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See it now! From floor plans to floors to rooms, #proptech startup exits stealth to reveal a comprehensive interactive viewing platform for #realestate. My latest exclusive in #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/10/floo... #Property #Residential #CRE #Office
Interactive Floor Plans Platform Planpoint Exits Stealth
Buyers, investors and tenants can use it to explore properties with the most up-to-date information.
commercialobserver.com
October 8, 2026 at 5:59 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Office tenants craving #connectivity are growing but frustrated as landlords lag in providing turnkey solutions. My latest in #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/10/john... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #CRE #Office #InternetInfrastructure
John Meko of WiredScore: 5 Questions
The company’s new survey says 81 percent of tenants would choose an office suite with connectivity already installed over one without.
commercialobserver.com
October 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI - Unicorn X 4! Huge funding to huger-valued #PropTech company. Read all about it in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/elis... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Funding #AI #Housing #HealthCare #Innovation
EliseAI, Manhattan-Based Proptech Unicorn, Raises $350M
AI-powered platform automating housing and health care reaches $4 billion valuation amid plans to create a second engineering hub.
commercialobserver.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
#Energy + #AI = #PropTech funding for this relaunched startup's full-stack powering system for commercial buildings. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/ener... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Investments
Energy Tech Company Novele Raises $17M Series A
Boisei Labs led the round for the startup, which uses AI and proprietary hardware to provide energy systems for commercial buildings.
commercialobserver.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Funding flows to yet another #AI-native #PropTech platform, this one aimed at data wrangling for corporate #realestate. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/10/treb... #Property #Data #Innovation
Trebellar, AI Platform for Corporate Occupiers, Raises $18M Series A
Salesforce, Google and Waymo veterans founded the startup, which now counts Uber and Meta among its clients.
commercialobserver.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:11 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Give me an A! Give me an I! Whatta ya got? #PropTech Power 2026 - the movers, the shakers and the #AI makers. Read all about them in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/power-series... #RealEstate #Property #CRE #Residential #Multifamily #Innovation
Power Tech & AI 2026
Whatever happens with AI in CRE, expect the people on this list to have a major say.
commercialobserver.com
October 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI--#AI-powered #housing and #healthcare facilities startup giant grows 4X with a $350 million raise at a $4 billion valuation. My latest in #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/elis... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #VC
EliseAI, Manhattan-Based Proptech Unicorn, Raises $350M
AI-powered platform automating housing and health care reaches $4 billion valuation amid plans to create a second engineering hub.
commercialobserver.com
October 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI - Beam me up, Scottie! Or should we say, #Industrious and #Google! #Holograms are new again for #meetings. My story in #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/indu... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Office #CoWorking
Industrious to Provide Hologram-Like Google Beam Meetings
The coworking company’s members and guests will have access to Google’s 3-D video communications platform.
commercialobserver.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Money in, money out: #Residential data record firm Mainstay uses $18M raise to acquireTruelist, an #AI-powered listing platform for brokers and agents. More M&A moving and shaking in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/main... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #VC #M_and_A
Mainstay Raises $18M and Acquires Truelist
The acquisition expands the residential system for investors and property managers to brokers and agents.
commercialobserver.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
#PropTech #funding and M&As fall into the Venn diagram with its $50M acquisition of Zuma. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/venn... #RealEstate #Property #Multifamily #AI #Brokers #Leasing #VC #M_and_A
Venn Acquires Leasing Agent Company Zuma for $50M
The operating system’s acquisition of the Andreessen Horowitz-backed Zuma brings together two multifamily proptech companies.
commercialobserver.com
September 29, 2026 at 6:40 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Big funding leads to immediate acquisition as #residential record system for investors and property managers Mainstay now includes #AI-listing platform for brokers and agents Truelist. My latest for #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/main... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #VC
Mainstay Raises $18M and Acquires Truelist
The acquisition expands the residential system for investors and property managers to brokers and agents.
commercialobserver.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:08 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
This #AI and #robotics firm is building homes in microfactories for maximum production. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/vika... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Housing #Residential #Innovation
Vikas Enti of Reframe Systems: 5 Questions
The startup raised $40 million to up its automated microfactories, which churn out different types of homes.
commercialobserver.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:18 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
There's nothing artificial about this #AI-native property operations platform linking with a vendor life cycle management company to improve building ops. My exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/visi... #RealEstate #Property #CRE
Property Operations Platform Visitt Teams With VendorPM
The partnership aims to use artificial intelligence to better connect vendors with building operations.
commercialobserver.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:22 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Brooklyn-founded #proptech #startup giving NYC #EVs a power boost where they need it most. My exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/new-... #RealEstate #Property #EVCharging #Innovation #PublicPolicy
New York City Taps It’s Electric to Install Curbside EV Charging Ports
The Brooklyn startup will replace the city's current pilot infrastructure with 700 new curbside chargers.
commercialobserver.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI - Apollo liftoff!
