Curated daily by our industry experts. Stay informed on how tech is shaping the real estate industry with these important headlines.
Wall Street Journal
A shift potentially as monumental as the movement of workers into factories during the Industrial Revolution has swept the globe, only this transition happened in months, and moved people in the opposite direction—back home. Despite its speed, we’re still in the earliest stages of the Work-From-Home Revolution, and it could take years or even decades of trial and error to get right. …
The New York Times
7,500 workers are missing from a famous building. A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day. The virus’s effect on one block could be an omen for the city’s future.
Forbes
I’m a strong believer – as we’ve explored several times over the past few months – that the current COVID-19 pandemic, though devastating for society and the economy, is motivating real estate industry stakeholders to fully embrace proptech and the value it can deliver now and for the future. It’s not surprising that, in all this doom and gloom, startups providing this value are getting the opportunity to shine. Last week, LA-based proptech startup Openpath (a firm favorite of this column) annou…
Bisnow
When the coronavirus first reached American soil and started to spread, restaurants around the country were universally restricted to takeout and delivery. Starting in May, states took different paths to reopening businesses, and states like Florida and Arizona were among the first to allow indoor dining and bar seating to resume.
Tenant Experience Network
This episode of TEN features Jon Love, CEO of KingSett Capital, a leader in the commercial real estate industry, who took time out from his vacation with his family to talk with us today. In this episode, we will learn about Jon’s journey to his current position at KingSett Capital, with over $13B in assets under management.
Wall Street Journal
A handful of startups raised venture capital funding—and eyebrows from curious onlookers—as their semiautonomous, cooler-sized robots rolled onto college campuses and communities in recent years. University campuses started out as prime locations to test this technology. But as the coronavirus pandemic has shuttered campuses and left many in limbo about reopening this fall, some robotics startups have accelerated efforts to expand in cities and neighborhoods as demand surges for delivery service…
Savills
New York (July 27, 2020) – Knowledge Cubed, the global real estate data and analytics platform powered by Savills and designed for corporate occupiers, announced a new partnership with CompStak today. CompStak is the world’s leading provider of crowdsourced commercial real estate transaction pricing data. Knowledge Cubed plans to offer Savills clients and advisors access to CompStak data through a suite of apps designed to analyze commercial office market pricing. “Our clients are looking …
The Real Deal
“It was horrible,” said Jarred Kessler, CEO of EasyKnock, who came down with Covid-19 while raising a $20 million Series B this spring. Summoning all of his strength and conviction, Kessler said he pressed on with negotiations and investors’ due diligence in late March without letting on that he was sick. The round closed in June. “Now I can look back and say, ‘From my bedroom, with Covid, I was able to raise $20 million,’” he said. “If I can do that, I feel like I can do most things.” …
GlobeSt
Many companies are debating when and how to reopen, and when that happens, what will it look like? One service, Nomad Go’s HealthySpaces, is an AI-based solution that accelerates the safe and trusted reopening of any physical environment including office, hospitality and food service, retail, and education.
TechCrunch
One little-known home and retail automation startup might seem like an unlikely candidate to help combat the ongoing pandemic. But its founder says its technology can do just that, even if it wasn’t the company’s original plan.
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