PropTech Connect

PropTech Connect Europe 2024 was a blast! 🚀 It was an immense pleasure seeing such a large community of global real estate executives, entrepreneurs, and investors networking and gaining actionable insights over the two days. The feedback from the community has been fantastic so far, and we can't wait to share the 2024 highlights video with you! Stay tuned and subscribe to our newsletter via the form at the bottom of our website if you don't want to miss it...👇 https://lnkd.in/dVmUXeRA Thank you again to all of you who attended this year. Here's the link to the event photos in case you missed it: https://lnkd.in/eBdAU6US See you in 2025! 🚀 #realestate #PropTech #PropTechConnect #CRE #builtenvironment Nadim Stub, Rupert Parker, Dr Ahmed Alnaggar, Allan Fourie, Paige Pitcher, Engage Works, Ricky Bartlett, Jonathan Bartholomew, Matus Liptak, Hereworks, James Ma, Charlotte Langthaler, Natasha Patel, JCR Advisors, Equiem, HiPer it!, Maciej (Mike) Plichta, CFA, LMRE, Bayo Ibirogba, Generali Real Estate, Nikos Patsiogiannis, Emilia Cardamone, Ewelina Kałużna, Andrew McLennan, PhD, CTO, Simon Hayter, Joe White, Pratik Patel, Johan Wiksell, Ben Raybould, Fibha Ahmed, Stefanie Lütteke, Lisa Cations MRICS, Infabode, Daniel Wishnia, KODE Labs, Aleksandar Balicevac, Alister Langdon, Bert Hesselink, Chris Coleman-Brown, Mats Pettersson

Onx Homes, innovative homebuilder developing more than 3,000 sustainable and resilient homes, announced a transformative expansion with the launch of eight new communities across South Florida, Central Florida, and Texas. This strategic growth represents a significant milestone in the company's mission to revolutionize residential development in some of the fastest growing and most climate-challenged housing markets in the United States. The expansion plans will be supported by a new factory in Texas. "Our extensive market expansion is more than just adding new developments—it reflects a strategic response to the evolving housing landscape," said Ash Bhardwaj, Chief Executive Officer of Onx Homes. "As demand grows for disaster-resilient homes, we're not just building houses. We're creating resilient living environments that address the complex challenges of climate change, housing affordability, and community sustainability. These eight new communities represent our commitment to providing innovative housing solutions in markets experiencing significant demographic and environmental shifts." Learn more in the article below. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/42hmnpO ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.

TwinKnowledge announced the successful completion of its $3.7 million Series Seed equity funding round led by Camber Creek. As part of the round, Jim Lynch, former Senior Vice President and General Manager of Autodesk Construction, will join TwinKnowledge's board as an independent director. TwinKnowledge's AI Agents analyze millions of data points across construction documents, specifications, and other critical project materials, helping building professionals make faster, more informed decisions, reduce inefficiencies, and improve project outcomes. "We are pioneering the integration of AI agents into the AECO industry, leveraging advanced computer vision and large language models to simplify construction document analysis," said Ivan Panushev, TwinKnowledge's Founder and CEO. "Our technology significantly reduces errors, accelerates project timelines, and raises the bar for accuracy, efficiency, and productivity." This funding will accelerate TwinKnowledge's product development, expand its market reach, and further establish its AI-powered solutions as indispensable tools for the built environment. Learn more about the funding in the article below. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/43HXztB ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.

💥Speaker announcement: Duncan Garrood, CEO of Empiric Student Property plc, a FTSE 250 UK REIT, is speaking at PropTech Connect 2025! Duncan was instrumental in reshaping the company’s portfolio to provide a best-in-class product whilst also delivering revenue and margin growth through personalised customer service. Past achievements include: Holding senior roles at Unilever across Europe and Asia; serving as Commercial Director at BAA; leading the start-up and growth of Starbucks, Shake Shack, and Pizza Express across 20 countries at Alshaya Group; holding Chief Executive roles at Punch Taverns and Bill’s Restaurants; and obtaining a PhD in Biochemistry from Imperial College London. We are looking forward to hosting 6000+ speakers this September at PropTech Connect Europe 2025. 🚀Ticket prices increase soon… https://lnkd.in/e6FHykRD

Uniti Group Inc. announced that its stockholders voted to approve the previously announced proposed merger with an affiliate of Windstream and certain other related proposals. Over 90% of the shares of Uniti common stock present and represented at the special meeting voted in favor of the proposed merger. As previously announced, under the terms of the definitive merger agreement, an affiliate of Windstream will merge with and into Uniti, with Uniti surviving the merger as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Windstream Parent, Inc. Windstream Parent, Inc. will be renamed “Uniti Group Inc.” in connection with the Merger, and its common stock is expected to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “UNIT.” Learn more about the merger agreement in the article below. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/3R8zvsm ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.

💥Speaker announcement: Christian Hendriksen founded Rensair, a trailblazing venture committed to a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable environment. The company's ground-breaking clean air technology is revolutionising building ventilation practices and Rensair has raised $10 million to date. Christian's career includes scaling high-growth companies, like Groupon's expansion in Japan and China. He was previously a director in investment banking at UBS and Citigroup. 🚀 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? Christian wants to meet senior decision-makers in Sustainability, Facilities, Real Estate, or Workplace roles across large organisations. His focus is specifically on tech, consultancy, financial services, healthcare (including REITs and senior living), asset management, and universities. He wants to connect with companies with over 100 staff and $50M+ turnover, hospitals with 100+ staff or patients, and universities with 1000+ staff and students.

