Faisal Butt joins PropCoin advisory board
The co-founder of PiLabs has agreed to join the board of the cryptocurrency, after initially investing in PropCoin in April this year.
EDITOR’S NOTE | Summer reading list
The World Cup is over, the exams have finished, and Tour de France is on the box. Time to sort your beach book selection - tech style.
MP calls for chief blockchain officer
Conservative MP Eddie Hughes has released a report calling for the government to increase its focus on using blockchain, in a move that highlights the universal growth of this technology across all sectors.
JLL hires ex-Google director
JLL has appointed former Google executive Vinay Goel as chief digital product officer to focus on new product development and innovation for clients.
Meet the judges: PlaceTech Prize
Alex Edds, Melanie Leech, James Dearsley and Tom Cheesewright are among the panel of property and technology experts judging the PlaceTech Prize for innovation in 2018.
Dearsley enters proptech market with Unissu
Well-known proptech commentators James Dearsley and Eddie Holmes have raised £150,000 of pre-seed funding to develop an online database of companies in the property technology market. The new platform will be called Unissu and is due to launch in the autumn.
Altus adds investment analysis tool Taliance
The property management software provider has acquired cloud-based alternative investment software provider, Taliance, for €20m.
Siemens acquires workspace app Comfy
The investment from Siemens Building Technologies Division is part of its mission to be an industry leader in smart building technology.
Movebubble secures £800,000 seed funding
A total of £828,059 was raised by the rental property app in two months from investors from over 24 countries.
JLL and Lendlease launch Propell Asia
The commercial property giants have worked together to launch the first Singapore-based regional accelerator for ambitious technology startups in the Asia Pacific region.
