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Fundings:
La Haus, a Colombian resi marketplace, raised a $62M C round.
Eavor, a Canadian geothermal technology, raised a €34M Series B led by OMV.
Truework, an income and employment verification platform, raised a $24M round from TransUnion.
HomeLane, an Indian interior design platform, raised a $13M round.
HELIXintel, a building-management software, raises a $11M A round led by NGP.
Collov, an AI interior design platform, raised a $10M Series A led by Detao.
NewHomesMate (f.k.a Propertymate), a new home marketplace, raised a $5.5M Seed round.
BASIC Home Loan, an Indian mortgage fintech, raised a $4.7M Pre-B round.
Omnevue (fka ESGgen), a British ESG accounting startup, raised a $3.1M Seed round co-led by Elbow Beach and Pi Labs.
Tour24, a mobile app for self-guided tours, raised a $3M Debt round.
Glazier, project management for glass contractors, raised a $3M round.
Axle Energy, a British startup connecting electrified devices to electric markets, raised a $1.6M Pre-Seed round led by Picus.
Optimiz, a French SaaS to optimize welded meshes, raised a €1.5M Seed round led by AFI.
Enersee, a Belgian energy management SaaS, raised a €1.2M Seed round led by Peak.
TitleWise, a title research and reporting platform, raised a $855K round.
ApartX, a Kazakh rental PMS, raised a $250K Seed round.
The Architect, a Saudi home renovation platform, raised a $133K Seed round led by Flat6Labs.
News:
Articles:
‘PropTech’ needs to die, by Thesis Driven.
NY wildfire smoke draws attention to indoor air quality tech.
To make a greener building, start with an older one. (WIRED)
Long read:
The State of Venture Capital in 2023, from Juniper Square.
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