Startups which create platforms making it easier to buy “buy to let” properties are proliferating. In the US there is Roofstock, Mynd, Awning and Doorvest, among others. In Europe, there is, for example, GetGround or Bricklane. Beanstock.fr, a French buy-to-let investment marketplace that allows individuals to buy and manage properties online, has made hay as Spanish, English,…
Startups which create platforms making it easier to buy “buy to let” properties are proliferating. In the US there is Roofstock, Mynd, Awning and Doorvest, among others. In Europe, there is, for example, GetGround or Bricklane. Beanstock.fr, a French buy-to-let investment marketplace that allows individuals to buy and manage properties online, has made hay as Spanish, English,…
Singapore-based UnaBiz, the front-runner in the race to buy Sigfox, has had its bid for the ailing French IoT firm blocked by the French Ministry of Economy, as political hyper-sensitivity around economic nationalism, and even protectionism, mounts ahead of the French presidential elections on April 24. For UnaBiz, the timing could not be worse, with…
In the 1980s TV show Hills Street Blues, Sergeant Phil Esterhaus would tell his officers at the end of roll call, “All right, that’s it, let’s roll. And Hey!… let’s be careful out there.” It was a popular “catch phrase” in those days and certainly can be applied equally well today. Especially in light of…
The best unlocked Samsung phones give the ultimate freedom to pick your carrier and hop between them at your leisure. That allows you to choose your perfect handset first and then pick exactly which of the best phone carriers is right for you later. And if you’ve decided Samsung is the way you want to…
Almost four months after launch, the James Webb Space Telescope has just taken a big step toward making its first observations of deep space. The $10 billion mission — a joint effort involving NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency — is on a quest to find out more about the origins…
The much-anticipated mixed reality headset from Apple is to be delayed, according to a leading analyst. Apple is rarely first to any new technology but will bide its time, watch the early mistakes of rivals, and then launch a product that’s often a lot more polished. Many are, rightly or wrongly, of the opinion that…
If you’re trying to get a pulse on what’s happening in the venture market right now, you could do worse than talk with Hans Swildens, founder of the 22-year-old, San Francisco-based investment firm Industry Ventures. Industry Ventures is now managing $5 billion in assets – nearly $1 billion of it raised last year — across…
Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japan’s micromobility market, which according to a recent report, is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2030, up from $39.4 million in 2020. Luup will use the proceeds to expand its service…
Shared micromobility company Luup has raised $8 million (1 billion yen) in debt and asset financing to meet the growing demands of Japan’s micromobility market, which according to a recent report, is projected to reach $11.6 billion in 2030, up from $39.4 million in 2020. Luup will use the proceeds to expand its service…
