EV growth threatened unless property steps in

Backed by JLL Spark and A/O Proptech, Safehub has raised $9m in Series A funding to expand its disaster analytics software.

One of the trends likely to occur in sci-tech real estate is the re-purposing of commercial spaces like offices, retail and warehouse units, to lab space, writes Amelia Lewis.

Is your startup the next big thing in property innovation? The MetaProp Accelerator at Columbia University programme is on the hunt for early-stage companies poised to disrupt the industry.

Placer.ai has closed its Series B funding round with backing from Fifth Wall, JBV Capital and Aleph VC.

The venture capital firm's first SPAC will merge with residential automation platform SmartRent in a deal that values the combined company at $2.2bn.

Bruntwood SciTech has received planning permission for its £210m Birmingham Health Innovation Campus, positioning the West Midlands to become a centre for the world’s fastest growing tech sector

TechMet, an investor in rare metals needed in green technology such as EVs, has closed its second-round equity fundraising at $120m – a 50% oversubscription on its initial target.

Riding the wave of tenant experience platforms, HqO has raised $60m in Series C funding as investors rush to back the increasingly digital return to the office.

The rental home management business is developing a digital platform in a bid to attract institutional investors into the sector by helping them make data-driven decisions.

SatSense, a company whose technology can detect ground movements from satellite data, has raised £1.5m in its latest funding round ahead of launching a new online platform.

The UK's tech industry attracted more capital than any country besides the US and China last year. The 2021 Tech Nation Report explores the trends behind those figures, revealing the importance of fintech and 'deep tech' to the UK market.