Inside Virgin’s hyperloop concept

Rebounding after a pandemic-led slump, funding for property technology hit a record high $9.7bn in H1 2021.

Dominic Grace, former head of London Residential Development at Savills, has joined Austrian startup Propster months after it launched its UK business.

Coming out of the depths of the pandemic, our towns and cities have started to bounce back – but the level of recovery has varied from place to place. PlaceTech rounds up six data dashboards from around the world to help you visualise footfall, economic activity and other metrics.

The end-to-end digital leasing platform has raised €1.5m from lead investor Axeleo Capital together with Pi Labs, Sparking Capital, Growceanu and strategic angel investors.

VC firm Pi Labs has invested in construction analytics startup Contilio, which it said “fills a large void” in efficiency and waste reduction in construction.

The global financial risk, software and analytics business, has created a granular residential property analytics platform for the UK with plans to deliver predictive tools in the near future.

With the project now live, PlaceTech caught up with Bogdan Nicoara, CEO and co-founder of Bright Spaces, and Oliver Moorhouse, director of Moorland Property Solutions.

A lack of geospatial data standards and a shortfall in skills are stifling opportunities to solve the housing crisis, a report from the Geospatial Commission has found.

Finnish construction technology firm GBuilder will use its fresh finance to accelerate into the UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.