Dwelly

Dwelly: Announcing a $93M
AI-Powered Real Estate Play

We orchestrated the communications strategy for Dwelly's landmark $93 million funding round, positioning the company as the AI-powered future of real estate services in the UK.

Strategy

Dwelly’s $93 million raise was more than a funding story — it was an opportunity to define a new category: AI-powered real estate roll-ups. We developed a narrative that combined the scale of the capital raised with the vision of transforming a traditional industry through technology.

The communications plan centered on a Fortune exclusive that set the tone, followed by a coordinated outreach to business, tech, and real estate publications across the US and UK markets. We prepared detailed briefing materials that helped journalists understand both the PropTech angle and the broader AI transformation narrative.

The result was wall-to-wall coverage that positioned Dwelly not just as a well-funded startup, but as a category-defining company.

$93M

funding round

50+

media placements

330UMV

according to Similarweb data

Coverage

Dwelly, an ‘AI roll-up’ buying U.K. real estate agencies, gets $93 million to fuel expansion
fortune.com

Dwelly, an ‘AI roll-up’ buying U.K. real estate agencies, gets $93 million to fuel expansion

A startup founded by former Uber and Gett executives that is aiming to roll up independent real estate agencies across the U.K. and modernize their operations using AI and other digital technology has raised $93 million to further its expansion.

General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round
sifted.eu

General Catalyst backs AI property rollup Dwelly in £69m funding round

The AI-enabled property management startup also won the backing of Begin Capital, S16VC and Trinity Capital.

What every startup needs to know about building with AI
sifted.eu

What every startup needs to know about building with AI

As startups move beyond pilots and begin weaving AI into their products and growth strategies, the pressure mounts.

Why London is (still) Europe's startup hub number one
eu-startups.com

Why London is (still) Europe's startup hub number one

There are plenty of buzzing startup hubs like Berlin, Paris, and Amsterdam with active startup scenes and vibrant tech communities, but London stands apart. With deep access to capital, world-class digital infrastructure, and academic powerhouses, it is the city that truly supports venture-scale startups.

London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace
eu-startups.com

London-based Dwelly secures over €79.3 million to scale AI-driven rental marketplace

Dwelly, a London-based property management platform acquiring and digitising independent letting agencies, has secured over €79.3 million (£69 million) in combined equity and debt funding to accelerate its expansion across the UK.

The Human Advantage: Why Entrepreneurial Skills Are the Key to AI Success
unite.ai

The Human Advantage: Why Entrepreneurial Skills Are the Key to AI Success

The Misunderstood "AI"Seeing something like ChatGPT, Grok or Gemini called "Artificial Intelligence" feels a bit strange to me. It's a big overstatement, like a huge leap of faith for these tools. I always call them just LLMs or AI tools, a matter heavily linked to statistics and probabilities to the same extent as the true […]

Startups embrace  "AI roll-up" strategies
tech.eu

Startups embrace "AI roll-up" strategies

Three startup founders talk about their "AI roll-up" strategies.

Believe me, AI isn't the enemy of estate agents
thenegotiator.co.uk

Believe me, AI isn't the enemy of estate agents

Boss of tech-led industry platform Dwelly, which now owns several estate agencies via its unusual expansion programme, says AI will define the future of the property industry not replace it.

INTERVIEW: Why this tech boss wants to buy your lettings firm
thenegotiator.co.uk

INTERVIEW: Why this tech boss wants to buy your lettings firm

The Neg talks to Ilia Drozdov, whose firm Dwelly has already bought five letting agencies and has deals for a similar number in the pipeline.

Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ Dwelly - Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
ridingunicorns.buzzsprout.com

Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ Dwelly - Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

The AI rollup transforming property managementThis week on Riding Unicorns, we sit down with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder & COO of Dwelly — the AI-first lettings and property management platform reinventing how landlords, tenants, and agents inter...

Dwelly secures £69m funding for lettings acquisitions
thenegotiator.co.uk

Dwelly secures £69m funding for lettings acquisitions

Lettings platform has already acquired eight firms this year and claims it is now one of the UK’s largest lettings agents.

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