CrowdProperty is a specialist property project lending platform that matches quality property professionals undertaking quality property projects with institutional/private investors of capital for value-creating property projects. It seeks to ensure profits for borrowers, lenders, the under-supplied UK housing environment, and the UK economy through its business model. The company claims to have recently closed a £300 million funding line from a global asset manager. It has lent upwards of £140 million with £180 million+ originated facilities, gained recognition by Deloitte Fast50 and FT1000 as a 'High Growth Business', and built a proprietary and scalable technology platform. CrowdProperty has also launched CrowdProperty Australia, leveraging its asset-class expertise, scalable proprietary technology and IP from the UK business in the Australian market. The company states it will use the investment to grow its property team, evolve its technology platform further, acquire more customers, and grow its business.
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£1,815,319
easyProperty is a hybrid/online estate company that provides a "Tech & Touch" approach to buying, letting, selling or renting properties. easyProperty offers virtual as well as face-to-face property valuations. It assigns a Local Property Expert (LPE) to handle a client's property queries. easyProperty also allows clients to avail the services of its Hub-Team that can virtually value a client's property upon the latter's request in the absence of an area LPE. Customers can keep a track of their proceedings via the company's 24/7 dashboard that keeps a track of their property profiles. The company asserts that its model licenses entrepreneurs with or without estate agency experience to set up their businesses under its umbrella brand in exclusive postcode areas around the UK. easyProperty secured a 4.8 out of 5 ratings on Trustpilot from 763 reviews in December 2020. It will use 35% of the investment for the development of its technology platform and 65% for marketing and payment of brand royalties and license fees to Easygroup Ltd, an existing shareholder in the company.
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£806,840
Gravity is a tech-based co-living brand that endeavours to create a global community of young professionals by offering living spaces. The company operates three locations in Camden Town and one in Finsbury Park with over 100 beds. The company offers design-led living spaces with all-inclusive, flexible contracts, typically between 3 to 12 months to its users. It is currently working on potential projects with strategic real estate partners in Paris, Barcelona, and Milan aiming to develop a global network of co-living spaces in major business hubs worldwide. It will use 48% of the investment as opening costs, 37% as salary payments, and 15% as marketing, legal and miscellaneous expenses.
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£265,780
Homegrown are an independent property crowdfunding platform, providing investors with the opportunity to invest in high quality, residential and mixed-use development projects. By working alongside property developers Homegrown are able to provide them with equity finance which allows them to build more homes, whilst supporting local communities at the same time.
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£360,054
HouseStars is a comprehensive property maintenance application powered by AI, enabling convenient connections between property owners and various trade professionals, such as builders, plumbers, electricians, and gas engineers. With this app, property upkeep is simplified - you can choose a service provider based on their ratings, select a suitable date and time, engage in communication, leave reviews, and complete secure payments through an escrow system, all through your mobile device.
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£162,203
Howsy is an online marketplace for renting. Howsy does away with traditional over-priced and under-serviced lettings model, bringing down the cost of managing a property by an estimated 75%. Their team of 81, operate across three locations—two in the UK and one in South East Asia. The company has also been featured in publications such as Forbes and The Guardian as well as portals such as TechCityNews and Startups.co.uk. The company will use the investment to build a digital service that makes renting easier, qualify for the 'Future Fund', a government support package for start-ups, and towards building working capital and growth marketing.
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£2,346,770
Howsy is a property management app that aims to make renting a satisfactory experience for landlords and tenants. The company claims to have created a digital ecosystem that removes traditional agents, bringing down the cost of managing a property by an estimated 75% and delivering satisfactory customer service. Howsy has 7,000 properties on its platform mixed between recurring revenue and one-off customers. It has also acquired two of the largest online agents in the UK, Upad and Happy Tenant Company, in December 2019 and September 2020, respectively. Howsy asserts that it has achieved a 130% year-on-year revenue growth despite the COVID-19 pandemic and has featured in press entities like Forbes, The Guardian, TechCityNews, and Startups.co.uk, amongst others. It will use the investment for working capital allocation across marketing, general/admin, and technology. It will also use the funds to provide a stable runway to its Series A funding round, which it hopes to complete by January 2022.
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investment:
£824,280
Ideal flatmate is an innovative platform that matches compatible flatmates with flatsharers using a sophisticated algorithm and recommending the most suitable flatmates based on answers. In just two years, ideal flatmate has become one of the flagship flatsharing sites in the UK, recently received 300,000+ site sessions, 9,000+ flatmate registrations and 10,000+ new property listings in a month. The company is working with the largest Co-living/BTR property developers as paying clients. The funds will be used on marketing, technical development/product improvement and towards hiring a world-class team.
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£999,149
Iknowa is a property improvement marketplace that connects and matches property owners with individuals or companies who provide property services. The company aims to be the go-to support platform for all building and renovation projects. Iknowa allows users to post jobs free of cost on its portal. The company has featured in publications like FinTech, Business Money and Showhouse. They have successfully raised over £250,000 to date. Iknowa will use 50% of the investment to maintain, improve & build new technology by the first quarter of 2021, 30% as operational costs, and 20% for sales and marketing.
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£196,240
Infabode is a platform that aims to update users with news on the real estate industry information around the globe. It has over 40,000 users and 900 content partners on its portal. The company aims to benefit users by being the most accurate portal for real estate data in the world, and content providers by increasing the reach of their insights and brand. In 2020, Infabode partnered with real estate portal, Cherre, for continued expansion into the US. The company also raised £250,000 from existing and new investors, matched by the Government's future fund, in July 2020. Infabode was shortlisted for EG's Real Estate Digital Outstanding Achievement Award. The company will use the investment to get the business to breakeven by Q2 2021. It will also explore a larger Series A funding and/or a corporate sale, both of which were being considered, pre-COVID-19.
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investment:
£291,000
