BIG INTERVIEW: Matterport

Four years after founding, the artificial intelligence-powered design platform that helps architects find the best solution for a site, has been acquired by the US CAD giant in one of the largest property tech acquisitions seen to date.

The startup has raised a $4.5m funding round to further accelerate its 10x growth. Leading the round are LAUNCHub Ventures and Hoxton Ventures joined by another European VC firm, Hardware Club. Existing investor Change Ventures also participated.

The Pi Labs-graduate Romanian startup that takes office visualisation marketing tools to another level has secured its first UK project ahead of a major push outside its homeland in 2021.

The most advanced, fully interactive virtual reality digital twin of a major city area has been unveiled in a collaboration between the City of London Corporation, Innovate UK, New London Architecture and VU.CITY.

More than 70% of the apartments under construction at Treasure House in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter have sold using GBuilder’s bespoke 3D application to assist buyers.

The software company from Finland has released a 3D module for its real estate project management platform.

Location data, also known as geospatial data, is used across sectors as diverse as infrastructure, housing and retail. The UK government has published a strategy setting out how the UK will unlock the power of location data.

The function will allow users to take and share measurements of rooms, windows, doors or furniture using a desktop or mobile.

In the run-up to PlaceTech Big Night Out on 28 November, where the winners of our PlaceTech Prize and PlaceTech Startup Prize will be announced, meet the companies selected by our judges.