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A look at how proptech startup Knotel went from a $1.6B valuation to filing for bankruptcy

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Virgin Mobile co-founder Amol Sarva and former VC Edward Shenderovich founded Knotel, essentially reversing the WeWork model. In August, Knotel announced the completion of a $400 million financing, led by Wafra, an investment arm of the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Kuwait. There’s hype around the company in its early days.

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Dubai-based Stake raises $8 million to let people across the globe invest in local properties

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While we have users from many countries on the site, folks from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UK, and India are our top five investor bases,” Tabbara said. Stake’s business model relies on various fees. . “Our platform currently boasts 42,000 registered users and more than 2,100 active investors on the platform.