The Burgeoning Ghost Kitchen Industry

UK’s first converted ‘electric avenue’ announced

“Adapt,” the Second Book by Best-Selling Author and 40-Year CRE Veteran Blaine Strickland, CCIM is Now Available

Orlando, FL, March 18, 2020 –(PR.com)– Disruption is all around us. Change is happening rapidly. The pace of change is quickening. You can feel it every day – in your personal life and in your work in the commercial real estate (CRE) arena. Best-selling author Blaine Strickland examines nine forces that he believes are poised to disrupt the world of CRE in his latest release: “Adapt: Disruption is Coming to Commercial Real Estate Brokerage. Are you ready?”…

Pi Labs announces £2.5m investment

Pioneering proptech VC, Pi Labs, has announced a strategic £2.5 million investment from leading pan-European real estate fund manager, Revcap, into the Pi Labs business. The funding was secured to support Pi Labs’ expansion internationally, to grow its multidisciplinary team of real estate, finance, and technology professionals, and to invest into its platform.

Turkish proptech startup Apsiyon gets $5 million for all-in-one property management software

Apsiyon, an Istanbul-based property management software, has raised $5 million in a round led by Earlybird VC’s Digital East Fund with participation from angel investor Jak Baruh. The company plans to use the funds for international expansion, regional acquisitions, and fuel for becoming an all-around marketplace of lifestyle services for residents.

Lime pauses scooter operations in select markets amid COVID-19

Lime is pausing its electric scooter operations in California and Washington, as well as throughout the countries of Italy, France and Spain to help keep riders safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Like you, we are worried about the cities we love and call home, the people we serve, and our colleagues on the ground,” Lime wrote in a blog post today. “Loving cities means protecting them too. For now, we’re pausing Lime service to help people stay put and stay safe.”

Proptech KlickOwn Launches First Security Token Offering for Real Estate in Germany

KlickOwn has launched its first security token offering for real estate in Germany. Launched in mid-2019, the first digital security is for a building based in Lüneburg, Germany. The offering is debt-based seeking up to €1.5 million. As of today, the offering has raised over €350,000. Investors may anticipate a 5% annual rate of return on a “token-based bond.” The offering will accept as little as €10.

To make locks touchless, Proxy bluetooth ID raises $42M

We need to go hands-off in the age of coronavirus. That means touching fewer doors, elevators, and sign-in iPads. But once a building is using phone-based identity for security, there’s opportunities to speed up access to WIFI networks and printers, or personalize conference rooms and video call set-ups. Keyless office entry startup Proxy wants to deliver all of this while keeping your phone in your pocket.

RSVP for CBRE & Openpath’s upcoming call “Surviving vs. Thriving: Tips for Pivoting to a Remote Workforce in Real-Time”

To join CBRE & Openpath’s upcoming call “Surviving vs. Thriving: Tips for Pivoting to a Remote Workforce in Real-Time” you must register below. Once your RSVP is confirmed, you will receive a follow-up email with the webinar login information. For questions, please contact Marie Razon: marie.razon@cbre.com | 213-613-3209. …

SoftBank Backs Away From Part of Planned WeWork Bailout

SoftBank Group Corp.is backing away from part of its planned bailout of WeWork, people familiar with the matter said, privately citing several regulatory investigations of the office-sharing company. A notice sent to WeWork shareholders Tuesday said that SoftBank believes regulatory probes into the startup’s business, including from the Securities and Exchange Commission and Justice Department, give it an out under the deal struck last fall to purchase $3 billion of WeWork shares from existing i…