What Matters This Week - 12.21.24
Couple big rounds and three acquisitions
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Fundings:
Hostaway, a STR mgmt platform, raised a $365M round led by General Atlantic.
1KOMMA5°, a resi decarbonization co, raised a €150M pre-IPO round led by G2.
Nuitée, a travel tech API startup, raised a $48M A round led by Accel.
Stand, a resi physics-driven AI insurance co, raised a $30M round from Inspired.
Plume, a platform for tokenizing real-world assets, raised a $20M A round.
AcreHomes, a rent-to-own platform, raised a $10M seed round led by Anthemis.
eLstar, a smart glass developer, raised a €10M round.
Jome, a new const home market, raised a $9.8M A round led by Geek Ventures.
Mojave, a CRE HVAC tech developer, raised a $9.5M A round led by Fifth Wall.
Smartr365, a mortgage broker CRM, raised a £5M round led by Pembroke.
TripSuite, a travel agency CRM, raised a $5M seed round led by F-Prime.
Buildpeer, a construction mgmt platform, raised a $2.5M seed round led by B&M.
Inhabit, a resi & STR PMS provider, raised a round led by Blackstone.
SmartAC, HVAC service & contractor loyalty co, raised a round led by Mercury.
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