What Matters This Week - 3.13.21
An exit for Rise and more cash for SmartRent
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This week’s deals and data:
Fundings:
SmartRent grabbed another $31M from Lennar.
News:
Two new PropTech SPACs this week - Ocean Drive ($250m) and Sizzle ($125m).
Funds:
Just learned of a new PropTech fund backed by Japanese CRE firms that just held a first close. Details are for members only and will be in the Slack channel today.
Articles:
What?!? Not everyone wants to go back to the office? No way!
GlobeSt says people are warming up to PropTech.
What to learn from Japanese Pre-fab.
Listen:
Nexus interviews Anand Mecheri about tools for Digital Twins.
Watch:
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