EasyKnock Raises $20M Series B
The Real Deal
EasyKnock, a startup that buys homes and rents them back to sellers, has raised $20 million to scale up at a time when it is predicting homeowners will need access to home equity.
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Today, we reinvent our company. Again!
Michael Beckerman
As a serial entrepreneur, I have been around for many extraordinarily challenging market cycles as well as every imaginable crisis, many of my own making. And yet, the pandemic was the toughest period I have ever personally lived through. And while we as a society are clearly making progress, we are still fighting through it and have a long way to go. The human toll caused by the pandemic was heartbreaking, especially living in the New York/New Jersey area. And the economic toll, the speed a…
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Realogy Drops NJ Lawsuit Against Compass
The Real Deal
Realogy is dropping a lawsuit it filed against Compass and a former employee so that it can focus its energies on a bigger case against its competitor. Last year, Realogy sued Compass and a former finance employee who allegedly broke a non-compete and shared private documents with the startup brokerage. …
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Here’s how coronavirus may change how Big Tech works
CNBC
Tech companies have traditionally been at the forefront of revolutionizing office space. Open floor plans have become the norm in many industries after tech companies touted the advantages they offer for collaboration and innovation. And perks like in-office gyms, child-care centers and communal cafeterias have also gained traction as companies compete to attract top talent.
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COVID-19 nearly killed this office furniture startup; turning to home offices may save it
TechCrunch
A lot of U.S.companies have had near-death experiences in recent months. Among them is Branch, a 1.5-year-old, venture-backed New York-based startup that sells what it calls “exceptional office furniture, at half the price” — and which nearly went kaput because of the pandemic.
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Knox Financial Expands Investment Property Platform into Four Additional New England Cities
Knox Financial
Knox Financial, a fintech company offering a smart and frictionless way to build wealth through investment properties, today announced an expansion into new markets across New England. Starting today, the Knox Frictionless Ownership Platform is available in Manchester, New Hampshire, Portland, Maine, Providence, Rhode Island, and Worcester, Massachusetts.
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JLL Technologies Adds New Chief Data Officer
JLL
SAN FRANCISCO, June 12, 2020 – JLL (NYSE: JLL) today announced the hire of Chief Data Officer Yao Morin to JLL Technologies. Yao, who is based in San Francisco, will lead JLL’s global data strategy, product roadmap and delivery. JLL Technologies is a division of JLL unifying the company’s technology, businesses, services and applications.
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Robotic Food Companies See an Opening in Coronavirus Restaurant Fears
Bloomberg
Vertical agriculture company Plenty Inc. has an unusual selling point: Its crops of arugula, kale and microgreens are grown in an indoor farm run by robots. That hasn’t always been a winning proposition. Two years ago, the company had to scale back an ambitious international expansion plan, realizing it wasn’t ready to bear the cost of pricey new markets despite having taken more than $200 million in funding. …
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Is the office dead? What COVID-19 means for the future of property tech
Venture Beat
COVID-19 has shown that for many office workers, remote work is feasible or even preferable to the daily office commute. Even as lockdowns are slowly eased, as many as 75% of employees prefer to work from home out of caution or convenience. This has dramatically accelerated a trend towards remote work that was already underway over the last decade and begs the question, do we need offices?…
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Business Travel Won’t Be Taking Off Soon Amid Coronavirus
Wall Street Journal
After months of doing their jobs from home, many executives and employees say all those hours in the sky and nights away from home may not be necessary going forward. Turns out, one-meeting trips to see a client face to face can be handled just as effectively via videoconference. Some executives plan to hold meetings with their lieutenants by video call from now on. In sales, there are professionals who say they have found that all-online meetings even give them certain advantages over face-to-f…