Property specialist Bruntwood SciTech secured another £100m sustainability-focused funding package from Barclays, HSBC UK, Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest and Santander UK, taking Bruntwood SciTech’s total facilities to £580m as it bids to build a £5bn UK portfolio of specialist workspace by 2033. The green funding terms of the refinance include improving the EPC ratings of buildings, reducing the amount of embodied carbon in new build developments, and increasing renewable energy procurement. The group is also aiming to be fully net zero by 2050, and is already providing 100% renewable energy to all shared spaces in its portfolio through an investment in a wind farm in Ayrshire. Kevin Crotty, chief financial officer for Bruntwood SciTech, said: “This funding facility will also enable us to continue putting sustainability at the heart of all our new and ongoing developments. As well as working hard to reduce our own carbon footprint, we’re also helping to make it easier for our customers to do the same. With the new funding, we will be able to move quickly and generate the momentum needed to deliver a more sustainable built environment for businesses to innovate, collaborate and grow within.” Andy Clarke, director, real estate finance at NatWest, said: “NatWest are pleased to be providing our continued support to Bruntwood SciTech with this latest funding. The sustainably linked funding package will support further investment and growth in the science, technology & innovation sector, and will also support Bruntwood with their ambitions for a net zero future.” Jason Constable, head of real estate at Barclays Corporate Banking, added: “We are pleased to extend our support for Bruntwood SciTech as the business continues to expand by delivering best in class, environmentally conscious workspaces for an innovative sector.” Matt Jones, senior director, real estate finance at Santander UK, said: “We are delighted to continue supporting Bruntwood SciTech in their growth and sustainability journeys, as they develop their extensive portfolio of projects and move towards their 2050 net zero targets. We look forward to continuing working with the Bruntwood SciTech team going forwards Richard Butterfield, director, real estate finance at Lloyds, said “Lloyds is proud to continue supporting Bruntwood SciTech as it delivers its ambitious growth plans and continues to invest in the UK’s most innovative, fastest growing, and economically important sectors. This sustainably-linked funding package will help the business continue its efforts to decarbonise existing and new developments.” Peter Nelson, HSBC UK Relationship Director, said: “It is great to contribute to Bruntwood’s continued investment which is enabling growth of the innovation sectors in cities across the UK” 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/4jnTBLj ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.

Jervis.Systems, a guest access and smart home automation solution, announced an integration with Minut, a global leader in privacy-first property insights trusted by tens of thousands of property managers and hosts around the world. The partnership provides property managers with enhanced real-time monitoring for humidity, mold risk, noise, and temperature while maintaining a focus on privacy and ease of use. "At Minut, we empower property managers with invaluable insights that enhance security and efficiency—while always respecting guest and tenant privacy," said Marcus Ljungblad, Co-Founder and Head of Growth at Minut. "Our integration with Jervis Systems reflects our commitment to transparent property monitoring, allowing property managers to protect their investments while ensuring guests feel comfortable, safe, and respected during their stay.” "Our mission has always been to simplify key aspects of property management and reduce the technical headache and tech stack fragmentation," shares Bobby Varghese, CEO of Jervis Systems. "Our integration with Minut allows us to expand our capabilities by offering property managers insights into their properties while bringing the devices they already have installed in one place and putting the guest first throughout their stay." Learn more about the integration and benefits provided to property managers in the article below. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/3R4AxFM ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.

💥𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Meet Naqash Tahir, Executive Director of Research & Development and Investments of RealAssetX at PGIM Real Estate, and who he is looking to meet at PropTech Connect Europe 2025! Based in London, he is leading a significant step towards the digital transformation of real assets management, in partnership with leading universities and venture capital firms. In addition to his efforts in innovation, Naqash is deeply involved in developing strategic partnerships with venture capital firms. He has been a significant contributor to the PropTech program in Europe and is a member of AREF's Technology working group. He chairs INREV’s technology committee. He is also a tech and start up advisor and mentor, speaking at technology events around Europe and the Middle East. Naqash is also the founder and chairman for ReimTech, which is a forum for the Real Estate Investment Management Technology peers across Europe. 🚀𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝗾𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁? Naqash looks forward to meeting entrepreneurs and discovering the new technologies that are shaping the future of the Real Asset Industry. He is eager to gain valuable insights from his peers and catch up with some of his VC connections. 

Cloudastructure, Inc. announced its partnership with one of the nation’s leading real estate investment firms—managing billions in commercial and residential assets—to expand the firm’s commitment to AI-driven security. This initiative marks an expansion of an existing relationship between the two companies, building upon prior successful deployments to now include Cloudastructure’s advanced surveillance and remote guarding solutions across seven multifamily communities, with additional rollouts planned in the near future. “This partnership reflects a forward-thinking approach to risk management and asset optimization, both for property owners and their investors,” said James McCormick, CEO of Cloudastructure. “As the multifamily sector continues to evolve, AI-powered security is no longer a luxury—it is a strategic investment that drives operational efficiency, enhances resident satisfaction, and ultimately contributes to long-term portfolio value. We are happy to be expanding our successful relationship with this valued client and look forward to supporting their vision and helping them scale that success across new markets.” Learn more about the partnership in the article below. 🔗 Link: https://bit.ly/447Kb1R ---- Join 200,000+ RE leaders receiving the most relevant industry updates every week. The sign-up form can be found at the bottom of the article above.