What Matters This Week - 7.8.23
Huge round for LendInvest and farewell to PeerStreet
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Fundings:
LendInvest, a British resi mortgage fintech, raised a £500M round from Chetwood.
GridPoint, an energy optimization platform, raised $150M in Debt from HASI.
Steadily, a resi landlord insurance startup, raised a $28.5M B round led by Zigg.
McMakler, a German tech-enabled resi broker, raised a €20M round.
Woodio, a Finnish waterproof wood producer, raised a €16.3M round led by UB FIGG and EIC.
Flueid, a resi title data startup, raised a $10M round.
Topkey, expense mgmt platform for SFR, raised a $5.2M Seed round led by Felicis.
Inspace, an Australian VR CRE platform, raised a $4.02M round led by OIF.
EAVE, a Spanish resi solar and EV charger, raised a €3M round from Santander.
Debos, a Spanish resi smart lock provider, raised a €1.5M Seed round.
GoFlint, a French resi marketplace, raised a €1.3M round.
Pragmacore, a Russian construction mgmt platform, raised an $825K+ round.
Freesi, a Finnish indoor climate and IAQ SaaS, raised a round from Hydda.
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Top-tech reads of the week:
Speed x AI, by NfX.
How Markets Value Software Companies in 2023, by Tomasz Tunguz.
Tech viz:
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