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Join us for an engaging conversation with Jonny, who made the trip from London to Miami for a couple of glasses of Woodford Reserve bourbon and a deep dive into his company's ambitious expansion into the US market. Founded in 2015 with a $400,000 seed round, LandTech has rapidly become a go-to platform for researching land development opportunities across the UK. Backed by notable investors like Updata Partners, JLL Spark, and Pi Labs, LandTech raised $50 million in 2021, followed by an additional $10 million in 2023. Their impressive client roster includes major players such as Taylor Wimpey, CBRE, BNP Paribas, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL, and Savills.Florida marked LandTech's first US market entry in March 2024, setting the stage for the company's broader American expansion. If you're interested in prop tech, this is a must-listen episode with a founder who's navigated the ups and downs of building a thriving business.Connect with usLooking to dive deeper into the Miami commercial real estate scene? Well, you've stumbled upon our favorite topic of conversation. So, whether you're a curious beachcomber or a seasoned investor, drop us a line at info@gridlineproperties.com or dial us up at 305.507.7098. Or if you're feeling social, you can stalk us on LinkedIn and connect with us there. Let's make some waves in the 305 real estate world together! Ben Hoffman's bio & LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/ben-hoffman-818a0949/ ) Felipe Azenha's bio & LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/felipeazenha/ ) We extend our sincere gratitude to Büro coworking space for generously granting us the opportunity to record all our podcasts at any of their 8 convenient locations across South Florida.

Alessandro Marchesini è Chief Digital Strategy Officer of Planet Smart City Holding e CEO dell'unità Digital di Planet. Alessandro porta con sé anni di esperienza maturati in start-up, scale-up e colossi del tech della Silicon Valley. Dopo aver conseguito una laurea in Ingegneria Elettronica presso l’università di Bologna e aver trascorso un periodo alla University of California San Diego, Marchesini ha iniziato la sua attività lavorativa nell'entertainment software industry (presso EIDOS), prima di passare in Openwave, l'azienda che ha inventato la "wap navigation", il primo protocollo che ha consentito la navigazione internet sui dispositivi mobili. Successivamente la sua carriera è proseguita all’interno di diverse aziende SaaS prima di arrivare a ricoprire, negli ultimi anni, il ruolo di Senior Director of SaaS Engineering di Oracle coordinando la gestione di team di operations per 5 linee di prodotto con un giro d’affari di 300 milioni di dollari e team dislocati tra India, Polonia, UK, Canada e Stati Uniti (California e Florida). Alessandro ha esperienza nel gestire e aiutare a crescere gruppi digital in America, Emea e Apac, con un consolidato track record nel lanciare e far maturare nuovi prodotti all’interno di ecosistemi esistenti, in particolare per applicazioni SaaS B2B e B2B2C.Alessandro ha una grande esperienza in digital M&A, in particolare per le fasi di due diligence tecnologica, di prodotto e risorse umane per numerose acquisizioni di aziende Tech, incluse società con una capitalizzazione superiore al miliardo di dollari. Marchesini ha conseguito un Global MBA all'Imperial College of London Business School entrando nella "Dean’s List for Academic Excellence”, è membro della Royal Academy of Arts di Londra ed è un grande appassionato di scacchi.Siti, app, libri e link utiliPlanet Smart CityPlanet smart City Digitale Approfondimenti di Pi Labs. La prima società di Venture Capital in Europa che investe in start-up proptech in fase inizialeReport 2024 PropTech forecast from the JLL Spark team Ricerche analisi di mercato white paper nel settore Proptech sito di di JLL versione inglese Ricerche analisi di mercato white paper nel settore Proptech sito di JLL Versione italiana Percorso accademicoUniversità di Bologna Università di California San Diego Imperial College London Siti di corsi onlineEducative è una piattaforma pensata per gli sviluppatori e gli ingegneri del software per aggiornarsi, padroneggiare nuovi argomenti e prepararsi ai colloqui di codificaUdemy, Inc. è un'azienda di tecnologia educativaCoursera è un'azienda statunitense che opera nel campo delle tecnologie didattiche"The 2-hour job search" I libri da scegliere Chief Digital Strategy OfficerUn Chief Digital Officer (CDO) ha il compito di aiutare un'azienda a utilizzare le informazioni digitali e le tecnologie avanzate, come il cloud, l'intelligenza artificiale (AI), l'apprendimento automatico, l'automazione, l'IoT, la telefonia mobile e i social media, per creare valore aziendale. Nell’ambito del Real Estate e del proptech mette a frutto e sviluppa anche competenze necessarie per mappare, analizzare e proporre interventi migliorativi all’interno di grandi sviluppi immobiliari sotto il profilo economico, digitale e sociale in un’ottica di sostenibilità.

In today's episode of Bricks & Bytes, we have Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner, ESG at Pi Labs. We learn about how ESG is transforming investment decisions, what ESG metrics startups should focus on, and much more! Tune in to find out about: How ESG metrics are becoming key drivers for construction tech investors The right time for startups to begin tracking ESG factors Tips from an ESG investor on how startups should approach funding If you're enjoying the podcast, I'd really appreciate if you could leave a rating and review. (00:00:00 - 00:02:00) - Intro (00:02:00 - 00:04:41) - About Energy Efficiency of buildings (00:04:41 - 00:10:26) - About Sustainable Finance  (00:10:26 - 00:15:30) - ESG issues and complexities (00:15:30 - 00:29:30) - Financial accounting for sustainability (00:29:30 - 00:36:40) - Building green startups (00:36:40 - 00:43:32) - Balancing work and environmental goals (00:43:32 - 00:43:46) - Outro

In this episode the boys talk to Sarah Crawley about the barriers to technology adoption on construction projects. Organisations play a really big part in the sense of they need to recognise that they need multiple stakeholders to input their knowledge and there needs to be a movement in capturing data that really matters not to keep other people in jobs or it's a tick box exercise according to Sarah. A senior project manager with varied construction management experience. Sarah specialised in mechanical and electrical healthcare projects, most recently at Mace.Sarah began developing software in 2019, working to build a tool that eliminated WhatsApp, email and paper. Initially working with Google for StartUps, she raised funding in 2022 with some of the largest investors in the built environment including Pi Labs, Nemetshcek, Samaipata and Accel. SymTerra launched in 2022 and is currently operational across over 300 Europe-wide construction, utilities and infrastructure projects for over 125 companies including Thames Water, MTREL, Kier, and Transport for London – from major platform extensions for Crossrail, to maintenance Rail Lines across the country, from a refurbishment of a caravan park in North Wales to a castle in the Scottish Highlands. Sarah was recognised by Construction News in 2023 as one of the top leading women in construction technical excellence. Proudly Sponsored By: InEight.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/project-chatter-podcast/message

In this episode of Bricks & Bytes we have Luke Graham - Head of Research at Pi Labs to discuss venture capital, research, social science and psychology and many more. Tune in to find out about: The purpose of research in VC The origin of venture capital  Role of social science and psychology in venture capital and construction tech The benefits of partnering with a VC aside from the cash Thoughts on trends like AR, VR, Metaverse and AI  Whether you should get an MBA If you enjoy today's episode, leave us a comment. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel! ---------------------------------------- Luke Graham  | Head of Research at Pi Labs

