Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
GlobeSt
The flex office market already looks like it will see a comeback. Indicators range from the resurrection of WeWork into a publicly held company through a SPAC to a deal with JLL to market and lease co-working spaces in 38 locations across seven U.S. cities.
Crunchbase
The idea behind Chicago-based Kin is that it’s too hard to get home insurance, especially for homes that are more complicated or risky—something that’s getting more common as homes get older and the climate changes, according to CEO Sean Harper.
CREtech+
Travis Connors, Co-founder of Building Ventures, speaks on what common mistakes to avoid for founders and startups, and the pillars of what it takes to be a successful tech investor.
TechCrunch
Munich-based parcelLab, which offers a final-mile fulfillment service for online retailers, has closed a $112 million (GB£80 million) Series C funding round led by the U.S. VC/PE firm Insight Partners.
Wall Street Journal
Startup mortgage lender Better plans to go public by merging with a special-purpose acquisition company, according to people familiar with the matter. Better Holdco Inc. plans to merge with Aurora Acquisition Corp. AURC -5.71% , a SPAC sponsored by investment firm Novator Capital, at valuation of roughly $7 billion pre-money, the people said. The transaction could be completed this week….
Reuters
Plus said on Monday it would go public through a merger with blank-check company Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. V (HCIC.O) in a deal that values the self-driving truck technology startup at $3.3 billion….
AXIOS
Young engineers and recent college graduates see Miami, Houston and Philadelphia — not San Francisco, New York or Seattle — as the hot new places to jumpstart a technology or creative economy career.
Bloomberg
Procore Technologies Inc., a cloud-based construction software company, is seeking to raise as much as $616 million in an initial public offering. Procore, which is restarting its IPO plans after they were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, said in a filing Monday that it plans to sell 9.47 million shares for $60 to $65 each….
Switch Automation
Switch Automation is excited to unveil the latest update of Switch Dx³ (Digital Device Discovery), updated to provide greater insight into what factors are keeping you from leveraging an open, flexible building operating system. A plug-and-play appliance continuously scans for all compatible systems, firmware versions, sensors and devices—highlighting connectivity, network integrity and risks—ultimately paving the way for planning and budgeting for a smart building….
CREtech+
Kristen Magni, Managing Partner of hyrUP, talks about what factors she prioritizes when deciding on new technology to adopt, and why it is vitally important for companies to invest time into a structured change management strategy.
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