Emoov launches Opendoor-style UK business

Bruntwood SciTech has expanded into the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of elite research universities, acquiring a £46.2m long leasehold of Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge.

Pi Labs has backed location intelligence provider Placense as the start-up, having raised $5m, seeks to support retailers by leading a post-Covid high street recovery.

CBRE has acquired a 35% stake in US flexible workspace provider Industrious in a move to significantly expand its presence in the rapidly growing industry.

Following deals to list Matterport and Opendoor, VC Fifth Wall has raised $345m in the IPO of its first SPAC as proptech investors pile into the boom in ‘blank cheque companies’.

The global real estate membership organisation has announced a new programme focused on technology and innovation.

Finnish urban demographics forecaster CHAOS has announced the successful closure of a €1.5m funding round led by sustainability-focused Swedish investment firm Nidoco with angel investors Kai Keituri, Tapio Heikkilä, and Stefan Lindberg also participating.

More than one third of UK mid-sized companies expect to reduce the amount of office space they hold in the future, according to the accountant's survey of 275 business leaders.

In response to demand from global participants across institutional real estate and investment, PropertyQuants is launching additional runs of the Applying Data Science and Machine Learning to Real Estate Masters-level courses.

PlaceTech has published its 2021 media pack setting out its extensive marketing and consultancy services, including bespoke packages, online event hosting and campaign planning.