In der Mittagsfolge sprechen wir heute mit Harriet von Kügelgen, CCO und Co-Founder von Airmo, über die erfolgreich abgeschlossene Pre-Seed-Finanzierungsrunde in Höhe von 5,2 Millionen Euro.Airmo entwickelt, baut und betreibt Satelliten zur Emissionsmessung. Als Schnittstelle zwischen Klima- und Weltraumtechnik messen die Raumflugkörper Methan und CO2-Emissionen in Echtzeit. Das Startup hat dafür eine Mikro-LiDAR-Lösung zur Ergänzung spektrometergestützter Messungen entwickelt, um die Genauigkeit und Empfindlichkeit von CO2- und CH4-Messungen erheblich zu verbessern. Das ClimateTech wurde im Jahr 2022 von Daria Stepanova, Pavels Razmajevs, Dr. Errico Armandillo und Harriet von Kügelgen im bayerischen Weßling gegründet. Das vielseitige europäische Gründerteam bringt eine einzigartige Kombination aus jahrzehntelanger Raumfahrt- und Klimaerfahrung mit, um ihre Mission erfolgreich zu erfüllen. Die Vogelperspektive, die die Airmo-Satelliten bieten, wird es Unternehmen wesentlich erleichtern, die Treibhausgasemissionen an verschiedenen und oft entlegenen Orten zu überwachen. Die Satelliten können selbst kleinste Leckagen aufspüren, sodass diese rechtzeitig entdeckt und repariert werden können. Dies ermöglicht eine Auflösung bis auf die Ebene der Anlage und damit eine genaue und zuverlässige Zuordnung der Emissionen zu ihrer Quelle. Bis zum Jahr 2030 soll jeder Superemitter, insbesondere in der Öl- und Gasindustrie, rechtzeitig erfasst werden.Nun hat das Startup eine Pre-Seed-Runde in Höhe von 5,2 Millionen Euro unter der Führung von Findus Venture eingesammelt. Zu den weiteren Kapitalgebern gehören Ananda Impact Ventures, Pi-Labs, E2MC, Antler und mehrere Business Angels wie u.a. Planetly-Gründerin Anna Alex. Neben den VCs und Angel-Investoren unterstützt auch die European Space Agency das Unternehmen mit einem Auftragsvolumen von 3,7 Millionen und wird zukünftig als ein enger Partner von Airmo auftreten. Das frische Kapital soll dem ClimateTech ermöglichen, seine ersten von 12 Satelliten in die Umlaufbahn zu bringen, um die Transparenz über die Treibhausgase Kohlendioxid und Methan noch genauer und zuverlässiger zu gewährleisten.

How do you build the most effective c-suite and executive leadership team? Today, we speak with @George Dobbins, Co-Founder of @Beaumont Bailey and Mentor at @Pi Labs. Listen in to hear George's advice on: Building effective leadership teams Key mistakes when starting up and building your c-suite George's relationship with an ex Dragon (from Dragon's Den) Recommendations on the best restaurants in the UK ---- In releasing this podcast, we are also delighted to announce our partnership with @beta. BETA is the UK's leading build environment & technology networking platform. Their main aim is to connect traditional industry with technology partners as well as connecting construction & proptech companies with advisors, VC's, angel investors, technology partners AND contacts at some of the top corporations in the UK, Europe and globally. More info in the comments. Thanks for all your support on the podcast so far. We have more exciting guests lined up in the coming months. Please also help us out by reviewing our podcast on whichever platform you get your podcast from.

