The garden robot company received 10 million yuan in financing, Shell acquired love space for 1.55 billion yuan, and Brookfield established a 12 billion private equity fund PropTech Weekly Issue 78
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Important news tips
36Kr debut|Courtyard robot company Laimu Technology received tens of millions of angel round financing;
Shell announced that it plans to acquire Love Space for 1.55 billion yuan, which is a one-stop complete service enterprise;
Overseas market|Brookfield established a largest private equity fund of 12 billion;
Shenyang: By 2025, the output value of the robot industry will exceed 20 billion yuan.
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36 Krypton starters
Laimu Technology, a garden robot company, received 10 million angel round financing
Garden robot manufacturer "Laimu Technology" received 10 million angel round financing, and the investor is NBT Capital (Nabixin). Gao Wangshu, the founder of Laimu Technology, graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, was the co-founder of Cloud Whale Intelligence, and later led the research and development of sweeping robots of the North SharkNinja brand, which was responsible for the second largest product shipment in North America. A large number of overseas users pay great attention to lawns, and lawn mowing equipment is a must-have for some overseas families. If calculated according to the tens of millions of shipments of traditional lawn mowers, the market space for lawn mower robots with a unit price of 2000-3000 US dollars is 30 billion US dollars.
Gao Wangshu said that even though the track is very rolly, the lawn mower robot is still in its infancy, and this track lacks a composite team with technical route innovation, in-depth understanding of the scene and large-scale mass production delivery capabilities. He defined Lymow Rhino, a lawn mower robot product from Woomo, as a professional lawn mower, and the first product hopes to capture users in the mid-to-high-end market - code farmers, geeks and high-income groups in Kochi. Gao Wangshu believes that in the next few years, the fusion technology scheme will be the mainstream, in the courtyard, RTK will appear unusable phenomena such as positioning drift or jump change in the case of occlusion, and the visual scheme will have the limitation of the field of vision, multi-sensor fusion can first ensure the stability of the lawn mowing robot. The various product concepts are also directly displayed on the appearance. Unlike the streamlined look of most products on the market, Lymow Rhino has a more rigid line. Gao Wangshu explained that the first stop of Laimou's target market is North America, and their lawn area is usually in the range of 200-8,000 square meters.
Zhongcai Digital Carbon completed the Pre-A round of financing of 10 million yuan
Recently, Zhongcai Digital Carbon (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Zhongcai Digital Carbon") completed a Pre-A round of financing of 10 million yuan. Founded in 2022, DIGICARBON is a carbon technology enterprise established by a university research team, focusing on carbon pricing intelligent technical services and full-cycle management of carbon financial products, and can provide customers with integrated solutions covering the development and management of carbon assets and data assets.
On the product side, according to the risk appetite and management model of Chinese enterprises, Zhongcai Digital Carbon has built the "Jilin Carbon Pilot Financial Engine" based on data product capabilities, and launched the carbon-as-a-service-CaaS system. The system has a cutting-edge financial-grade quantitative trading architecture and integrates multiple core functions, including carbon data governance, quantitative analysis of carbon assets, automated trading strategies, real-time risk control monitoring, carbon performance analysis and carbon sink asset pricing and transaction management.
With the continuous expansion of China's carbon trading market, the number of players entering the creation of carbon asset management software and carbon trading matching is also increasing. Compared with these competitors, Chen Bo said that Zhongcai Digital Carbon has gradually established a global carbon trading network, and has exclusive data sources, and has cooperated with state-owned enterprises to develop data products such as the National Carbon Market Monthly Survey Index (power enterprises), China Forest and Grass Carbon Sequestration Market Index (Zhonglin Group-Linhai International), and the International Green Certificate (iREC) Trading Index, which has built a strong competitive barrier.
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Large company dynamics
Beike announced that it plans to acquire Ai Space for 1.55 billion yuan, which is a one-stop complete service enterprise
Recently, Beike (NYSE: BEKE, HKEX: 2423) announced that it had signed an equity acquisition agreement with Love Space for a transaction consideration of about RMB 1.55 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2024, subject to the completion of closing conditions. At that time, iSpace will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of it. It is understood that Ai Space is a one-stop service enterprise in the industry. According to the announcement, this move will further enrich Beike's home improvement brand and product matrix to meet the needs of a wider range of user groups.
