Gloria Lin thinks construction needs to ‘catch the wave of fintech’
TechCrunch
As an engineering program manager at Apple, Gloria Lin was part of a group that conceptualized and built initial prototypes for what is now Apple Pay.
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Cashierless tech comes to Whole Foods
Axios
The first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology from Amazon opened this week in Washington, D.C., allowing customers to avoid the register, Hope King writes.
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Luxembourg-based LEKO Labs raises €18.57M to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable housing; appoints new CEO
Silicon Canals
Luxembourg-based LEKO Labs, a carbon-negative construction company committed to reinventing the construction process for next-generation buildings, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $21M (approx €18.57M) in its Series A round of funding. The company has now raised total funding of $23M to date.
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Real Estate Rental FinTech Piñata Nets $13M
Pymnts
Piñata, which describes itself as a rental club whose incentive system makes the renting process easier for tenants and landlords alike, raised $13 million in a Series A funding round, the company stated in a news release….
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CREtech Climate Cast: Pathway to Decarbonization & Net Zero featuring Raphael Rosen
CREtech
Raphael Rosen, CEO of Carbon Lighthouse, shares insights behind his technology solution, how it is unique in the marketplace and how we address the climate crisis with a greater sense of urgency that it needs.
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Visitt Signs Agreement with LXP Industrial Trust for Property Operations Digital Transformation
Visitt
Visitt , the next-gen property operations system for commercial, office, multifamily and industrial real estate, signed a portfolio-wide agreement with LXP Industrial Trust (“LXP”)(NYSE: LXP), a real estate investment trust focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments, for implementation of Visitt’s property operations system. As part of the agreement, the Visitt platform will be used in office and industrial properties in 15 different markets throughout the United States. &nbs…
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Real estate technology-focused SPAC Fifth Wall Acquisition II withdraws $150 million IPO
Renaissance Capital
Fifth Wall Acquisition II, the second blank check company formed by Fifth Wall targeting real estate technology, withdrew its plans for an initial public offering on Friday. It had filed in March 2021 to raise $150 million by offering 15 million shares at a price of $10. The company did not plan to include warrants in the offering.
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1Sharpe Ventures Welcomes Ginny Miller to the Leadership Team
Businesswire
1Sharpe Ventures, a venture capital firm backing founders in real estate and proptech, today announced Ginny Miller will oversee investment strategy and execution – including leading new investments, supporting founder and LP relationships, and managing fund operations to grow and strengthen the 1Sharpe Ventures platform.
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Singapore-based micromobility startup Beam secures $93M Series B, enters new markets
TechCrunch
Beam, a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries in Asia.
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Bisnow Survey Shows Many In CRE Already Investing In The Metaverse, Dystopia Fears Be Damned
Bisnow
The metaverse is just now emerging from nonexistence, but the commercial real estate sector is already considering how the virtual reality platform will send their business to the next level.
