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A/O PropTech is a PropTech focused VC firm in Europe with a €32bn strategic real-estate portfolio.

A/O PropTech is a stage agnostic firm that invest permanent capital to support entrepreneurs and companies in the industry of Real Estate Technologies.

26/01/2023

📰 Excited to see our portco PLACEMAKE.IO's founder Dr. Chlump Chatkupt featured in a BBC news report alongside CBRE and LandSec

📉 PLACEMAKE.IO's data illustrates that changes in office working patterns which arose as a result of the pandemic are here to stay

💡 According to Chlump "The places that have thrived have a more balanced, diverse mix of office, residential and retail...Residents are spending more time at home and in their local community and finding they can do a lot without venturing too far out"

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25/01/2023

☀️ Demand for residential solar is greater than ever. A recent study by the German Solar Industry Association (BSW) found that 75% of homeowners intend to install a rooftop solar system, with 1/5 planning to do so in the next year

📈Hardware costs have significantly declined, but solar soft costs - which includes design, sales and installation - remain high

🏠 and recently spent time deep diving on emerging models across Europe and the US

💡 Check out this insight by to learn about the importance of software for accelerating residential solar adoption

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04/01/2023

What lies in store for Tech and Proptech in 2023? Our founder Gregory Dewerpe was featured in Pitchbook, explaining why a slower pace of investing can only help. Back to basics in VC in 2023 will mean more stability in the sector and companies being built on fundamentals rather than liquidity momentum.

Alston Zecha (Eight Roads), and Jamie Vollbracht (Kiko Ventures) were all featured in Leah Hodgson's VC predictions article for EMEA in 2023.

Read the full article here: https://pitchbook.com/news/articles/2023-vc-europe-middle-east-africa-emea-predictions

14/12/2022

We are thrilled to see our portfolio company 011h's latest project Fioresta, a residential complex in Sant Juan de Alicante, come to life.

🚪 51 apartments
📅 98 days completion time
🪵 1,500 timber panels
🌱 75% reduction in CO2 emissions
⌛ 30% faster build time relative to conventional methods

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08/12/2022

Did you know that cement and steel each contribute 8% of global greenhouse gases? At A/O, we are huge advocates of green alternatives to traditional, highly polluting building materials.

To date, mass timber has seen the greatest market adoption among green building materials. In recent years, building regulations in a number of markets have started to permit the material's use within mid and high-rise structures. Beyond mass timber's significant carbon sequestration potential, there are numerous other advantages, including:

🏗️ Increased speed of construction
🌱 Reduced carbon intensity and construction waste
💚 Improved occupant wellbeing due to biophilic qualities
📐 Improve aesthetics and architectural versatility
🪵 Faster lease-up times + higher lease rates

Our portfolio company sits at the forefront of driving adoption of mass timber within the Built World. Other great companies in the space (there are many more!) include Technologies and Labs.

Learn more about scaling the use of mass timber and other low carbon building materials in our latest report: link in the comment.

07/12/2022

📰 TechCrunch recently interviewed our CDO Othmane, PropTech1's Anja Rath and Camber Creek's Jake Fingert to discuss how a focus on reducing emissions can minimise a building’s carbon footprint and open up new opportunities for returns.

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01/12/2022

🎙️ We are super excited to publish our latest interview with Guillaume Bazouin, who is Head of Startups at VINCI's Leonard startup accelerator.

🌎 Guillaume is a long-standing advocate for a fast transition to clean, renewable energy and has an extensive background in construction tech innovation.

🏗️ In our conversation, we cover Guillaume’s background, emerging trends in construction technology, the role of data for the industry in reaching its decarbonisation goals, and much more.
https://www.aoproptech.com/interviews/5q-proptech-interview-guillaume-bazouin-head-of-startup-at-leonard

01/12/2022

🎙️ We are super excited to publish our latest interview with Guillaume Bazouin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAf9eU0BrdvTBqWaujlOKMNm8IEEnflJsAI), who is Head of Startups at VINCI (https://www.linkedin.com/company/vinci/)'s Leonard startup accelerator.

🌎 Guillaume is a long-standing advocate for a fast transition to clean, renewable energy and has an extensive background in construction tech innovation.

🏗️ In our conversation, we cover Guillaume’s background, emerging trends in construction technology, the role of data for the
industry in reaching its decarbonisation goals, and much more.

Read on for the full interview: [link in story and bio]
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26/10/2022

We're incredibly excited to hear that our portfolio company Qarnot has been selected as a winner of the European Commission's EIC accelerator in the Fit For 55 challenge 🚀

Following successful proof of concept, the Qarnot team is working to deploy industrial scale installations that will enable both high efficiency IT and localised renewable heating. This is particularly pertinent given the current European energy crisis, where the importance of energy security has been made ever the more clear.

At the same time, Qarnot's ability to generate renewable heating as a byproduct of high performance computing plays into core circular economy concepts that will be instrumental as we transition towards a low carbon economy.

At A/O, we first invested in Qarnot in 2020 and are incredibly proud to support Qarnot on their journey.

20/10/2022

Did you know that construction and demolition waste comprises the largest waste stream in the EU?

🏗️ 1/3 of waste comes from construction and demolition
🧱 15% of building materials are wasted during construction
🚜 50% of demolished materials are landfilled, with the remaining downcycled into subgrade materials

Waste in the built world isn't solely concentrated in the construction process - as much as 28% of global GHG emissions are due to the high resource intensity of the existing building stock.

⚡ 30% of energy consumed in commercial buildings is wasted
🚰 30% of water consumed is wasted, creating $10bn in water damage claims in US real estate alone

At A/O, we are actively investing in green construction and retrofitting technologies that will be critical for reducing waste in the built world. To find out more, head to our website!

17/10/2022

Last week, we invited you to join us in voting for the startups you felt deserve to be named Europe's hottest tech startup, as part of The Europas Tech Startup Awards 2022.

We are absolutely thrilled to see that five of our portfolio companies have been selected as finalists!

Congrats to our startups:
📈 Climate X
🛰️ Satellite Vu
🔧 Plentific
🏗️ 011H
🏠 Bricklane

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