On the first episode of season 9 of Propcast, Louisa is joined by Michael Bristow, CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty and Faisal Butt, Founder & CEO of Pi Labs. During the episode, they discuss how Pi Labs started, as well as how the PropTech market has changed and grown. Michael shares his journey from investor to founder, and chats about his specialist property development lending platform, CrowdProperty. With their 'property finance by property people' proposition, CrowdProperty and Pi Labs are disrupting property finance for small and medium sized developers who have previously struggled to access the financing they need. Resources: LMRE Global Recruitment and Search Consultancy LMRE YouTube Interviews Companies Mentioned: Spire Ventures OfficeRnD PropTech1 Fifth Wall GREENPASS Okibo  Lantech  Key Insights From This Episode:    We're disrupting property finance for small and medium sized developers, where historically financial services underserved them. - Michael   If you're a B2B SaaS business, it doesn't matter where you are because you can build a globally scalable business. - Faisal  If you can prove one market, you can arguably have the ability to scale in many markets. - Michael Australia has many duopolistic markets which typically drive less aggressive competition between players. - Michael Since there was such a dearth of liquidity for PropTech before, I find that there is more coming in now, but I don't think there is too much. I believe that the market needs to mature and that funding is needed at different stages. - Faisal Retention is what you need to focus on. When you have someone great in your team, you need to look after them because if not, they will go elsewhere. - Michael Keywords: Europe, Technology, Venture Capital, Finance, PropTech, FinTech About Our Guests: Mike Bristow Mike Bristow is the CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty, the UK's leading specialist property development online lending platform. With a background in strategy consultancy advising major corporates and private equity funds on corporate strategy and M&A, Mike has been investing in property since 2002, investing in high potential proptech businesses since 2014 and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe's first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the proptech vertical, in which he is also an LP. Mike has an MBA from London Business School, is a founding board member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group alongside other leading fintech lending platforms and was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Midlands Business Awards 2020. About CrowdProperty CrowdProperty is the UK's leading specialist property development online lending platform – a fintech/proptech lending innovator, exceptionally efficiently matching the demand (quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects) and supply (major global financial institutions and private investors) of capital for value-creating property projects. CrowdProperty has built the best SME property development lender in the market, changing the game with a distinct 'property finance by property people' proposition, unlocking the potential of small and medium sized developers to build more homes and drive spend in the UK economy on labour, materials and services.  Small and medium sized property developers and property professionals have been poorly and inefficiently served by traditional funding sources for decades. Actual property development and investment experience lies at the heart of CrowdProperty meaning a hands-on, expertise-led partnership, underpinned by technology for efficiency and deep asset class expertise for effectiveness of lending, increasing the likelihood of success of our customer's projects. CrowdProperty funds property professionals undertaking any sort of property project, structuring the perfect funding product and doing so with greater speed, ease, certainty, transparency and expertise than anyone in the market. As property people providing property finance, we intimately understand market pains and built the business around the needs of small and medium sized property developers.  CrowdProperty has funded over £400,000,000 of property projects and the construction of 2,000 homes. CrowdProperty was recognised as one of the 50 fastest growing tech businesses in the UK (UK #41 and Midlands #1 in the Deloitte Fast50 report) and by the Financial Times as the #132 fastest growing business in Europe. Apply for finance for your property project in just 5 minutes at www.crowdproperty.com/apply View video case studies of projects we've funded at: www.crowdproperty.com/case-studies    Faisal Butt Faisal Butt is CEO and Founder of Pi Labs, a London-based venture capital firm focused on backing companies that are at the forefront of digitalising the real estate and construction sectors. Faisal founded Pi Labs in 2015, after leading the first round of investments in PropTech start-ups Hubble and Trussle as an individual investor. Faisal and his team have built a portfolio of over 60 PropTech companies across the UK, Europe, North America, and Australia, making Pi Labs one of the most active investors in PropTech start-ups globally. Faisal is also the founder of Spire Ventures, a personal investment vehicle with a focus on investment in traditional property services companies. His traditional property investments include POD Management, Beaumont Bailey, and 90 North, a real estate investment manager which has managed $2bn of real estate assets across Europe and the USA. Global proptech venture capital (VC) firm Pi Labs backs the innovators revolutionising the future of physical spaces. Connecting next generation technologists with the real estate world and mentoring forward-thinking founders as they grow and scale their startups, Pi Labs' purpose is to solve the greatest challenges facing the real estate world through technology and create a positive impact on our physical environment for people, businesses and communities. Founded in 2014, London-based Pi Labs invests in early-stage proptech startups which are transforming the future of physical spaces across Europe – where it is the most active proptech VC. Its portfolio companies operate in global markets, including Asia and the US. From pre-seed to Series A and follow-on investments in later funding rounds, Pi Labs has grown its portfolio to more than 60 companies which are shaping the future of our physical spaces, with more than 50% of startups focused on addressing environmental and social issues. About Our Host Louisa Dickins https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-dickins-ab065392/ Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE www.lmre.tech LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the place at the time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community. Timestamps: [02:40] Faisal: Why did you get into this space and how did Pi Labs come about? I started my career in California during the first .com boom and bust.  At 25, I quit the corporate world to join the entrepreneurial world and set up my own tech business. Being a founder led me to segwaying and deciding to do an MBA at Oxford.  In 2009, during the recession caused by real estate, I was looking for investment opportunities and I looked at investments into traditional real estate businesses. In 2013, I wanted to focus on the intersection between real estate and technology.  [05:00] How does Spire Ventures come into all of this?  I made investments before Pi Labs that were in traditional real estate and I decided that if I wanted to continue, I should set up an Investment Management Business - a Fund Management Business-  and separate personal investment from business investment. Pi Labs focuses on PropTech businesses where Spire Ventures focuses on traditional fee-generating businesses.  [05:40] Michael: You are an Investment Committee Member at Pi Labs, what does that mean and can you tell us more about the move you made from being an investor to a founder? My background started in Mechanical Engineering and I went into strategy consulting. I did things in the reverse route. I started as an advisor, went on to be an investor, and then went on to be a founder.  I did my MBA at the London Business School, pre financial crisis.  Since 2002, I have been investing in residential real estate.  Once the investment team has filtered a lot of businesses and they pieced together the investment thesis, they put that to the final approving committee called the “Investment Committee”.  [09:15] Talk us through finding CrowdProperty and the product. We are in full-on growth mode as a profitable FinTech, PropTech business. We fund small to medium sized property developers. We've got a lot of debt capital from major global asset managers; over £400M worth of property projects with over 2000 homes being built.  We have expanded into Australia [11:05] After your third fund raise, is the focus going to remain in Europe?  After our first fund was launched in 2015, we were mostly a UK fund and we had one company in Bulgaria which has turned into a global business. With our second fund, we started investing in the Netherlands, Finland, and throughout Europe and we wanted to focus on businesses that had a global thesis.  Our third fund is our most international fund.  [13:30] How much are you looking to invest?  We can invest anywhere from pre-seed to series A but our sweet spot is anywhere on the seed spectrum.  Checks can be as small as £100,000 to £1 million. This fund has a pretty significant amount of growth capital reserves. [15:00] Michael: Why is Australia the next point of call rather than the US? Most of my consulting career was spent advising businesses on international expansion.  Australia is a smaller market with 24 million in population and they are in the earliest stage of the evolution of FinTech and PropTech.  Australia has many duopolistic markets which typically drive less aggressive competition between players. You can drop in and be quite disruptive. [17:40] Faisal: You've done 25 investments, is there a direction for this fund?  We are quite a dynamic investor.  We are publishing our own research on a number of topics such as sustainability and ESG.  We are interested in robotics and the metaverse.               [20:55] What are the main challenges which are out there for you and other investors? Sifting through the volume and identifying the winners. There is such a dearth of liquidity for PropTech before that now  the market needs to mature.   [23:35] The ‘LMRE' part, Louisa asks the guests to talk about;  L – Touch on the main lessons you have learnt throughout your career. Faisal: Stay focused, be disciplined.  Michael: Focus drives expertise, world-class talent and competitive advantage. M - Please give a mention to anyone / product / service. Michael: Pi Labs R – What has been the most rewarding aspect of working in PropTech? Faisal: Watching businesses grow. Watching a founding team build to scale.  E - What are you excited about in the future of PropTech? Faisal: Deploying this capital into a batch of really exciting high calibre startups. Growing our team.  Michael:  Disrupting property development, finance, and helping more homes get built. Sponsors Launch Your Own Podcast Kopus.com is the leading podcast production and strategic content company for brands, organisations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right strategy, equipment, training, and guidance and content to ensure you sound amazing while speaking to your niche audience and networking with your perfect clients. Get in touch jason@kopus.com

Yair has 20+ years' experience in real estate development with a career including some of London's largest projects including Elizabeth House and 22 Bishopsgate. As former Partner at Lipton Rogers Developments, and Development Director at Chelsfield, Yair has been responsible for delivering £5bn+ of mixed-use projects, from initial concept through planning, to construction and disposal. In this pod he shares his plans for the future as a founder of one of the newest developers managers in London. He is a mentor at the ULI and Pi-Labs, and lecturer at Oxford and Cambridge universities. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Faisal Butt, Founder & CEO of Pi Labs, Europe's most active proptech VC, shares his journey in proptech and venture capital with Guy Westlake.   Faisal is founder and CEO of Pi Labs, which he launched in 2015 after leading the first round of investment into PropTech start-ups Hubble and Trussle as an individual investor. The Pi Labs team have since built a portfolio of over 55 proptech companies across Europe, North America, and Asia. Alongside Pi Labs Faisal is also founder of Spire Ventures, a personal investment vehicle investing in more traditional property companies. After graduating from UCLA in Business Economics and Computing, Faisal left California in 2008 to study for an MBA at Oxford University's Said Business School. Today he lives with his family in London.   About Pi Labs Pi Labs is Europe's first and most active proptech focused VC having built a portfolio of 55+ companies globally since its launch in 2015. The firm is committed to backing the next generation of proptech entrepreneurs by investing in pre-seed to Series A early-stage ventures that are shaping the future of our built world. This mission has seen Pi Labs invest in various leading proptech businesses including Landtech, OfficeApp, Hubble and many more. Pi Labs also runs a world-leading annual 15-week accelerator designed specifically for a carefully selected group of proptech startups solving the property industry's biggest challenges. For more information visit www.pilabs.co.uk   In this episode Faisal shares: - How he caught the entrepreneurial bug when he was 25 years old and what he learned from his first ecommerce startup. - How an MBA at Oxford University created an opportunity to work alongside celebrated British entrepreneur (and ex-Dragon's Den star) James Caan. - How early investments in Hubble and Trussle led him to develop the core investment thesis for Pi Labs. - UK success story Landtech's stellar journey to becoming one of Europe's leading proptech startups. - The research-led rationale behind Pi Labs' core investment themes: future of work, construction technology (ConTech), future of real estate investment management and the emerging vertical of legal tech. - How the Pi Labs portfolio performed during the pandemic, the glut of investment opportunities in the market right now and the challenges faced by investors. - What makes a successful proptech entrepreneur and the key traits that Pi Labs looks for when making an investment. - The leading role played by VCs in seeding and promoting diversity & inclusion within real estate, and what Pi Labs is doing to make an impact.

