Robin Marriott

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.

Comment: Is proptech the solution to ‘saving’ the office?

By Michael Cockburn, Co-founder at Desana

HqO has plans to double the size of its team by the end of 2019, opens in Paris and London

Samuel Warren will lead UK operations for HqO, serving as managing director, UK and be responsible for building a team in London. Julia Paolucci takes on the managing director role for France.

EUROPEAN PROPTECH COMPANY CONSORTO RAISES €500,000 SEED ROUND

European proptech start-up Consorto, which has offices in the Netherlands and Estonia, has raised seed funding of €500,000.

M7 leads $2.3m investment in commercial real estate startup Jasper

Jasper (jasper.io), a proptech company providing access to high-quality commercial real estate investment opportunities, has raised funding from M7 Real Estate, the pan-European investment and asset manager with €9bn of assets under management.

Henley leads $5m Series-A investment into Lavanda

Lavanda, the pioneering technology platform enabling institutional real estate portfolios to profit legitimately from Airbnb-style homestays and homesharing, has secured a $5 million Series-A round led by Henley Ventures, the venture arm of global private equity real estate investor Henley Investments.

WeWork shelves IPO as investor interest cools

Global flexible office space giant WeWork has postponed plans for a September initial public offering (IPO) after the company's valuation plummeted.

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.

Eyeopeners: Bringing more visibility to women

Nikki Greenberg founded Women in Proptech when she moved to work in New York and wanted to join a local professional group for women in the industry. But no groups existed despite such groups being very popular in the US.

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.