What Matters This Week - 2.1.25
Big rounds for TravelPerk and Infra
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Fundings:
TravelPerk, a business travel mgmt platform, raised a $200M E round led by EQT.
Infra.market, a constr. materials marketplace, raised a $121M round from Capri.
Motif, an AEC design platform, raised a $46M Seed & A round led by CapitalG.
TheHelperBees, a home care services co, raised a $35M C round led by Centana.
Closinglock, a RE fraud prevention co, raised a $34M B round led by Sageview.
Stratus, a streamlined MEP workflow co, raised a $32M B round led by Radian.
Naboo, a corporate offsite booking startup, raised a €20M A round led by Notion.
Ecoplanet, an energy mgmt platform, raised a €16M A round led by EQT.
Canvas, an AEC 3D modeling platform, raised a $10M A round led by Trilogy.
Indigo, an AI resi marketplace for agents, raised an $8M Seed round led by NFX.
Ambak, an Indian resi lending marketplace, raised a $7M Seed round led by Peak XV.
Foyer, a 401(k) for homeownership, raised a $6.2M Seed round led by Alpaca.
MobilityMojo, an accessibility analytics co, raised a €4.3M round led by Gresham.
Rentr, a rental property management co, raised a $2M Seed round led by VMS.
GRYDEnergy, a resi solar hardware SaaS, raised a £1M Pre-Seed round from SFC.
Huswell, a STR management platform, raised a round led by Capital Mills.
Roofr, a roofing platform provider, raised an undisclosed B round led by TCV.
SoilConnect, a construction dirt marketplace, raised a round led by Heartland.
News:
Formwork Labs has officially announced its 2025 cohort: Provizual, Freeda, Sonar Labs, Building Diagnostic Robotics (BDR), & Enji Tech.
Articles:
Long Reads:
PropTech in Canada: 2024 in review & 2025 Trends. (PropTech Collective)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) LLMs. (Cameron Wolfe - Deep Learning Focus)
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Source: Top 50 Venture & Investment Deals. (BuiltWorlds)
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