Copenhagen-based Pleo, which offers smart payment cards for employees, attained unicorn status, raising $150 million in Series C funding at a $1.7 billion valuation from Bain Capital Ventures and Thrive Capital. Pleo said that this is the largest Series C investment raised by any Danish-headquartered company.The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced the cancellation of the ten-year JEDI contract with Microsoft. The move comes after US Federal Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith rejects the DoD and Microsoft's motions to dismiss Amazon's challenge of awarding the contract to Microsoft. Alongside the termination of JEDI, The Pentagon has announced a new JWCC contract, considering evolving cloud requirementsMagic Fund, a global collective of founders backing other founders, has raised $30 million in its second dedicated fund, Magic Fund II, to continue its mission of supporting early-stage startups across Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.In an official announcement, Magic Fund stated that it would be writing checks between $100K and $300K in early-stage companies across different sectors and geographies and enunciated its aspirations and vision behind supporting them. Tata Consultancy Services has released Jile 5.0, a SaaS-based solution. Jile 5.0 is available in two versions. The Standard edition and the Enterprise edition. Jile 5.0 gives organizations a unified picture of their portfolios and programs, allowing them to align execution with strategy better. This will help business stakeholders, and teams collaborate more effectively and reduce the time it takes to launch new software.TravelPerk, a business trip booking website, has purchased the UK-based Click Travel. Click Travel oversees £300 million in business travel for its clients, which will help TravelPerk expand in the future. With the addition of Click Travel's 2,000+ SME clients, TravelPerk's UK and European business has been reinforced, increasing the total number of customers to little more than 5,000 after the acquisition.Hubble, an online marketplace for flexible office space, has announced that it has raised €2.7 million (approx. USD 2.7 million) in a funding round led by Pi Labs. Other participants include JLL Spark and Starwood Capital.The new funds will help in launching Hubble's new suite of solutions geared at facilitating hybrid working. Toqio, a provider of SaaS global financial platform, has announced its raise of €8 million ($9.4 million) seed round funding led by Seaya Ventures and Speedinvest, with participation from SIX FinTech Ventures. The company would use the proceeds to scale its platform. Taking the announcement to its official LinkedIn and Twitter Handle, Toqio thanked the investors and enunciated its vision.Vienna's byrd, a global e-commerce fulfillment network providing online shops logistics solutions on Monday, announced the close of its Series B fundraise of €16 million, roughly $19M from Mouro Capital. The company had raised €5 million ($5.9 million) in Series A funding in July last year and with the close of Series B, its total amount raised has crossed €26 million ($30.7 million). Existing investors – Speedinvest, Verve Ventures, Rider Global and VentureFriends- participated in the funding round, the company said in a press release.Speciale Invest, a deep-tech venture capital firm, invested $375K in Neverinstall's seed round. To improve the platform, the money will be utilized to hire a world-class technical staff. Neverinstall is a startup developing a cloud platform for bringing any graphical user interface (GUI) program to the browser, independent of OS or device type. The startup intends to give free and open access to software programs without any fees or limitations imposed by the hardware of the user's device.CanBank Venture Capital Fund Ltd has invested an undisclosed sum in CoRover, a conversational AI startup. CoRover plans to use the funds to grow its business and invest in research and development to improve its AI-based platform. People from all around the world utilize CoRover. It claims to have the largest user base in India.

In this latest episode of EG's TechTalk Radio EG editor Samantha McClary is mashing up tech with sustainability in a bid to secure a successful journey to net zero carbon. Net zero and the pathway to it is a topic high on everyone's agenda today. Increasing numbers of real estate businesses are outlining their commitments to achieving net zero, but reaching those commitments will require hard and intelligent work. Technology will play a key role in helping businesses adapt to challenges. Here we talk to Faisal Butt, chief executive and founder of Pi Labs, Rob Charlton, chief executive of TwinView and Sue Foxley, research director at Bidwells to understand how technology can support the ESG agenda and the steps real estate needs to take to fully adopt the technology that will enable it to reach its net zero carbon ambitions.

In today's episode, we bring on Mike Bristow, the CEO and co-founder of CrowdProperty, to talk about crowdfunding for real estate in the UK market. The CrowdProperty platform has been one of the most successful platforms in this space, due to the excellent technology they have built coupled with the many years of experience in the real estate sector of their leadership team and founders. With a background in strategy consultancy advising major corporates and private equity funds on corporate strategy and buyouts, Mike has been investing in property since 2002, investing in high potential proptech businesses since 2014 and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe’s first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early-stage ventures in the proptech vertical. Mike has an MBA from London Business School, was named in the Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 list in both 2018 and 2019, is a founding board member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group alongside other leading peer-to-peer lending platforms and was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Midlands Business Awards 2020. After listening to Mike speak about CrowdProperty and the sector in general, I think you'll have a much better understanding of how investing in real estate through online platforms works, and you'll be ready to make your first investment. Links CrowdProperty

We're joined by Esha Vatsa, an investor at Pi Labs - the early stage PropTech fund with a corresponding accelerator. Lois and Petra find out how Esha's early career in accountancy and transaction services inspired her moves into the VC industry, and from Delhi to London! We discuss the growing importance of ESG in investing, and how Esha sees its impact in the PropTech space (ESG = Environmental, Social and Governance factors to evaluate companies and countries on how far advanced they are with sustainability). PiLabs Esha's LinkedIn

Interview with Mike Bristow About Mike Bristow: Mike Bristow is the CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the UK's leading specialist property project online lending platform. With a background in strategy consultancy advising major corporates and private equity funds on corporate strategy and buyouts, Mike has been investing in property since 2002, investing in high potential proptech businesses since 2014 and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe's first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the proptech vertical. Mike has an MBA from London Business School, was named in the Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 list in both 2018 and 2019, is a founding board member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group alongside other leading peer-to-peer lending platforms and was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Midlands Business Awards 2020. About CrowdProperty: CrowdProperty is a fintech/proptech online-lending innovator, exceptionally efficiently matching the demand (quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects) and supply (retail/institutional investors) of capital for value-creating property projects, delivering a better deal for all – borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment and spend in the UK economy. Actual property development and investment experience lies at the heart of the business meaning hands-on, expertise-led due diligence and loan monitoring. Lending is focused on the SME property professional market, a key segment for supplying much needed UK housing stock, which is poorly and inefficiently served by traditional funding sources. CrowdProperty funds property professionals undertaking any sort of property project (including auction purchases and bridging), structuring the perfect funding product and doing so with greater speed, ease, certainty and expertise than anyone in the market. As property people providing property finance, we intimately understand the market needs. CrowdProperty has lent £100,000,000, funding the development of over 1,200 homes worth over £200m since 2014 and has grown both lending and revenue by over 1,000% over the last 3 years. CrowdProperty is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is an HMRC approved ISA / IFISA manager, attracts significant SSAS Pension and SIPP Pension capital and is a founding member and only property specialist platform in the Innovate Finance 36H Group (and formerly on the board of the P2PFA / Peer-to-Peer Finance Association). CrowdProperty became the first and only property P2P lender to become Brismo Verified, independently validating CrowdProperty's market-leading performance, showing significant outperformance of Brismo's UK P2P Index.

