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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

We have witnessed the likes of WeWork, Convene, and Airbnb reimagine working and living, all while catalyzing momentum for further investments across the real estate technology landscape. Modern consumers have increasingly begun to accept, and often prefer, reducing both human and invested capital with technology and third-party services.

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How to Think of R&D Spend

Andreessen Horowitz

And, especially when you’re considering integrating a new technology platform into your business—like AI today, or cloud a decade ago—how do you invest in innovation without losing control of your runway and budget? Some investments will generate returns within a few months, while others may take years to produce results.

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6 VCs explain why embedded insurance isn’t the only hot opportunity in insurtech

TechCrunch

He thinks that early use cases may center on customer service, but is certain that more will follow. We have long been pushy on such an indirect distribution, having invested in four embedded insurance startups in property and casualty, bancassurance, life, and SME insurance. That hasn’t changed. That’s a very good question.

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Tile secures $40 million to take on Apple AirTag with new products

TechCrunch

The funding will be put towards investment in Tile’s finding technologies, ahead of the company’s plan to unveil a new slate of products and features that the company believes will help it to better compete with Apple’s AirTags and further expand its market. “We felt this was the right mix of capital choice for us.”

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Big Tech is now worth so much we’ve forgotten to be shocked by the numbers

TechCrunch

This time we’ll hear from Accel’s John Locke regarding his investments in The Zebra — which recently raised even more capital — and the insurtech space more broadly. Locke said that the venture market for insurtech investments is “definitely more aggressive” this year than last. Fair enough. Various and sundry.

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Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools

TechCrunch

It plans to use the funding to expand its own technology tools, as well as grow internationally. Spryker’s argument is that by being a newer company (founded in 2018) it has a more up-to-date stack that puts it ahead of older startups and more incumbent players like SAP and Oracle.

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Q3 outlook forecasts cloudy days ahead for fintech M&A

TechCrunch

Looking ahead, KPMG’s view on the prospects for financial services M&A over the next six to 12 months is mixed. Wiseasy is a brand you might not have heard of, but it’s a popular Android-based payment terminal maker used in restaurants, hotels, retail outlets and schools across the Asia-Pacific region. .”