What Matters This Week - 2.4.23
Big battery round and an acquisition for Sentral
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Fundings:
Our Next Energy, a battery developer, raised a $300M B round co-led by Fifth Wall and Franklin Templeton.
Offerpad (NYSE:OPAD), a resi transaction platform, raised a $90M Private Placement.
LuxWall, a developer of insulated windows, raised a $33M A round led by 2150.
Energy X, a South Korean marketplace enabling net-zero construction, raised a $20.3M B round led by Shinhan Financial Group.
Freemodel, a home renovation financing and management platform, raised a $19.5M A round led by QED.
Gradient, a green resi HVAC maker, raised a $18M A round led by Sustainable and Ajax.
Fuergy, a Slovakian smart energy storage developer, raised a $17.4M round from Pro Partners Holding.
OnSiteIQ, a construction site remote visibility platform, raised a $10M A round.
Greyter Water Systems, a developer of a resi grey water reuse system, raised a $10M B round co-led by Ferguson and Lenx.
SweetSpot, a South Korean CRE startup, raised a $7.6M round.
Digs, a Canadian resi construction doc management and communication platform, raised a $7M Seed round.
Enteligent, a solar-to-EV charger developer, raised a $7M Seed round co-led by Nova and Taronga.
Chainels, a Dutch tenant experience app, raised a €3M A round.
Toggle, a rebar-bending robotics firm, raised a $3M A round extension.
SunFi, a Nigerian solar financing platform, raised a $2.3M Seed round co-led by Factor[e] and SCM.
Deepblocks, an AI site selection and feasibility analysis startup, raised a $2M round.
ValueBase, an AI land and property valuation platform, raised a $1.6M Seed round led by Hydrazine
News:
SPAC formed by Cushman & Wakefield withdrew registration for a $250m IPO.
PropTech Partners With Universities to Solve Real Estate Challenges.
Articles:
Agents say they can’t imagine working without ChatGPT now.
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