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The online platform for flexible office spaces is the first European investment for JLL Spark.

The investment firm, with $457bn in assets under management in total and $120bn in real estate, has hired a senior figure from growth equity firm, General Atlantic, to head a new a business that will invest in fast-growing companies.

Due for completion in 2020, the Nexus International School, located in Aljunied, central Singapore, is bringing tech to education in the form of radio frequency identification for students and staff, Apple TV, cashless card systems and more.

Scientists from four British universities will use £7m of government money to attempt to develop 1cm-long robotic devices with the ability to find and mend cracks in pipes.

As the real estate industry continues to innovate, we’re seeing a steady flow of significant names in tech hired in from giants such as Google and Microsoft.

Fresh name aims to win over critics and investors by pushing co-living and others part of the business as investor SoftBank pulls back on funding.

New proptech companies seem to appear every week but while many of these companies have a good team, great product, or compelling proposition, many don’t have all three, writes Alex Edds.

Venture capitalist Fifth Wall has outlined how e-commerce innovators are set to continue revolutionising the retail sector this year.