What Matters This Week - 07.04.26

Round for Higharc, 4 acquisitions, and Happy 250th USA!

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Fundings:

• Higharc, a workflow OS for homebuilders, raised a $95M C round led by Insight.

• VARM, a German insulation tech co, raised a €17.5M A round led by GET Fund.

• VASOGlobal, a Scottish recycled construction materials co, raised £5M.

• Build, a data center due diligence stack, raised an $8.5M seed round led by Index.

• HousApp, a Dutch workflow AI for Agents, raised a €4.3M seed led by Arches.

• AIVA, a guest analysis/ property ops mgmt platform, raised $1.5M led by Comma.

• Wikicasa, an Italian Resi marketplace, raised funding led by CoStar.

News:

• Dwelly acquired Settio (PropTech Connect)

• Crib acquired CirclePe (Inc42)

• Premarket acquired MaklareAI (PropTech Connect)

• Albireo Energy acquired PASCO Building Automation Systems (BusinessWire)

Podcasts/ Videos:

• Austin 007: Are State Capitals America’s Hidden Growth Engines? (Build Order)

Articles:

• Austin Tech Execs Tout How AI Can Streamline CRE Development (BisNow) ($)

• PropTech May Drive Next Growth Cycle For India’s RE Sector (OutlookMoney)

• Brooklyn’s Tech Boom Spurs Surge In Luxury Housing Demand (CREDaily)

• Misplaced concern over AI impact on Asia RE sector (South China Morning Post)

• Clean data, smart decisions: Implementing AI successfully in CRE (DailyReporter)

• Article Summaries:

  • ‘PropTech and India’s RE Sector’, ‘Brooklyn’s Tech Boom = Luxury Housing Demand’, ‘Misplaced concern over AI impact on Asia RE sector’, ‘Implementing AI successfully in CRE’, and ‘We’re living in a multi-model world’.

Other Newsletters:

• The AI Real Estate Boom Won’t Start Where You Think (Build Order)

• Fly On The Wall (Fifth Wall)

Events:

Top Tech Read of the Week:

• We’re living in a multi-model world (Felicis)

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