What Matters This Week - 7.15.23
Big concrete round, new fund for Suffolk, and Entrata acquiring
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Fundings:
CarbonCure, a Canadian concrete carbon removal startup, raised an $80M round led by Blue Earth.
ChargeX, a German EV charger installer, raised an €11.5M B round led by UVC.
Nami, a Singaporean IoT ecosystem enabler, raised a $10.5M A round.
Trunk Tools, a payment Fintech for construction workers, raised a $9.9M Seed round led by IE.
Northstar, a Canadian recycler of asphalt shingles, raised a CA$8.75M Debt round.
Epishine, a Swedish developer of indoor solar cells, raised a $5.5M round.
Bridgit, a Canadian workforce ConTech, raised a CA$7M round from CIBC.
Vilisto, a German CRE heat management platform, raised a €5M A round.
Villa Homes, a prefab home and ADU developer, raised a $6.3M round.
Gryps, a construction data platform, raised a $6.2M round.
House Numbers, a home equity management platform, raised a $3.75M Seed round led by Resolute.
Trebellar, a CRE SaaS command center, raised a $3.5M round.
Go Eve, an Irish EV charging startup, raised a £3M round.
Knowify, a contractor business SaaS, raised a $3M round.
Homesnap, a mobile app for resi agents, raised a $2.7M round.
Hello Neighbour, a British SFR tenant finder and PMS, raised a £2.5M A round.
Matera, a French PMS for rental co-owners, raised a €2.2M Crowdfunding round.
Huazhen Technology, a Chinese industrial park digitization platform, raised a $1.42M Pre-A round.
Vessel, a net-zero prefab homebuilder, raised a “multi-million dollar” round from Mastry and Lennar.
News:
Belgium’s Amavi acquired Sweden’s SF Ventures, doubled PropTech portfolio.
BrainBox AI closes acquisition of ABB’s EMS Retail Division.
Articles:
RE Startup Investment Falters, Even As Housing Demand Stays Hot.
Why is co-living gaining popularity among Gen Z and millennials.
Carbon Capture And Storage Is A Bustling Sector For Startup Funding.
Security flaws in Honeywell devices could be used to disrupt critical industries.
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