Amsterdam-based home-building platform Haaven has secured €1.1 million in a pre-seed funding round to help address the housing crisis. The investment was led by Speedinvest, with participation from notable business angels such as Thomas Mensink, Mike de Boer, Eric Klaassen, and Quintin Schevernels.
- Founded in 2022 by Thomas Leeson, Davide Cardu, Sacha Bloem, and Dédé, Haaven develops a home building platform for individuals to streamline the whole process of building a home by bringing together architects, builders, and contractors, managing budgets, and timelines.
- Haaven offers customers a variety of designs and custom home projects, providing instant quotes and connecting them with builders. The platform emphasizes sustainability and efficiency, ensuring carbon-neutral homes that can be completed within 15 weeks. Haaven partners with builders across Scandinavia, Italy, Estonia, and the Netherlands to deliver these projects.
Details of the deal
- The €1.1 million pre-seed funding round for Haaven was led by Speedinvest, a Vienna-based venture capital firm that manages over €1 billion in assets. Speedinvest operates in several European countries, including Germany, the UK, France, and Austria.
“We are thrilled to support Haaven in their mission to address the critical housing shortage in Europe, where the market is in dire need of new and more sustainable homes. Traditional home-building is fraught with challenges, but Haaven’s innovative platform simplifies it by directly connecting homeowners with architects and builders. We believe in this young, dynamic team and their potential to revolutionize the prefab housing industry,” Partner at Speedinvest, Jeroen Arts, stated.
- Business angels including Thomas Mensink, Mike de Boer, Eric Klaassen, Quintin Schevernels, and others also participated in the funding round for Haaven.
- Haaven plans to use the round's funds to hire tech, product, sales, and technical support staff, enhance the customer experience, and centralize construction parties in Italy and the Netherlands.
