What Matters This Week - 1.18.25
Look at all those acquisitions!
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In Case You Missed It:
Here’s all the cool stuff I saw at CES.
Fundings:
Qvantum, a resi heat-pump co, raised a €93M C & Debt round led by IMAS.
Qbiq, automated architectural planning, raised a $16M A round led by Insight.
Reeco, a hotel procurement AI, raised a $15M A round led by Aleph.
Monalee, a resi solar solution provider, raised a $10M round led by A.R.I.
Trustup, a home renovation platform, raised a €5M round from Brick & Mortar.
DomaCom, a fractional investment startup, raised a $1.5M round from Lumiere.
ButterflyMX, a MF access control co, raised a growth round led by FTV Capital.
Opteam, an AI constr. management co, raised a Pre-Seed round led by PlusVC.
News:
Articles:
The AI arms race is on for builders in 2025. (ConstructionDive)
Big buildings are a climate problem. These policies aim to fix that. (CanaryMedia)
Housing Affordability Didn’t Worsen in 2024. (Redfin News)
Long Reads:
Why Skyscrapers Became Glass Boxes. (Construction Physics)
Blueprint 2025 predictions.
Listen:
Confessions of a Big Tech recruiter. (The Pragmatic Engineer)
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Source: Return-to-Office Orders Won’t Save CRE. (Sherwood)
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