What Matters This Week - 12.7.24
Vastu, an acquisition, a merger, and Airbnb changes.
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Fundings:
Vastu Housing, a home financing startup, raised a $100M round led by Prosus.
S.MPLE, a RE broker sales app, raised a $45M Seed round led by Camber Creek.
ConnectDER, a resi solar tech co, raised a $35M D round led by Decarbonization.
Tembo, a resi mortgage co, raised a £14M B round led by Goodwater Capital.
Wherobots, a geospatial data analytics co, raised a $21.5M A round led by Felicis.
FibreCoat, a constr. materials co, raised a €20M B round led by 212 NexT.
Maybern, a fund management platform, raised a $14M A round led by PVP.
Visibuild, a construction mgmt SaaS, raised a A$6.6M seed round led by Skip.
NurtureBoss, a MF AI assistant, raised a $4M A round led by AZ-VC.
AUAR, a construction robotics co, received a £341K Grant from Innovate UK.
News:
Articles:
Top Tech Read of the Week:
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