Nick Kirby, Legal Director of Mishcon de Reya discusses building specialist technology teams, starting incubators, and how tech has transformed the legal industry. Firmly establishing himself as one of Mishcon de Reya's Tech Champions, Nick is a mentor for MDR LAB, Mishcon's programme for tech start-ups in the legal space. As part of this role, he has built technology products which help the Real Estate department automate various tasks. In addition, Nick also mentors PropTech start-ups at Pi Labs, a company investing in early-stage property tech ventures. Nick is responsible for researching new technologies, including software which utilises machine learning and AI for smart document automation. In this Modern Law episode of Shieldcast, Nick and Geoff discuss: What role new technology plays in de-risking and streamlining the legal practitioner’s caseload When legal tech can help firms improve and prepare the lawyers of the future that provide value for clients Why a collaborative approach to legal product development can bring positive change for the industry How the Covid-19 crisis has significantly advanced innovation and change for both the legal industry and tech innovators. Named as one of the top 10 most innovative lawyers in Europe by the Financial Times in 2019, Nick was commended by the FT for his role in the digital transfer of residential property with the Land Registry. He was also named in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 in 2018 within the 'disruptors' category, hailing those on the front line of legal tech. The Lawyer commented: 'In recent years Mishcon de Reya has made a name for itself as a technology-focused business and, when it comes to real estate, none of its lawyers are more engaged than Nick Kirby.' Listen to this Modern Law edition of Shieldcast to find out more!

About Mike Bristow: Mike Bristow is the CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the UK's leading specialist property project online lending platform. With a background in strategy consultancy advising major corporates and private equity funds on corporate strategy and buyouts, Mike has been investing in property since 2002, investing in high potential proptech businesses since 2014 and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe’s first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the proptech vertical. Mike has an MBA from London Business School, was named in the Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 list in both 2018 and 2019, is a founding board member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group alongside other leading peer-to-peer lending platforms and was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Midlands Business Awards 2020. About CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the UK's leading specialist property project online lending platform: CrowdProperty is a fintech/proptech online-lending innovator, exceptionally efficiently matching the demand (quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects) and supply (retail/institutional investors) of capital for value-creating property projects, delivering a better deal for all – borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment and spend in the UK economy.  Actual property development and investment experience lies at the heart of the business meaning hands-on, expertise-led due diligence and loan monitoring. Lending is focused on the SME property professional market, a key segment for supplying much needed UK housing stock, which is poorly and inefficiently served by traditional funding sources. CrowdProperty funds property professionals undertaking any sort of property project (including auction purchases and bridging), structuring the perfect funding product and doing so with greater speed, ease, certainty and expertise than anyone in the market. As property people providing property finance, we intimately understand the market needs. CrowdProperty has lent almost £100m, funding the development of over 1,000 homes worth over £180m since 2014, rigorously curated from over £3.5bn of project applications, with a perfect payback track record.  CrowdProperty is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is an HMRC approved ISA / IFISA manager, attracts significant SSAS Pension and SIPP Pension capital and is a founding member and only property specialist platform in the Innovate Finance 36H Group (and formerly on the board of the P2PFA / Peer-to-Peer Finance Association). CrowdProperty became the first and only property P2P lender to become Brismo Verified, independently validating CrowdProperty’s market-leading performance, showing significant outperformance of Brismo's UK P2P Index. Read more about alternative finance, peer-to-peer lending, crowdfunding, property and CrowdProperty on the  Find out more at www.crowdproperty.com Read more on the CrowdProperty Blog: https://blog.crowdproperty.com/  About investing with CrowdProperty: www.crowdproperty.com/lenders About borrowing with CrowdProperty: www.crowdproperty.com/borrowers Video case studies from existing borrowers: www.crowdproperty.com/case-studies  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Tushar Agarwal, Co-Founder & CEO of HubbleHQ, the leading online marketplace for finding and renting office space in London joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to talk about the changing demands for the office. Tushar shares why the traditional office is dead using data to back up his claim, and explains how landlords should respond. The discussion covers how remote work going mainstream has created a new type of demand for the hotelification of workspace, a potential new model of CRE management services that is similar to corporate travel agents, and why brand has never been more important in commercial real estate. Connect with Tushar on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamtoosh  Connect with Caleb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Caleb_Parker  If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Questions in this episode First off, on your website you talk about Office Search Alchemy - what is that? Tell us about HubbleHQ and some stats on the amount of space, average size and number of enquiries/transactions you facilitate on your platform You harvest a lot of data. Can you share how you use the data and what you learn from it? As Hubble helps companies find office space, how has it been these last few months? What solutions are needed for a productive workforce? A lot of people have talked about the death of the office. But other people in CRE are predicting post pandemic demand to remain the same, but with less density in office footprints. Do you think people will pay for the same amount of space for less people? How would you define the post-covid office? What do you think the future office looks like? Now that remote working is mainstream do you think we'll see a significant demand for daily, or even hourly bookings of work or meeting space? Will CRE agents end up looking like travel management companies? Columbia Property Trust, A Manhattan Landlord just took back control of a 155,000 sqft WeWork space. Are Landlords going to operate Space-as-a-Service themselves? Value bombs  The office as we know it is dead Over the last 2-4 years we’ve seen a shift in the market towards Space-as-a-Service Small businesses and large corporates who used to sign 5 year leases are now looking for managed solutions Average transaction size has gone from 3 people for 3 months to 20-30 people for 1 year  Office search enquiries picked up 75% in May and June New demand is for a hybrid office solution Central HQ’s are still in demand, but with a smaller footprint 70% of people love working from home, but also want an office of some sort 41% of people want a quiet place to do focused work outside of their home The office of the future is solutions based People need choice There’s a difference between the “In-Covid” office and the “Post-Covid” office We’re going to see the unbundling of the office, and the hotelification of workspace When landlords and operators are making expensive decisions on how to design spaces, analysing multiple data points can help identify customer demand Enquiry to transaction data and list price to deal price is important to understand what customers want and are willing to pay If landlords want control of the future they will need to embrace Space-as-a-Service So we’ll see more landlords understand and respond to Space-as-a-Service as something that’s going to become mainstream Flexibility is needed but service is imperative to protect building valuations With Space-as-a-Service, creating a predictable experience that comes with a brand is what keeps paying customers in a building, not long leases. Generic spaces lack brand loyalty, consistency and a network effect. Specific brands add layers of service, attract the right mix of customers, and create new revenue lines. Selecting the right brand solution adds tremendous value by delivering a predictable customer experience, making the building attractive, and increasing asset value. To manage risk, many landlords will outsource hospitality and management to experienced Space-as-a-Service operators Resources Hubble's 'Should we ditch the office?' Survey results : https://hubblehq.com/should-we-ditch-the-office/survey-results Blog on the consumerization of commercial real estate: https://calebparker.me/featured-posts/workspace-service-needs-global-distribution-system-gds/   About Tushar Agarwal Tushar is Cofounder & CEO of HubbleHQ, the leading online marketplace for finding and renting office space in London for fast growing companies and flexspace operators and landlords. Tushar studied Economics at LSE (The London School of Economics) and spent 2 years working in investment banking before launching HubbleHQ back in 2014. He was Amazon's Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist in 2019. He has led Hubble’s growth as they have gone on to raise £6.4 million over three rounds, from the likes JLL, Pi Labs run by famous PropTech investor Faisal Butt, Downing Ventures, Starwood Capital and Concrete. Just to list a few of Hubble’s accolades, they are Deloitte's 26th Fastest Growing Technology Company in the United Kingdom, Property Week's ‘Proptech Innovator of the Year’ 2019, and last year they were voted as one of the ‘Best Places to Work in Property’ for a second year running. Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold   Bold helps commercial real estate create & manage flexible spaces to dream, create, share, and succeed in. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co)   Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex   NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com)   Launch Your Own Podcast   A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com)   Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Podbean

