What Matters This Week - 2.8.25
Big round for contractors, new cohort for MetaProp, and a couple acquisitions
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Fundings:
XOi, which builds contractor field service tech, raised a $230M round led by KKR.
75F, a CRE HVAC automation co, raised a $45M B round led by Accurant.
Lula, a MF maintenance platform, raised a $28M A round led by PeakSpan.
Monograph, an A&E project mgmt co, raised a $20M B round led by Base10.
Comstruct, a materials procurement startup, raised a €12.5M round led by 20VC.
Hallo Theo, a CRE PMS, raised a €10M Seed round led by Insight Partners.
Tandem, an office space sharing platform, raised a $6.1M Seed round led by 1984.
Trayd, a construction payroll platform, raised a $4.5M Seed round led by Suffolk.
Synaps, a “Figma for architects” platform, raised a €1.4M Pre-Seed round.
News:
MetaProp Accelerator has announced its 10th cohort: Buildrfi, Fram Energy, PopWheels, PropRise, Ulama, Wealthie.
Aurora Solar is laying off 58 people. (SFExaminer)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
How “Venture Capital 3.0” Impacts Founders in the AI Age. (James Currier - NfX)
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