What Matters This Week - 9.30.23
Quiet week but a good week for a podcast!
What Matters This Week - articles, news, and fundings that mattered this week in PropTech. No hype or marketing.
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A Note on the Podcast:
If you’re a subscriber, you probably noticed the 4 new podcast episodes in your inbox this week - Jindou, Heather, Steve, and Matt.
Next week, I’ll launch 3 more as a part of our initial launch of the podcast.
Then we’ll settle into a more reasonable cadence. Probably one or two per month.
Fundings:
Perenna, a British neobank in mortgages, raised a $52M round led by Silverstripe.
Robocon, a South Korean construction robotics startup, raised an $11.2M round from Samsung C&T.
Rayon, a French AEC design platform, raised a €4M Seed round led by Northzone.
Metergrid, a German MF solar provider, raised a €2.7M in Seed round led by 468.
Notation Labs, a resi leak prevention platform, raised a $2.5M round.
IVO Systems, construction mgmt software, raised a $1.5M Seed led by Green Bay.
Novo, a German resi energy renovation platform, raised a €1M Pre-Seed round led by Citizen.
Grand Bequest, a British startup turning vacant properties into impact investments, raised a round from Crisis.
News:
Dar Ventures and Acasia Group Launch AEC Incubator for MEA region.
Survey says ‘Most contractors unprepared for cyberattacks.’
Articles:
Top-tech read(s) of the week:
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