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GlobeSt
Proptech company Yardi announced a couple of expansions of its coworking and flex space offerings. One was the launch of its new CoWorkingCafe.com site, which is designed to “allow real-time bookings for conference rooms and private offices.”
Proda
PRODA, the London-based data processing and analysis platform, has announced the completion of its Series A funding round. The fundraise was led by existing investor ING Ventures, and welcomes JLL Spark, Blackstone Innovations Investments and Concrete VC as new investors.
PlaceTech.
Having invested £325m in R&D over the last five years, the construction giant is launching an initiative to fund ideas that come straight from its employees.
Bisnow
JLL has inked a new partnership with a proptech firm as part of its effort to build an ecosystem of tech solutions for office landlords and tenants. The global commercial real estate firm reached a deal to sell one of its own workplace tech applications to HqO, a startup it invested in last year, as a way to combine two types of office tech offerings into one platform, JLL Technologies President Sharad Rastogi told Bisnow. …
HqO
JLL Selects HqO as its Preferred Global Solution for Tenants and Employees, and HqO Acquires JLL Jet to Enrich its Market-Leading Platform BOSTON – July 12, 2022 – JLL (NYSE: JLL), a global leader in real estate and investment management, and HqO, the industry-leading workplace experience platform, have deepened their strategic partnership to address the growing importance of workplace experience for building owners and corporate occupiers. As part of a…
Chicago Tribune
Getting around downtown used to mean jumping in a car, fighting traffic, trying to squeeze into scarce parking spaces or waiting for a slow-moving bus. But some landlords are making it easy for office workers to dash about, get lunch and run errands, all without the waits or ringing up ride-sharing charges.
Bisnow
JLL purchased appraisal firm Metropolitan Valuation Services, which bills itself as the largest independent commercial property appraisal and real estate consulting firm in the greater New York metropolitan area.
GlobeSt
Typically, it makes sense to start working on solutions to problems when there’s one to solve. But with the development of electric vehicles, or EVs, and the implications this will have in commercial real estate, maybe a bit of advanced planning is called for.
Technical Beep
SymTerra, a communications platform for the construction project supply chain from London, has closed its first seed round at $1.7 million. The investment came from a global investor base led by Samaipata with participation from Nemetschek, Pi Labs, and Accel.
Medium – Alpaca VC
As millennials take over purchasing power, online experiences are no longer a luxury, but rather an expectation. This holds true for the construction space as well, yet most material suppliers in North America are not powered by any e-commerce or digital ordering experience.
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