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CRETech December 19, 2018
Warehouse automation startup RightHand Robotics Inc. raised $23 million in a new funding round to add staff and develop more applications for its mechanical picking technology. The Somerville, Mass., company’s system, designed for e-commerce operations, incorporates artificial intelligence and cameras that perceive depth and color with a
CRETech December 19, 2018
Far too often has the CRE industry been held up as an example of a sector that is lagging when it comes to innovation, digitalization and embracing the fourth industrial economy.
But the CRETech (sometimes also called PropTech) industry is picking up pace and quickly. Billions of dollars have been invested into t...
CRETech December 18, 2018
PITTSBURGH—Have you as a landlord ever made a call to a tenant asking where a payment was, only to find it was paid but the supporting documentation was still floating in cyberspace? The trouble clearly was not with the payment; it was with tracking the data that supports it. A growing trend toward receivables automation might put an end to such calls, and streamline the payment process — a...
CRETech December 18, 2018
What is the most critical element of a functional workplace? Beauty and space are important. But recently, Microsoft has learned that creating the right balance of human energy in a space is most important. That is, creating a space that works for how people really use it. We call this critical standard employee experience, and over the past few years it has become the No.1 element we de...
CRETech December 18, 2018
Today is a big day for The Riveter. We’re excited to announce that we’ve just closed our Series A funding round of $15 million. In a world where only 2.2% of female-founded companies receive venture capital investment, this news is a testament to the incredible community that The Riveter members have built over the past 18 months. We’ve had a lot to celebrate over the last 18 months. The ...
CRETech December 18, 2018
In theory, commercial real estate companies are eager to embrace the advantages that technology have to offer. In reality, there can be a fundamental disconnect in the relationship between a proptech firm and a real estate company–namely a lack of understanding on the part of young company founders when it comes to decision-making processes in the real estate sector.
CRETech December 18, 2018
Real estate’s much-anticipated affair with blockchain technology seems to be becoming a reality. Just as investors in real estate investment trusts can buy shares that represent an ownership stake in a piece of large trophy assets, a digital security token offering functions much the sam...
CRETech December 18, 2018
One of the most successful tech incubators in New York City is growing its ambitions into the world of coworking and beyond. Grand Central Tech, which has grown from 15K SF to 130K SF at 335 Madison Ave. in the past five years, has been transformed into Company by co-founder Matthew Harrigan, Forbes reports. The new concept will take over the full building, which stretches between 43rd and 44th...
CRETech December 18, 2018
Cybersecurity protection solution provides software-based microagent for smart buildings, medical devices, and critical infrastructure. TORONTO, December 18, 2018 – Cybeats, a rapidly growing cybersecurity company protecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices, today announced it has raised $3 million to expand the team in Toronto and abroad. The round was le...