What Matters This Week - 06.27.26
Big debt round, Indian mortgage deal, and a couple acquisitions.
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Fundings:
SolarLandscape, a CRE distributed energy stack, raised $125M in debt funding.
SquareYards, an Indian mortgage tech, raised $95M led by EAAA Alternatives.
Trovy, a home-equity credit card, raised a $25M A round led by Left Lane.
Upside, a housing stability platform, raised a $20M A round led by Aquiline.
AlpSemi, a French data center semiconductor maker, raised $19.5M led by Yotta.
EQON, a Norwegian control stack for heat mgmt, raised a $6M seed led by Azolla.
StructuredAI, a site monitoring tech, raised a $4.2M seed round led by FCVC.
H3Zoom, a Singaporean MF inspection tool, raised a $3.6M A round led by ACS525.
Tugboat, a resi insurance claims co, raised a $3M seed round led by Resilience.
Rentify, a Saudi rental revenue mgmt platform, raised a $2M seed round.
News:
Balbec Capital acquired UK’s Funding 365 (PropTech Connect)
Eque2 acquired Chalkstring (PropTech Connect)
Podcasts/ Videos:
The next RE wave – from tech solutions to new pockets of growth (Money Control)
Ryan Serhant on How AI Tech is Impacting Real Estate (TODAY)
Articles:
3 ways to incorporate AI into property management operations (Multifamily Dive)
How PropTech Is Reshaping the Case for Dubai Islands in 2026 (Tech Bullion)
AI is cursing renters with the promise of impossible homes (The Verge) ($)
AI is changing how CRE assets are valued (GlobeSt) ($)
ConTech and HVAC AI bets signal maturing of venture market (MarketScale)
The trust gap, AI and real estate: Reflections of an early adopter (Inman) ($)
Article Summaries:
Long Read:
Multifamily AI growth starts with governance (Grant Thornton)
Other Newsletters:
Fly On The Wall (Fifth Wall)
Events:
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