This week’s developments show PropTech moving deeper into core real-estate infrastructure. From AI-driven geospatial valuation and automated conveyancing to smart-building risk prevention and resilient demand for prime assets, capital is increasingly backing platforms that reduce friction, improve decision-making, and scale real-world property operations.
WHERE Secures ¥460 Million in Debt Financing
Tokyo-based real-estate analytics startup WHERE has secured approximately ¥460 million (≈US$3.2 million) in debt financing, led by Mizuho Bank alongside a consortium of Japanese financial institutions. WHERE uses satellite imagery and AI to analyse real-estate parcels for valuation, planning and discovery, and serves more than 100 corporate customers across the real-estate lifecycle.
This deal underscores rising interest in geospatial and AI-driven analytics for real estate, with traditional lenders backing platforms that combine satellite and ground data to unlock insights that are otherwise invisible through conventional methods.
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Conveyd Raises £2.5 Million Seed to Automate Conveyancing
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AI-driven conveyancing startup Conveyd has raised £2.5 million in seed funding to accelerate its platform that automates roughly 50 percent of conveyancing tasks using purpose-built AI. The round was led by Eka Ventures, with participation from Portfolio Ventures, Founders Factory, and prominent angel investors. Since its launch in March 2025, Conveyd’s system has supported hundreds of residential transactions and cut average conveyancing timelines from roughly five months to about six weeks. Tech Funding News
The round highlights growing momentum in property legal tech, particularly tools that reduce transaction time and legal friction, a historically slow and error-prone segment of the home-buying process.
PropteX Accelerator Launches $5 Million MENA Fund
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A consortium of Egyptian and Saudi real-estate groups launched the PropteX accelerator with a $5 million fund to support early-stage PropTech startups across Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Gulf and wider MENA region. The program combines financing with mentorship and market access, focusing on digital platforms, smart-building tech, property-management automation, and data-driven solutions.
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The launch of PropteX underscores growing momentum in the MENA region. Executives from Paragon and Adeer say the accelerator aims to catalyze cross-border collaboration and help local PropTech startups scale beyond their home markets.
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