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Veev, a realestate developer turned tech-enabled homebuilder, announced today that it has raised $400 million a Series D round that propels the company to “unicorn status.” Interestingly, Veev Group started its life as a traditional realestate developer and asset manager.
The firm has an Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Tel Aviv presence, and now has a $160 million sack of funds to deploy across its focus areas: sustainability and technological innovation in the construction, realestate and manufacturing industries. Sebastian Peck and Talia Rafaeli are heading up the new sustainability fund for Kompas.
Mudafy , a tech-enabled realestate broker operating in Latin America, has raised $10 million in a Series A round of funding led by San Francisco-based Founders Fund. It claims that it is doing more than 100 realestate transactions per month and is currently originating over 50% of the mortgage loans for its customers. .
Juno , a proptech startup which aims to build more sustainable and affordable apartment buildings, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round. Comcast Ventures, Khosla Ventures and RealEstate Technology (RET) Ventures co-led the financing, which brings the company’s total raised to $32 million since its 2019 inception.
Kunal Lunawat Contributor Share on Twitter Kunal Lunawat is co-founder and managing partner of Agya Ventures , a venture capital firm focused on realestate tech, blockchain, AI and sustainability. We believe this represents a significant opportunity for realestate tech entrepreneurs.
At a time when the commercial realestate world is struggling, self-storage is an asset class that continues to perform extremely well. Neighbor also partners with commercial realestate operators to turn their under-utilized or vacant retail, multifamily or office space into self-storage.
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Spending on getting the world’s realestate to net zero will require $1.7 Also, when transactions slow down, realestate groups tend to focus more on internal operations. Commercial realestate has taken a hit during the pandemic. Those that survive will have an opportunity to expand market share.”.
And while the company claims to be “in a strong financial position with many years of runway,” it adds that its shift away from SMBs to focus more on enterprise customers — and, by default, any related layoffs — will put the company “on a path to sustainable profitability over the next few years.”. Fintor is one such example. Weekly News.
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Besides chief experience officer, other recently ascending titles include chief AI officer (CAIO) , chief transformation officer , and chief sustainability officer. billion square feet of realestate in 19 countries. It is unusual for a realestate company to have an energy expert at the C-suite’’ level, she says.
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Second, capital goes where companies are generating the highest efficiency and sustainability. This allows us also to grow in a more sustainable way going forward. Realestate is also expensive, which cuts into costs. That’s why the whole industry has become more rational. For us, this is proof point No.
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