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CRETech August 06, 2018
Some people have postulated that autonomous ridesharing cars will never need t...
CRETech August 06, 2018

Move over meal deliveries and mobility startups: The construction industry has become a new focal point for venture capital funds and tech investment.

Investment in AEC firms—architecture, engineering, and construction—have blossomed in the last few years, as a once low-tech, staid industry begins to feel the full impact of digital technology, especially when...

CRETech August 06, 2018
Charlie Kindel, founder of Amazon’s Alexa Smart Home division, has found his next gig, and he ended up there in part thanks to frustrations smartening up his own home. Kindel is joining Salt Lake City-based Control4, a publicly-traded maker of smart home equipment and software, under the title of senior...
CRETech August 03, 2018
A mere four months after coming out of stealth mode with $3 million in seed funding, real estate investment startup Skyline AI announced that it has raised an $18 million Series A. The round was led by Sequoia Capital, a returning investor, and TLV Partners...
CRETech August 03, 2018
In the belief that PropTech is still in the early innings, the purpose of this whitepaper is to help investors and entrepreneurs explore the Smart Buildings & The PropTech Space(s), and to discuss the market opportunity in 2018 through a number of current trends & startup case studies.
CRETech August 03, 2018
Zillow Group is expanding its Zillow Offers home buying and selling program to Denver, its fourth market overall, but the first one on the higher end of the price scale. The program, which allows homeowners to request an offer directly from Zillow, debuted in its first market of Phoenix in April. While the first few Zillow Offers markets ha...
CRETech August 03, 2018
RealtyMogul’s two nontraded, public real estate investment trusts have invested over $50M in properties valued at over $297M. While crowdfunding platforms started as a place for single-asset real estate investments, they have grown to include REITs and other diversified financing options based on client demands. Other platforms such as stREITwise and Fundrise are among those also offering onlin...
CRETech August 03, 2018
Take a look around, and it’s easy to see that Millennials have been the “talk of the town” in recent years. It seems their every move has been observed and talked about -- everything from how they work and how they play, to the way they talk and what motivates them. And we’d venture to say that nowhere are Millennials’ habits more closely studied than in the workplace. In fact, many empl...
CRETech August 03, 2018
As commercial shipping grows, pioneer ports across the world are increasingly employing smart technologies to meet rising demand and optimize operations. International shipping is responsible for transporting around 
CRETech August 03, 2018
This article is part of a series called Future Space, which focuses on innovations in design, technology, and other fields. When architect Yorgos Kapourniotis started at WeWork, one of the simplest tasks — deciding how to arrange desks in each private office — was causing him some big headaches. “I was covering projects for other architects, and placing desks was slowing thing...