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What’s Ahead for Real Estate Technology in 2022

Multifamily Executive
1/18/2022

For at least five years, the growth of technology has been one of the most significant storylines within the real estate industry, and this trend shows no sign of abating. On the heels of a 2020 that saw financial markets pause for several months, proptech bounced back with a fury in ’21, and the sector registered an all-time high in venture capital funding last year. Even more significant, many of the societal changes that became ubiquitous over the past 22 months—from remote working to increas…

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Construction payments startup Flashtract closes $15M Series A

The Real Deal
1/18/2022

Flashtract, a cloud-based construction software startup, raised $15 million to automate billing and payments for contractors and subcontractors used to writing paper checks.

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The metaverse will be buzzing in 2022

VentureBeat
1/18/2022

Following increased interest in big tech companies like Microsoft, Meta(formerly Facebook), and Nvidia, expect the metaverse to grab more headlines in 2022. Leaders across diverse industries — including blockchain, gaming, arts, retail, fashion, healthcare, and more — are digging deep to understand the immersive world of the metaverse and how to position themselves as key players in an emerging ecosystem….

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Houston Minority-Owned Coworking Spaces Hit New Highs As Industry Recovers From Covid-19 Lows

Bisnow
1/18/2022

Holly Tate, senior vice president at software company Leadr, toured SheSpace, a women-focused Houston coworking office, in a hard hat when it was only a shell, jumping at the chance to become the first member to sign a lease.

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Last Year Was A Blockbuster For VC-Backed Startups. Here Are Our Top 9 Predictions For What 2022 Has In Store

Crunchbase News
1/18/2022

The startup and venture world has a lot to live up to in 2022, after a year that pretty much broke every record. With the big caveat that we of course can’t foresee the future—who would have predicted at the start of 2020 that a pandemic would upend lives globally, but ultimately lead to a monster rally for the tech industry?—we nonetheless gazed into our crystal balls and came up with our best educated guesses for what 2022 has in store.

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Industrial robotics company Exotec raises $335M to ‘improve supply chain resilience’

VentureBeat
1/18/2022

Exotec, a French robotics company used by some of the world’s biggest retailers and enterprises, has raised $335 million in a series D round of funding at a $2 billion valuation.

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Cryptocurrencies Backed by Real Estate, Part 2

CREtech
1/18/2022

Gary Brandeis of Vertalo Real Estate explores the ways in which real estate transactions will change, and create more liquidity for investors in the future.

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Looking Forward to 2022: Climate Takes Center Court

Geek Estate Blog
1/18/2022

Last year’s central prediction theme was de-carbonization. Fresh off watching “Don’t Look Up,” there’s no other option than to focus on climate change for the second year running. It’s an imperative: We must act now. Not a year from now. Not ten years from now. Right now. As I said a year ago, “No matter where you stand in the debate about the causes of climate change, it’s coming.”…

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Upward plans to open a 250,000-square-foot vertical farm in PA early next year

TechCrunch
1/18/2022

Brooklyn-based Upward Farms this week unveiled plans to launch a massive 250,000-square-foot vertical farm. Set for an early-2023 opening, the site will be located in Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Luzerne County. It’s a massive footprint for a vertical farm — particularly for a category that prides itself on limited land use. The roughly six acres of land puts the farm at multiple times the size of the competition’s space. The location is Upward’s third farm.

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Berlin’s PropTech1 Ventures announces final close of inaugural fund at €50 million

Tech EU
1/18/2022

Berlin-based PropTech1 Ventures has announced the final closing of its oversubscribed first fund at €50 million. As the name implies, PropTech1 Ventures is focused on investing in the European property and construction-focused startups that are working in the digitalisation, method modernisation, and sustainability/ESG sectors withinin the real estate industry. PropTech1 Ventures is active in seed, early-stage, and late-stage investments….

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