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Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
Real Estate // January 22, 2020

Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs, and Redalpine. The company plans to use the financing for product innovation and market expansion. “Housing is one of the...

How Bundle Turned Employee Relocation Into A Matchmaker Model
Matchmakers // July 17, 2019

Can the platform model help companies relocate employees — and help employees find affordable housing? Bundle Founder Joe Cucchiara contends that a fragmented process — of finding apartments and houses, booking the move — and getting discounts on services — can be streamlined it's all brought...

Zillow All-In With Mortgage Origination
Loans // February 27, 2019

Zillow is focusing more on the mortgage market, making loans to buyers who use the company’s app. According to a report in GeekWire citing an interview with Zillow co-founder and chief executive Rich Barton, Zillow plans to create an Amazon-like experience for mortgages; mortgage origination will...

Ex-Microsoft Exec To Lead Apple Smart Home Unit
Apple // February 18, 2019

Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of defunct smart lock company Otto, has been hired to head up home initiatives — including HomePod and HomeKit — at Apple. The news comes after Apple recently acquired startup PullString, which specializes in voice-enabled toys and could help the...

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Study: How 73 Million Highly Connected Consumers Are Pioneering The Connected Economy

June 21, 2021
Ninety-two percent of all consumers have placed online orders for products. More than 85 percent have paid bills online and nearly 75 percent have booked hotel tickets online. These statistics — findings from PYMNTS’ latest research — are all remarkable indicators of the digital adoption that has taken place over the past 15 months. Even […]

How Bundle Turned Employee Relocation Into A Matchmaker Model

July 17, 2019
Can the platform model help companies relocate employees — and help employees find affordable housing? Bundle Founder Joe Cucchiara contends that a fragmented process — of finding apartments and houses, booking...

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Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App

January 22, 2020
Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs, and Redalpine. The company plans to use the financing for product innovation and market expansion. “Housing is one of the most complex problems our cities face and housing needs both […]

Zillow All-In With Mortgage Origination

February 27, 2019
Zillow is focusing more on the mortgage market, making loans to buyers who use the company’s app. According to a report in GeekWire citing an interview with Zillow co-founder and chief...

Ex-Microsoft Exec To Lead Apple Smart Home Unit

February 18, 2019
Sam Jadallah, the former CEO of defunct smart lock company Otto, has been hired to head up home initiatives — including HomePod and HomeKit — at Apple. The news comes...

Amazon Buys eero For Smart Home Connectivity

February 12, 2019
Amazon announced the acquisition of eero, the first mesh home WiFi system. Founded in San Francisco in 2014, eero’s systems blanket every room of a customer’s home using high-performing, reliable WiFi. For example,...