WHY is such a powerful question and according to Mike Bristow once you know WHY something works intuitively through experience you should be asking WHY in a different context around the emotional intelligence that drives a far richer viewpoint on life. In this episode, you will discover what Mike’s passions are, how important absolute focus is and what his views are on legacy, cricket, property, crowdfunding and winning. KEY TAKEAWAY “Whatever you're doing, make sure it's right for you because that's where you can get your passion from, the energy to give you passion. Enjoy it. Do it with passion. Do it with grace as well. I think if everyone did that, the world would be a more energetic, passionate and friendly place to live.”   ABOUT MIKE BRISTOW Mike Bristow is the CEO and Co-Founder of CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com), the UK's leading specialist property project online lending platform. With a background in strategy consultancy advising major corporates and private equity funds on corporate strategy and buyouts, Mike has been investing in property since 2002, investing in high potential proptech businesses since 2014 and sits on the Investment Committee of Pi Labs, Europe’s first and most prolific venture capital fund investing exclusively in early stage ventures in the proptech vertical. Mike has an MBA from London Business School, was named in the Peer2Peer Finance News Power 50 list in both 2018 and 2019, is a founding board member of the Innovate Finance 36H Group alongside other leading peer-to-peer lending platforms and was named 'Entrepreneur of the Year' at the Midlands Business Awards 2020.   CONNECT WITH MIKE Follow Mike Bristow on LinkedIn.    ABOUT CROWDPROPERTY CrowdProperty (www.crowdproperty.com) is the UK's leading specialist property project online lending platform.  CrowdProperty is a fintech/proptech online-lending innovator, exceptionally efficiently matching the demand (quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects) and supply (retail/institutional investors) of capital for value-creating property projects, delivering a better deal for all – borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment and spend in the UK economy.  Actual property development and investment experience lies at the heart of the business meaning hands-on, expertise-led due diligence and loan monitoring. Lending is focused on the SME property professional market, a key segment for supplying much needed UK housing stock, which is poorly and inefficiently served by traditional funding sources. CrowdProperty funds property professionals undertaking any sort of property project (including auction purchases and bridging), structuring the perfect funding product and doing so with greater speed, ease, certainty and expertise than anyone in the market. As property people providing property finance, we intimately understand the market needs.  CrowdProperty is authorised and regulated by the FCA, is an HMRC approved ISA / IFISA manager, attracts significant SSAS Pension and SIPP Pension capital and is a founding member and only property specialist platform in the Innovate Finance 36H Group (and formerly on the board of the P2PFA / Peer-to-Peer Finance Association). CrowdProperty became the first and only property P2P lender to become Brismo Verified, independently validating CrowdProperty’s market-leading performance, showing significant outperformance of Brismo's UK P2P Index.  Find out more at www.crowdproperty.com Read more on the CrowdProperty Blog: https://blog.crowdproperty.com/  About borrowing with CrowdProperty: www.crowdproperty.com/borrowers Video case studies from existing borrowers: www.crowdproperty.com/case-studies   Apply for property project finance in just 5 minutes at: www.crowdproperty.com/apply   Follow CrowdProperty on: LinkedIn  Facebook  Twitter Instagram   ABOUT THE HOST - AMY ROWLINSON Amy is a Coach, Mentor, iTunes #1 Podcaster, Mastermind Host, Speaker and Property Investor. Through coaching, Amy inspires and empowers entrepreneurial clients to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking. Helping them to focus on their WHY with clarity uniting their passion and purpose with a plan to create the life they truly desire. If you would like Amy to help you focus on your WHY then please book a free 20 min call via www.calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall  Please sign up for the weekly Friday Focus newsletter at www.amyrowlinson.com   CONNECT WITH AMY Focus on WHY Instagram Amy Rowlinson Instagram Amy Rowlinson Facebook Page Focus on Why Facebook Page Focus on Why Facebook Group Amy Rowlinson LinkedIn   HOSTED BY: Amy Rowlinson   DISCLAIMER The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