My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/elis...
#RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AgenticAI #AI #Housing #HealthCare
Proptech Unicorn EliseAI Launches AI Agent Apollo
It’s aimed at all property operations tasks, from answering leasing inquiries to assigning and completing work orders.
commercialobserver.com
September 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
#AI-powered #engineering #startup for #residential, Spacial, adds academic #LLM research expert Ravid Shwartz-Ziv as a scientific adviser. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/ai-c... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Innovation
Construction Startup Spacial Taps NYU Prof Ravid Shwartz-Ziv
He will advise the 2-year-old AI company as it refines its 3D code-compliant construction documents technology.
commercialobserver.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
The machines feel the heat with Butlr's two new office maintenance products. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/09/butl... #RealEstate #Property #Office #PropTech #ThermalSensing #MachineLearning #AI
Butlr’s New Thermal Sensor Products Aim at Occupancy and Restrooms
The startup spun out of MIT aims to lower building operators’ costs without cameras and other devices that might compromise anonymity.
commercialobserver.com
September 1, 2026 at 3:46 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI: #RealEstate #tech giant gobbles up home data marketplace platform. Read all about it in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/cost... #Property #PropTech #HomeData #Acquisition #Innovation
CoStar Closes $800M Cash Acquisition of New-Home Platform Zonda
The real estate information giant expands into new-home data, analytics and online marketplaces with the deal.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:21 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Can you hear me now? A loud and proud Seed Round for a #CRE-focused mobile communications #PropTech firm. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/cell... #RealEstate #Property #Cellular #Innovation
Cellular Provider InfiniG Secures $5M Seed Funding
Started by a Meta alum, the startup focuses on scaling mobile coverage as a service for commercial real estate.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Surprise! #PropTech leading $5-10M Seed Rounds across industries in 2026, with #AI a prime driver. My latest feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/prop... #RealEstate #Property #VC #Funding #Startups #Innovation
Proptech Seed Rounds Are in Full Bloom
The sector leads all industries in startup funding size in 2026 — and, yes, AI has a lot to do with it.
commercialobserver.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:09 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Data is in-"deed" still king even as public-records #AI #titlesearch grows, new study contends. My latest in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/ai-p... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #TitlePlant #PropertyRecords #PublicRecords
AI-Searched Public Records Insufficient for Title Decision-Making
Analysis compares AI-only record searches with title plant-supported examinations to evaluate completeness, accuracy and insurability.
commercialobserver.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:59 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
As Mike Breen (Knicks fans will know.) would shout: BOOM! BOOM!
#SFR startup scores $15M funding and a new agentic product. My latest exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/sfr-... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #Residential #Leasing #AI
SFR Leasing Operating System Boom Secures $15M Series A Funding
Company also announces the launch of BoomCRM, an agentic leasing and touring product.
commercialobserver.com
August 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
Investors see lots of smarts in #multifamily data firm ApartmentIQ with $25M funding round. My exclusive in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/apar... #RealEstate #Property #PropTech #AI #VentureCapital #VC #Innovation
ApartmentIQ Secures $25M Follow-On Funding Round
Backing comes as the multifamily data platform passes 8 million customer units.
commercialobserver.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:41 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
100+ year old family #realestate firm is not too old to learn new #proptech tricks and to bring them in-house. My latest exclusive feature in today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/08/owne... #AI #Property #CRE #Residential #EntertainmentRealEstate #Innovation
Owner Fisher Brothers Launches AI Innovation Lab
The company is the latest in commercial real estate to seize on the technology to build applications and AI agents in-house.
commercialobserver.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
philbk2024.bsky.social
ICYMI - The view from Balcony is spreading across the U.S. and it's a pretty #PropTech picture: In today's #PropTechInsider:
commercialobserver.com/2026/07/balc... #RealEstate #Property #REdata #LandRecords #Digitalization
Balcony Amasses County Partnerships of $400B in Property Value
The 5-year-old proptech firm says it now supports more than 600,000 parcels on its Keystone platform.
commercialobserver.com
August 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM