Chief, the leadership network for women, raises $15 million in funding

Chief, the social network dedicated exclusively to women in professional leadership positions, announced today that it has $15 million in funding from its existing investors, including General Catalyst, Inspired Capital, GGV Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Flybridge Capital and BoxGroup.

States Title Secures $123M Series C For Faster Mortgage Closings

Buying a home is one of the biggest, and most expensive, decisions in a person’s life. Over the past year or so, we’ve written about a slew of startups that have developed technology aimed at making the process smoother and cheaper in one way or another.

LightBox and First Street Foundation Partner to Provide A New Model for Flood Data Covering 145 Million Properties in United States

LightBox, a leading provider of CRE data and workflow solutions, and First Street Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) research and technology group, announced a partnership today that will provide new data and analytic capabilities to support the valuation, underwriting, and assessment of commercial and residential property risk due to natural flood-related disasters.

A New Work-From-Home Movement Is Gaining Steam. Why Aren’t Office Landlords More Worried?

A chasm is widening between owners and occupants of office real estate around the country. Though the coronavirus pandemic has thrust thousands of companies into remote work, office landlords are counting on most of them eagerly returning to their now-deserted offices. Given how well many companies report the forced experiment has gone, data shows that many tenants won’t be obliging.

After Coronavirus, Office Workers Might Face Unexpected Health Threats

Hospitality Startup Stay Alfred Closes

Stay Alfred, a hospitality startup that raised $62 million, is closing its doors for good. Ending weeks of speculation and rumor, CEO Jordan Allen said revenue dried up during the coronavirus pandemic, and in March, the firm failed to raise $30 million in funding that would have let it stay open.

Keeping It Clean During A Global Pandemic. Planned Companies CEO Rob Francis On NJTV News

NJTV Business Corespondent Rhonda Schaffler interviews Planned Companies’ CEO Rob Francis about his company’s history, being the fourth generation of his family to run the business and the work they have been doing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Making shopping centres Covid secure

What are the immediate common interest implications for landlords and tenants of shopping centres and retail parks? Dominic Hordern explains. The government has set out a loose timetable for the reopening of currently closed retailers from 1 June. Retailers will need to carry out risk assessments and be “Covid-19 Secure”.

Facebook Shops is tech giant’s new online marketplace

Facebook is launching a new online shopping marketplace called Facebook Shops, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday. Why it matters:To date, most Facebook commerce has taken place between users via its Marketplace tab, a Craigslist-like feature, but Facebook Shops is at the center of its push to create an e-commerce platform for businesses….

KPG Funds Launches First Frictionless “Hands Free” Office Building

Real estate investment firm KPG Funds today announced the launch of “Frictionless Forever” at 446 Broadway – L’Atelier. The First Frictionless office building in NYC will have the following “hands free“ features: An Openpath Mobile Access Control System, which features a front door card reader which you access from your smartphone and automatically opens the door as well as elevator floor-by-floor and stair tower control readers for secure access.