Register Now: Relevation 2021

Our purpose is to facilitate investments in the proptech space, by introducing founders to VC’s, and VC’s to LP’s. All our value proposition is structured around the principle of doing the most efficient matchmaking possible, and allowing our attendees to create meaningful relations with future business partners. Relevation is a two-day digital and global event, entirely dedicated to the PropTech market, gathering the top notch keynote speakers and experts from around the world. …

In Case You Missed It! Check out a tech demo by Facilio from our CREtechU Virtual Summit

Discover a Tech Demo presented by Vishak Chandra Prakash Pre-sales Manager at Facilio. Facilio is an AI-driven property operations platform allows real estate owners to aggregate building data, optimize performance, and control portfolio operations. …

‘Tech metal’ firm draws in $120m to fuel clean energy

TechMet, an investor in rare metals needed in EVs and renewable energy systems, has closed its second-round equity fundraising at $120m – a 50% oversubscription on its initial target. Backed by the US government’s Development Finance Corporation, TechMet’s recent success reflects what it calls a period of “both enormous opportunity and enormous challenge”.

Moderne Ventures Announces its 2021 Passport Class

CHICAGO, April 20, 2021—Moderne Ventures, a venture fund focused on real estate, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services, announced seven new companies accepted into its 2021 Passport Program, an intensive, six-month industry immersion program providing its participants education, exposure, insight, and relationships to drive customer growth.

Silicon Valley’s Deal Machine Is Cranking: ‘I’ve Never Seen It This Frenzied’

Deal flow and valuations are reaching new heights in technology startups, as a flood of cheap cash fuels efforts to find the industry’s next big winners, from software to social media. In the first quarter this year, U.S. startups raised $69 billion from investors—41% more than the previous record, set in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to data firm PitchBook Data Inc. The average valuation for startups at all stages also reached a new high, and more than tripled from last year to $1.6 bil…

WeWork will accept Bitcoin for membership fees

The company announced Tuesday that customers can use the currency to pay for memberships; it will then use the cryptocurrency to pay its landlords and other vendors whenever possible, the Commercial Observer reported.

ULI Report – Global Goals: Primer on the UN Sustainable Development Goals for Real Estate

In 2015, the United Nations released the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which included 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to end poverty while also improving global health, reducing inequality, and protecting the planet. Adopted by all U.N. member states, the SDGs build on previous U.N. frameworks.

As covid relief money floods in, pandemic-battered cities see a chance to transform

The pandemic had blown a $63 million hole in the Alabama city’s finances, and the costs were piling up: furloughed workers, slashed salaries, cuts to programs as varied as the arts and the zoo. On the day last fall that the city council passed its red-ink-streaked budget, angry librarians protested outside. …

Super-connected innovation hub announced in New Jersey

As Offices Reopen, Cleaning A Building Moves From ‘Hygiene Theater’ To A New Reality

Just a year ago, many of our offices — the ones many companies are clamoring to reopen — were filled not with employees but cleaners clad in hazmat suits that looked straight out of a medical thriller. In the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, concerned property owners, following the best advice available at the time, spent considerable sums scrubbing their offices down in what, it appears a year later, might have been a misdirected effort….