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Big in Japan: WeWork sees the country as its biggest opportunity for growth

CRETech October 23, 2018

WeWork is targeting Japan, with its notoriously harsh work culture, as one of its prime international markets for growth. Naturally, the co-working giant is receiving a helping hand from its backer,

The future of PropTech: JLL Spark’s Mihir Shah talks CRE investment trends

CRETech October 23, 2018

CHICAGO–JLL Spark, the PropTech investment arm of commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang Lasalle led by veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Mihir Shah and Yishai Lerner, is in the business of transforming, and quite possibly disrupting, the commercial real estate sector.

Blockchain, Inc: A Look At The Ownerless Company Of Tomorrow

CRETech October 22, 2018

It’s no secret that everyone from small startups to major corporations is jumping on the blockchain trend. As tech giants like Facebook explore blockchain as a means to reinvent themselves, startups are working on blockchain projects that could displace services like AWS (as with

Co-working company Bond Collective expands into Soho, Greenpoint

CRETech October 22, 2018

Co-working company Bond Collective is branching out into two new neighborhoods. The New York City-based firm inked a 25,000-square-foot lease for six floors at

Mark Lapidus out at WeWork amid real estate leadership shakeup

CRETech October 22, 2018

Mark Lapidus, WeWork’s former head of global real estate and one of the company’s earliest employees, has left the company amid a leadership shakeup in the real estate department, sources told The Real Deal. A spokesperson for WeWork confirmed that Lapidus left the company. The departure comes as WeWork

WeWork Is Getting Into Workplace Fashion With Rent the Runway

CRETech October 22, 2018

NEW YORK, United States — Renting office space at WeWork Cos.? Soon you’ll be able to rent clothes there too. Rent the Runway Inc. is opening a network of clothing drop-off boxes in 15 WeWork locations across the US. They will be placed in the lobbies of the co-working spaces, making them accessible for both the general public and those who work in the offices.

Starcity Plans Massive New Bay Area Co-Living Projects

CRETech October 22, 2018

San Francisco-based co-living company Starcity plans to add more than 1,000 units in San Francisco and San Jose through two ground-up developments. Starcity started in San Francisco in 2016 and has since opened four co-living locations with 52 units in the area — and a hefty waiting list. The company most recently expanded into Los Angeles' Venice Beach area, marking the first co-living proj...

The Q3 2018 Global VC Report: New Records Hit Amid Seismic Shift In The Industry

CRETech October 22, 2018

In Q3 2018, the global venture capital market carried on Q2’s lampshade-on-head levels of litness. Crunchbase News reports that, in the third quarter, worldwide deal and dollar volume totals have each (barely) surpassed Q2 levels. This would make Q3 2018 the most active quarter for worldwide startup investment on record. Moreover, we know that 2018 has already passed 2017’s global VC dollar...

This vacation rental platform just raised $64M

CRETech October 22, 2018

A startup that manages over 10,000 vacation rental properties just raised more than $60 million in a funding round. Vacasa, a vacation rental management company, closed $64 million in a round led by existing investor Riverwood Capital and others, the company said in a statement. That brings its total capital raise to $207.5 million.

Hugely Successful Inaugural CREtech Chicago Event with Over 250 Turnout on October 18

CRETech October 22, 2018

CREtech’s first Chicago event attracted over 250 leaders in the commercial real estate tech industry

New York, NY (October 22, 2018) — CREtech (cret...