What Matters This Week - 05.09.26
Big round for solar infrastructure
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Fundings:
SolarLandscape, tech that converts CRE into energy infrastructure, raised $600M led by First Citizen.
ONESTRUCTION, a Japanese construction data stack, raised $58M led by Mitsui.
Illoca, an architectural design stack, raised a $13M seed round led by Bessemer.
Balcony, RE land registry stack, raised a $12.7M seed round led by Blockchange.
Rosarium, a home modification marketplace, raised a $6M seed led by Kalos.
Davis, a French RE design tool, raised a $5.5M pre-seed round led by Heartcore.
Supersede, engineered building materials, raised $5M led by Closed Loop.
News:
Bregal Milestone acquired German - Meteoviva (BusinessWire)
Redwood Services acquired Sierra Platform (GuruFocus)
Podcasts/ Videos:
Articles:
Affordable Housing Has Been Overlooked by PropTech (Propmodo)
Connect the Dots: Getting Real Estate Tech Tools to Work Together (NAR)
Cyprus’ PropTech sector is gaining serious momentum in 2026 (Cyprus Mail)
In conversation: PropTech Founder on the pressure facing RE owners (CoStar) ($)
The Fight Against AI-Driven Rental & Mortgage Fraud (Commercial Observer) ($)
Why Fintech & PropTech matter: Ankur Ghosh on Economic Foundations (MSN)
Summaries:
Other Newsletters:
Ep #42 - Caroline Duffy of Cowboy Ventures (The Daniel Dart Board)
Claude Built Me a Fund Model. Then I Had to Become Its VP (All About CRE)
Fly On The Wall (Fifth Wall)
Events:
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— Marcus Aurelius
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