DoveVivo buys ALTIDO to form “Europe’s largest living operating company”
Europe: Milan-based coliving proptech company DoveVivo has acquired ALTIDO, one of the largest short-term rental property management groups in Europe.
Lavanda secures $7.25m to accelerate global growth
UK: London-based proptech firm and flexible rental platform, Lavanda, has announced a fresh growth funding round of $7.25 million [approximately £5.3 million].
Blueground leads $14m investment in Tabas
Proptech company Blueground is leading an investment round in Brazilian real estate technology startup Tabas.
Missafir raises $550k to reach $15m valuation
Turkey: Istanbul-based proptech startup Missafir has announced that it has raised $550,000 in a bridge investment round, giving the company a $15 million valuation as it approaches a Series A investment round. It is the third investment round in the space of two years for Missafir, the first of which valued the startup at $1.9 […]
SoftBank and Lovato back June Homes in raising $50m in funding
US: New York-based proptech startup June Homes has emerged from stealth and announced that it has raised $50 million in funding. The funding round was led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, with participation from TQ Ventures [Scooter Braun, Schuster Tanger, Andrew Marks], FJ Labs, K50, Reshape, Quiet Capital, and angel investors including Demi Lovato [musician and […]
Reside Worldwide makes strategic UK hire
US: Proptech and alternative accommodations firm, Reside Worldwide, which operates in over 20,000 cities and 60 countries, has strengthened its international presence by appointing Juliet Howie as its new vice president of global enterprise sales based in London, UK. Howie started in the VP role in April and added additional local support to Reside’s growing demand […]
Blueground introduces Nomads flexible working model
Greece: Proptech startup Blueground has introduced Blueground Nomads, a flexible and innovative working model designed to give the power of choice to the employee. Staying true to its vision of making people feel ‘at home’ wherever they choose to live, Blueground now offers its employees the opportunity to feel ‘at home’ wherever they choose to […]
STRz podcast 21: City Relay Solutions
UK: In the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we speak to Antanas Perez and Erskine Berry, head of product and commercial director at City Relay Solutions, to learn about the company‘s bespoke tech solution DRIVE, the importance of proptech in property management, and the trends that will shape the real estate industry over the […]
Brazilian proptech Housi set to file for IPO
Brazil: Brazilian proptech startup Housi is preparing paperwork to file for an initial public offering [IPO], just over a year after launching its operations. It is believed that the likes of Credit Suisse, Bank of America, UBS, Citigroup, and Banco Safta are organising the public offer. Operating out of São Paulo, Housi raised $11 million in […]
URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020 rescheduled for November 2020
UK: International Hospitality Media [IHM] – the premier specialist in online publishing and events for growth sectors of the hospitality industry is rescheduling the inaugural URBAN LIVING FESTIVAL 2020 [ULF]: stay-live-work, from this July until November 25 – 26 2020, to be held at Tobacco Dock, London. IHM CEO Piers Brown said: “We have been continually monitoring developments and […]