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Fundings:
FieldAI, LLM builders for construction robotics, raised $405M led by Bezos.
Kasa, an STR platform, raised $40M led by Silver Lake Waterman.
LightTable, a peer review platform for developers, raised a $6M seed round led by Primary.
WALLROUND, a German energy-efficient renovation startup, raised a €4.2M seed round led by Revent.
ThreeSpaceLab, a VR property touring stack, raised a $3M seed round led by AV.
Pipeimob, a Brazilian RE transaction mgmt platform, raised a $2.8M seed round led by Headline.
Liquid, a Brazilian analysis platform for developers, raised a $2.1M seed round led by SaaSholic.
Crewscope, a construction site productivity startup, raised a $1M+ pre-seed led by Groundbreak.
Ohai.ai, an AI household assistant service, raised funding led by Muse.
News:
Articles:
How PropTech is driving financial inclusion (Fast Company)
How hurricane resilience for CRE is leveraging drones and AI (CNBC)
Article Summaries: How PropTech is driving financial inclusion, AI is moving into the apartment market, and more, How Does the US Use Water?, and How hurricane resilience for CRE is leveraging drones and AI
Long Reads:
How Does the US Use Water? (Construction Physics)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
In the Costco Era of Software, Design Is the Differentiator (Digital Native)
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— Howard Aiken
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