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The Real Deal
Icon, an Austin-based construction startup, has raised $185 million to grow its 3D home-printing business. The funding round, led by Tiger Global Management, is said to be an extension of the company’s $207 million Series B last summer. The additional funds bring Icon’s total equity raised to $451 million.
HqO
In today’s fast-moving and ever-changing market, mobile access and flexibility are paramount when selecting a workplace experience provider, particularly when it comes to touchless entry. Tenants and employees are no longer using physical keycards to access their buildings and they have come to expect convenient contactless entry. Much like how we all now rely on mobile boarding passes when flying, fast, easy digital access is the expectation for those who are vetting and utilizing workplace exp…
TechCrunch
Nomad, a marketplace that aims to provide small-time rental property owners with “guaranteed rent,” has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by Silicon Valley Bank Capital.
Axios
Sequoia Capital last fall disclosed plans to blow up the traditional VC model, saying it would form a single fund to hold all of its U.S. and European investments (including publicly-traded shares)….
Livly
Livly, the nation’s leading enterprise-grade resident experience platform for multifamily apartment communities, announced today the appointment of real estate executive Devin Wirt as its Vice President of Business Development. As the founder of Circuit Living (formerly TFLiving), which was acquired by Livly, Wirt brings with him over a decade of experience in multifamily resident engagement. Wirt will be responsible for growing new business origination and partnerships as Livly continues to exp…
LEKO Labs
LEKO Labs, the Luxembourg based carbon negative construction company, today announces a $21 million Series A funding round. The investment is led by urban sustainability-focused fund 2150 with participation from the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Tencent, AMAVI, Rise PropTech Fund, Extantia and Freigeist. The total footprint of real estate developed, built or managed by LEKO’s new investor base totals approximately 500 million sq ft., which corresponds to an area the size of Manhattan. …
CREtech
Niraj Patel, Chief Information Officer of Greystone, speaks to the ABC’s for the future of real estate technology: AI, Blockchain, Cloud and Data.
CREtech
David Kolada, Managing Partner of Greensoil PropTech Ventures discusses their new $100m green PropTech fund, what types of investments they will be making and some of the startups they have invested in. David also shares insights into scaling climate tech in the built environment.
CREtech
March 22 and 23rd In-Person Conference Will Be CREtech’s Sole West Coast Conference In 2022 New York, NY (February 7, 2022) — CREtech, the largest international community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, has announced that Dallas Tanner, President & CEO of Invitation Homes and Travis Putnam, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Navitas Capital, will take the stage at CREtech San Diego, this March 22-23 to discuss how they are reshaping the fut…
TechCrunch
Online interior design startup Havenly is acquiring direct-to-consumer home furnishing brand The Inside, the company announced on Thursday. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Under the terms of the deal, Havenly has acquired the key assets of The Inside, including its intellectual property and inventory. The Inside co-founder Danielle Walish will join Havenly to manage the transition and to integrate The Inside assets into Havenly. All current employees of The Inside will also b…
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