With app, commercial real estate startup plans to enhance landlord-tenant relations

Can a Boston startup break down the walls that separate landlords and the people who work in their office towers every day? HqO chief executive Chase Garbarino sure hopes so. And he has a new round of investors, including several prominent Boston businesspeople, who are betting on it. HqO just completed a $6 million funding round, bringing the 35-person startup’s total venture funding to nearly $19 million. Among those on board: Bain Capital cochair Steve Pagliuca, Morningside Group CEO Gerald…

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Office App accelerates growth and data offering with Series A funding of €4.3m

Europe’s largest experience platform for tenants & employees in offices is now looking to further strengthen their position in Europe and expand into North America. Amsterdam, June 3rd 2019: Office App, the world’s most advanced tenant and employee experience platform, has announced a €4.3m Series A funding round. The round was led by German VC Join Capital and Austria-based SIGNA Innovations, the Venture Capital Unit, along with UK-based specialist Proptech VC Pi Labs. Founded in 2015…

Straight Talk on Short-Term Rentals

Foursquare to Buy Location-Data Specialist Placed From Snapchat Parent

Foursquare Labs Inc., the onetime social-media darling that has transformed into a specialist in providing location data to other companies, is buying another location-data powerhouse in a bid to dominate the business of helping advertisers track foot traffic to stores. Foursquare on Thursday said it agreed to buy Placed, a company that specializes in measuring the effectiveness of advertising by tracking users’ whereabouts, from Snapchat parent Snap Inc….

Multifamily Design Trends: Building in Dense Environments

Not so long ago, renting was all about securing the biggest space for your money. With Millennials, Gen Z and Baby Boomers transforming the multifamily sector, architects and developers started to pay more attention to their needs—compromising on size for the sake of incorporating other qualities. In response to increasing urban populations and other demographic shifts, multifamily design trends are reimagining residential towers as future-proof properties. Compact footprints are replacing large…

Global CRE Tech Leaders Isaacson and Slumbers Join Equiem’s Advisory Board

May 30 2019 Global property technology company, Equiem, has announced that highly respected CRE Tech leaders, Antony Slumbers and Linda J. Isaacson, have joined the firm’s Advisory Board. The pair will help provide Equiem’s leadership team with strategic guidance, particularly in relation to the company’s ongoing global expansion, as well as advising on both new and existing product lines. The announcement follows the recent appointments of Jon Lesquereux as Regional Head for APAC and Debo…

More than words, part I: 6 Chicago tech companies whose cultures empower employees to do their best work

Building a strong company culture is about more than banging a gong when big wins occur and ensuring the cold brew keg is never empty. While celebrations and snacks are important — nobody does their best work on an empty stomach — many techies also look for companies with cultures that empower them in their roles and allow them to work with intent. In this two-part series you’ll hear from Chicago tech workers at companies of all shapes and sizes about what makes their company cultures unique — …

HqO Raises $6M in Funding as Demand for Tenant Experience Software Accelerates

Key business leaders join the roster of investors backing the tenant experience movement frontrunner  May 31, 2019 – Boston, MA -HqO, a tenant experience (TeX) platform for commercial real estate, today announced it raised $6M in funding from some of the biggest names in business in Boston, real estate, and beyond: Steve Pagliuca, co-owner of the Boston Celtics, and co-chair of Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm with over $105 billion in assets under management. Ge…

Tech Company Shakes Up Parking Guidance Systems

A new technology company is aiming to revolutionize and disrupt parking guidance systems at commercial real estate properties. San Diego-based Ensight Technologies has created a moderately priced parking guidance system that is supported by intelligent cameras to ensure quality and accuracy. The concept diverges from the typical sensor system, and instead uses cameras places strategically throughout the garage to dramatically reduce the costs of parking guidance. …