What Matters This Week - 3.29.25
Big WiFi and STR rounds, plus an acquisition
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Fundings:
ConnectivityWireless, an in-building Wi-Fi provider, raised a $200M Debt & Growth round led by First Citizens.
SATO, a Finnish STR marketplace, raised a €150M Debt round led by Sumitomo.
GridPoint, a CRE decarbonization co, raised a $45M round led by Marunouchi.
Nanoprecise, AI predictive maintenance co, raised a $38M C round led by BDC.
Lumber, a constr workforce mgmt co, raised a $15.5M A round led by Foundation.
XGSEnergy, a geothermal startup, raised a $13M round from Aligned Climate.
Hakimo, a MF AI security monitoring co, raised a $10.5M A round led by Zigg.
BuildVision, a construction materials procurement co, raised a $10M A round led by Norwest.
Gaiarooms, a Spanish STR platform, raised a €10M round led by Bonsai.
CoLab, an Eng. design review platform, raised a CA$5.6M round from Hibernia.
News:
Davidson Kempner, Silver Lake battle over Vacasa deal. (Business Journal)
Beck Technology acquired Workpack. (BusinessWire)
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