Baum becomes expert advisor to AI firm Proda

The We Company has announced the launch of its private real estate investment arm, ARK, in a move to establish the company as a landlord.

What was hot on the conference stages and exhibition floor at the biggest ever pure proptech gathering in the UK attended by nearly 2,000 people in London on Tuesday?

Property professionals and technology entrepreneurs from across the world were travelling to London on Monday to attend FUTURE: PropTech.

Automated valuation models are among the emerging technologies predicted to sweep through the industry's professional ranks in the coming years. 

The Series D investment round was led by the tech investment arm of Brookfield Asset Management and is believed to be the largest venture financing made for commercial real estate software.

Emma Cullen, chief operating officer of Palmer Capital, joined PlaceTech to chat about her interesting career journey and Palmer's digital transformation.

A digital parking solution, smart glass system and 3D city modelling tool were among technologies pitching in the semi-finals of the PropTech Startup Europe Awards.

The firm, which operates a $100m global venture fund for proptech companies, has appointed Eric Wittman from digital design firm Figma to take on the newly created role.

Anthony Gahan, founder of IPSX, joined PlaceTech to chat about what it was like getting the real estate stock exchange off the ground, how it’s going to work, what it means for agents, plans for the future and more. The podcast was hosted by PlaceTech reporter, Nicola Byrne.