With PostFinance Ventures we welcome another well-known investor and partner. Existing investors, such as Migros and Serpentine Ventures are increasing their stakes and enabling us to conduct a pre-series A financing round of around CHF 3 million in the first quarter of 2023. This has enabled the company to raise around CHF 10 million in capital over the past 12 months. The funds will flow primarily into the expansion and scaling of the platform.
The investors’ commitment underlines the potential of the business model. properti is creating a comprehensive residential ecosystem with its proprietary end-to-end platform PROPCHAIN®. As an “orchestrator”, we have direct contact with the end customers, establish the connection to the service providers and manage the customer interface of the digital platform.
Customers benefit from a high-quality all-round service from property purchase to management and sale, as well as other services via the partner network. The team and founders were recently named one of the 100 best PropTech companies in Europe by BUILTWORLD and PwC.
Levent Künzi, CEO properti:
We see the investments as a further accolade for our team and are delighted with the trust placed in us. With strong investors and partners at our side, we are reshaping the real estate world of tomorrow.
Christian Renner, Investor PostFinance Ventures:
properti’s innovative platform is a sustainable solution that helps to increase efficiency and transparency in the real estate market. We are impressed by the team and business model and look forward to being part of the company’s growth story.
About PostFinance
PostFinance is one of the leading financial institutions in Switzerland and is the reliable partner for private and business customers for over 2.5 million people. PostFinance’s Corporate Venture Capital division invests in digital, scalable, early-stage start-ups in Europe and provides not only capital but also industry expertise, an international investor network and access to internal know-how and resources. www.postfinance.ch
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About Serpentine Ventures
Serpentine Ventures is the most active venture investor in Switzerland and the first venture asset manager licensed by FINMA. As an advisor to a multi-fund strategy, Serpentine Ventures is able to cover the entire life cycle of venture investments. In addition to four funds that invest specifically in the different phases of start-ups, the company also offers a thematic fund on diabetes technology. Serpentine Ventures is the investment arm of the Zurich-based Swiss Ventures Group and currently invests in 61 companies. www.serpentine.vc
About properti
properti aims to simplify the processing of real estate transactions and all related transactions. The PropTech company places the transparent relationship between customers, brokers and service partners at the center of its activities. Sustainable, flexible and personalized services relating to the residential ecosystem are coordinated with specialist knowledge, marketing and the latest technology on a specially developed platform. The start-up was founded in November 2019 and currently employs 140 people at 12 locations in Switzerland.