What Matters This Week - 5.18.24
Big bot round, an acquisition for EasyKnock, and PropTech job report.
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Fundings:
The Bot Company, a household robot startup, raised a $150M round.
Property Finder, an Emirati RE marketplace, raised a $90M Debt round.
Gausium, a Chinese cleaning robot, raised a $50M Series D round.
Agora, a ‘Carta’ like platform for RE, raised a $34M Series B round.
PayHOA, an HOA management software, raised a $27.5M Series A round.
Sona, a frontline workforce management platform, raised a $27.5M A round.
Honey Homes, a platform for sourcing handymen, raised a $9.25M A-1 round.
Orange Charger, EV charging solutions for MF, raised a $6.5M seed round.
Active Surfaces, developer of flexible solar panels, raised a $5.6M pre-seed round.
Asseti, an Aussie asset management platform, raised a A$2.5M seed round.
Krispyhouse, a British rental property portal, raised a £1.3M round.
Firmus, AI for preconst. design & risk review, raised a round from Navitas.
News:
Articles:
Q1 2024 PropTech Jobs Index. (CRETI)
Streamlining Financial Processes in the AEC Industry (BuiltWorlds)
Investors Have Limited Availability For Vacation Rental Startups (CB)
Top-tech read of the week:
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Prompt: A diagram showing a view of the deconstruction of a warehouse into steel members with precisionist lines. Styles: Illustration, Glow, Pencil Sketch, & Watercolor.
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