Category Archives: Collaborative Consumption

In the wake of COVID-19, UK puts up £20M in grants to develop resilient tech for critical industries

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Most of the world — despite the canaries in the coal mine — was unprepared to cope with the coronavirus outbreak that’s now besieging us. Now, work is starting to get underway both to help manage what is going on now and better prepare us in the future. In the latest development, the UK government today […] Continue reading In the wake of COVID-19, UK puts up £20M in grants to develop resilient tech for critical industries→

‘The Operators’: Experts from Airbnb and Carta on building and managing your company’s customer support

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Airbnb’s Global Product Director of Customer and Community Support, and Carta’s Head of Enterprise Relationship Management share how companies should be thinking about customer service. Continue reading ‘The Operators’: Experts from Airbnb and Carta on building and managing your company’s customer support→

In travel tech, 4 rivals merge in Europe to form Altido for property management of Airbnb-style homes

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The growth of Airbnb and other big travel startups has given a fillip to the wider travel industry, and today several smaller startups in the short-term property sector are announcing that they have merged to tackle the opportunity with more scale. The UK’s BnbBuddy and The London Residents Club, along with both Hintown from Italy […] Continue reading In travel tech, 4 rivals merge in Europe to form Altido for property management of Airbnb-style homes→

Managed by Q ends 2018 with a fresh $25 million in funding

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Managed by Q, the office management platform that launched back in 2013, has today revealed that it raised an additional $25 million as a part of its Series C, led by existing investors RRE and Google Ventures, with participation from new investors DivCo West, Oxford Properties and others. The fresh capital brings the total round […] Continue reading Managed by Q ends 2018 with a fresh $25 million in funding→

The limits of coworking

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It feels like there’s a WeWork on every street nowadays. Take a walk through midtown Manhattan (please don’t actually) and it might even seem like there are more WeWorks than office buildings. Consider this an ongoing discussion about Urban Tech, its intersection with regulation, issues of public service, and other complexities that people have full […] Continue reading The limits of coworking→

Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time

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As the fight against climate change heats up, Cove.Tool is looking to help tackle carbon emissions one building at a time. The Atlanta-based startup provides an automated big-data platform that helps architects, engineers and contractors identify the most cost-effective ways to make buildings compliant with energy efficiency requirements. After raising an initial round earlier this […] Continue reading Cove.Tool wants to solve climate change one efficient building at a time→

Airbnb for Work now accounts for 15 percent of bookings

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Business travelers have become an increasingly important part of the Airbnb business, according to a new blog post. The company says that Airbnb for Work, which launched in 2014, has seen bookings triple from 2015 to 2016, and triple again from 2016 to 2017. In fact, Airbnb says that almost 700,000 companies have signed up […] Continue reading Airbnb for Work now accounts for 15 percent of bookings→

Managed By Q acquires NVS to offer space planning and project management

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Managed by Q, the office management platform based out of NYC, today announced its acquisition of NVS. Founded by Jason Havens in 2011, NVS is an office space planning and project management service, helping businesses plan their moves or office redesigns from start to finish. The company helps connect with a network of brokers, architects, […] Continue reading Managed By Q acquires NVS to offer space planning and project management→

Here’s Mary Meeker’s essential 2018 Internet Trends report

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Want to understand all the most important tech stats and trends? Legendary venture capitalist Mary Meeker has just released the 2018 version of her famous Internet Trends report. It covers everything from mobile to commerce to the competition between tech giants. Check out the full report below, and we’ll add some highlights soon. Then come back […] Continue reading Here’s Mary Meeker’s essential 2018 Internet Trends report→

Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London)

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Excited to announce that this year’s The Europas Unconference & Awards is shaping up! Our half day Unconference kicks off on 3 July, 2018 at The Brewery in the heart of London’s “Tech City” area, followed by our startup awards dinner and fantastic party and celebration of European startups! The event is run in partnership […] Continue reading Meet the speakers at The Europas, and get your ticket free (July 3, London)→