Venture capitalists have raised record-breaking funds in recent years, but that doesn’t always mean the money is there for them when they want it. In extreme downturns, the people and institutions that promise capital to venture capital firms, and then wire it when the VCs need it for their startups, have little choice but to answer the phone less. The alternative is to...
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PlaceTech contacted companies across the proptech landscape this week to capture their thoughts on the immediate response to the outbreak, the forecast impact on tech adoption and what shape the industry will take in future as a result. Unsurprisingly proptech companies were well placed to work remotely according to the survey of companies carried out by PlaceTech.
Just like you, I’m sitting here dazed and confused – never having experienced anything like this. Things are just weird. We are getting a lot of conflicting information about COVID-19, our government is not prepared, and nobody knows what to do.
Coworking providers burst into the office sector over the past few years, but the spread of the novel coronavirus could throttle the nascent industry, as the crisis forces flexible office workers to abandon once-vibrant workplaces. Flexible offices were envisioned as communities where a new form of work could thrive, one where startups and smaller businesses could share the kind of splendid amen...
Discount brokerage Redfin Corp. is suspending its instant home-buying program amid economic turmoil sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. The Seattle-based firm, led by CEO Glenn Kelman, made the announcement Wednesday, according to the Wall Street Journal. It had stopped buying ads for the program earlier this month. Like other iBuyers, RedfinNow used an algorithm to buy homes, before renovating t...
New York, NY (March 20, 2020) —CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference, content and research company devoted to innovation in the built world, has announced that it will return to New York for its fall event to be held at Pier 36 on September 31st and October 1st. Entitled “Reimagining Real Estate”, the event will highlight the impact of technology on virtually every aspect of t...
Ghost kitchens represent an emerging tech-enabled business model that could significantly affect the restaurant and food delivery industry. Ghost kitchens enable existing restaurants to outsource all aspects of food delivery to centralized locations, where delivery management services can be scaled across numerous...
Siemens has worked with ubitricity and Westminster City Council to convert 24 lampposts into EV charge points using existing city infrastructure.
Orlando, FL, March 18, 2020 --(PR.com)-- Disruption is all around us. Change is happening rapidly. The pace of change is quickening. You can feel it every day - in your personal life and in your work in the commercial real estate (CRE) arena. Best-selling author Blaine Strickland examines nine forces that he believes are poised to disrupt the world of CRE in h...
Pioneering proptech VC, Pi Labs, has announced a strategic £2.5 million investment from leading pan-European real estate fund manager, Revcap, into the Pi Labs business. The funding was secured to support Pi Labs’ expansion internationally, to grow its multidisciplinary team of real estate, finance, and technology professionals, and to invest into its platform.