What Matters This Week - 6.4.21
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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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Fundings:
Spruce, a title and closing startup, raised a $60M Series C led by Zigg.
Mynd, an SFR management platform, raised $40m led by Invesco.
New Stand, a new take on news stands for office, raised a $40M B Round led by Brookfield.
Adeptmind, a retail and shopping center discovery startup, raised $6.2M from Innospark.
News:
Long Read:
Dror draws parallels between the music industry and working in offices.
Listen:
Nexus interviews Jim Whalen of Boston Properties.
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