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brandonlin November 27, 2021

An Indian startup that is improving the way millions of people in the nation lease or buy an apartment is the latest firm to become a unicorn in the South Asian market.

Bangalore-based NoBroker has raised $210 million in its Series E financing round, its founders told TechCrunch in an interview. Ti...
brandonlin November 27, 2021
The global real estate firm has teamed up with Altus Power, the clean electrification company it plans to take public through a blank cheque company, to develop a tool to help landlords source local clean energy.
brandonlin November 27, 2021
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced up to $45 million to support the development of technologies that can transform buildings into net carbon storage structures. With carbon storing building materials often being scarce, expensive, and geographically limited, DOE is pioneering technologies that overcome these barriers to lower or eliminate emission...
brandonlin November 27, 2021
It’s tempting to see home working as the big threat to city-center offices. But investors might gain more by watching an old real-estate fundamental: construction. Compare London and New York. Few new offices were started in the U.K. capital in recent years, partly as a result of Brexit, which should help big commercial landlords there recover relatively quickly from the pandemic. Faced with
brandonlin November 27, 2021
Today, we’re pleased to announce the closing of approximately $60 million in additional growth funding. The investment comes at a time of rapid growth for Updater. With this new capital, we’ll accelerate our hiring plans and introduce cutting-edge technology to millions of households across the United States. Including the financing round announced today, Updater has now raised over $250 milli...
brandonlin November 27, 2021
This year has seen the number of new companies valued as decacorns double already, compared to 2020, marking the highest year on record for new startups valued at $10 billion or more.
brandonlin November 23, 2021
The huge, decked-out corner office for executives was already dying. The pandemic may have delivered a final blow. The big picture: As hybrid and remote work become more common, the office is transforming from a place for focused work to a destination for collaboration. Meeting rooms and open plan café-like seating areas are replacing offices — and where you sit and work no...
brandonlin November 23, 2021
The news: Seattle-based real estate startup Aloft raised $20 million to grow its software platform used for home appraisals. The gist: Founded less than a year ago, Aloft aims to make the appraisal process more efficient and accurate with the help of technology. It gives appraisal quotes...
brandonlin November 23, 2021
Less than six months after raising $8 million in seed funding, Chilean proptech startup Houm has raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Goodwater Capital.
brandonlin November 23, 2021
Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be required for all new homes and businesses in the UK starting in 2022, the government announced today. The new measure aims to boost EV adoption in the nation by a...