Venture capital firm 2150 has announced the first close of its flagship €200 mln fund to invest in new sustainable technology companies across the urban environment.
Locus Robotics, a specialist in autonomous mobile robots (AMR) for fulfilment warehouses, has announced $150 mln (€124 mln) in Series E funding, led by Tiger Global Management and BOND.
Payment technology company Flatfair, which offers products across the living and rental sectors, has announced a restructuring of its senior leadership team.
Innovation-focused investment firm Neworld, which injects capital along the entire real estate usage chain, has revised its total portfolio goals to €2 bn.
Digital locking company – iLOQ – has started 2021 by extending its operations into the UK.
Nuuka, a Nordic proptech software company, has joined a key industry body, the RealEstateCore (REC) Consortium.
By Michael Cockburn, Co-founder at Desana
Technology-driven modular manufacturer TopHat has appointed Airbus’ vice president of digital transformation, Matthew Evans, to become the company’s chief technology officer – a role which will see him lead on TopHat’s ambition to revolutionise housing delivery across the UK.
Flexible office specialist Workthere, which is part of Savills, has announced the appointment of Fabrice Le Roux as head of Workthere, France.
Rental payments platform Flatfair has called on the UK government to protect property owners, in the light of new research suggesting that more than half of private landlords have lost rental income as a result of Covid-19.
