What Matters This Week - 8.16.25
Big round for Elise and AcreTrader acquired
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Fundings:
EliseAI, a property mgmt AI, raised $200M at a $2B valuation, led by A16Z.
Aira, a Swedish resi heat mgmt co, raised €150M in Equity funding led by Altor.
NRN, Australian energy infrastructure for resi, raised a $47.3M A round led by Investible.
Plancraft, a German construction mgmt platform, raised a €38m B round led by Headline.
ToplinePro, a home services platform, raised a $27M B round led by Northzone.
Mesa, a mortgage rewards platform, raised $24M round led by Lowe’s.
BlingEnergy, a Portuguese solar installer for resi, raised €15M led by BlueCrow.
OneCrew, a paving contractor mgmt platform, raised a $7.5M A round led by Stage 2 Capital.
Coraly, an Emirati project platform for resi, raised a $2M pre-seed led by Oryx.
Aeronero, an Indian resi atmospheric water tech co, raised $1.5M led by Callapina.
Albi, a property restoration mgmt software, raised a B round led by Frontier.
FacilityGrid, a building commissioning platform, raised funding via Nexa.
News:
Articles:
Sentiment Around Construction Robotics Innovation Rises While Implementation Wavers (Built Worlds)
You Got 99(% of) Problems and the DOJ Won (Jen Tindle’s Newsletter)
Your Rooftop Solar = National Security Issue (TechCrunch)
Article Summaries
Long Reads:
Digital Nomads Expose Housing Gaps. PropTech Could Help Fill Them (Forbes)
AI Building Blocks for Construction (Built Worlds)
Watch:
Rewiring RE: Reinventing Building Tech with Runwise (Stash Cast)
Top Tech Read of the Week:
The Groupon Era of AI (Tunguz)
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