Mainland co-working provider Kr Space, a spinoff of Alibaba-backed tech media firm 36Kr, is said to be closing down six locations, spanning 30,000 square meters (322,917 square feet) according to local media accounts, a move which casts doubts over the… Read More>>
Co-Working Operators Cut Staff in HK as Funding Dries Up and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
Just one month after backing away from a potential lease deal at The Center in Hong Kong, one of the mainland’s biggest co-working companies is already laying off staff and revising projections, according to a media account today, raising the… Read More>>
KR Space Balks at Lease in the Center and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, shared workspace provider KR Space has balked at paying HK$4.3 million monthly for office space it had planned to rent at The Center on Queen’s Road, with a report in the Apple Daily… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2018-06-11
Intercontinental moves dominate this week’s roundup of people news, with a real estate investment specialist leaping from London to Hong Kong to take on a new challenge, and a Vietnam-based agency veteran decamping for the UK. A Chinese co-working provider… Read More>>
Alibaba-Backed Kr Space Said Seeking $200M to Fuel Expansion
Kr Space is said to be seeking to raise no less than $200 million in a new funding round, as the Beijing-based coworking space operator strives to give WeWork a run for its money in China.
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Alibaba-Backed Kr Space Debuts in Hong Kong with 7-Floor Wan Chai Lease
Kr Space, the co-working spinoff of Alibaba-backed technology platform 36Kr, has picked Hong Kong for its first centre outside of mainland China, leasing seven stories in the One Hennessy office building in Wan Chai while it looks to open other… Read More>>
Asia Real Estate People in the News 2018-05-07
Leading today’s roundup of people moves, a top sales executive at Hong Kong’s New World Development is hanging up his hat and a Savills Singapore veteran is starting up his own advisory firm. A construction specialist is jumping from Macau… Read More>>
Singapore’s Amara Launches First Luxury Hotel in Shanghai
Singapore’s Amara Holdings bought a plot of land in Shanghai’s Puxi district in 1996, and more than two decades later, the property and hospitality group is marking its official debut in China with the launch of a 30-storey luxury hotel… Read More>>
Kr Space Raises $92M for China Co-Working Expansion
Chinese co-working startup Kr Space has completed a new RMB 600 million ($92 million) financing round to accelerate its expansion in China’s top-tier cities, bringing its total funds raised to RMB 1.1 billion ($170 million), the company announced.
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IDG Capital Invests $15M in China Co-Working Startup Kr Space
China’s burgeoning shared office market has received another injection of cash with Beijing-based co-working startup Kr Space completing a new RMB 100 million ($15 million) investment led by existing backer IDG Capital Partners.
The new financing brings the total raised… Read More>>
