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CREtech
On Thursday, February 3rd, Second Century Ventures, one of the most respected and active early stage PropTech investors in the industry and CREtech, the largest global content and conference company devoted to innovation in the Built World, will unveil an extraordinary partnership that seeks to explore and raise awareness of technology’s role in solving affordable housing challenges.
CREtech
Erik Landry, Climate Change Specialist at GRESB, discusses the suite of products they manage that give real asset managers and investors the tools they need to make informed decisions regarding climate-related risks. Erik also shares insights into how we can get the real estate industry to mobilize as a unified force to fight climate change.
withco
withco, the first commercial property ownership platform for small businesses, announced it has raised over $30 million in equity funding. The company’s lead investors are Canaan, Founders Fund, Initialized Capital, and NFX. Other notable investors include Danny Meyer’s Enlightened Hospitality Investments, LENX(Lennar’s venture arm), Ken Chenault, Thirty Five Ventures, Venus Williams, Will Smith’s Dreamers VC, BoxGroup, Not Boring Capital, Quiet Capital, and the founders and CEOs of Affirm, Cart…
HID Global
Silverstein Properties, a leading real estate development, investment and management firm, today introduced contactless access to its 7 World Trade Center office building through employee badge in Apple Wallet. Silverstein’s employee badges in Apple Wallet allow users to easily access its office buildings, tenant floors, fitness centers and amenity spaces using their iPhone or Apple Watch. Starting at the 7 World Trade Center, the company plans to offer the service to its 50,000 office custom…
CREtech
Join us in London on 27th – 28th April for two days of the most exciting in-person event in the world of real estate technology and innovation. No other event brings together so many landlords, asset managers, brokerages, construction companies, tech startups, venture capitalists, thought-leaders, and more all under one massive roof. Experience the largest trade show, most strategic networking opportunities, and world-class content covering every industry food group including office, multifamil…
The Real Deal
Esusu, a startup at the intersection of fintech and proptech, raised $130 million in Series B funding from SoftBank and others at a $1 billion valuation. The New York-based company, one of the few Black-owned startups to achieve unicorn status, aims to help renters get recognized by credit bureaus for making timely rent payments, a benefit that mortgage payers have long enjoyed.
TechCrunch
VendorPM, a Toronto-based marketplace that connects property managers with reputable vendors, has raised $6 million in seed funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners. The software-enabled marketplace aims to modernize the way property managers manage, source and procure service vendors. The startup currently manages a two-sided marketplace across Canada in support of both property managers and service vendors.
CREtech
Simon Davis of Impec Group explores the transformation of corporate real estate, and the variety of new roles technology will play going forward. Start your free 30-day trial to get full access videos like this.
Finsmes
SiteAware, a Hoston, TX-based Digital Construction Verification (DCV) technology, raised $15m in Series B funding round. The round was led by Vertex Ventures Israel, with participation from existing investors Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH, Axon Ventures, Oryzn Capital, The Flying Object, and lool Ventures.
2150
2150 today announces a series of new appointments as part of a renewed approach to measuring the overall impact of its €270m fund and the companies in which it invests. Peter Hirsch has joined 2150 as Head of Sustainability. A key part of his role is to lead its impact investment due diligence and to expand the 2150 framework for measuring impact in a meaningful way. The framework will be used to measure, track and report on impacts at both the investment and portfolio level using a set of dim…
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