Habiteo is very proud to announce its 3rd fundraising in 3 years. 6 million euros. This is the amount that Habiteo raised with Aster, a new entrant and its historical investors Serena Capital and Denis Fayolle, co-founder (lafourchette, Mano Mano, …). The goal is simple. After having demonstrated its know-how and ability to innovate, Habiteo wishes to accelerate its international growth, invest in R&D to launch new products and features, and finally strengthen its teams on strategic positions.
After obtaining the French Tech Pass (recognition of start-ups in hyper growth) and a fundraising of 12 milion euros over 3ans, Habiteo is now the actor who attracted more than 300 real estate developers convinced by its technology and his vision : Kauffman & Broad, Habiteo’s long-standing partner, Bouygues Immobilier and its Bouygues Immobilier Patrimoine subsidiary (35 programs in 2017 and a national tour with the Habiteo Truck) and the Pierre Val Group (which Habiteo accompanies globally on its growth).
In few figures, Habiteo is the valuation of more than 6 000 properties and the generation, in 2017 alone, of t la génération, rien que sur 2017, de more than 30 million euros in turnover through its offer of qualified appointments.
Well established on the French market where Habiteo has earned its stripes, the start-up is now expanding internationally and especially to the south of Europe with the creation of a Spanish subsidiary (signature of several real estate developers including Unik Residencial and CORP) but also in Portugal. Thanks to its own 3D technology, Habiteo has already developed emblematic programs in Barcelona. But its ambitions do not stop there. The young Parisian company has just signed its first North American client, in Miami.
The company that has enabled the real estate industry (residential, commercial and individual home) to change radically by changing the communication and sales media, wants to continue to offer ever more functional and easy to use tools in investing as usual on product innovation (BIM, real time, augmented reality…). The goal is the same: Help promoters recruit new prospects on the Internet, via mobile, tablet or desktop, the preferred channel for prospects who want to buy or invest in new real estate.
This hyper-growth will be accompanied by a strengthening of the management team with the arrival of Sébastien Deletang, as our Administrative and Financial Director. Coming from KPMG and Sanofi Aventis groups and fast-growing technology companies such as Softbank Robotics / Aldebaran Robotics.
Habiteo also plants to recruit a Marketing Director and an International Sales VP.
« We are only at the beginning of digital uses around the purchase of real estate. We want to continue to bring our digital expertise to this sector and offer our customers and prospects around the world the best of French technology. This event has attracted many investors and we have the chance to surround ourselves with new partners to accompany us on future international challenges « , Jeanne MASSA, President of Habiteo.
« I’m still surprised when it comes to the daily innovation capacity of the Habiteo teams. The incredible growth of the company and its technology have made it possible to find new partners and have also convinced me to reinvest. We have a global opportunity and our first programs in England, Spain, Russia or the United States confirm it, » Denis Fayolle, co-founder of Habiteo.
« Offering prospective buyers a virtual and immersive tour of their future apartment becomes a must for real estate developers. As a specialist in digital transformation, the Aster team is enthusiastic about supporting Habiteo in this revolution in the housing sector », explains Jean-Marc Bally, Managing Partner of Aster.
« We are happy to continue the adventure that we began together in 2015. Habiteo has only scratched the huge market of PropTech, which is still little digitized. Their solution becomes a must have for developers whose cycles are growing longer and whose customers are looking for a unique shopping experience » Marc Fournier, Managing Partner of Serena Capital.