What Matters This Week - 8.9.25
Boxabl's SPAC and a couple acquisitions
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Fundings:
AugustHealth, a senior living mgmt platform, raised a $29M B round led by Base10.
Journey, a loyalty platform for hotels, raised a $7.7M seed round led by LH.
Bisly, an Estonian BMS for CRE, hospitality, and resi, raised €4.3M in funding.
PearlEdison, a home energy efficiency co, raised a $3.3M seed round led by NSV.
PropHero, an Australian resi marketplace, raised €2.5M led by BBVA.
Watergate, a water mgmt tool for resi/MF, raised £735k+ in a crowdfunding round.
PreFix, a home maintenance co, received debt financing via Decathlon Capital.
Zheyue, a Chinese VR Interior Design platform, raised a seed round led by Shenzhen Capital Group.
News:
Articles:
Smart Homes, Real Risks: Are High-Tech Features Creating Legal Vulnerabilities? (FINE)
PropTech AI Has Designs on Architecture (Commercial Observer) $
The Future of Real Estate is Built with OpCo/PropCos (Unwritten Capital)
Article Summaries
Top Tech Read of the Week:
The Best Companies Are Dictatorships (Nikunj Kothari)
“The first step of any meaningful pursuit is to severely underestimate its difficulty.”
— Sara Hooker
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