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New modular construction firm targets UK market

British Offsite, an advanced manufacturing and construction company working in the modular and offsite space, has officially launched to the open market.

Pi Labs selects warehouse platform Fulfilld for first US investment

Europe-headquartered proptech VC Pi Labs has selected logistics platform Fulfilld for its first US investment.

Smart office scheme in London's Southwark ‘sets benchmark for post-pandemic era’

Newly completed office scheme Southworks in central London, which has been named as ‘the smartest office in the world’, sets the bar for future offices in the UK capital, its developer MiddleCap said.

Propster appoints special advisor for UK market expansion

Propster, the Austrian proptech collaboration platform, has welcomed Dominic Grace as a special advisor, to assist its expansion into the UK market.

PropTech1 Ventures makes first UK investment in Desana

PropTech1 Ventures, the European venture capital fund focused on the innovation potential of the real estate industry, is the lead investor in the $4 mln (€3.36 mln) seed funding round of the UK-based proptech startup Desana.

Modular housebuilder Ilke Homes appoints CFO

Patrick Bergin, the former boss of FTSE250 housebuilder Crest Nicholson, has joined modular housebuilder Ilke Homes as chief financial officer (CFO).

MSCI and Savills lead funding round into Income Analytics

MSCI and Grosvenor Hill Ventures, the proptech investment subsidiary of UK listed real estate advisory firm Savills, have led a funding round into Income Analytics. The data technology firm provides investors with proprietary global rental default risk measures on commercial real estate income (the INCANS Scores) at tenant, asset, fund and portfolios levels.

Yardi acquires UK's We Are Forge visitor management platform

Real estate software specialist Yardi has acquired We Are Forge, a Bristol, UK based software company that specialises in visitor management and smart access control for real estate assets including, office, retail, industrial, flexible workspace and the education sector.

Love Ventures strengthens team ahead of fund launch

Adrian Love – formerly an investment manager at Dorrington – has joined Love Ventures to lead their proptech sector investments ahead of the business’s latest early-stage tech fund launch.

15 finalists confirmed for Proptech Innovation Award

An international jury of seven experts has selected the 15 finalists for the PropTech Innovation Award, backed by Union Investment and Germantech.