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The SF Bay Area Has Become The Undisputed Leader In AI Tech And Funding Dollars

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There’s been much talk of a resurgent San Francisco with the new technology wave of artificial intelligence washing over the software world. According to Daniels, the city’s commercial real estate market bottomed out in the second half of 2023.

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South Korean online secondhand marketplace Danggeun Market raises $162M at a $2.7B valuation

TechCrunch

Danggeun Market, the publisher of South Korea’s hyperlocal community app Karrot, announced it has raised $162 million in a Series D round of funding with a valuation of $2.7 The latest funding officially makes Danggeun Market a unicorn, with $205 million total raised. Danggeun Market launched Karrot in Canada and the U.S.

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Zuma takes in fresh capital to convert your next apartment tenant lead into a contract

TechCrunch

Today, the company, which adds artificial intelligence to sales engagement, exited its beta phase with $6.7 The company was co-founded by CEO Shiv Gettu, a former real estate consultant, and president Kendrick Bradley, a former Boeing and SpaceX engineer who left his job in 2018 to work at a property management company.

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JLL reinvents itself for the AI era

CIO

City skyscrapers and office parks may remain scarcely occupied in the post-pandemic work era, but commercial real estate player JLL’s business is not slowing down, thanks to the company’s embrace of technology and high-growth opportunities to adapt and prosper. Commercial real estate covers many different things,” Morin says. “We

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Commercial Real Estate Technology: Transforming A Traditional Industry

UruIT

Having spared no industry or individual, Commercial Real Estate (CRE) has also been impacted and the way tech has helped to accelerate this field in the midst of a global pandemic is compelling. AI-Driven Marketing and Machine Learning. So what exactly are those trends and how is technology improving CRE businesses?

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Butlr lands new cash to put people-detecting sensors in the office

TechCrunch

Co-founder and CEO Honghao Deng said that the proceeds will support product development and expanding Butlr’s 50-person workforce, specifically its go-to-market team. Deng asserts that many companies are flying blind when it comes to real estate. ” To date, Burlingame-based Butlr has raised $29.1

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Nomad Homes raises $20M to create a personalized house hunting platform for Europe, Middle East

TechCrunch

Property technology startup Nomad Homes is working to change that by creating a personalized real estate buying experience in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, a region that represents $20 trillion in real estate, company CEO Helen Chen told TechCrunch. “We We are like Stitch Fix for real estate,” she added. “We