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CREtech (cretech.com) and FUTURE PropTech, the largest intelligence platforms devoted to Reimagining Real Estate, concluded it’s four day virtual conference this past week with thousands attending from around the world for their Reimagining Real Estate Global Virtual Summit.
Shopify Inc. nearly doubled its revenue in the second quarter, crushing analysts’ estimates as a flood of merchants moved their businesses online during the coronavirus pandemic. Sales grew 97% to $714.3 million from the same quarter a year ago, Ottawa-based Shopify said in a
Just a few months ago, touchless tools like app-controlled or voice-controlled doors, elevators and lighting seemed too fanciful or expensive for all but the highest-tiered Class-A luxury buildings, but the coronavirus has turned the commercial real estate industry's view of these amenities on its head.
A tech startup that aims to help developers, councils and local authorities to connect has raised £3M to fund its expansion plans. Commonplace has completed a Series A funding round led by Beringea, a Detroit and London-based venture capital firm. The company is a digital platform that allows local communities to give feedback on property and infrastructure projects more easily, giving them a sa...
Logistics startup byrd secured a $5.8 million Series A round of funding to advance its global fulfillment platform. The company was founded in 2016 in Vienna by Alexander Leichter, Christoph Krofitsch,...
It’s been a roller-coaster of a year for proptech with a new wave of unicorns, WeWork’s implosion, and a global pandemic. And Brendan Wallace and Brad Greiwe, the co-founders and managing partners of Fifth Wall Ventures, have been at the forefront of it. In the last 12 months, the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm raised $503 million for its second g...
I’m not sure if it is the fact that many of them are calling in from the familiar comfort of their own homes or whether the camaraderie that comes from fighting a common battle has given people more confidence to speak from the heart, but the result is the same either way. CREtech and Future PropTech’s Reimagining Real Estate event is about so much more than a series of discussions on the futu...
The leading global provider of mission-critical software-as-a-service platforms and on-demand technology to the flexible workspace industry, announces the launch of Smart Access. In a flexible office portfolio, space access is a common pain point for operators and their members. Administering entry...
As WeWork fights to retain tenants around the world in what some are calling a vacancy crisis, other companies in the flexible office space industry see mixed results. Convene began to reopen its offices in late June, but with most clients’ average Convene lease lasting 18 months, companies are hesitant to recommit. CEO Ryan Simonetti told Bisnow in June he hoped for 25% to 50% occupancy at b...
The pandemic has made business more dependent on cloud-computing than ever—and companies are now racing to rein in the soaring costs. Cloud spending at Audi Business Innovation GmbH, a unit of Volkswagen AG -owned car maker Audi, jumped 12% between March a...