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Burn, baby, burn. Real estate-focused fintech startups feel the heat

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Higher interest rates mean far fewer purchases and refinances — and lots of business for fintechs operating in the real estate industry. Layoffs in the sector began — and they took place in a range of real estate tech companies, big and small. Low interest rates mean more purchases and refinances. Ahem, Brex). So were we.

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Lightspeed fuels Indian workspace interiors platform OfficeBanao with 6M funding

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OfficeBanao is challenging this status quo with its comprehensive, end-to-end service, which features an interactive visual design process tailored to businesses of all sizes — from small and mid-sized enterprises to ambitious startups and established giants.

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Founded by a Freshworks alum, sales commission platform Everstage gets $1.7M seed funding

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Angel investors included Rippling co-founder Prasanna Sankar; Chargebee co-founders Krish Subramanian and Rajaraman Santhanam; Freshworks chief revenue officer Sidharth Malik; Conga chief technology officer Koti Reddy; Ally.io The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, with an office in Chennai, India.

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CBRE’s Sandeep Davé on accelerating your AI ambitions

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As chief digital and technology officer at CBRE, Davé recognized early that the commercial real estate industry was ripe for AI and machine learning enhancements, and he and his team have tested countless use cases across the enterprise ever since. The traditional CTO role … is about execution,” he says.

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What an IT career will look like in 5 years

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Here’s a look at how IT workforces will operate and collaborate in the near-future enterprise. Given the rate of digital transformation, enterprises are demanding more from their technology teams and are sourcing talent globally,” he says. Many technology workers have opted to stay remote, creating a more fluid workforce.

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Embattled digital mortgage lender Better.com reveals string of new senior exec hires in ‘rebirth’ attempt

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Nick Taylor has been appointed head of Better Real Estate, and previously worked at Zillow in sales and strategy and at Modus. Jennifer Malin has been named head of enterprise risk and previously was a partner with global law firm Winston & Strawn. He previously worked at US Bank, Doma and Elavon.

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CIOs take aim at Silicon Valley talent

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That sense of purpose and yearning to do meaningful work is the ace in the hole for Optum Enterprise CTO Francois Charette, who has hired a number of Silicon Valley technologists in recent months.