The Propcast Series 1 Episode 2   Title: The Truth About Real Estate Research with Professor Andrew Baum and Andy Saull Summary: We talk to Professor Andrew Baum and researcher Andy Saull to find out the truth about real estate research, and talk forecasting the future of real estate.   About our hosts: Louisa Dickins Louisa started her career in property working at a well-known estate agency in London. Realising her people skills, she moved over to Lloyd May to pursue a career in recruitment. She now is a Director at LMRE, who are a specialist recruitment firm driven by PropTech and recruitment professionals, and Louisa oversees their 5 core areas. Louisa co-founded LMRE and provides a constructive recruitment platform to the new disruptors in real estate. Louisa is also on the board of Directors at UK PropTech Association (UKPA). About LMRE LMRE believe there is a better way to recruit. LMRE focus on a more comprehensive, client led focus delivering exceptional talent to the right place at the right time. They are passionate about the industry and passionate about people's careers. LMRE spend time with each client to become and an extension of the business, and their transparency and core values help them grow with the sector. LMRE simplify recruitment and innovate with our clients and evolve the people driven, PropTech community.   About our guests Andrew Baum https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-baum-303a014/?originalSubdomain=uk Andrew Baum is the head of the Oxford initiative and was previously a professor with Cambridge and Reading universities. He has advised companies such as CBRE investors and Grosvenor, and is the leading academic in the study of PropTech with his ground-breaking 2017 publication “PropTech 3.0” and updated for recent time “PropTech 2020” report. He has been appointed Professor of Land Management at the Henley Business School, University of Reading, in 1989; Honorary Professor of Real Estate Investment at the University of Cambridge 2009-2014; Fellow of St John's College, Cambridge 2011-2014; Visiting Professor of Management Science, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, 2013 onwards.   Outside academic life, has spent the majority of this time working with institutional real estate investors in developing global property investment strategies. Andy Saull https://www.linkedin.com/in/andysaull/?originalSubdomain=uk Andy is currently researching the impact of emerging technology on the real estate industry at Pi Labs, Europe's first and most active PropTech venture capital firm. Alongside Andrew Baum he has also co-authored reports of the future of real estate transactions and occupation. In a previous life Andy was a professional rugby player with London based Saracens, and in England second team Resources LMRE website www.lmre.co.uk Saïd Business School website https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/ Professor Baum's PropTech 2020 report: https://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/proptech2020.pdf Professor Baum's PropTech 3.0 report:  http://www.oxfordfuturesforum.org.uk/sites/default/files/2018-07/PropTech3.0.pdf Oxford Future Real Estate LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12209841/   Value Bombs and Tweetables: - I think it is an exciting time to join real estate, especially from the from the tech or the data, data science perspective – Andy Saull - Making forecasts it's very difficult. All you can say is that the world is uncertain. And there are certain things going on that could lead to certain outcomes. And so we have to talk about scenarios to the future rather than over forecasts on what will happen – Professor Andrew Baum - I guess no publicity is bad publicity, and if someone's challenging you the good news is people are reading a report and taking notice! – Louisa - Every three or four years, something big happens that's unforeseen, and you know, there'll be another one in three or four year's time, no doubt. It means that businesses have to work out what is sustainable and what is not sustainable – Professor Baum - I think with things like the climate emergency, now the Coronavirus pandemic, I think there is a massive transition going on in how we actually physically equip our buildings. And I think that's going to be hugely accelerated in smart buildings a lot more tangibly – Andy Saull - The city will survive. That's the big thing that's going to come through all this. But don't be surprised if there's another big shock in three or four years – Professor Baum - We know that there is a huge amount of money out there that needs to get invested. What's needed is the bringing together of all those opportunities with all that money. And that done through an app you know, that is done through personal trust and ambassadorial skills – Professor Baum   Subscribe   Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart     Sponsors You're listening to a podcast produced by A PODCAST COMPANY. This show was made by Podcast Syndicator where we help you go from start to grow to make money with your podcast. Let us help you share your message and your voice with the world. Reach out now. Jason@apodcastcompany.com to find out more. Thank you for listening and do come back to hear more shows like this. 1) Hey, don't miss out on a free webinar! 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Susan Freeman, 'The woman who knows everyone' according to  Bisnow joins Bold Founder, Caleb Parker, to share why she believes "Third spaces" will play a role in bringing back life to the high street and smaller towns. Susan, who is partner at law firm Mishcon de Reya, shares some of the back stories from her favourite guests on her own PropertyShe podcast, including Founder of Regus, Billionaire and CEO of IWG, Mark Dixon. Susan and Caleb go on to talk about breaking rules and challenging the norms in commercial real estate, transitioning back to the office safely post-pandemic, including the importance of good air quality, and how we’re going to see a movement of building owners bringing in professional operators of Space-as-a-Service. Connect with Susan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Propertyshe Connect with Caleb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Caleb_Parker   Value Bombs and Tweetables #CRE needs to give the younger generation working in the industry more influence because they understand what the customer of the future wants We can break rules in #CRE, starting with the suit and tie We are in the people business, not the property business. When it comes to getting back to the office, safety is the priority. Good air quality is critical for the safety and productivity of office customers Long-term, the sustainability agenda will stay a focus for buildings to align with social values of customers Reducing commute time makes commercial real estate more sustainable Demand for Third spaces will grow, and have potential to bring life to the high street and smaller towns Connectivity is crucial for the work from home movement Real estate decisions should be driven by what talent wants To enable to enable flexibility we’re going to move towards more professional operators of buildings  Resources PropertyShe Podcast: https://www.mishcon.com/propertyshe   About Susan Freeman Susan is a partner at law firm Mishcon de Reya. An experienced real estate lawyer, her in depth understanding of the property market and business training as a Sloan Masters MSc (London Business School) graduate, combined with a wide circle of contacts help make the firm’s programme of events “must attend” networking opportunities. Susan was listed as ''The woman who knows everyone' by Bisnow in their 51 Most influential Women in UK real estate list 2018.     Susan is a member of the Mishcon Technology Group, which has recently launched MDR LAB - an  incubator programme for tech start-ups in the legal space. She also mentors for Pi Labs accelerator programme for proptech start-ups since it launched and is a regular speaker on the #proptech circuit. Susan is Vice Chair of the British Property Federation's Technology and Innovation Group. She is also a member of the Urban land Institute Technology and Real Estate European Product Council. She chaired the FUTURE: Proptech Advisory Group bringing together key influencers in real estate and proptech. She is ranked 40 in the Tyto Tech Top 500 List 2018     Susan is a non-executive director of development company, This Land, on the advisory boards of Seaforth Land and Work.Life and chairs the Property Group of Bee Midtown, the Holborn and surrounding area's Business Improvement District.     She is on the advisory board of Property Week and is an active member of a number of property related organisations including The British Property Federation, The Urban Land Institute and REVO.  Susan regularly undertakes speaking and panel engagements on real estate, retail and proptech related issues. She hosts the popular Propertyshe podcast where she interviews some of the top influencers who define and make a difference to the real estate industry and built environment. If you have any questions or feedback on this episode, email podcast@workbold.co Sponsors Fortune Favours the Bold Bold helps commercial real estate create & manage flexible spaces to dream, create, share, and succeed in. Now part of NewFlex (www.workbold.co) Future Proof Your Portfolio with NewFlex NewFlex delivers and manages a range of branded solutions for every type of building, in every type of location, for every type of occupier. Including the flexibility to develop your own brand. All enabled by flexible management contracts where we are invested in making money for you. (www.newflex.com) Launch Your Own Podcast A Podcast Company is the leading podcast production company for brands, organizations, institutions, individuals, and entrepreneurs. Our team sets you up with the right equipment, training, and guidance to ensure you sound amazing. (https://www.apodcastcompany.com and www.podcastsyndicator.com) Subscribe to the #WorkBold Podcast Apple | Spotify | Google | Stitcher | Podbean

Mike's investor-minded approach has grown an 8-figure property portfolio predominantly in London and also the South East and abroad. With a diversified portfolio and a deeply analytical approach to investments, he has also attracted significant private co-investment into high-yielding London residential property. Mike is an active angel investor in PropTech, FinTech and marketplace businesses, including Hubble, AirSorted, YourWelcome, Switchee, Land Insight, Propoly, Office R&D, Urban Intelligence, Falcon DHQ, Rialto, AskPorter, Youtility, Movem, Landbay, Howsy, Rentuu, Infabode, Syndicate Room and both Pi Labs venture capital funds to date.  In this episode, Tom & Adam are joined by Michael Bristow, CEO of CrowdProperty and find out more about how peer-to-peer / crowdfunding is helping to solve the issues developers face to raise funds. Mike is an uber-successful entrepreneur and we discuss his journey and he shares a lot of the lessons he has learned.  Part 1 · We find out Mike’s personal history and how he entered into the rental market as a landlord. · What CrowdProperty is and how it lends differently to traditional lenders. · How PropTech is revolutionising lending. · The process of applying with CrowdProperty and how to present your application effectively.  · What red flags pop up when applying and how to avoid them.   · What are the exciting cases are and what CrowdProperty keep an eye out for. · How CrowdProperty raise funds and the benefits to their investors.  Part 2 · Mike’s market opinion and predictions with all the uncertainty in the market. · Where to invest based on data generated from the CrowdFunding platform.   · Mikes advice for being a private landlord and investor.   · Is there still a place for landlords with only one or two properties? Or is there a better route to invest. · Is build-to-rent to future of development?   · How do investors receive their returns with CrowdProperty? · What excites Mike about PropTech and whats coming up!.. AI?   To find out more about Mike and CrowdProperty visit www.crowdproperty.com follow on Twitter: @crowdpropertyUK, Instagram: @crowdproperty like their facebook page: www.facebook.com/CrowdProperty or on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/crowdproperty For more from the Property Investors Podcast follow us on Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn @PodcastProperty or join our community on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/propertyinvestorspodcast 

