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Jeff Berman, General Partner at Camber Creek closes out his three-part Tech Talk session with insights on what areas of the industry are not being addressed that will have the biggest impact going forward including how the office will change going forward.
Openpath
Openpath is a leader within the access control industry. Openpath’s solution makes businesses more secure with multi-factor authentication, enables a contactless entry experience and can be easily scaled and managed due to its cloud-based architecture. “Securing businesses around the world has never been more critical,” said Greg Brown, chairman and CEO, Motorola Solutions. “This acquisition enables us to combine the power of video security and access control together, providing unprecedented s…
Tampa Bay Inno
A trio of Tampa Bay serial entrepreneurs have unveiled their latest venture: a smart home platform aiming to disrupt the apartment industry. “It’s been a lot of fun; it’s very different this time around where we each have success under our respective belts,” said Steve Fiske, co-founder and chief product officer of iApartments. “We’re able to go in and know exactly what to do.”…
Goldacre Ventures
(London, Thursday 10th June 2021): Goldacre Ventures (Goldacre), a VC firm based in London focusing on the Smart Built Environment, is excited to announce that applications are now open for its annual scale-up programme, RElab. RElab 2021 will mark the third consecutive annual scale-up programme ran by RElab and will build on the success achieved over the two previous cohorts. The 2021 programme is supported by RElab’s growing ecosystem of industry partners, including…
Axios
United Airlines and the regional carrier Mesa Air Group this morning announced conditional plans to buy 100 planes each — and an option for more — from the electric plane startup Heart Aerospace, Ben writes.
Forbes
Morty, an online mortgage marketplace, announced today they have closed a $25 million Series B financing round with the entirety of the funding in the form of equity. This gives the company a valuation of $150 million, said Morty cofounder Nora Apsel. Previously the company had a valuation in the $10 to $50 million range, according to Crunchbase. The five-year old company has raised $38.4 million to date….
Forbes
Buying a home nowadays looks very different than how previous generations used to buy their houses. Most people probably start their search online and get pre-approved online. They might even view the home and close online.
Axios
Digital maps are getting better every day, making turn-by-turn navigation more accurate, with real-time details. Adding a third dimension to mapping — altitude — is the next breakthrough.
The Wall Street Journal
Engineers say it can take just 30 years for condominium buildings to reach a point when owners can no longer delay making critical repairs. In the Miami region, two out of every three condo buildings are more than 30 years old, according to data compiled by real-estate data firm Zillow for The Wall Street Journal. In at least seven other Florida cities, some three-quarters of condo buildings have hit that age.
TechCrunch
Revel is turning to an app that gamifies energy use to keep its fleet of more than 3,000 electric mopeds charged without putting a strain on New York City’s power grid.
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