What Matters This Week - 2.24.24

Let's talk about inspections and permits

What Matters This Week - articles, news, and fundings that mattered this week in PropTech. No hype or marketing.

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Fundings:

• Apex, a British property inspection manager, raised a $39M Debt round.

• PermitFlow, a digitized permit platform, raised a $31M A round led by Kleiner.

• Hohm Energy, a S. African solar marketplace, raised a $3.75M Seed extension.

• Conservation Labs, a smart water meter, raised a $7.5M A round led by RETV.

• Eli, an incentives platform for electrification, raised a $6.8M Seed round.

• Rock Rabbit, heat pump rebates management, raised a $3.1M Seed round.

• Buildstock, a construction materials marketplace, raised a $1.6M Pre-Seed round.

• Didimi, a British digital twin ConTech, raised an €880K Pre-Seed round.

News:

• Zonda acquired Buidlers Digital Experience (BDX).

• Spanish iBuyer Tiko acquired local competitor Housell.

• Next Sense completes merger and raises to accelerate CRE energy transition.

Articles:

• 9 of the top ConTech deals of 2023.

• Predictions for PropTech in 2024, by TechRound.

• Data Centers Lean More On PropTech, and PropTech Leans Back. (CO)

Top-tech read of the week:

• AI Is Like Water, by NfX.

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