Skyline

Join us on May 18th 2021 and hear from innovators from across the real estate and tech space who are changing the way cities are designed and built.

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

We are live with Innovating on the Home Ownership Model! If you haven't registered yet, make sure you do so here: https://t.co/eJyU0IxbtC

Follow this thread to catch highlights over the course of the event #Skyline 🏗️

[Chris Spoke @ChrisSpoke]

Elon wants a line capable of producing 1M Optimus robots per year by 2027. Figure wants another 100,000 humanoids in the market by 2029. Unitree and the other Chinese firms might outproduce them both.

That’s exciting. But I’ll be disappointed if all these robots can do is fold laundry and move boxes around warehouses.

I want humanoids on construction sites.

I really want humanoid masons.

To get there, robotics labs need the right training data. And to capture that data, construction workers need the right equipment.

We’re building smart safety glasses to help.

Check ’em out: https://t.co/ysknXKh00z

[Chris Spoke @ChrisSpoke]

The Missing Middle Summit is back on May 13 in Toronto.

Join architects, builders, consultants, engineers, lawyers, lenders, and developers shaping the future of walkable, medium-density housing.

All day, downtown Toronto. Get your tickets now! https://t.co/jAVqLYk15g

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Al Gore warned that the "mounting threat of greenwash" poses a significant risk to a successful transition away from fossil fuels. At the same time, sustainable investing has "entered the mainstream," providing more openings for greenwashing.

Read here: https://t.co/sbqPb0gwwf

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Let's check out the winners for Funded this Week:

@HiMorty – $25M Series B led by @MarchCPs @LererHippeau and @MetaPropNYC
@essensys – $41.3M
@butlr_io – $7.9M in Seed Capital

Read more here: https://t.co/sbqPb0gwwf

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Engineers say it can take just 30 years for condo buildings to reach a point when owners can no longer delay making critical repairs. Investigators are still trying to find the cause of the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo.

Read more here: https://t.co/sbqPb0gwwf

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Digital maps are getting better every day, making turn-by-turn navigation more accurate. Adding a third dimension to mapping – altitude – is the next breakthrough. @NextNav is among the companies working on the next generation of 3D mapping.

Read here: https://t.co/sbqPb0gwwf

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

@Attomdata announced that it has acquired @GeoDataPlus

The strategic acquisition will provide customers with greater insight into the marketplace to make more informed and educated decisions.

Learn more about it here: https://t.co/6tXHXnCmwB

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Less talking, more cashing, here's some FTW:

@CasafariRE – $15M Series A led by Prudence Holdings
@Hubble – $2.77M led by @Pi_Labs and @JLL
Tomo – $70 million in seed funding

Learn more about it here: https://t.co/6tXHXnCmwB

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Coly Technologies has launched a SaaS management platform for co-living operators, betting on a 'community psychology' approach to set itself apart.

Learn more about the technology here: https://t.co/6tXHXnCmwB

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

In May, a group of tech startups competed in the third annual PropTech Challenge, supported by the @NYSERDA – The winning concept was Mesa, a toolkit of sensors that can track a building's energy use offered by @sidewalklabs

Read more here: https://t.co/Lx6Uq296vw

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Security system provider @ADT is betting on its partnership with @Google and its smart home business to increase revenue as it struggles to turn a profit three years after going public.

Read more here: https://t.co/Lx6Uq296vw

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

With heatwaves occurring across the country, splash into some new findings for Funded the Week:

@VeroLeasing – $9M in Series A funding
#Infina – $2M in seed funding
@LessenHQ – $35M in Series A funding led by @fifthwallvc

Learn more about it here: https://t.co/9mfIaSXtCS

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Proptech and data company Propstack has tied up with @DelosLiving to provide advanced air purification units to help improve health and well-being in indoor environments. This will accelerate the adoption of Delos' advanced purification units.

Read more: https://t.co/9mfIaSXtCS

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

American real estate technology firm @HqOapp has signed its fifth Canadian customer and will open a Toronto office when the border fully reopens between the two countries.

Read more about their operations here: https://t.co/9mfIaSXtCS

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

When @amazon first came out with Go Shops – which automates checkout and allows customers to just grab what they want and walk out – there was skepticism about its viability outside of small-scale convenience stores.

Not anymore.

Read about it here: https://t.co/BjliOlg4p2

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Big numbers, big names, big startups. Let's dive into this week's Funded this Week:

@utilizecore – $5.3M
@ArrivedHomes – $37M backed by @JeffBezos and @Benioff
@RealFlyhomes – $150M in Series C co-led by @NorwestVP and @BatteryVentures

Read it here: https://t.co/BjliOlg4p2

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Long-term readers of Skyline will by now be familiar with @OpenpathSec, a trailblazing Los Angeles-based proptech startup specialized in touchless access control and workplace safety automation.

Read more here: https://t.co/BjliOlg4p2

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Reports surfaced June 1 that construction startup @katerrainc was shutting down its US operations. Three days later, mass layoffs began. Now, three former employees are pursuing a class-action lawsuit against the startup.

Follow up here: https://t.co/BjliOlg4p2

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

Tenants may have absentee landlords. Built-to-rent developments, however, are entirely new subdivisions designed for renters. They are managed more like new apartment buildings, with designated staff for repairs and maintenance.

Check it here: https://t.co/QL5uaLTwdC

[Skyline @SkylineConf]

The world hit a transport milestone in 2017, though most people wouldn't have noticed it at the time.

Read more here: https://t.co/QL5uaLTwdC