Mike's investor-minded approach has grown an 8-figure property portfolio predominantly in London and also the South East and abroad. With a diversified portfolio and a deeply analytical approach to investments, he has also attracted significant private co-investment into high-yielding London residential property. Mike is an active angel investor in PropTech, FinTech and marketplace businesses, including Hubble, AirSorted, YourWelcome, Switchee, Land Insight, Propoly, Office R&D, Urban Intelligence, Falcon DHQ, Rialto, AskPorter, Youtility, Movem, Landbay, Howsy, Rentuu, Infabode, Syndicate Room and both Pi Labs venture capital funds to date.  In this episode, Tom & Adam are joined by Michael Bristow, CEO of CrowdProperty and find out more about how peer-to-peer / crowdfunding is helping to solve the issues developers face to raise funds. Mike is an uber-successful entrepreneur and we discuss his journey and he shares a lot of the lessons he has learned.  Part 1 · We find out Mike’s personal history and how he entered into the rental market as a landlord. · What CrowdProperty is and how it lends differently to traditional lenders. · How PropTech is revolutionising lending. · The process of applying with CrowdProperty and how to present your application effectively.  · What red flags pop up when applying and how to avoid them.   · What are the exciting cases are and what CrowdProperty keep an eye out for. · How CrowdProperty raise funds and the benefits to their investors.  Part 2 · Mike’s market opinion and predictions with all the uncertainty in the market. · Where to invest based on data generated from the CrowdFunding platform.   · Mikes advice for being a private landlord and investor.   · Is there still a place for landlords with only one or two properties? Or is there a better route to invest. · Is build-to-rent to future of development?   · How do investors receive their returns with CrowdProperty? · What excites Mike about PropTech and whats coming up!.. AI?   To find out more about Mike and CrowdProperty visit www.crowdproperty.com follow on Twitter: @crowdpropertyUK, Instagram: @crowdproperty like their facebook page: www.facebook.com/CrowdProperty or on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/crowdproperty For more from the Property Investors Podcast follow us on Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn @PodcastProperty or join our community on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/propertyinvestorspodcast 

The 2018 intake for the EG Tech Academy has opened and EG – along with our partners KPMG, CBRE, Legal & General Real Assets and Pi Labs – is looking for both pre- and post-revenue start-ups that can deliver innovative tech or data solutions for the built environment. Whatever your idea, we are interested in seeing what you have to offer a rapidly evolving real estate sector. This week we caught up with Dominic Wilson, co-founder of Pi Labs, which will take our two EG Tech Academy winners under its wing to guide them in their growth and development. Listen in to find out what Wilson will be looking for as a judge at this year’s Academy and some top tips on what to pitch and head to www.egi.co.uk/eg-tech-academy-2018/ to find out how to enter.

The 2018 intake for the EG Tech Academy has opened and EG – along with our partners KPMG, CBRE, Legal & General Real Assets and Pi Labs – is looking for both pre- and post-seed start-ups that can deliver innovative tech or data solutions for the built environment. Whatever your idea, we are interested in seeing what you have to offer a rapidly evolving real estate environment. To help you make the most of your entry, over the next few weeks we will be finding out from EG’s Tech partners – each of which is offering six hours of hands-on mentoring with leaders within their businesses for our shortlisted entrants – just what they are looking for. This week we meet Andy Pyle, head of UK real estate at KPMG, to find out what it will be offering potential finalists.

The 2018 intake for the EG Tech Academy has opened and EG – along with our partners KPMG, CBRE, Legal & General Real Assets and Pi Labs – is looking for both pre- and post-seed start-ups that can deliver innovative tech or data solutions for the built environment. Whatever your idea, we are interested in seeing what you have to offer a rapidly evolving real estate environment. To help you make the most of your entry, over the next few weeks we will be finding out from EG’s Tech partners – each of which is offering six hours of hands-on mentoring with leaders within their businesses for our shortlisted entrants – just what they are looking for. This week we met Nick Wright and Mike Gedye of CBRE to find out what they will be offering potential finalists.  

  I am joined on the show this week by Dominic Wilson, Co-Founder of Pi Labs, which is a dedicated PropTech venture capital fund. We take a look at PropTech and PropTech companies through the lens of a highly specialised and sharply focused sophisticated investor, which was a real treat to me I have to […] The post Series 4 PropTech: PropTech Investment Scene appeared first on The Property Voice.

In this week’s episode of TECHTALK RADIO find out about an exciting new tech magazine being launched by EG at next month’s MIPIM conference and meet the man and the money behind AI-powered property management platform Askporter. Co-founder Tom Shive and Spire Ventures and Pi Labs founder Faisal Butt talk about the journey from idea to capturing £500,000 of investment, how AI has the opportunity to turn big data into something useful and what makes for an interesting investment. And, of course, the usual chat between co-hosts Emily Wright and Samantha McClary.

In this week’s episode of TECHTALK RADIO find out about an exciting new tech magazine being launched by EG at next month’s MIPIM conference and meet the man and the money behind AI-powered property management platform Askporter. Co-founder Tom Shive and Spire Ventures and Pi Labs founder Faisal Butt talk about the journey from idea to capturing £500,000 of investment, how AI has the opportunity to turn big data into something useful and what makes for an interesting investment. And, of course, the usual chat between co-hosts Emily Wright and Samantha McClary.

  In front of an illustrious, albeit all male (we know, we asked) panel of judges at the New Diorama Theatre in London last night, six proptech start-ups pitched their businesses for the chance to claim as much as £150,000 of investment from VC investor Pi Labs. The inaugural EG Techtalk Academy, in partnership with Pi Labs, CBRE and KPMG, saw nervous and excited entrepreneurs battle against a five-minute stopwatch and the threat of being hooted off stage before enduring 10 minutes of frank and tough questioning from a panel that comprised Dominic Wilson, managing director of Pi Labs, Nick Leslau, chairman of Prestbury, Chris Grigg, chief executive of British Land, Dave Eisenberg, senior vice president of digital enablement and technology at CBRE, Mike Sherwood, former MD of Europe at Goldman Sachs and Kevin Brown, founding partner of REV. Six pitched but only one could be crowned the winner and take home the EG TechTalk Academy trophy, plus that investment with Pi Labs. For the judges, the winner was clear. It was a business that appealed to the financial brains on the  panel as well as those that understood the true bricks and mortar of the real estate business. Demand Logic, led by Sonny Masero, is a “fitbit for buildings” a piece of tech that feeds into existing building management systems and rapidly reads that data to provide a fitness regime for the building.

In this special (aka bonus) episode to the TechTalk Radio podcast, we feature interviews with all six of the finalists selected to take part in EG's first TechTalk Academy on 15 November. The six firms - AccuCities, Beringar, Chimni, Demand Logic, Sorbet and Walulel - will battle it out, live on stage, for as much as £150,000 of investment, plus a year of mentoring, from Pi Labs. The will be faced with a barrage of questions from our expert judging panel - Pi Labs' Dominic Wilson, CBRE's Dave Eisenberg, Prestbury's Nick Leslau, British Land's Chris Grigg, ex-Goldman boss Mike Sherwood and REV's Kevin Brown. Nerve-racking? Nah, not for these six. Probably. Listen in to hear more about the businesses they will be pitching on the big night.  To claim your ticket to come along to the live event click HERE

Dominic Wilson is Managing Partner @ Pi Labs founded on the thesis of becoming of the centre of innovation in the property ecosystem creating scalable businesses that will disrupt the property sector. As for Dominic himself, he has a wide background in Private Equity Real Estate having worked with both AEW Europe and Savills Investment Management and transacted over €3bn of deals across Europe. You can also find further resources on the show and investing articles on the site at syndicateroom.com. Today We Discuss: How Dominic made his way into the world of early stage investments? What are the pros and cons of operating in a largely antiquated incumbent heavy industry? How does Dominic view the early stage angel network in London? How does he look to work with them? With the rise of tax reliefs, this has spurned many more angels, is this money ‘dumb money’? If so, is all dumb money bad for the ecosystem? How does Dominic view the wider macro economic effects of Brexit? What does he predict for both the macro-economy and the wider economy? As always, you can learn more about SyndicateRoom here: www.syndicateroom.com and see Dominic's twitter page here: www.twitter.com/Dom7Wilson