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Shadow Ventures Announces Headliners of 2019 Summit in Atlanta Exploring Trends, Transformation of CRE/AEC Industries Through Technology

CRETech August 20, 2019

Shadow Summit to Bring Nation’s Top Innovators and Trendsetters together for “Geek Summit” Digging Deep into Real Innovation Changing The Real Estate, Design and Construction Worlds

Atlanta, GA – July 15, 2019 - Shadow Ventures, a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups in the underserv...

Modular smart-home startup Blokable raises $23M, plans new California manufacturing facility

CRETech August 20, 2019

Blokable, the Seattle-based startup aiming to transform how housing is developed, raised $23 million to expand its manufacturing capabilities as it gears up to kickstart new projects. The startup manufactures modular smart home units in a warehouse in Vancouver, Wash. that can be stacked into multi-story projects once they are trucked to a project site. The c...

The often-hated open floor plan gets a new savior: The office pod

CRETech August 19, 2019

The open floor plan has become a minefield of distractions for office workers — the incessant ringing of phones, the chatter of co-workers, typing on keyboards — all of which threaten to undermine a productive workday. Enter the office pod.

These sleek, self-contained b...

CREXi Expands Leadership Team

CRETech August 19, 2019

CREXi has expanded its leadership team with three new hires. Hans Ku joins the firm as chief product officer, Courtney Ettus joins as chief marketing officer and Bob Drury as managing director. Ku will focus on growing the world-class product team and building winning product features and enhancements. He joins the firm from

Silicon Valley Looks North as Tech Giants Expand in Toronto

CRETech August 19, 2019

TORONTO—Silicon Valley is invading Toronto. Intel Corp. has announced plans to build a graphics-chip design lab in Canada’s largest city. Car-hailing service Uber Technologies Inc. will be opening an engineering hub. Google’s par...

Airbnb’s First-Quarter Financials Show Strong Growth Rate, Cash Reserves

CRETech August 19, 2019

Home-sharing company Airbnb Inc.’s most-recent financial data shows its strong cash position and a first-quarter growth rate above 30%, both key metrics that will draw investors as the startup positions itself to go public next year. The San Francisco-based travel company had about $3.5 billion in cash on its balance sheet as of March 31, according to multiple people familiar with Airbnb’s ...

Ikea doubles down on smart home tech with new business unit

CRETech August 19, 2019

Ikea’s smart home investments to date have been smart but scattered – now the Swedish home goods brand says it’s going to amp up its smart home bets with a brand new dedicated business unit.

The company’s smart home endeavors began in 2012, and focused on wireless charging and smart lighting. It’s iterated in both areas since, developing self-installed inte...

Manhattan Office Market 2ND QUARTER 2019 REPORT A NEWS RECAP AND MARKET SNAPSHOT

CRETech August 19, 2019

The bill that has radically reformed New York City’s rent laws impacting rent regulated and rent stabilized housing was signed by Governor Cuomo on Friday, June 14, 2019. The Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 reportedly marks the first time in decades that major reforms to the rent laws have be...

UPS Ventures Invests in Self-Driving Trucking Startup

CRETech August 19, 2019

United Parcel Service Inc. ’s venture-capital division, UPS Ventures, has acquired a minority stake in self-driving trucking startup TuSimple Inc., signaling the delivery company’s continued push into autonomous driving. In addition, UPS will expand a partnership it began with TuSimple earlier in March ...

Nvidia CEO: AI is the single most powerful force of our time

CRETech August 19, 2019

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI would drive long-term demand because it is the “single most powerful force of our time.”