VEERUM RAISES $7.4 MILLION IN GROWTH CAPITAL TO EXPAND ITS GLOBAL PRESENCE

Latest round of funding enables digital visualization software provider VEERUM to offer its transformative technology on a global scale CALGARY, Alberta – February 3, 2021 – VEERUM, a rapidly growing software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider in the industrial asset visualization space, is pleased to announce a $7.4 million Series A funding round led by BDC’s Industrial Innovation Venture Fund and Builders VC with continued participation from existing investors Brick & Mortar Ventures, Evok In…

WATCH NOW: Tech Demo from Nomad Go

Learn how ATS – a leading building automation company – partnered with Nomad Go to create a safe and more energy efficient environment in its headquarters office. ATS and its customers use Nomad Go’s industry-leading computer vision solution for real-time demand control ventilation strategies to make spaces healthier and more energy efficient. Nomad Go’s solution also provides critical data for space utilization and planning to improve the occupant experience. …

Hippo Said in Talks to Merge With Mark Pincus, Reid Hoffman SPAC

Hippo, an insurance technology startup, is in talks to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Fifth Wall Aims To Cut Real Estate’s Carbon Output By Backing The Boring Stuff That Makes Landlords Money

In the real estate world, cutting carbon emissions and making money are often presented as an either/or choice: You can do one or the other, but not both. But a new fund being raised by the world’s biggest proptech venture capital firm aims to do both and more — to cut carbon emissions and allow building owners to make a profit while doing so, so they get on board whether they care about the environment or not….

SoftBank files for a double scoop of SPAC

The SPAC mania continues unabated, with new SPACs being filed with the SEC on an almost hourly basis at times. SoftBank, the Japanese telecom conglomerate which has also been running the gigantic Vision Fund and its successor, doesn’t want to be left out. Yesterday, it filed back-to-back SPAC registration statements for two new blank-check companies.

[VIDEO] Tech Demo: PropertyQuants

Watch this presentation to learn more about PropertyQuants’ “Applying Data Science & Machine Learning to Real Estate” and see walkthroughs of previous participants’ projects and demos of the types of analyses participants will be able to build with the techniques covered in the course.

America at Home: Rising New-Home Demand from Renters

One of the positive impacts of the pandemic on new-home construction has been the increase in the number of renters who now want to become homeowners, representing a potential new-home demand of 7.6 million. Millennial renters lead the way—58% of them say COVID-19 has made them more inclined to want to own a home, according to the America at Home Study, wave two, conducted in October. For home builders and community developers, this is both a challenge and an opportunity.

Mace’s journey to net zero – and beyond

Openpath And Cisco Partner To Target Opportunities In The Digitization Of Building Security

On February 04, 2021, Openpath announced an extended partnership with Cisco Meraki to jointly deliver cloud-based security and access control solutions. Under the partnership, Openpath will integrate its access control capabilities with Meraki’s video management systems (VMS) and network security management solution. Together, Openpath and Cisco are targeting IT and facilities management (FM) executives at enterprise corporations, who are looking to modernize their security management processes.

How millennial co-living spaces have evolved during the pandemic

Those who escaped big cities for rural towns during the pandemic are turning to co-living spaces out of sheer loneliness, reported Konrad Putzier for The Wall Street Journal. Communal living spaces of all types are offering them both a place to work remotely and the ability to make friends, he wrote….