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Lauren April 21, 2020
Chris Heuwetter never felt a need to monitor the employees of his Florida social-media marketing company. He could glance across his company’s 3,000-square-foot office and see them.
Lauren April 21, 2020
On Friday, April 10th, 2020, Apple and Google announced a joint effort and specifications to create a Bluetooth-based contact-tracing application programming interface that they plan to release in mid-May. This technology, they hope, will enable public health authori...
Lauren April 21, 2020
The Wing was riding high early last year. The network of women-focused clubs and co-working spaces was rolling out new locations around the U.S. and had secured new funding led by venture-capital powerhouse Sequoia Capital.
Lauren April 21, 2020
The Technology choices you can make right NOW to deploy in your building Details on specific technology that you can deploy right now to get your buildings and offices ready. So this will be a deep dive with a number of different companies and experts on various different technologies you can use as both an occupier and a landlord to get your buildings and...
Lauren April 21, 2020

Pandemic Disrupts Boom in Real Estate Venture Capital

Real Estate Tech VCs have a Low & Dejected outlook over the 3-6 months The real estate tech venture capital market was riding a wave of accelerated growth in the past two years. Record-setting figures in both d...
Lauren April 21, 2020
WeWork co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer Adam Neumann intends to file suit against SoftBank Group Corp. for reneging on a $3 billion offer to...
Lauren April 21, 2020
The real estate tech venture capital market was riding a wave of accelerated growth in the past two years. Record-setting figures in both deal volume and capital had the young industry on track to set new records with impending IPO’s, notable exits and continued capital growth. However, in the wake of the global pandemic and tightening economic conditions, real estate tech startups, and their VC...
Lauren April 21, 2020

It took just a matter of days to shut down New York City, once the coronavirus took hold. Restarting it will take much, much longer. The economic impact in the city from the global pandemic has been striking: Hundreds of thousands are already out of work; at least $7.4 billion in tax revenue is projected to be lost by the middle of next year.

Lauren April 20, 2020
Francis Davidson’s biggest challenge last year at his short-term apartment-rental website, Sonder Inc., was fending off a dozen new rivals fueled by a flood of investor capital. It wasn’t the worst problem a 27-year-old could have, as he ran a startup valued at $1 billion.
Lauren April 20, 2020
Even with real estate agents now relying on virtual showings, the 3D video company Matterport has cut one-third of its staff. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company has slashed 90 jobs, according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal, attributing the layoffs to fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.