What Matters This Week - 5.3.25
Lots of small rounds and good luck to Envoy!
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Fundings:
PowerPay, a resi lending platform, raised a $400M Debt round led by KeyBank.
Utilidata, a smart meter developer, raised a $60.3M C round led by Renown.
VillaHomes, a prefab home & ADU builder, raised a $40M round led by Unless.
InventWood, an advanced materials co, raised a $15M A round.
FieldMaterials, a constr materials procurement co, raised a $10.5M A round led by Navitas.
QueensCarbon, a green cement co, raised a $10M Seed round led by Clean Energy.
Sprive, a mortgage overpayment app, raised a £5.5M Seed round led by Ascension.
Oscar, a Portuguese home services app, raised a €6M Seed round led by Indico.
Peek, a MF virtual touring & AI leasing co, raised a $5M A round led by Moneta.
Eden, a resi HVAC contractor tool, raised a $3.7M round led by Climactic.
Deferred, a 1031 exchange tech platform, raised a $3.6M Seed round led by Fika.
MaterialsMarket, a building material marketplace, raised a £2M round led by Fuel.
TruBuild, a pre-construction platform, raised a $1M Seed round co-led by Wa’ed.
MadoDynamic, auto solar-powered window shades, raised $300K on Kickstarter.
News:
Envoy Technologies skips IPO, opts for direct listing at $8/share.
Glider Technology acquired Sitedesk. (Construction Management)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
The 3-Person Unicorn Startup (James Currier - NfX)
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Source: Visualizing AI vs. Human Performance in Technical Tasks. (Visual Capitalist)
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