What Matters This Week - 10.30.20
CoStar is buying, Coliving is raising, and Tishman has a SPAC.
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This week’s deals and data that matter:
Fundings:
PlanHub, a construction project bid marketplace, raised $41M from Mainsail Partners.
Goodcover, an insurance-tech startup focused on renters, raised $7.5M led by Goodwater Capital.
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News:
Looks like Tishman is getting into the SPAC game. Good luck @JennyWong!
Industrious is wading into the hospitality market.
WeWork is going public! . . . sometime . . . after they turn a profit.
CoStar just bought a European building data company that saw its revenue drop by 27%. CoreLogic might be next.
Articles:
One Man’s Quest to Label Real Estate Data Companies as Cartels.
Coliving startups are still raising cash.
How is Multifamily dealing with COVID?
Healthy Buildings: What Will We Measure and How Will We Know?
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