What Matters This Week - 3.8.25
Big week for pets (and Mews) and a couple acquisitions
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Fundings:
PetScreening, a pet policy mgmt co, raised an $80M B round led by Volition.
Mews, a cloud-based hospitality PMS, raised a $75M round led by Tiger Global.
TandemPV, a perovskite solar developer, raised a $50M A round led by Eclipse.
Daisy, a home & small businesses tech services co, raised a $15M C round.
VIE, a predictive maintenance co, raised a $15M A round led by Energy Impact.
Turing, an AI water mgmt software, raised a $14M round led by Safar Partners.
Coverforce, commercial insurance APIs, raised a $13M A round led by Insight.
Faireez, an AI housekeeping app, raised a $7.5M Seed round led by Aristagora.
Mode, an AI for smart building management, raised a $5.3M round from KDDI.
Watter, a resi waste-heat water heater, raised a $5M Seed round led by Hunt.
OutmarketAI, a copilot for CRE insurance, raised a $4.7M Seed round led by Fika.
Installer, a renewable tech installer, raised a $4M Seed round led by Brighteye.
UnitiAI, a developer of CRE AI agents, raised a $4M Seed round led by Prudence.
Telescope, a CRE sustainability risk tool, raised a €3.7M Seed round led by Scale.
News:
Honeywell to acquire Sundyne. (Reuters)
Stone Point Capital invested in Keller Williams Realty. (HousingWire)
Autodesk lays off 1,350 staff (CGChannel)
Articles:
Risk and Resilience Strategies for CRE’s Uncertain Future. (Propmodo)
The millennial homebuying predicament. (Business Insider)
Long Reads:
PropTech Market Update: 2024 Year in Review. (Houlihan Lokey)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
A Founder's Guide: Essential Management Advice for Startups. (Tomasz Tunguz)
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