What Matters This Week - 4.2.21
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What Matters This Week is a summary of articles, news, and fundings that mattered this week in Property Technology. No hype or marketing.
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This week’s deals and data:
Fundings:
Avvir, a construction error detection platform, raised $10M led by Trust Ventures.
Curri, on-demand construction supplies, raised $6M led by Brick & Mortar.
Simplifyy, a tech-enabled property manager, raised a $5m Series A led by UnitLeader.
News:
Knock is following them into the public market.
Funds:
For some reason, Zigg decided to announce their second fund this week (6 months after closing it)
Articles:
Packy and Dror on WeWork is required reading for our industry.
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