
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK/India: VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform, has raised a $7 million seed round, led by Pi Labs, with participation from Haatch, Navigate Ventures, Old College Capital – the University of Edinburgh’s in-house venture investment fund, and a group of global family offices, alongside follow-on commitments from anchor investors.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Downing has submitted a planning application for a 1,135 room scheme at 40 Anderston Quay, on the River Clyde in Glasgow.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Downing, in partnership with OEP UK, has completed the fittings for the Square Gardens coliving development in Manchester.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property investor and developer Downing is cofounding a new real estate investment management business, which will be led by Jessica Hardman, former head of European portfolio management and UK CEO at global investment manager DWS.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Real estate investment manager Precede Capital Partners has received B Corp certification, signifying the firm’s commitment to ESG and responsible business practices.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Downing has reached the 45-storey mark on Acer Tower, the highest point of its 1,300-home Square Gardens scheme at First Street.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Downing has been granted planning permission to build a 555-bed project, in Falmer, near Brighton.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Developer Downing has agreed a deal with Utopi to incorporate ESG technology at its Square Gardens coliving scheme in Manchester.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Developer Downing has started façade work and revealed the name for a major coliving scheme in Manchester.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Liverpool-based architecture firm KKA has been selected by developer Downing to design the interiors of more than 2,200 coliving rooms and corresponding amenity spaces.
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