HqO Debuts EXPERIENCE Conference at CREtech New York in October 2021

New York, NY (July 22, 2021) — CREtech, the world’s leading community of professionals devoted to technological innovation in the real estate sector, and HqO, the premier end-to-end tenant experience provider for office buildings, today announced that HqO is debuting its marquee conference EXPERIENCE this fall at CREtech New York. Open to CREtech New York attendees and other CRE leaders, the HqO EXPERIENCE event is focused entirely on tenant experience. With fundamental changes to the traditi…

Real estate tech startup alternative housing group secures US$1.1 million in seed funding

Within its first year of operations, Philippine real estate tech startup and prop tech incubator Alternative Housing Group (AHG) has secured a seed funding amounting to P55 million (US$1.1 million) — fueling growth through an asset-light business model and gearing up towards building new technological innovations in real estate. The funding round was led by Foxmont Capital Partners, a Philippine venture capital fund that invested in homegrown Filipino startups such as Kumu, Edukasyon.ph, Booky, …

Retail real estate trade group grapples with post-pandemic landscape, changes name

The biggest global trade association for the retail real estate industry is rebranding to update its image amid massive changes in the way people shop.

The International Council of Shopping Centers announced Monday its initials ICSC will now stand for Innovating Commerce Serving Communities. ICSC said the changes have been about nine months in the making.

SmartRent Optimizes Access Control Systems With Launch of Smart Intercom and Alloy Access Solo

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SmartRent, an enterprise smart home and smart building technology platform for real estate owners, managers, and residents, today unveiled its own in-house intercom offering. The new Smart Intercom can be installed on any building entry point, such as lobby doors or perimeter gates….

CAPE Analytics Raises $44 Million, Led by Pivot Investment Partners

Today, CAPE Analytics, the leading provider of geospatial intelligence for property risk and valuation, announced $44 million in Series C financing, led by Pivot Investment Partners. Additional investors, Aquiline Technology Growth and HSCM Bermuda also joined the Series C round, with across-the-board participation from existing investors, including Formation8 and Brewer Lane Ventures, as well as many funds associated with insurance carriers, including State Farm Ventures, The Hartford, State Au…

Apple Delays Office Return as Covid-19 Delta Variant Spreads

Apple Inc. is delaying its return to the office by at least a month as the Covid-19 Delta variant has led to a rise in infections and hospitalizations across the U.S. and world. The Cupertino, Calif.-based company told workers Monday that the planned return in September was being delayed until at least October, according to a person familiar with the notice. They were promised at least a month’s notice before being called back. Bloomberg News earlier reported the development.

Biosafety Technology Company, R-Zero, Acquires Leading Workplace Intelligence Platform, CoWorkr

SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–R-Zero, the first biosafety technology company dedicated to creating safer, healthier indoor spaces, today announced its acquisition of CoWorkr, the leading property technology company offering privacy-first space utilization sensors for data-driven workplaces. Fresh off a Series B raise of $41.5 million, R-Zero’s first acquisition accelerates speed to market for an IoT sensor network that will provide critical real-time visibility and data insights, enabling int…

Co-Living Artificial Intelligence Makes Everyone Friends

In the marketing photos, the immaculately dressed young professionalswho inhabit co-living look like they would never — could never — leave a dirty plate unwashed or a wet towel on the floor. But real life can be more challenging, and flatmates falling out is the co-living operator’s worst nightmare. Now tech-enabled ‘community psychology’ is being trialed in three Swedish co-living schemes in an effort to banish the bad dream, PlaceTech reported. And it could be making its way to the UK s…

How Argo, Ford, and Lyft Will Scale Driverless Ride-Hailing in Miami, Austin and Beyond

Today, Argo AI announced a new partnership with Lyft that will accelerate our deployment of Ford driverless vehicles for ride-hailing. Through this industry-first collaboration, companies with the three key aspects required to launch, validate and scale an autonomous ride-hailing service in cities are directly working together: the self-driving system developed by the Argo AI team; the vehicles manufactured by one of our partners, Ford Motor Company; and the riders on Lyft’s transportation ne…

Pi Labs, Axeleo among Bright Spaces backers

The end-to-end digital leasing platform has raised €1.5m from lead investor Axeleo Capital together with Pi Labs, Sparking Capital, Growceanu and strategic angel investors.