Homemove has acquired Home.co.uk, one of the UK’s oldest property portals, to build a free-to-list platform for estate agents. The deal follows Homemove’s £3.8m funding round and aims to connect every part of the moving journey. Home.co.uk will retain its name and benefit from AI-led upgrades, while founders Horton and Shephard stay on as advisers.
The Lab Ventures has closed its €29.1 million Fund II to accelerate investment in early-stage B2B startups across Spain and MENA markets. Focused on sectors including PropTech, HealthTech, and professional services digitisation, the operational VC combines capital with hands-on support in product, engineering, business development, and talent acquisition to help founders scale efficiently.
REItrades has launched its beta phase featuring over $120 million in institutional commercial real estate listings. The new digital marketplace connects sellers directly to vetted institutional buyers through an AI-powered, automated workflow, marking a shift towards a more efficient and data-driven transaction model.
PRYPCO has launched PRYPCO One, Dubai’s first super app for real estate agents. With over 9,000 users, the platform integrates property listings, mortgage pre-qualification, mini-websites, and a gamified rewards system, offering agents smarter tools and faster transactions across the UAE.
Chicago-based proptech firm Outcome has launched from stealth with its AI-powered orchestration platform for commercial real estate. Described as “The AI start button for CRE,” the platform allows property firms to become AI-active in minutes, bypassing traditional readiness stages and unlocking automated workflows and insights across the asset lifecycle.
Boston-based proptech firm Realmo has unveiled an AI-powered property search assistant that allows users to find and analyze commercial spaces by describing their needs in natural language. The platform processes these inputs to instantly deliver curated property options matched to key criteria such as price, size, and location, reflecting a growing trend toward AI-driven decision-making in real estate.
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