Cape Town-based proptech startup Roundr has raised additional funding from Scottish VC firm i7V, an investment the startup will rely on to grow through its beta stage and to go to market towards the end of 2020.
“We are very happy to have i7V continue to walk this journey with us. Their support enables us to move towards achieving our mutual goals for Roundr.” says Roundr founder and CEO Jansen Myburgh.
Here Is What You Need To Know
- Apart from the funding, Roundr, in its pre-revenue form was also selected as a top 30 finalist in the prestigious Grindstone Accelerator programme from a field of hundreds of promising post-revenue entrants, in the first half of 2020.
- The startup also plans to partner with Ooba Homeloans to facilitate the launch of an exciting new industry-first platform within the property sales space.
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A Look At What The Startup Does
The startup Roundr’s app takes estate agent’s work onto their smart devices, offering an organized and easy way to work on mandates, schedule viewings, interact with clients and other agents, and even collaborate on sales.
In a first for the real estate sales industry, the Roundr office and enterprise platforms enable real-time insight-informed performance management for agencies and their employed agents.
Having previously launched a simpler build of the Roundr mobile app concept, the business has since put a lot of focus and energy into the UX aspect of the products and are happy to have a fresh and robust version on offer (only in South Africa for now), which it has been beta testing with agents across the country since the beginning of 2020.
Charles Rapulu Udoh
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