For the acquisition, Peng Yongdong said in an internal letter that the home improvement industry needs quality, high-quality service providers, and scientific management, which are really difficult and correct. Chen Wei, the founder of Love Space, said, "When Beike takes home improvement as the second track strategy, the interaction between the two sides is more, and everyone has a customer-centric original intention and pays attention to the dignity of practitioners. Culture is the primary productive force, and the recognition of culture brings the two families together. ”
Goodman Property develops new energy heavy-duty truck infrastructure
Goodman, a focus on industrial real estate, and Weidu Technology, a developer of new energy heavy trucks, have announced a partnership to combine their technology and sustainability expertise to develop fast charging infrastructure for new energy heavy trucks across Goodman's properties. The partnership will begin with the trial construction of Goodman China's properties and gradually expand to other regions.
Goodman is part of the partnership among investors who include FountainVest, Yunqi Capital, GSR Ventures, as well as senior executives from Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Decathlon, Li Auto and Geely Group. Kristoffer Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, Goodman Greater China, said: "Goodman's partnership with Reed Technology to build a new energy heavy-duty truck charging infrastructure is a testament to Goodman's commitment to finding innovative sustainable solutions to meet the sustainable needs of our customers and local communities. ”
Luzhou Laojiao: It is planned to invest about 2.6 billion yuan to implement the construction project of the strong fragrance national liquor experience marketing center
On September 25, Luzhou Laojiao announced that it planned to implement the construction project of Luzhou Laojiao Strong Fragrance National Liquor Experience Marketing Center, with a total investment of about 2.604 billion yuan. In order to promote the integrated development of wine and tourism, wine and culture, wine and brand, and further improve the brand image and market competitiveness of Luzhou Laojiao, Luzhou Laojiao decided to invest in the implementation of the construction project of Luzhou Laojiao Strong Fragrance National Liquor Experience Marketing Center.
According to the announcement, the main construction content of the project includes three monomers and supporting buildings, including cultural experience plate, scene experience plate and digital intelligence experience plate, indoor and outdoor decoration, equipment and facilities procurement, installation, landscape and greening, lighting engineering, etc. The construction period of the project is 64 months, and the required funds are its own funds.
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Overseas markets
Brookfield launches its largest private equity fund
Canadian investment firm Brookfield Asset Managment recently launched BCP VI, the largest private equity fund in the company's history, with $3.5 billion in equity from Brookfield. Brookfield is one of the most active investment firms in the world in 2023, investing more than any other private equity giant. To date, BCP VI Fund has deployed $4 billion, with major investment sectors including technology and healthcare.
CEO Cyrus Madon said: "Valuations of technology companies have been significantly overvalued over the past three years, and companies that we have invested in before are not doing very well now, but now many companies are more attractive at valuations and there are many good investment opportunities. ”
Safely Stay, a short-term rental insurance provider, has received an $8 million strategic investment
Recently, Safely, a short-term rental insurance service provider, successfully raised $8 million. Safely Stay provides insurance services to hosts, and Safely helps guests decide which bookings to accept based on their personal information, such as their name, date of birth, and address.
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Industry policy
Shenzhen's first digital RMB industrial park was put into operation, and 9 enterprises were signed with the intention to settle in
On October 11, at the press conference of Shenzhen Luohu Digital RMB Application Ecological Demonstration Zone, it was officially announced that Shenzhen's first digital RMB industrial park was put into operation. It is reported that a total of 9 companies are intent to settle in the first batch of contracts, including listed companies Hanbao Co., Ltd., Tianyu Information, Shanghai Huaqin, Lakala, and "specialized, special and new" small giant enterprises Shudun Technology.
In addition, Bank of China Shenzhen Branch, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Shenzhen Branch, Agricultural Bank of China Shenzhen Branch, and China Construction Bank Shenzhen Branch will release innovative application scenarios for digital RMB.
Shenyang: By 2025, the output value of the robot industry will exceed 20 billion yuan, and the output will reach 15,000 sets
Recently, the "Shenyang Robot Industry Development Action Plan (2023-2025)" was released and solicited public opinions, proposing that by 2025, the annual output of robots in Shenyang will reach 15,000 sets, the output value of the robot industry will exceed 20 billion yuan, and the number of robot enterprises above designated size will exceed 50, forming 5 robot characteristic industrial parks.
The plan proposes that more and more robots will appear in manufacturing, services, medical care and education. In the application fields of automobiles, machinery, aerospace, electronics, medicine and other robots related to "Shenyang Intelligent Manufacturing", the application of robots is promoted around key links such as welding, spraying, handling, and palletizing. For enterprises that have been rated as national intelligent manufacturing demonstration factories and excellent scenarios of intelligent manufacturing, and enterprises that have been rated as provincial intelligent factories and digital workshops will be given financial incentives. In construction, agriculture, medical care, elderly care, commercial services, etc., a number of typical robot application scenarios with strong driving effect have been formed.
Author: Song Hongshan
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