Co-working today is a global game that’s played by many more than just WeWork, despite the company’s valuation surging to $20 billion. But, as WeWork increasingly globalizes its focus, the U.S. firm is coming into contact with smaller players who are highly localized in markets with the potential to grow significantly. One such market is ... SoftBank is reportedly considering an investment of up to $20 billion in WeWork using capital from its Vision Fund. ... Tech startups have found all kinds of ways to lend money to people who have either too little or not very good credit. The approach of a nearly two-year-old, 15-person San Francisco-based startup called Divvy Homes is among the more creative we’ve seen, even while we question (for now) whether it’s good over the long ... South African university rankings slip Following the fees must fall campaign, concerned parents started to make plans to send their children overseas to study. The ranking of South African universities has generally been on a steady decline since 2014. The university rankings are not the only thing, the personal safety of one’s children is at ... If investors at some of the biggest technology companies are right, the next big restaurant chain could have no kitchens of its own. These venture capitalists think the same forces that have transformed transportation, media, retail and logistics will also work their way through prepared food businesses. The Battle Is For The Customer Interface Investors ... Urban-X, the urban-tech startup accelerator backed by BMW MINI and early-stage urban-tech fund Urban.Us, hosted a demo day today for its fourth cohort of companies at its Brooklyn HQ. The seven presenting companies offered solutions to issues plaguing modern cities, including toll-road pricing, energy and construction management, and even the inefficiencies of modern cycling helmets. In ... It’s official. Two weeks ago, we reported that Opendoor — the four year-old, San Francisco-based company aiming to make it possible to buy and sell residential real estate with a few key strokes — was close to sealing up funding from SoftBank. Today, it’s announcing that the ink is dry on the deal. The terms: SoftBank’s massive Vision ... Rent the Runway, the fashion startup that began as a rental service for special occasions and has since evolved over the last couple of years into a service for people also looking to spice up their everyday wear, just opened up its fifth physical, standalone location. The new location, in downtown San Francisco, enables Rent the ... While the property market in the US appears headed for a slowdown, a startup that’s honing in on rentals is doubling down on growth. Zumper, a San Francisco-based startup that has built an end-to-end platform to source, rent out and help service apartments across the US, has raised another $46 million in funding — money ... Opendoor, a four year-old, San Francisco-based company, has from the outset intended to make it possible to buy and sell residential real estate with a few key strokes. It seemingly gets closer to that audacious vision by the day. The company closed on $325 million in new funding in June in a round that brought ...
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Indonesian co-working startup GoWork lands $10 million
SoftBank is considering taking a majority stake in WeWork
Divvy, an interesting new fractional home ownership startup, just raised a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz
Know About The Best Services For Purchasing A Student Apartment In The UK
The next big restaurant chain may not own any kitchens
Our 3 favorite startups from Urban-X’s 4th demo day
Opendoor just raised $400 million in funding from SoftBank’s Vision Fund
Rent the Runway opens physical store in San Francisco
Zumper raises $46M more to take on Zillow and the rest with its apartment rental platform
The ambitious real estate ‘unicorn’ Opendoor just made its first acquisition, snapping up Open Listings