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  • Knotel to Name WeWork Veteran Michael Gross as CEO

    Wall Street Journal

    Knotel Inc. is planning to announce that former WeWork Vice Chairman Michael Gross will join  as chief executive, as the real-estate startup seeks a turnaround after it filed for bankruptcy. In addition to Michael Gross, Knotel plans to announce that Eric Gross and Yoav Gery will become co-presidents. Eric Gross, Michael’s brother, most recently served as an executive at WeWork, the shared-office pioneer that flamed out ahead of a planned initial public offering in 2019. Mr. Gery most recently w…

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  • CREtech Invests in Leading Real Estate Tech Venture Event, RELEVATION

    CREtech

    New York, NY (March 23, 2021) — CREtech (cretech.com), the largest media company devoted to the real estate technology sector, announced their investment in RELEVATION, the leading European digital fundraising event in the real estate tech sector. CREtech’s investment in the European-based company represents the company’s continued expansion as the largest international community of real estate tech professionals in the industry. This investment in RELEVATION is CREtech’s first outside investmen…

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  • Investing in the Future: A VC’s Approach to New Tech in CRE Trailer

    CREtech+

    Merritt Hummer, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, sheds light on the hallmark of a great tech investor, what she looks for in founder and startups, and where the industry is heading.

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  • 5 Prefab Companies That Are Changing the Way We Think About Smart Homes

    Dwell

    “Smart home technology is something people have always wanted in their homes, but it was very expensive,” says Plant Prefab founder and CEO, Steve Glenn. “Now, it’s become much more accessible, and much more pervasive.”

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  • As Blackstone Barrels Toward Trillion-Dollar Asset Goal, Growth Is In, Value Out

    Wall Street Journal

    Blackstone Group Inc. BX 1.49% became an investing powerhouse by making successful bets on undervalued companies. For the next leg of its expansion, the firm is focused on companies with big growth prospects, even if it has to pay up for them….

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  • Square Yards acquires PropVR, AI-based 3D visualisation platform

    The Economic Times

    Mumbai: Proptech platform Square Yards has acquired PropVR, an AI-based platform specialising in creating digital property experiences using 3D technologies, virtual reality and augmented reality. Both the founders of PropVR will join Square Yards in senior leadership roles, as part of the all-stock deal. PropVR’s existing investors, including realty developer Brigade Group’s Real Estate Accelerator Programme (REAP), have also become co-investors in Square Yards as per the terms of this acquisit…

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  • Fulfilment startup Cubyn raises €35M to expand across Europe

    TechCrunch

    Cubyn, the Paris-based logistics startup that lets e-merchants outsource fulfilment and delivery logistics, has raised another €35 million in funding. The round is led by Eurazeo and Bpifrance Large Venture, with participation from First Bridge Ventures and Fuse Venture Partners. Existing backers DN Capital, 360 Capital, Bpifrance Smart Cities fund and BNP Paribas Développement followed on.

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  • Nuveen Pledges Net-Zero Emissions For Entire $133B Portfolio By 2040

    Bisnow

    One of the world’s biggest real estate owners has pledged to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of its portfolio. Nuveen, which has $133B worth of real estate assets under management across the Americas, Europe and Asia, has pledged to make all of its properties carbon neutral by 2040, Financial Times reports. The target represents a 10-year acceleration from the 2050 pledge it signed in response to the youth-led climate strike of 2019 and matches the target CBRE Global Investors recen…

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  • Newly Remote Workers Face Reckoning As Back-To-Office Push Accelerates

    Bisnow

    In a year of so much discomfort, many workers have settled into the notion that remote work, perhaps an afterthought in years past, may actually work for them. Owners of office space are understandably nervous that the future for many people may include fewer commutes and, for companies, a corresponding need for less commercial office space.

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  • The Honeycomb Effect: A Cloud Native Approach to Connecting and Enriching Addresses

    Precisely

    In Proptech (both commercial and residential), accurate and robust address data is essential to effectively doing business.  However, across the board, companies are challenged with finding an effective strategy for organizing and consistently cleansing, connecting, and enriching address data.

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