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Special Shout Out:
If you read this regularly, you know that I tend to ignore announcements about new partnerships and new hires, but one hit my deck this week worth mentioning. Caren Maio joined Moved and now two of my favorite entrepreneurs in PropTech run one of my favorite startups. Keep an eye on Moved . . .
Fundings:
Hometap, a home equity platform, raised a $245M round from investors Bain Capital & Group 1001.
OfficeSpace, a workplace management software provider, raised a $150M round led by Vista Equity.
Esusu, a credit building startup for immigrants, raised a $130M B round led by Softbank.
ConstructSecure, a subcontractor collaboration platform, raised a $96M round led by Summit Partners.
Polly, a mortgage SaaS platform, raised a $37M B round led by Menlo.
Pretto, a French online mortgage broker, raised a €30M round led by Serena.
Vesta, a resi mortgage infrastructure startup, raised a $30M A round led by a16z.
SiteAware, a digital construction verification platform, raised a $15M B Round led by Vertex.
Sooper, a Brazilian construction materials marketplace, raised a $5.7M Seed round led by Kaszek.
Anyplace, a platform of furnished apts for remote workers, raised a $5.3M A round led by GA Technologies.
Bateau, a business intelligence software for senior living, raised a $4M seed round led by CRV.
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Top Tech read of the week:
Lessons from 140 Angel Investments by Lenny Rachitsky.
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