10 major community platforms within the metaverse. Valued at north of $3M, the deal is also the top reported Decentraland acquisition since the platform opened up to the public in 2017.

Pronto Housing Announces Strategic Partnerships With Fifth Wall, PSP Growth, Alate Partners, Valley National Bank & Noho Ventures

Pronto Housing—the first and only off-the-shelf affordable housing compliance Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform—today announced its numerous strategic partnerships with some of today’s core leading investors, including Fifth Wall, PSP Growth, Alate Partners, Valley National Bank (NASDAQ: VLY), and Noho Ventures. On the imminent heels of the early-stage startup’s $2.5 million seed round, the sum of these firms’ investments brings Pronto Housing’s total funding to $4.5 million. Their partnersh…

Revolutionizing Real Estate: How Mobile 3D LiDAR will change the Industry

The past few years have been a case study in finding creative solutions for unpredictable situations. The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted global market conditions for every industry segment. Because of the fundamental need for shelter, employment, manufacturing and storage, the real estate industry has been at the forefront of these changes. The limitations of the pandemic have forced the key players to adapt and rethink their strategy to survive, and hopefully flourish.

Mosaic Launches Pre-development Services Offering

Mosaic, a construction technology platform for the residential development industry, today announced the launch of their pre-development services offering, a comprehensive range of supporting services for build-to-rent (BTR) homebuilders and developers looking to save time and resources on the pre-development phase….

Marketers Explore Metaverse Worlds

Decentraland and the Sandbox have scored the attention of well-known brands.

Developer Alterra, Tech Company Embark Partnering On Autonomous Trucking Hubs Across The U.S.

Real estate owner and developer Alterra Property Group has formed a partnership with autonomous truck company Embark Trucks to buy sites nationwide near large metro markets. The sites will serve as transfer points between autonomous trucks, which will drive more rural sections of highways, and human-driven trucks that will take goods from facilities into the nearby metro areas. The facilities will also be places to store the AV trucks. …

Amazon Set to Close Bookstores, Other Shops in Retail Shift to Groceries, Fashion

Amazon. AMZN -5.24% com Inc. is planning to close dozens of bookstores and other retail locations it had opened in recent years to highlight bestselling products, part of a broader shift the tech giant is making in its physical retail strategy….

Benioff-backed NCX nabs $50M for global expansion

NCX, the carbon marketplace backed by billionaire Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, raised $50 million in a Series B to help fund international expansion, Axios’ Alan Neuhauser reports. Why it matters: The funding will fuel NCX’s planned drive outside the U.S., likely first with planned pilots in Mexico and Canada, a spokesperson tells Axios.