Proptech from Hamburg receives six million euros

Former Engel und Völkers employees founded Evernest in 2019 and have now completed a successful seed financing round, raising six million euros.

Proptech Evernest has raised six million euros in its seed round. Investors include existing investor Project A Ventures, as well as venture capitalists APIC from Austria and FJ Labs from the USA.

"We will use the new capital to expand across Germany and further develop our industry-leading technology platform," says Christian Evers, who founded Evernest together with Luisa Haxel in 2019. Both were previously responsible for the digital strategy at luxury estate agent Engel und Völkers; Evers was also on the Management Board.

The two have remained true to the digitalization of the real estate industry, and with Evernest they also want to simplify the process of buying and selling real estate, primarily with the help of digital solutions: "Data and digital processes are changing industries, but real estate services are stuck in the Stone Age. Today's buyers and sellers don't want to use slow, antiquated and inefficient processes when they are involved in high-value real estate transactions," says Evers. With its service platform, the start-up makes it easier for estate agents to place their properties on the market. Customers are to be reached personally and efficiently and connected with local estate agents. The platform is currently only available for Hamburg, but other cities are set to follow with the current funding.

The Hamburg-based proptech's concept has also convinced investors: "Evernest has a recipe for success that will set new standards for the European premium home segment," says Anton Waitz, General Partner of Project A Ventures. "We can't think of a better team to transform the European residential real estate market."