Recognyte appoints new CEO

The Dublin-based digital property investment specialist has secured €13m from two investors to accelerate its expansion in Europe and in the non-performing loan market.

A Dutch company working on the development of hyperloop has received €15m from the European Commission – the first time the bloc has funded a company developing the technology.

Following HqO's acquisition of Office App last week, PlaceTech speaks to Office App CEO Thijs van der Burgt about the deal and the future of the new $500m business.

The commercial real estate analytics platform has named William Young its regional head for the UK after raising £12.5m to expand the business outside the US.

The deposit guarantee platform, which tenants can use to replace upfront deposit payments for real estate, has raised £42m to fuel an expansion across every commercial real estate sector.

Two years after its initial attempt to go public, WeWork finished its first day as a listed company yesterday with its share price up 13.5%.

In one of the largest proptech deals ever, VTS has agreed to purchase Lane Technologies for about $200m.

Two leading US and European tenant experience platforms are set to merge, with HqO announcing its acquisition of Office App to create a company valued at more than $500m.

Driven by strong growth in its US business, essensys has reported full year results that CEO Mark Furness said demonstrates the “resilience” of its business model.