What Matters This Week - 3.1.25
One big round, one acquisition, and Zacua's survey results.
What Matters This Week - articles, news, and fundings that mattered this week in PropTech. No hype or marketing.
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Fundings:
Augury, AI for constr equipment health, raised a $75M F round led by Lightrock.
Reneo, a resi decarbonization platform, raised a €45M round from Lakestar.
CarbonQuest, a carbon capture co, raised a $20M round led by Riverbend.
OpenMetaCity, a virtual RE platform, raised a $20M round led by GEM Digital.
Cambium, an advanced materials co, raised an $18.5M A round led by VoLo.
JustMoveIn, a home setup service, raised an $8M A round led by Eos.
HouseWhisper, an AI assistant for agents, raised a $6.7M Seed round led by PSL.
News:
Long Reads:
Contech Investor Survey 2025. (Zacua Ventures)
Watch:
Living in the future, with Tomasz Tunguz (Random Walk)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
A few charts on where AI adoption is going. (Tanay Jaipuria & Charles Rubenfeld)
Check this out:
Source: More homes are being taken off the market due to a lack of buyers. (Sherwood)
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