This Week in Proptech - April 23, 2021
This week in proptech, approximately 23 companies announced funding rounds, totaling $175 million (-45.8%) invested in real estate technology companies. 59.15% of deal volume went to companies in commercial real estate, including multifamily and office.
Notable Rounds
On April 19, 2021, Knox Financial, a Boston-based residential fintech company, announced a $10 million Series A lead by G20 Investors with participation from Greycroft, and two other investors. On April 22, 2021, Cherre, an NYC-based commercial real estate data and insights startup, announced a $50 million growth round led by Trustbridge Partners with additional funding from Glilot Capital Partners and former Goldman Sachs executive Mark Schwartz. On April 19, 2021, Archistar.ai, a Sydney-based property intelligence platform, announced a $6 million Series A from AirTree Ventures and Skip Capital. On April 20, 2021, Fintor, a Los Angeles-based residential fintech startup, announced a $2.5 million Seed round from 500 Startups and 11 other investors. On April 22, 2021, Satellite Vu, a London-based satellite imagery analytics company, announced a $5 million Seed round led by Seraphim Capital with participation from A/O Proptech, Ridgeline Partners, and three other investors. And on April 20, 2021, Otso, Valcre, Lex, Parafin, ProDeal, Remarkably, Land Intelligence, and Groundbreaker, received strategic capital from Second Century Ventures via NAR REACH Commercial Accelerator.
Driving Headlines in Proptech
FUNDING - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TECH
NAR’s SCV Announces 2021 REACH Commercial CohortFUNDING - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TECH
Satellite Vu raises £3.6m (US$5m) for high-resolution thermal satellite insights to support the green industrial revolutionFUNDING - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TECH
Archipelago Raises $34 Million To Connect The Scattered Risk Insurance MarketFUNDING - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TECH
Real Estate Data Firm Cherre Raises $50 Million Growth RoundNEWS - COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TECH
CRE Veterans Launch Tech-Enabled Debt MarketplaceFUNDING - REAL ESTATE TECH
Hustle Fund backs Fintor, which wants to make it easier to invest in real estateFUNDING - REAL ESTATE TECH
Global Investor Interest Prompts Series D Extension For Brazilian Proptech Loft, Valuation Nears $3 BillionNEWS - ESG
Investors Jump Into Proptech Designed To Make Buildings GreenerM&A - REAL ESTATE TECH
SmartRent to go public via Fifth Wall SPACFUNDING - INDUSTRIAL
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