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  • Colliers’ And TechStars’ PropTech Accelerator Opens Applications For 2020 Cohort

    BETAKIT

    Real estate firm Colliers and Techstars have opened applications for the third year of their jointly-run proptech accelerator, which is intended to help Colliers source and invest in new solutions across the real estate value chain Since the program’s launch, Colliers has launched 19 pilots and partnerships with its program alumni. Hosted in Toronto, the program is aimed to help startups fine-tune business plans, gain a global real estate perspective, and explore pilots and partnerships with Col…

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  • Making Our Cities Smarter and Safer with Digital Technologies

    CIO

    Today, 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas, and that number is expected to grow to 68 percent by 2050, according to estimates from the United Nations. Projections show that continued urbanization — or the gradual shift from rural to urban areas — combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban areas by 2050.

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  • Register for our live Virtual Demo Day on March 10th

    CRETECH

    Tune in to our live Virtual Demo Day on Tuesday, March 10 webinar to experience demos from the most innovative tech companies in commercial real estate. Virtual Demo Day is the best way to discover startups that you need to know about without leaving your desk. Plus, it’s FREE! Present at Virtual Demo Day Want to demo your product at CREtech’s next Virtual Demo Day? Click here to apply and learn more.

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  • CREtech Weekly PropTech Venture Capital Funding Recap

    CRETech

    DRIVING HEADLINES  This week witnessed a high deal volume across North America, Europe, India and Brazil. The more notable rounds of capital went to companies in the hospitality, mortgage tech, flexible workspace and construction industries. The largest round went to Limehome, a Munich-based apartment rental platform, raised $23.3 million from HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, Lakestar and Picus Capital. Limehome stated that it will use the funds to further develop and scale its platform in Germany a…

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  • Intel lured by ‘infancy’ of digital property with Cherre deal

    PLACETECH

    Cherre, the NYC-based real estate data and analytics platform which boasts large real estate businesses Keller Williams and Oxford Property Group among its clients, has raised $16m in growth funding in a round led by Intel Capital. The latest investment brings the total capital raised to date to $25m. Other participants in the round included Navitas Capital, Carthona Capital, Zigg Capital, Dreamit Ventures, and a new growth debt relationship with Silicon Valley Bank. Cherre’s platform empowers l…

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  • Zsolt Kholani of Pictet Alternative Advisors to join Investor Line-Up

    CRETECH

    Global Investor Perspectives To Take Center Stage At FUTURE PropTech London (19 February 2020) – FUTURE PropTech, part of the World’s number one real estate technology event series, will bring together global investors for “The Real Estate Investors Perspective” track on the morning of day 1. The track will feature a range of formats including panel discussions on “Real Estate Investment in a Changing World” and “Beyond PropTech: Future-Proofing Your Real Estate Portfolio.” Panellists wil…

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  • Meet The 27-Year-Old Who Wants To Build The Tesla Of Housing

    BISNOW

    Joseph Daniels is unlike anyone you’ve ever met in the world of real estate and construction. At the age of 27, he has already been backed by one of Europe’s richest families and a hedge fund titan, met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss tackling the global housing crisis and built houses on two continents.  He wants to turn his company, UK-based Project Etopia, into the Tesla of housing, by which he means building high-quality, affordable homes that create energy rather than putting…

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  • Office Software Company Envoy Unveils New Product Platform

    BISNOW

    The San Francisco-based startup, which has provided visitor management software since 2013, will now move beyond the lobby with a host of new workplace products, from conference room booking to a new employee app, it said in a blog post last week. With over 13,000 offices already using its guest check-in software, Envoy’s new product suite includes Envoy Rooms, which books meeting rooms, and Envoy Mobile, a mobile application for employees and office guests.

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  • A/O PropTech Launches With €250M

    FINSMES

    A/O PropTech, a London, UK-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on proptech, has launched with €250m. The firm backs emerging-technology companies, enhancing the real estate industry at large, from Series A to later stage growth breakouts. It enables founders to create, iterate and scale disruptive tech-enabled products and platforms. It uses its $35bn+ strategic RE portfolio to test, integrate and scale the products and technologies we invest in and help accelerate their growth…

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  • When Retail Startups Get Valued Like Tech Companies, Trouble Follows

    FORBES

    Rent The Runway, the designer women’s fashion rental service, is private and doesn’t publish earnings but it would be surprising if it was profitable. It is valued at a cool $1 billion. Stitch Fix, the online personal styling service, makes money but its earnings are erratic. It is valued at $2 billion, over 50 times EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization).

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