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MARK appoints new head of investor relations

Markus Meijer, founder and CEO of European real estate investment manager MARK has said having the right people during this time of ‘market flux’ will help it take advantage of opportunities.

Peakside picks Quantrefy for ESG optimisation in the portfolio

Peakside Capital Advisors is now using the innovative software solution developed by Quantrefy for optimising the ESG performance in its portfolio as part of the manage-to-green strategy.

Proptech Immo raises record €69m Series B funding

Immo, the tech-driven residential investment platform, has closed a $75 mln (€69 mln) Series B equity funding.

Her Roomies partners with Crystal Roof in the UK

Spanish female-focused rental accommodation platform Her Roomies has partnered with Crystal Roof for its London listings and the rest of the UK as both companies expand their market.

Analysis

INTERVIEW: Pi Labs bets on transition to flexible offices

Pi Labs founder and CEO Faisal Butt explains how the proptech VC firm is riding the latest megatrends to make smart investments – and exits.

Charting proptech’s successes, against the odds

The New York edition of Propel by MIPIM, the new name for the conference previously known as MIPIM Proptech, moved fully online in December 2020 in response to the challenges posed by the global health crisis.

Firestarters – The Establishment: Vanessa Butz CEO and Founder of District Technologies

Vanessa Butz, CEO and Founder of District Technologies, and her diverse team in London, Lisbon and New York are working at the intersection of cities and technology, delivering digital solutions for real estate and corporate clients to connect work communities that people love and enjoy every day.

Editor's Letter: Innovation without barriers

The Editor of our September 2019 issue, Anthony O'Connor, explains how diversity, acceptance and change should go hand-in-hand as the proptech industry evolves.

Inspiring women

As women make up less than one in 10 founders in proptech, the entire industry needs to make a concerted effort to encourage, inspire and motivate more diversity of thought to better serve its diverse, global customer base.

Chasing unicorns?

Unicorn status is either a great ambition or an over-hyped goal depending on your view. But growing tomorrow’s European proptech success stories to a $1 billion-equivalent valuation will take a more mature European ecosystem of financial capital, skilled people and bags of collaboration.

PropTech

Delphis adopts Wattsense IoT solution to boost offering

Delphis Group, a technical and commercial proptech specialising in air-conditioning, refrigeration, maintenance, energy management, and automation services, has adopted the Wattsense IoT solution to make its systems more efficient.

Siemens technology helps Hallé venue win three RIBA awards

Hallé St Peter’s, the historic rehearsal venue of the UK's Hallé orchestra, has scooped a top architecture award for sustainability, after implementing property technology from Siemens.

Amro Partners invests in loan provider Proportunity

Amro Partners has invested in Proportunity, the equity loan provider enabling buyers to purchase homes with a 5% deposit, as part of their Series A funding round.

Casavo launches in Spain with Barcelona office

Milan-based proptech firm Casavo has announced that it is opening an office in Barcelona to launch its Spanish operations with an investment plan of over €100 mln over the next 24 months.

Drooms supports the sale of a European logistics portfolio

Drooms, the virtual data rooms provider, has supported the sale of a pan-European logistic portfolio.

Commerz Real develops digital tool to speed up transaction process

German fund manager Commerz Real has developed a new software tool designed to make transaction processes faster and more efficient.

Deepki, a real estate ESG data intelligence platform designed to help commercial real estate investors, owners and managers improve the ESG performance of their assets, has launched in the UK.

Union Investment Real Estate Digital, a Union Investment tech spin-off, is launching Run this place, a property-related services app with multiple interfaces.

JLL has released JLL Azara, a corporate real estate data and insights platform designed to help companies make data-driven portfolio, facilities, space and workplace management decisions.

Hammerson and Aberdeen Standard Investments, joint owners of south of England shopping centre Brent Cross, have unveiled plans for a landlord-owned EV charging facility in the destination's car park.

Australian proptech Equiem has acquired Vicinitee, British Land’s digital property management platform, used across more than 150 buildings throughout the UK, including Broadgate, The Shard and The Gherkin.