What Matters This Week - 6.19.21
Good week for robotics
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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Fundings:
Dusty Robotics, a construction layout robotics company, raised a $16.5M Series A led by Canaan.
Scythe Robotics, a landscaping robotics startup, raised a $13.8M Series A led by Inspired Capital and True Ventures.
Finley, a borrower-side CRE mortgage platform, raised a $3M Seed round led by Bain.
Handii, an Australian claims management platform, raised a $3M Seed round from Brick and Mortar and Nine Four.
SelfBook, a payments platform for hotels, raised a $2M Seed round led by TenOneTen.
Articles:
Microsoft and a16z give their takes on the future of office work.
TechCrunch’s take on Katerra’s closure.
Long Read:
If you are a founder (or investor), Lenny’s take on North Star metrics is well worth the read.
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