What Matters This Week - 8.2.25
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Fundings:
Pacaso, a marketplace for co-owned STRs, raised $35M+ via a Regulation A+.
Flyhomes, a buy-before-you-sell resi platform, raised $15M in funding.
PlantedSolar, a solar installer, raised $12M led by Piva Capital.
TakeUp, a revenue optimization platform for hospitality, raised an $11M Series A led by 1848 Ventures.
RaiseRobotics, construction robots, raised a $7.75M Seed round led by MaC VC.
Jitty, a British home-buying marketplace, raised $3.8M led by REA Group.
News:
Articles:
Hybrid cloud and the rise of PropTech: What’s next? ($) (Housing Wire)
New construction (2026 onwards) in NY State must be all-electric (CoStar)
Article Summaries:
Top Tech Read of the Week:
Fund Math for Dummies (Rex Woodbury)
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Source: @TheoryVentures
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