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CRETech August 15, 2019
Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today is our promised Equity Shot (a short-form, single-topic episode) on the WeWork S-1. You can read Kate’s
CRETech August 15, 2019

Every once in a while, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) lets the world know what it might be planning — not in a public announcement but in a patent filing. The company has filed thousands of applications since its founding, and while many don't go anywhere, some go on to disrupt long-existing industries. This week, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued abou...

CRETech August 15, 2019
Real-estate firm Keller Williams is joining with home-sales platform Offerpad, expanding its reach into the fast-growing market of algorithm-driven home sales. The realty franchise entered the all-cash, online sales market known as iBuying in May. The new agreement will give Offerpad first dibs any time a Keller Williams customer wants to sell to an iBuyer instead of putting their home on the o...
CRETech August 15, 2019
Nick Romito got his first surfing sponsor at age 12, and was well on his way to a sun-drenched career riding the waves.

But when his college years rolled in, Romito, who would go on to co-found and become the CEO of VTS (formerly known as View the Space), received a sponsorship offer that left him with a difficult deci...

CRETech August 15, 2019
Travelers have to face a new reality—their faces are rapidly becoming their IDs and boarding passes at airports.
Facial recognition is rolling out at boarding gates for international flights at big airports in Europe, Asia and the U.S., even as privacy concerns about the technology grow. JetBlue is doing it in New York; Delta...
CRETech August 15, 2019
Amid an iBuying craze, Keller Williams and Offerpad are teaming up to buy and sell more homes. Through a new partnership, Keller agents will steer sellers seeking all-cash offers to Offerpad, the companies announced Wednesday. Offerpad, which looks to flip homes within a week to 10 days, will then enlist Keller agents to market the properties. In an increasingly crowded field of iBuyers, the...
CRETech August 15, 2019
[New York, USA] Equiem, the global leader in tenant experience technology and services for commercial real estate, has announced the completion of its largest ever capital raise, securing more than $8.4 ...
CRETech August 15, 2019
A startup that maps construction sites raised $14 million on Tuesday, marking the latest infusion of capital into construction-technology companies by major players in the industry. OpenSpace, which creates 360-degree photo representations of job sites using artificial intelligence, raised $14 million in Series A funding, the company announced on Tuesday. Lux Capital led the round, joined by Go...
CRETech August 14, 2019
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CRETech August 14, 2019
Download CREtech's Monthly Funding Snapshot Report on venture capital investments for July 2019.  The heatwave of venture funding continued in July 2019. Investments in private real estate tech companies reached $2.5 billion, a 126% month-to-month increase.  During the same period, t...