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Technology Demo of Kairos IoT, Flexible printed sensors and smart meters designed to prevent billions in annual water damage and waste for property owners and insurance carriers.
Willow
Manhattan, New York (12th April 2021) – Willow, the leading provider of digital twin solutions for intelligent real estate and infrastructure has announced Kevin Danehy as Chief Executive for their fast growing North American business, with Joshua Ridley as Global CEO. In this new role, Kevin will lead the growth of the region across all verticals in Real Estate, Rail and other critical infrastructure, building upon Willow’s blue-chip customer base. Prior to joining Willow, Kevin served as…
Medium – Fifth Wall
Founded in Berlin in 2020 by Kağan Sümer and Jörg Kattner, Gorillas is an on-demand, ultra-fast grocery delivery company operating in major cities across France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The company’s recent US$290 million financing makes it one of the fastest European startups to become a unicorn in a Series B funding round. Fifth Wall is investing alongside a number of fantastic partners including lead investors Coatue Management, DST Global, and Tencent, as well as At…
Wall Street Journal
Blackstone Group Inc. BX 5.16% swung to a record quarterly profit as its focus on rapidly growing companies helped the value of its investments climb more than the broader market.
The New York Times
An E.V. Start–Up Backed by UPS Does Away With the Assembly Line. Arrival, a developer of electric vans and buses, says it has come up with a cheaper way to build vehicles in small factories. … “The microfactory allows us to build vehicles profitably at really any volume.”
Bisnow
As more small businesses embrace the e-commerce side of retail, their need for last-mile delivery capability has grown — but the availability of those facilities has shrunk drastically. An Atlanta firm has secured millions in funding as it moves to close that gap. …
The Real Deal
The former head of WeWork’s real estate investment arm has joined the quantitative hedge fund Two Sigma to help launch its new property investment platform.
Prologis
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, announced it will launch the first LEED v4 for Core and Shell Volume Program for the U.S. logistics real estate sector. This new program includes more rigorous standards than the previous LEED Volume Program, established in 2014. Prologis was the first logistics real estate developer to participate in the earlier program….
Relevation
Our purpose is to facilitate investments in the proptech space, by introducing founders to VC’s, and VC’s to LP’s. All our value proposition is structured around the principle of doing the most efficient matchmaking possible, and allowing our attendees to create meaningful relations with future business partners. Relevation is a two-day digital and global event, entirely dedicated to the PropTech market, gathering the top notch keynote speakers and experts from around the world. …
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Discover a Tech Demo presented by Vishak Chandra Prakash Pre-sales Manager at Facilio. Facilio is an AI-driven property operations platform allows real estate owners to aggregate building data, optimize performance, and control portfolio operations. …
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