What Matters This Week - 6.28.25
Good week for German PropTech
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Fundings:
Waltz, a US housing platform for Non-Americans, raised $50M led by Setpoint.
Enter, a German energy-efficient renovation platform, raised a €20M Series B led by Target Global.
Ostrom, a German energy platform for resi, raised a €20M Series B led by Eneco.
Aedifion, a German HVAC/Energy analyzer, raised a $19.8M Series B led by Eurazeo.
CarbonUpcycling, a low-carbon cement tech co, raised $18M led by Impact IBV.
chatlyn, an Austrian hotel comms hub, raised an €8M Series A led by Smedvig.
Klutch, AI agents for construction, raised an $8M seed round led by Bling.
Shilo.ai, a resi AI assistant, raised a $2.6M seed round led by AZ-VC.
FoundIt, an Australian home-buying platform, raised a $2M pre-Seed round.
News:
Compass sues Zillow for violating antitrust laws to retain market dominance.
Blueprint 2025 | Early-stage Startup Showcase: Applications Now Open.
BuiltWorlds’ 2025 ‘Robotics Top 50 List’ is Live!
Articles:
How PropTech is Disrupting Traditional Building Permit Processes (Tech Bullion)
You Don’t Need More AI. You Need a Better Spoon (All About CRE)
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