CASAFARI x Web Summit 2021: a thread
At Web Summit 2021 in November 2021, CASAFARI Co-Founder (Product and Data) Mila Suharev spoke on both the Centre Stage and the Growth Summit. She announced CASAFARI’s European expansion — supported by CASAFARI for Business Expansion — alongside an extension to its oversubscribed Series A round with Starwood Capital Group, introducing entry into Germany in January 2022, Portfolio Solutions for single-family rental portfolios, and testimonials from Women in Tech.
What did Mila Suharev discuss on the Centre Stage and Growth Summit?
Centre Stage: Breakout Startups – November, 2nd
Mila announced that the real estate market must be organised into an efficient ecosystem, explaining the weaknesses of this fragmented market and giving the solutions that CASAFARI focuses on, digitalisation and democratisation through our biggest goal, power and accelerate every real estate transaction in Europe and make housing accessible for everyone.
Growth Summit: Unlocking Hyper-Growth in the Slowest Industry across Europe – November, 3rd
How has CASAFARI made a difference in this analogue and fragmented market? Mila summarised how we help cities by bringing positive Environmental and Social impact — explaining how CASAFARI supports sustainable housing in Europe — with consumer protection, normalised rental prices, return affordable rental housing and, last but not least, bring local communities back to the city centres across Europe.
How does the Series A extension with Starwood Capital Group support European growth?
We launched this Series A extension announcement at the sunrise of Tuesday, 2nd of November.
The new funding will support CASAFARI’s continued growth, including investment in data science, product and engineering capabilities. It will also use the fresh capital to expand operations to Germany in January 2022 and roll out Portfolio Solutions — CASAFARI’s solutions for real estate investors that let institutional investors build their tailored portfolios of single-family rental homes.
The partnership with Starwood Capital will provide CASAFARI with deep real estate industry experience and expertise as CASAFARI rolls out Portfolio Solutions service.
What do Women In Tech have to say?
In addition, we collected testimonials from several women “from the four corners of the world”. Read the six different perspectives shared by women in tech during Web Summit.
Author: Daniela Carmo
Frequently asked questions
What did Mila Suharev present at Web Summit 2021?
On 2 and 3 November 2021, CASAFARI Co-Founder Mila Suharev spoke on the Centre Stage (‘Breakout Startups’) and the Growth Summit (‘Unlocking Hyper-Growth in the Slowest Industry across Europe’). She explained how CASAFARI organises a fragmented real estate market through digitalisation and data transparency.
What was announced regarding Starwood Capital Group at Web Summit 2021?
On 2 November 2021, CASAFARI announced an extension to its oversubscribed Series A funding round with strategic investment from Starwood Capital Group. The funding supports investment in data science, product development, and engineering capabilities. It also accelerates expansion to Germany in January 2022 and the rollout of Portfolio Solutions.
How does CASAFARI support institutional real estate investors?
CASAFARI provides data intelligence and Portfolio Solutions designed for institutional investors and private equity real estate firms. These tools enable teams to source, analyse, and build tailored portfolios of residential and single-family rental assets across Europe.
How does CASAFARI’s data bring positive social and environmental impact to European cities?
By bringing transparency to an analogue and fragmented real estate market, CASAFARI creates positive social and environmental impact across European cities. This transparency supports consumer protection, helps normalise rental prices, aids the return of affordable rental housing, and enables local communities to return to city centres.
How can real estate professionals and investors access CASAFARI’s data today?
Real estate professionals and institutional investors can sign in to the CASAFARI platform to access market intelligence directly. Developers and technical teams can also integrate property data via APIs, as detailed in the CASAFARI developer documentation.