Seed funding for Tiny Houses from Raus

The Berlin start-up wants to rent out small houses in the countryside. A seven-figure sum was raised for this, led by Speedinvest.

The hospitality start-up Raus has successfully completed its seed round. A seven-figure sum comes from the Viennese early-stage investor Speedinvest. Julian Stiefel and Julian Weselek from travel planner Tourlane are also participating, reports Gründerszene. "We want to use the money to open the first locations this year," co-founder Julian Trautwein told the portal. The founders are investing the money in product and technology development as well as scaling.

The idea of the three founders Christopher Eilers, Johann Ahlers and Trautwein: they want to rent out tiny houses, so-called cabins, in the countryside. To this end, they are working with architects, among others, to develop and build houses. Raus wants to work with farmers or forest owners to obtain land in return for a share of the revenue. The landowners could also take care of cleaning the cabins. The founders are already advertising on the website: "Treat yourself to a break from city life in chic, sustainable cabins close to home."

However, it is not yet possible to book the cabins. So far, interested parties can only sign up for an e-mail distribution list to be informed as soon as it starts.