What Matters This Week - 03.21.26
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Fundings:
Anori, a pre-con approval process OS, raised a $26M round led by Prologis.
CocoonCarbon, a British cement substitute co, raised a $15M A round led by 2150.
ZeroRFI, a contractor pre-RFI review stack, raised a $14M seed round led by GC.
Ezra, a CRE/MF due diligence stack, raised an $8M seed round led by Congruent.
AppWork, a MF maintenance workflow stack, raised $7M led by Resolve Growth.
VerbaFlo, a resi workflow comms stack, raised a $7M seed round led by Pi Labs.
Webel, a Spanish resi services market, raised a €4.3M pre-Series A led by Trind.
V-Glass, an insulated glass tech, raised a $3M seed led by Grantham Foundation.
SetSale, a resi HVAC sales platform, raised a $2M seed round led by York IE.
Miftah, a Syrian Resi, MF and CRE marketplace app, raised pre-seed funding.
News:
Redbud VC launched a $25M pre-seed fund (Tech Funding News)
Warburg Pincus acquired a majority stake in TheGuarantors (Axios)
Hale Capital acquired APEX Analytics - formerly Voxtur Analytics (PRNewswire)
Podcasts/ Videos:
FUTURE TITANS x The Dart Board | Mike Chalfen - FT26 (Daniel Dart Board)
Articles:
Shifting Sands: A Year of Progress for AI in Multifamily (20for20)
RE’s Biggest Mistake in Tech Development - and How to Fix It (Entrepreneur)
AI will widen the gap between average and elite RE agents (Housing Wire)
How PropTech is turning Dubai’s RE into an investment-ready sector (MSN)
AI is Coming for the Asset Manager Too (Thesis Driven)
Long Reads:
Venture Capital Doesn’t Exist (Investing 101)
Other Newsletters:
AI Isn’t Running RE Fund Accounting. A Spreadsheet Still Is (All About CRE)
Nap Time Is Over (Unwritten Capital)
Building Ventures Newsletter: Spring 2026 (Building Ventures)
2026 ConTech Investor Survey (Zacua Ventures)
Top Tech Read:
“The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it.”
— François de La Rochefoucauld
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Source: @Zacua Ventures
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