Today SiteMinder, an Australian software company focused on the hotel industry, announced a $70 million (USD) round that values the company at $750 million. That’s about $1.08 billion in Australian dollars, making the firm a Down Under Unicorn, even if it’s a bit shy here in America. According to SiteMinder, the round was “led by equity funds managed by BlackRock....
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CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the Built World, will be highlighting the leaders in Multifamily tech at its first event in 2020. To be held in Austin, Texas on April 22nd and 23rd, the event will feature the largest and most active landlords/developers, investors and managers in the Multifamily sector sharing their companies tech ...
Life House, a tech-enabled lifestyle hotel company, announced the closing of a $30 million Series B fundraise. The investment was led by leading travel-tech investors, Thayer Ventures, with Tiger Global, JLL Spark, and Ashton Kutcher & Guy Oseary’s
After the Tubbs Fire destroyed thousands of structures in Northern California in October 2017, homeowners were scrambling to navigate a daunting process of rebuilding. Nikki Pechet watched in horror as her friend, VC and tech exec Jack Abraham, and many others lost their homes. In the aftermath, she witnessed people (including Abraham) struggling to manage “the dizzying process” of rebuildin...
Home, the Berlin-based startup that set out offering an app to help landlords manage rentals but has since pivoted to solve the landlord-tenant problem more directly, has raised €11 million in Series A funding. Backing the round is Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs and Redalpine, whilst the new capital will be used for “product innovation”, particularly on the tenant...
Amazon.com Inc. wants to make your hand your credit card. The tech giant is creating checkout terminals that could be placed in bricks-and-mortar stores and allow shoppers to link their card information to their hands, according to people familiar with the matter. They could then pay for purchases with their palms, without having to pull out a card or phone.
Knotel laid off as much as a third of its New York market-focused staff, as the company faces high vacancy rates and a drop in leasing activity. Close to 20 people were fired this week from the co-working company’s office at 22 West 38th Street, former employees told The Real Deal. The location focuses on the firm’s New York market, and had between 50 and 60 employees.
Mortgage data firm Actovia has struck a deal to buy its former competitor CrediFi, the Tel Aviv-based startup that abruptly shut down last month. New Jersey-based Actovia closed on its purchase Friday, company founder and CEO Jonathan Ingber told The Real Deal. Ingber founded Actovia in 2011 as a platform to provide access to commercial mortgage information on properties in New York Cit...
CREtech, the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the Built World, will be showcasing a panel of the most active companies in the real estate tech M&A space at its first event in 2020. To be held in Austin, Texas on April 22nd and 23rd, the panel will feature Tim Curran, CEO at Building Engines, one of the leaders in the sector.
Tim Curran is the CEO of Bu...
CREtech (cretech.com), the leading global conference and research company devoted to innovation in the Built World, will be showcasing the leading-edge commercial estate development companies at its first event in 2020. To be held in Austin, Texas on April 22nd and 23rd, the event will feature the largest and most active landlords and developers sharing their companies tech initiatives, overall st...