Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
SIOR Pulse Blog
Today’s leaders in commercial real estate have a very different toolkit than those of a few years ago. The impact of the pandemic has created a path towards digital transformation across office, industrial, and the greater commercial real estate industry. As a result, today’s commercial real estate professionals have access to solutions that can greatly improve their business and drive better returns.
Marketwatch
May 19, 2021 (AB Digital via COMTEX) — Stamford, CT – SwiftConnect Inc., an innovative enterprise technology startup, is positioning itself to be the operating system for flexible work. The company focuses on digitizing the workplace experience through its integration layer – linking access control, visitor management, and space management for companies’ own offices, flex spaces, and base buildings to link the right person to the right space at the right time.
TechCrunch
Roofer Pro. Roof Snap. Acculynx. There’s suddenly no shortage of companies offering software to make easier the lives of roofers and their customers. Among these is Roofr, a five-year-old, San Francisco-based, 31-person sales platform for roofing contractors that just raised $4.25 million in post-seed funding led by Bullpen Capital, with participation from Avidbank and previous backer Crosslink Capital.
PYMNTS
Secondhand furniture marketplace Kaiyo announced Monday (May 17) that it has raised $5 million to fuel its expansion at a time when consumer demand for reCommerce, resale and circular economy retailing is surging.
PR Newswire
ATLANTA, May 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Honeywell (Nasdaq: HON) announced today the launch of a cloud-based solution that streamlines and combines operational and business data for building owners and managers to support better decision-making, drive greater efficiencies and reach sustainability goals. The new solution, Honeywell Forge Real Estate Operations, extends the capabilities of Honeywell Forge enterprise performance management software and was jointly developed with SAP on the SAP Busines…
Pitchbook
Record-breaking VC activity over the past year has fueled innovation within emerging technologies. In this episode, sponsored by Ansarada, we take a look at where we live, how we work and how we might move between those locations by exploring electric vehicles, air taxis and real estate technology with PitchBook senior analyst Asad Hussain and quantitative research analyst Zane Carmean.
Crunchbase
Logistics and supply chain information help companies navigate the complexities of shipping and delivering products, and FreightWaves provides market insights, news and real-time data for companies to monitor the freight market.
TechCrunch
The real estate sales market has been in an upswing this year, and today a startup that’s addressing one of homeowners’ biggest needs — repair and maintenance services, and specifically the stress of sorting these out when things break down — is announcing some funding on the heels of strong growth….
CREtech+
Jit Kee Chin, Chief Data & Innovation Officer at Suffolk Construction speaks to the value of data collection, how Suffolk Construction offers clients more value with integrated technology, and what her future technology roadmap looks like.
TechCrunch
Construction technology may not be the sexiest of industries, but it is one where tremendous opportunity lies — considering it has historically lagged in productivity. And, lags in productivity means project delays, which typically costs everyone involved more time and more money.
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